Brighterdaysahead, a 6-year-old mare, won the $331,000 Aintree Hurdle for the fifth Grade 1 win of her 16-race career. A few hours earlier, the filly Mange Tout won her Grade 1 debut in a $145,600 Juvenile Hurdle for 4-year-olds.
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A field of 11 3-year-olds who last raced at seven different tracks converge in Lexington for the Lexington, a Grade 3, $400,000 dirt race going 1 1/16 miles that could propel horses toward bigger things.
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Unbeaten Grade 1 winner Cavalieri has been retired, and Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm has purchased a majority interest in her as a broodmare.
A year ago, Grangeclare West finished third in the famous Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse, an unlucky performance considering he nearly unseated his jockey after a pivotal jumping error at the 30th and final fence. Since then, Saturday's $1.34 million Grand National has been a clear goal for the 10-year-old Grangeclare West.
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Rahy's Attorney, One for Rose, Richard Dos Ramos, John Burness, and Dale Saunders are among the 2026 inductees into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Sha Tin.
TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Aqueduct.
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The second round of the John Brennan Trotting Series was featured on Wednesday (April 8) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and the winners of the two $30,000 divisions were Ma Isabelle and Kazio DK.
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Parx Racing began long-awaited renovations to its turf course Wednesday, with plans to reintroduce racing on the surface this year. The track has not held racing on the grass since September 2024, as poor weather and safety concerns about the old surface led officials to limit racing to dirt for the entire 2025 season.
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Radical change regarding how the racing industry deals with computerized automated wagering will be difficult to implement due to the industry’s financial difficulties and the theoretical nature of the benefits to other horseplayers, according to speakers on a panel dealing with CAWs at the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
