Tapit’s World (#6, ML 3-1) takes on six in Wednesday’s eighth race at Delaware Park, the 1 1/16-mile Winter Melody Stakes. Since Jan. 1, 2014, trainer Michelle Nevin is winning at a 33 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from a sprint to a route, for a return on investment of $3.59.
Jockey Quincy Welch has been named the 2015 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award.
Sugar Devil (#7, ML 6-5) makes her return in Wednesday’s fourth race at Indiana Grand, a six-furlong allowance. It will be her first start since a first-place finish by 4 1/4 lengths in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race April 29 at Indiana Grand. The third- and fourth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts.
Dual classic winner American Pharoah, seeking to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, will stand at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., upon his retirement
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale finished as the strongest renewal in the auction’s history on Tuesday, highlighted by the highest-priced offering in the Maryland auction house’s history.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Thursday 5/21 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Modern Legend – the only horse Drew owns – races in Sunday’s inaugural $150,000 Jerry Taylor Invitational for older pacers at Harrah’s Philadelphia, where he will face a group that includes Levy Pacing Series champion Domethatagain and millionaires Clear Vision and Dancin Yankee. Modern Legend and driver James MacDonald will start from post eight.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 5/21 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Dave Litfin's horses to watch at Belmont Park for the week of May 19.
There are $202,965 reasons to play the last race at Pompano Park on Wednesday night as the track offers a mandatory payout of its Super Hi-Five Jackpot. This pool should grow to about $500,000 and offer bettors huge value for their buck if they can correctly select the first five finishers from race 10.
