The eight-horse Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 6 includes grade 1 winners Max Player and Happy Saver, plus Olympiad, whose stellar recent form suggests he has the potential to succeed at the highest stakes level.

Phase one of the Glen Todd Dispersal closed Tuesday, May 3, with total receipts of $1,197,500. Pegasus Training Center offered the 31 horses cataloged on behalf of the Estate of Glen Todd.

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas’ mocking video of not getting into this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) brought the house down during the KTA’s annual Derby Trainer’s Dinner May 3 in Louisville. Spoiler alert: His horse got in.

The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce that Megan Allan will take over from Candice Dixon as general manager effective May 1.

The Ed Brown Society joined Churchill Downs in 2021 when they introduced Champions for Change as part of their Kentucky Derby Week programming to demonstrate an industry-wide commitment to increasing diversity and inclusivity in horse racing.

It was hectic at Riverside Stables May 3 as an extensive domestic and international buying bench converged on Inglis’s Sydney complex ahead of the May 4 opening session of the two-day sale, the first foal market of the 2022 Australasian season.

The Kentucky Derby (G1) field is filled with 3-year-olds that have raced at some of the sport’s most famous tracks. Yet the favorite for the opening leg of the Triple Crown has ties to the more modest racing at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn.

The end of the government’s case sets the stage for what could be the trial’s climax: Giannelli’s testimony in her own defense. The trial resumes May 4.

Group 2 winner Asymmetric will make his 2022 debut in the William Walker Stakes for trainer Wesley Ward. The 3-year-old colt is coming off of a third-place finish in the 2021 Darley Prix Finale des Darley Series (G1) at Deauville.

Horse owner and Houston furniture magnate Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale plans to be at Churchill to bet up to about $4 million again on the Kentucky Derby favorite. The big betting is a hedge on his furniture giveaway if the public’s choice wins.