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OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Danny Velazquez said that Brooklyn Strong, his stakes-winning 3-year-old gelding who finished fifth in the Wood Memorial on April 3, is targeting the Preakness on May 15 at Pimlico. Over the weekend, Velazquez and Brooklyn Strong’s owner Mark Schwartz were planning to decide whether to run in the Federico Tesio at Pimlico next Saturday beforehand.
The Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on April 30 may not be in the plans for Soothsay, the undefeated winner of the Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks on April 3.
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Rombauer, the winner of the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields in February, worked a half-mile in 48.80 seconds at Santa Anita on Friday in his first major exercise since finishing a well-beaten third in the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 3.
The workout is part of preparation for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1 or the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 15.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Todd Pletcher sent his four Kentucky Derby hopefuls out for works in company with one another Friday morning at Churchill Downs, in their most serious breezes before the May 1 classic.
Florida Derby winner Known Agenda and Jeff Ruby runner-up Sainthood were first to come through the lane for the outfit. With Known Agenda, wearing blinkers on the outside, the two colts were on relatively even terms through five furlongs, stopping the clock in 1:00.40 with the Churchill Downs clockers.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Derby isn’t the only upcoming Churchill classic involving the frequent mention of “bubble” these days. A capacity gate of 14 for the April 30 Kentucky Oaks remains likely, with at least another handful of fillies on the outside looking in.
The Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Calif., confirmed Wednesday it will run its meet this summer as scheduled.
In a letter to horsemen, Jerome Hoban, the fair’s CEO, said the fair “fully intends” to conduct its meet beginning on June 18. The meet is scheduled to run through July 11.
Mighty Heart, the one-eyed Queen’s Plate winner who became a fan favorite, was crowned the 2020 Canadian Horse of the Year during a virtual presentation of the 46th annual Sovereign Awards ceremony on Thursday.
Owned and bred by Larry Cordes, Mighty Heart swept the first two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Plate and Prince of Wales Stakes, before finishing a tired seventh in the Breeders’ Stakes. He was voted champion male 3-year-old over stablemate Belichick, the four-length Breeders’ Stakes winner.
The three race cards scheduled for Laurel Park in suburban Maryland from Saturday through Monday have been canceled and live racing will move to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore next week, two weeks earlier than planned, according to documents distributed by the parent company of the tracks on Thursday.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Saturday’s meeting of champions Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver in the Apple Blossom has overtones of the kind of race the late Charles Cella was attempting to put on in 2010, when the Oaklawn president offered a $5 million purse if that year’s edition were to draw both Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta.