There will be a few new faces in the riders' room when Woodbine gets underway on April 18 and many familiar ones.
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The Chief Steward, breeder, and aftercare advocate is being honoured for his unwavering dedication to Thoroughbred racing.
The world's best sprinter rolled to an easy win on Monday at Sha Tin in the Sprint Cup (G2) while breaking the course record.
The Ontario-bred by Cairo Prince became the eighth graded stakes winner for owner Gary Barber at Keeneland.
So Happy was a $12,000 weanling but a $150,000 two-year-old in training and he is on the Derby trail for trainer Mark Glatt.
Further Ado won the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) by 11 lengths and is one of three colts for trainer Brad Cox headed to the Kentucky Derby.
A parade of longshots took the top three spots in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, the last edition of the race to be run at Aqueduct.
A pair of Bob Baffert-trained colts headline the Santa Anita Derby Saturday evening, offering points to get into the Kentucky Derby.
The final major stakes race to be run at Aqueduct Racetrack before its permanent closing features a large field of 12 possible runners.
Speedsters Further Ado and Reagan's Honor will try and get points to have a chance to run in the Kentucky Derby in Saturday's Blue Grass.
Paul Ryder's Fire and Wine posted an upset in the Coronation Futurity and has landed at the top of the first King's Plate contenders list.
The changes bring the ratings, based on race records and performance analytics, into better alignment with how racing offices write conditions.
The HBPA is assisting employers to find help through the International Rural Exchange program, after a previous program changed its eligibility criteria.
Coming off his best season by purse earnings, Brown has loaded up for the new year with plenty of youngsters and returning stars.
