Gezora Set For Season Debut in Modesty Stakes
Peter Brant's Gezora, winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T), will make her 2026 debut in the $500,000 Modesty Stakes (G3T) May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Novara Park Announces Addition of Well-Bred The Foxes
Novara Park Stud announced April 28 that group 2-scorer The Foxes will join its stallion roster this season at an opening fee of NZ$10,000 (plus GST).
Lexington Lawmakers Keep Same Sewer Pump Station Site
Supporters of a strong urban service boundary as a means to protect farms from development in Lexington-Fayette County, Ky., celebrated an April 28 decision by lawmakers to renovate and upgrade a sewer pump station at its current location.
Kentucky Derby Notes: Field Fine-Tunes for Big Day
Churchill Downs media notes on the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
On the Rise: Sofia Thompson
In this monthly BH interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities.
Derby Continues to Lean Into High-End Experiences
Dollars and Sense with Frank Angst notes Churchill Downs plans more major renovations as it continues to lean into high-end experiences during Kentucky Derby week.
So Close to Derby Dream, Life on the Also-Eligible List
Horsemen are plenty familiar with entering horses in races only to land on the also-eligible list, but hopes, concerns, and pressures rocket to another level when that also-eligible list is for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1).
Trainer Glatt’s Path to Kentucky Derby With So Happy
The emotional story that follows the Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner into the Kentucky Derby (G1). Video courtesy of America's Best Racing.
Preakness Next for 2025 Champagne Winner Napoleon Solo
Trainer Chad Summers said April 27 that 2025 Champagne Stakes (G1) winner Napoleon Solo is aimed for the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1), a decision reached after weighing options with owner Al Gold of Gold Square.
Owner/Breeder Burns of Mount Joy Stables Dies at 78
As Mount Joy Stables and in partnerships, Brian Burns bred and/or raced about 300 winners and as an owner earned more than $5.2 million. He campaigned grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Smooth Air, a homebred that took him to the…