Supercharger, dam of 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, foaled a colt by Horse of the Year and WinStar Farm stallion Tiznow on April 11 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Lexington, Ky. The bay colt was foaled at 11:50 p.m. Eastern and weighed 115 pounds at birth.

As WinStar Farm selects a jockey for its Kentucky Derby contender Revolutionary, the outfit has taken the novel approach of asking fans to share their opinions. The Versailles, Ky., racing and breeding operation is allowing members of its StableMates online club to vote for their favorite jockey candidate in a poll on WinStar’s website.

At the 1995 Keeneland September yearling sale, agent Cecil Seaman, acting as agent for owner Morton Fink, signed the $29,000 ticket for a daughter of Wolf Power who would be named Lisa Danielle.

Just under two decades later, the purchase of that mare has paid dividends for Fink. Seven of Lisa Danielle's eight foals to race are winners - and, coming full circle, the prowess of that family was on full display at Keeneland Race Course on April 12.

A number of homebreds will have a chance to punch a ticket to the Kentucky Derby for their owner-breeders on Saturday afternoon, at the final two major Grade 1 preps for the classic will be contested at Keeneland Race Course and Oaklawn Park.

Of the 14 horses in the main body of the field for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, five will run for their breeders solely or in partnership. Two entrants in the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park are homebreds.

Horses based at New York Racing Association tracks who are no longer able to race but could be trained for second careers now have a place to go.

The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association on Friday announced the creation of “Take The Lead,” a retirement program for Thoroughbreds stabled at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga.

Take The Lead will partner with four established aftercare facilities that will provide rehabilitation and retraining for horses that are ready to begin second careers.

Five classic-winning mares, including three champions, have been added to what is already an outstanding first book for unbeaten champion Frankel, who is currently standing his first season at Juddmonte Farm's Banstead Manor Stud near Newmarket, England.

Champions Ramruma, Sariska, and Finsceal Beo, along with fellow classic winners Light Shift and Elusive Wave, have been added to the 5-year-old Galileo horse's book.

Grade 1 winner Idiot Proof was represented by his first winner on March 18, when On Autopilot won a maiden race by 3 1/2 lengths at Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico City, Mexico. On April 11, his first stateside winner surfaced when Frisco Fog took a two-furlong maiden special weight event at Golden Gate Fields.

Joy Gilbert/Courtesy Spendthrift FarmsInto Mischief

Spendthrift Farms stallion Into Mischief became a late-arriving standout among first-crop sires last fall when a trio of juvenile performers won stakes within a span of 22 days.

The United States Department of Agriculture has included language in its 2014 budget proposal that would prevent horse slaughterhouses from reopening legally in the United States, according to a New York Times report.

USDA secretary Tom Vilsack’s current budget submission, which will be considered by Congress as part of a federal budget bill, specifically denies funding salaries or personnel to inspect horses at slaughter facilities.

First-year Coolmore stallion and 2012 Irish Two Thousand Guineas winner Power will shuttle to Cambridge Stud in Cambridge, New Zealand for the 2013 Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

The son of Oasis Dream currently stands at Coolmore’s operation in Co. Tipperary, Ireland, for about $16,400 (12,500 euros). His Southern Hemisphere fee will be announced next week.