Byron King discusses the Lexington Stakes (G3), the final qualifier on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Within the first dozen hips sold April 19 during day one of at the OBS Spring Sale, a son of Triple Crown winner Justify sold for $600,000 to Charlie Boden, who was bidding on behalf of Gary Young for Zedan Stables.

This study showed levothyroxine treatment associated with arrhythmias in three of six horses in the study.

The world’s largest sales of 2-year-olds in training are held at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company Spring Sale, April 19 through April 22, after seven days of watching the juveniles take to the polytrack during the under tack show.

It didn’t take trainer Fausto Gutierrez long to devise the framework for Letruska’s 2022 campaign.

Republique, a half sister to Rombauer, Ocatzingo, a half brother to Letruska, and Got Thunder, a half brother to Heart to Heart, won their respective maiden races over the weekend.

Three stakes races make up the three-week long meet at Los Alamitos Race Course, includign the $200,000 Great Lady M Stakes (G2) and $125,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3).

The first foal is a Pennsylvania-bred colt born April 1 out of Miss Charisma and bred by Bryan Minnich.

Breeder Robert Crabtree added another group 1 winner to his yearling buying resume with She’s Extreme.

In another blow to trainer Bob Baffert’s litigation over a 90-day suspension ordered by Kentucky stewards, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ordered outright dismissal of the cases he brought to the appellate court.