Boxed in a bit entering the Keeneland stretch, War Like Goddess willingly surged through a small gap between rivals to open her 5-year-old season with a victory in the $300,000 Bewitch Stakes (G3T) April 29.

Trainer Doug O’Neill, who doesn’t tend to get receive much credit outside his native California, will be attempting to gain his third Kentucky Derby (G1) trophy, with longshot Happy Jack, a homebred for Calumet Farm.

Rebecca Hillen’s Asymmetric and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Big Invasion top a field of nine 3-year-olds in the $200,000 William Walker Stakes going 5 1/2 furlongs over the turf May 4 at Churchill Downs.

Acacia Clement and Anthony Stabile look ahead at Saturday’s Elusive Quality at Belmont and the Roxelana at Churchill.

Agave Racing Stable, owned by Mark Martinez, will be presenting a major gift to the Ed Brown Society on Saturday, April 30 in the Winner’s Circle at Santa Anita Park.

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The recent retirement of the reigning West Coast queen As Time Goes By left a sizable void in the California older mare division. Nine distaffers will attempt to snare the vacant crown in the April 30 Santa Margarita Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.

Flying P Stable and R. A. Hill Stable’s Lone Rock, the top dirt marathoner in North America in 2021, is the 3-5 morning-line favorite against four rivals in the May 3 Isaac Murphy Marathon Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Keeneland has announced that Summer Anthem—a 3-year-old by Temple City, who won the fourth race April 29 on closing day of the Spring Meet as the 9-5 favorite—has been supplemented to the Keeneland April Horses of Racing Age Sale.

Mo Donegal is a son of Ashford Stud stallion Uncle Mo, the unbeaten 2-year-old champion of 2010 who was campaigned by Repole Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher. Mo Donegal’s mare is Callingmissbrown, by Pulpit.