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By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 30, 2018) – Monomoy Girl and Midnight Bisou, the two dominant 3-year-old fillies in the country, will clash for the first time Friday as they head a field of 14 entered Monday for the 144th running of the $1 million...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 28, 2018) – Kevin Chessen’s Luv This Lifestyle, one of 10 2-year-old winners sent out by trainer Wesley Ward at the just concluded Keeneland meet, headlines a field of nine 2-year-olds entered Saturday for Thursday’s 25th...

By Amy Owens —- Monomoy Girl; Photos provided by Keeneland Central Bank Ashland Winner Monomoy Girl among Eight Keeneland Sales Alumni Entered in $1 Million Kentucky Oaks Monomoy Girl is 2-1 morning-line favorite LEXINGTON, KY (April 30, 2018) – Monomoy Girl, who won...

By Ed Golden —- INSTILLED REGARD Zoe Metz Photography • VAN DYKE READY FOR HIS FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY • SPAWR HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY NEXT WEEKEND • PRAT RIDES WITH MOMENTUM AS DERBY DAY NEARS VAN DYKE ON INSTILLED REGARD IN HIS FIRST DERBY At the tender age of 23 and already...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Things were different in 1999. Current WinStar Farm President/CEO & Racing Manager, Elliott Walden, was one of the top Thoroughbred trainers in the country, coming off a year in which he won the Belmont Stakes with Victory Gallop to deny...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Hard Study will return to stakes company as part of a field of nine in the third running of the $100,000 Flat Out for 4-year-olds and up on Friday at Belmont Park. Owned by Paul Pompa, Jr., Hard Study utilized a stalking trip to post a...

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • BOLT D’ORO PICTURE-PERFECT IN DERBY BREEZE • APPRENTICE RIDER ASA ESPINOZA IS ‘ACING IT’ • BEJARANO IS GETTING READY TO RESUME RIDING • FIRST POST WILL BE 12:30 P.M. STARTING ON MAY 3 BOLT D’ORO, MIDNIGHT BISOU WORK FOR KENTUCKY Under a...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Colts and geldings that compete in the inaugural $100,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Silver Charm Florida Sire Stakes on Saturday, May 5 at Tampa Bay Downs will be racing for more than the winner’s purse. The race...

By Darren Rogers —- CHAMPION GOOD MAGIC TOPS LIST OF SIX DERBY WORKS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS; MONOMOY GIRL DRILLS FOR KENTUCKY OAKS RUN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 28, 2018) – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ 2-year-old champion Good Magic headed a group...

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (April 27, 2018) – Keeneland closed its 2018 Spring Meet on Friday with near-record all-sources wagering on Keeneland of more than $157 million, highlighted by an all-time single-day handle record on Toyota Blue Grass Day and driven by full...