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The worlds of graded sprint stakes winners on dirt, turf, and synthetic collide when Pacific Ocean, Next Question, and Hoofit clash in Thursday’s $85,000 Around the Cape overnight stakes.

Wende Laine Stone “Happy” Bell, wife of Darley America president Jimmy Bell, died on May 9 at her home in Lexington, Ky., according to an obituary released by the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. She was 56.

Phil Capuano, a longtime Maryland horseman and active member of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, died on May 10 at age 80.

Trainer Mike Maker has continued on a tear, winning with 8 of his first 17 starters at the Churchill Downs spring meet while also winning 4 of 11 at Belmont Park.

Russell Baze has 11,932 victories going into Thursday’s Golden Gate Fields card. At his current rate, he should reach 12,000 during the Sonoma County Fair at Santa Rosa shortly before his 55th birthday on Aug. 7.

Dancin’ Lil is bred to make good use of the added ground she picks up in Thursday night’s third race at Lone Star Park. The first-level allowance for 3- and 4-year-old fillies will be run over 6 1/2 furlongs. A field of five will go, including Double ...

Trainer Jorge Gutierrez was confident that dirt filly Warren’s Flasher would perform better on turf, though he underestimated the extent of her improvement.

Jeranimo, a six-time stakes winner who was seventh in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on May 4, has returned to trainer Mike Pender’s California stable and is being pointed to the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile at Betfair Hollywood Park ...

The distance of Thursday’s fifth race at Louisiana Downs, as well as the current profile of the track’s turf course, are among the reasons Watch My Smoke will make a rare start on grass in the allowance for 3-year-olds and up at about a mile. He is ...

after Goldencents flopped in the Kentucky Derby – he finished 17th over a sloppy Churchill track – trainer Doug O’Neill has reverted to his previous training methods of shorter, quicker gallops prior to Saturday's Preakness.

Trainer Stanley Gold isn't sure about the particulars regarding Jackson Bend's return to the races following a training mishap and a brief stint as a stallion, but he's happy to have the Grade 1 winner back in his barn.

If you are not at Pimlico on Saturday for the Preakness, you could not find a much better place to be than Delaware Park for opening day.

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The cleverly-named filly Tomei scored by 1 3/4 lengths in her second career start on Sunday at Churchill Downs, becoming the first winner for Group 1 winner and freshman sire Thewayyouare.

Dan the Tin Man stayed just off the early pace while on the outside in the $100,000 Tom Ridge on Monday night before exploding into the stretch to win the six-furlong event at Presque Isle Downs.

Kentucky Derby winner Orb gave Spendthrift Farm stallion Malibu Moon his first classic winner, resulting in a spate of coverage in leading media outlets detailing his rise from modest beginnings to his current position as a leading national sire.

Trainer Greg Geier is making plans for his pair of talented Jim Tafel homebred 3-year-olds, Fordubai and Street Spice, both of whom were being considered for the Preakness in recent weeks.

Retreive, who won a first-level allowance race by 3 3/4 lengths at Belmont Park on Friday, will likely point to the Grade 2, $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes here on Belmont Stakes Day, trainer said.