Very Cool, an unraced 3-year old son of American Pharoah out of the stakes-placed Seattle Slew mare Combanchera, is entering stud at Caines Stallion Station near Wynnewood, Okla.

If you’re looking for a feel-good story for the spring classics, look no further than trainer Ed Barker.

A group of bettors filed a class-action lawsuit Feb. 21 seeking damages against trainer Bob Baffert and Churchill Downs Inc. after Kentucky stewards on Monday disqualified the Baffert-trained Medina Spirit from the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1).

A colt by Playing God put a late West Australian stamp on Book 1 of the Perth Magic Millions sale as the nation’s rampant yearling boom continued unabated yesterday, snatching top billing as the fifth-last lot of the day for a record AU$330,000.

Very Cool becomes the second son by the 2015 Triple Crown winner to stand at stud in 2022.

The government charges a lengthy list of victims and jurisdictions of alleged criminal activity by five people indicted in New York federal court for conspiracy to adulterate and misbrand performance-enhancing drugs used in harness racing.

A Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission hotline to report “unethical, illegal, or suspicious activity” will be in place starting March 1, director of Thoroughbred Horse Racing Tom Chuckas confirmed during the Feb. 22 commission meeting.

Jockey David Egan talks about Mischriff’s prospects for a repeat performance in the Saudi Cup. Courtesy Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia

Comments from trainer Yoshito Yahagi as his mare Marche Lorraine prepares for the 2022 Saudi Cup on February 26. Courtesy Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia

Oisin Murphy will not be able to ride again until February next year after accepting he was guilty of five charges brought against him by the British Horseracing Authority.