Alex Sano introduces the Fountain of Youth (G2) winner at Churchill Downs.

Former assistant harness trainer Conor Flynn began testifying May 2. He is the second cooperating witness for the prosecution who pleaded guilty on charges related to doping racehorses and is testifying in exchange for leniency in his sentence.

Change of Control, the morning-line favorite in the listed Unbridled Sidney Stakes May 5, has a strong record on the turf and at Churchill Downs.

The TAA will be present on Champion’s Day at the Ladies in Racing Symposium, followed by a race presentation. On Tuesday, May 3, Champions for a Change will feature Ladies in Racing with a symposium of influential women in the Thoroughbred industry.

Avoiding the “One Last Race Syndrome” and knowing when to retire Thoroughbred racehorses was the focus of an April 20 presentation by noted equine surgeon Dr. Patty Hogan.

When Shirl’s Speight notched a breakthrough top-level victory last month in the Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes (G1T) there was probably as much of a buzz about his morning-line odds as his accomplishment.

The connections of the 2-3 finishers of the March 12 Azeri Stakes (G2) opted to avoid the leviathan that is Letruska and direct their charges instead to the $750,000 La Troienne Stakes (G1) on Kentucky Oaks Day.

Last year Aloha West won the battle, taking the Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) over favored Jackie’s Warrior in early November at Del Mar, but the latter won the war when he was named champion male sprinter for 2021.

“We are overwhelmed… by the tremendous outpouring of support we have received,” said the late Callie Witt’s parents, Tim and Jennifer Witt.

Horseshoe Indianapolis is proud to announce a partnership with Fox Sports Network beginning Tuesday, May 3. Several races will be running alongside Churchill Downs during the daily broadcast from Fox Sports.