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Jockey Carol Cedeno will make her return to the Mid-Atlantic region in the first race Friday at Laurel Park. Since fracturing her wrist in a fall at Meadowlands Racetrack last September, she has gradually recovered and feels prepared to take on full afternoon slates soon.
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A federal judge in Louisville has ruled that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority violated its enabling legislation when it used a formula that included purses in determining a track’s dues to the organization.
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Jockey Eliseo Ruiz is under investigation for his ride in Tuesday's ninth race at Parx Racing, in which he ceded a considerable lead after failing to use his crop in the stretch.
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Already this year, trainer Brad Cox has won four stakes at three racetracks with four different 3-year-old-fillies, and Sneaky Good could be favored to further boost those numbers in the $400,000 Beaumont on Friday at Keeneland.
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In Celtic Contender's first race back from an eight-month layoff, trainer Hamilton Smith was expecting a promising allowance performance to propel the 5-year-old back into stakes company. It's safe to say he's ahead of schedule.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 1, 2026
The Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old filly Sheza Alibi will carry a mere 108 pounds when she starts against older males for the first time in Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse.
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Trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Jose Ortiz look to replicate Magnitude's Dubai World Cup success with Knock It Off in Friday's Lafayette at Keeneland at seven furlongs. From post 2, Knock It Off will have to navigate an additional furlong, while also dealing with the presence of other speed drawn to his outside.
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On this first Friday in April, Zany will try to solidify her status as the favorite for the first Friday in May – and will have to get past a formidable foe in the comebacking Percy's Bar to do so.
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Trainer Jose D'Angelo figures to be sending out the heavy favorite, the newly acquired Ifyousaidso, in Friday's $70,000 allowance feature.
