Stonestreet’s breeding operation represented by three fillies in the April 30 Kentucky Oaks (G1)

The Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up and Horses in Training Sale has long been a source of proven talent, with former graduates such as Far Above, Trip To Paris, and Trueshan plying their trade at group level. 

Last-race winners from Aqueduct, Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Sam Houston, Fair Grounds, and Keeneland all collide in a full field of 14 set for the $500,000 American Turf Stakes (G2T) May 1 at Churchill Downs.

This year the Kentucky Derby (G1) starters will not be allowed to receive a race-day administration of furosemide, making this year’s Derby the first in decades to not have a runner racing on the medication commonly referred to as Lasix.

The union for the valets that work at Churchill Downs and Turfway Park is notifying other unions that a strike could be imminent.

The Road, presented by Gainesway

The May 1 card at Belmont Park will generate more emotions than your typical Saturday afternoon at the historic Elmont, N.Y., oval.

After overwhelming three overmatched fillies and mares in the Las Flores Stakes (G3) to open her season, champion female sprinter Gamine will return to deeper waters in the Derby City Distaff (G1) May 1 at Churchill Downs.

Cypress Creek Equine’s Ava’s Grace has been scratched from the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) field and is being sent to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington for a full evaluation, according to her trainer Robertino Diodoro.

The IFAR Conference, held virtually this year for the first time, closed April 27 with praise for the progress that racing has made in the realm of aftercare while acknowledging that continued work is necessary to address animal welfare concerns.