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By Amy Owens —- Lady Eli; NYRA PHOTOS LEXINGTON, KY (April 12, 2017) – Sheep Pond Partner’s brilliant mare Lady Eli will make her 2017 debut Saturday when she headlines a field of eight fillies and mares entered for Saturday’s 29th running of the $350,000 Coolmore Jenny...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY CLASSIC EMPIRE John Oxley’s champion Classic Empire tested the Oaklawn surface for the first time Thursday morning, jogging and mile and galloping a mile in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), according to assistant...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. • WEST COAST INVADES FROM WEST COAST FOR...

By David Joseph —- Highlights Include Arrogate Winning Inaugural Pegasus World Cup (G1) Always Dreaming Wins 66th Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) Sano Saddles Gunnevera to Win Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Claiming Crown Handles Record $11.115 Million Eclipse Awards...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stuart Janney III’s My Impression will gain class relief and return to the site of her last stakes win as part of a field of seven in Saturday’s third running of the $100,000 Plenty Of Grace for fillies and mares...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY PP Horse Jockey ML Odds 1 Rockin Rudy Mario Guttierez 12-1 2 Classic Empire Julian Leparoux 8-5 3 Silver Dust Corey Lanerie 20-1 4 Petrov Ricardo Santana Jr. 12-1 5 Grandpa’s Dream Alex Canchari 30-1 6 Lookin at Lee Luis Contreras...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland File Photo LEXINGTON, KY (April 11, 2017) – Finish Line Racing, the Elwood Johnson Trust and Taste of Victory Stables’ What a View, winner of the 2016 Frank Kilroe Mile (G1) and runner-up in the 2017 renewal last month, heads a field of 12 entered...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY Classic Empire Arrives Wednesday for Arkansas Derby John Oxley’s Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male Classic Empire is scheduled to arrive Wednesday at Oaklawn to run in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), the country’s final...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. • TOM LEACH INTERVIEWS TRAINERS OF HORSES IN...