Horse Racing

Sorcerer's Silver (Good Magic), a 3-year-old colt who suffered a sesamoid injury on the Kentucky Derby day undercard is recovering from surgery at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, according to a story posted on the NBC Lexington affiliate website on Friday afternoon. Pulled up by jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. halfway through the third race, the dark bay trained by Dale Romans was transported to Rood & Riddle in Lexington. "The problem with the sesamoid injury is, they don't show much," said Rood & Riddle's Dr. Larry Bramlage. "Sesamoids are the two...

The winner of the GI Arkansas Derby and seventh place finisher in the GI Kentucky Derby, Sandman (Tapit--Distorted Music, by Distorted Humor) will enter next Saturday's GI Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, according to a press release sent out by 1/ST Racing. Co-owned by D. J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, CJ Stables and influencer Griffin Johnson, the 3-year-old has remained at Churchill Downs where he took a spin over the main track on Friday. "We wanted to see how he came back. He's an extremely happy horse...

1st-BAQ, $85k, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10 p.m. ET FULLY BOOKED (Maclean's Music) debuts for Chad Brown and Klaravich Stables, who gave $460,000 for the March foal at the 2023 Keeneland September Sale. Stonestreet acquired dam Si Si Tequila (Yes It's True) for $155,000 at Fasig-Tipton July in 2017 and campaigned her to a runner-up effort in the Glorious Song Stakes during her juvenile season. A half-sister to GII Best Pal Stakes winner and GI Del Mar Futurity third Run Away (Run Away and Hide), Si Si Tequila is also responsible...

Albaugh Family Stables and Castleton Lyons's Cyclone Mischief (Into Mischief--Areyoucominghere, by Bernardini), third to 'TDN Rising Star' and champion Forte (Violence) in the GI Curlin Florida Derby and GII Fountain of Youth Stakes in 2022, will enter stud at Haras Don Florentino in Argentina for the 2025 breeding season, Turf Diario reported on Friday. Bred in Kentucky by Castleton Lyons and Kilboy Estate, Cyclone Mischief cost $450,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Sale and won two of his first four starts for trainer Dale Romans, including a 5 3/4-length allowance...

With new plans unveiled for a redesigned Pimlico Race Course by the Maryland Stadium Authority, Governor Wes Moore and the Board of Public Works approved a demolition package for the track after next week's GI Preakness Stakes and also the acquisition of Shamrock Farm in Carroll County as the state's new training center hub, according a Wednesday press release from the governor's office. "Today we take another step toward a new, reimagined Pimlico," said Gov. Moore. "I thank my colleagues on the Board of Public Works, the Maryland General Assembly,...

The David Bruce Cassidy Memorial Scholarship Program, named after the musician who was also a passionate breeder and owner, is rolling out four new scholarships. They include: The David Bruce Cassidy New Generation In Horse Racing Scholarship; The David Bruce Cassidy Permanently Disabled Jockey Family Scholarship; The David Bruce Cassidy New Careers for Retired Thoroughbreds Scholarship; and The David Bruce Cassidy Backstretch Workers Scholarship. The additional scholarships will be given out beginning in the late fall. You can email davidcassidyits4ever@gmail.com for more information.

Godolphin's GI Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) returned to training Tuesday at Churchill Downs and trainer Brad Cox said the GI Acorn Stakes on Belmont Stakes weekend at Saratoga could be her next target. "I thought she came out of the race incredibly well," Cox said. "If all goes to plan the next couple of weeks, we're looking at the Acorn for her." Good Cheer, now undefeated in seven starts, splashed home a convincing winner in the Oaks. Cox had a strong Kentucky Derby weekend, saddling Liberal...

The third installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held May 6 and featured veterinarians from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discussing broodmare reproduction during breeding season, according to a press release from the Jockey Club of America who co-sponsored the event. The discussion specifically covered all aspects of mare reproduction, including gestation times, broodmare age considerations, twins, and complications during pregnancy and foaling. The guests were Dr. Maria Schnobrich and Dr. Pete Sheerin. The former works as a theriogenologist with a primary focus on challenges facing with mares...

The Association of Racing Commissioners International's (ARCI) annual Animal Welfare and Integrity Conference, which was hosted at Churchill Downs during the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, heard from a pair of panels that specifically delved into how social media can impact the industry, according to a Friday press release from the organization. The 'Thoroughbred Racing Roundtable' included West Point Thoroughbreds own Terry Finley along with Churchill Downs's Vice President and General Manager Mike Ziegler and Tina Bond, an owner-breeder who is president of both the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association...

The current stallion manager at Darley in America Jimmy Lovatt has been on the Godolphin team since 2007, and he describes his journey with "the Royal Blue" on this week's Boundless podcast with jockey-veterinarian Ferrin Peterson. The Australian native was bitten by the horse bug as a child. "My parents bought a pony for me when I was five years of age," Lovatt tells Peterson. "I grew up in a riding school. I guess I fell in love with horses back then. In 2001, when I was back home in...

The stewards at Charles Town Races on Wednesday issued a ruling that will not impose penalties against the licensure of trainer Curtis Bass after deeming that a "trace level" of a cocaine metabolite detected in a $5,000 claiming mare who won Apr. 10 was the result of "inadvertent exposure" to that drug. It's the second time in eight months that the Charles Town stewards have made that type of  determination on a cocaine positive, disqualifying the winning horse but not penalizing the trainer. Although West Virginia's Thoroughbred medication testing and...

What a ride. What a feeling. What an unbelievable journey to play a part in Florida's racing legacy. I couldn't be more proud of Bridlewood graduates finishing 1-2 in the 2025 Kentucky Derby--and another in the top 10 with East Avenue. Now that I've had a moment to reflect, I can say with certainty: this finish wasn't luck. It was a testament to Florida's standing as a hub for racing excellence. Florida, and particularly Ocala, has long been a cradle for champions. With abundant sunshine, ideal soil, mineral-rich spring water,...