One week out from the May 21 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, the prospective lineup for the second jewel of the Triple Crown continues to take shape.

Trained by William Haggas, Baaeed flew past runner-up Real World to take home yet another graded stakes win and continue his distinction for crossing the wire first.

Mazu took another giant leap towards the top echelons of the Australian sprinting division with a tough victory in the May 14, 1,200-meter Doomben 10,000 (G1).

Paddle On Polly became the first winner for first-crop sire Smokem when she narrowly took a $67,000 maiden contest for California-bred juveniles in the second race May 13 at Santa Anita Park.

Stradivarius captured his 18th group race May 13 at York, more than any other horse trained in Europe, and made it a perfect 6-from-6 on a track where his third Yorkshire Cup Stakes (G2) triumph took him past the legendary Ardross.

The spending power of Bahraini owners was once again demonstrated in Deauville as Oliver St Lawrence gave over €1 million (US$1,036,002) combined for a pair of purchases late in the session.

A grade 1 winner and track record holder over the Woodbine turf, Stronach Stables’ homebred Silent Poet will look to add a graded stakes over the Toronto main track to his resume in the May 15 CAN$150,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3).

Longtime Thoroughbred owner and breeder Anna Sasso died peacefully at her residence at St. Paul’s Towers in Oakland, Calif., April 23, surrounded by her devoted caregivers and the staff and nurses at St. Paul’s. She was 92.

Overnight purses at Emerald Downs are up 20% from last season and takeout on Win/Place/Show wagers has been reduced to 14.7 percent—lowest in North America.

Stradivarius captured his 18th graded race May 13 at York, more than any other horse trained in Europe, and made it a perfect 6-from-6 on a track where his third Yorkshire Cup Stakes (G2) triumph took him past the legendary Ardross.