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By Brian Bohl —- Market Alert looks for stakes breakthrough in NYSSS Times Square OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Two-times stakes-placed Market Alert capitalize on class relief in his last outing and will look to parlay that confidence into his first stakes score when he competes as...

By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 The Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes....

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY INDEPENDENCE HALL HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 CALIFORNIAN STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES RACE IS AN ICONIC STEPPINGSTONE TO GRADE I HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP, TO BE RUN MAY 31 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 14, 2021)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy Independence...

By Robert Yates —- Letruska Flying Under the Radar for the Apple Blossom Clearly, the stars of the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Oaklawn are Eclipse Award winners Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver. As for the...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Fueled by continued gains in simulcast revenue, Tampa Bay Downs has increased purses by 10 percent for the fourth time during the 2020-2021 meeting. The boost takes effect with today’s card and extends through the season finale on May 2....

By Amy Owens —- Click here for the online April Sale catalog. · Click here for the Keeneland Sales Portal. Keeneland Catalogs 66 Horses for April Horses of Racing Age Sale Auction features innovative selling and buying options LEXINGTON, KY (April 13, 2021) – Keeneland has...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, April 11, 2021) – On a seasonably cool Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) contenders Midnight Bourbon and Soup and Sandwich continued their preparation for the first Saturday...

By Robert Yates —- Super Stock Exits Arkansas Derby Well; Heads to Kentucky Monday Super Stock emerged in “fantastic” shape from his victory in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn, Steve Asmussen, the colt’s Hall of Fame trainer, said Sunday morning....

By Amy Owens —- JULIET FOXTROT (GB) “PROUD OF HERSELF” FOLLOWING COOLMORE JENNY WILEY VICTORY · STONESTREET LEXINGTON WINNER KING FURY STAYING ON TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL · HERNANDEZ BROTHERS GO BACK TO BACK FOR SATURDAY STAKES WINS · SILVER DUST STARTS BIG DAY FOR CALHOUN BARN...