Fillies outperform their male counterparts by running 1-2 in the May 9 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Celtic Dispute wore down favored Skara Brae for a neck victory.

Ercel Ellis Jr., a trainer, writer, clocker, and longtime horse racing radio broadcaster, died May 7 in Lexington at the age of 94.

After winning the 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1) with Dornoch, trainer Danny Gargan seeks a second win in the Triple Crown with Talkin in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.

A filly by the same sire, bred on the same cross, and consigned by the same vendor as classic hopeful Zanthos reached the seven-figure mark midway through the Arqana Breeze Up Sale May 9 in Deauville, France. 

Media notes ahead of the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

In Great White’s first breeze since flipping behind the gate at the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1), trainer John Ennis himself got aboard to make sure everything felt right ahead of a potential start in the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

After winning the Belmont Stakes (G1) with Dornoch in 2024, trainer Danny Gargan seeks a second win in the Triple Crown with Talkin in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park May 16.

In this week’s On Racing, Cherie DeVaux was just one of many female trainers who had a successful day in the winner’s circle May 2.

Ocelli has banked $609,800 through seven starts, buoyed by show finishes in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack and the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Yet he remains a maiden.

Breeders’ Cup winner Starlust has returned to training with Ralph Beckett following the decision to abort his stallion career in Australia after covering a single book of mares.