With the March 24 rule change by the BHA, any horse in the future remaining as a race’s lone starter will now be declared the winner without having to set foot on the racecourse. 

Trainer Bill Mott was not surprised Sovereignty was made the 8-5 favorite for the March 29 Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park. “I guess it’s a good thing we’ve shown we can run over the (Gulfstream) track,” he said.

Byron King recaps the Louisiana Derby (G2) and Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).

With the organization’s acting chief executive stressing the need to be proactive. the British Horseracing Authority is to introduce testing for gene doping as part of its anti-doping regime with immediate effect.

Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

With Monday’s rule change by the BHA, any horse in the future remaining as a race’s lone starter will now be declared the winner without having to set foot on the racecourse. 

A grade 1 winner who banked more than $3.4 million, Seeking the Soul had an illustrious racing career. The Charles Fipke homebred won the 2017 Clark Handicap (G1), 2018 Ack Ack Stakes (G3), and 2019 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2).

The connections of Coal Battle hope his Oaklawn Park story comes to a satisfying conclusion March 29 as he faces eight rivals in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1).

Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Tiztastic arrived at Churchill Downs early March 25 from Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s Barn 38, where he’ll begin his preparations for the Run for the Roses.

With the 2025 Florida Derby (G1) approaching, America’s Best Racing looks back at some of the race’s top winners.