Romantic Warrior and California Spangle hook up in the rubber match of their season-long rivalry in the historic BMW Hong Kong Derby March 19 at Sha Tin Racecourse with post position and pandemic precautions clouding the issue.

Fred and his wife, Mary Agnes, bred and raced horses out of their farm in Clarksville, Md. Racing under the name Lewis Family Racing Stable, their runners collected $1,204,734 in earnings between 2003 and 2022.

Trainer Bob Baffert’s legal team is seeking a hearing and an expedited briefing schedule on a motion for preliminary injunction filed against Churchill Downs, Bill Carstanjen, and Alex Rankin in federal court.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps a trio of Saturday stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Purse distribution, Match is back for 2022, backstretch pension, Hogan seminar are topics covered in Horsemen’s Happenings in Maryland.

Revolutionary Miss becomes the fifth representative for the ownership group Triple Crown Syndicators in the $5 million March 19 Golden Slipper Stakes (G1).

Jockey Geovanni Franco had a chance to compare rides the morning of March 17 at Oaklawn Park, breezing two potential Arkansas Derby (G1) starters in Secret Oath and Call Me Jamal. One ride went considerably faster than the other.

Preventing shoulder fractures in racehorses was a major emphasis of a presentation by the task force regarding animal safety to the regular California Horse Racing Board meeting March 17, held via teleconference.

Attorneys argued in court March 17 whether a stay should be granted to trainer Bob Baffert while he appeals a 90-day suspension related to the disqualification of Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby (G1) for a medication violation. 

American Sanctuary, Arrest Me Red make 2022 debuts in the March 19 Hutcheson, Silks Run Stakes, respectively, at Gulfstream Park.