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Churchill's Wide-Open Turf Classic Stakes Draws 10
The May 2 Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) at Churchill Downs drew a salty field of 10 older males with not much separating the top choices from each other....

Reddam, O'Neill Seek Third Derby Win with Pavlovian
Only three owners have won the Kentucky Derby (G1) at least three times. All of them reached that milestone paired with the same trainer. That history would be welcome news for Paul Reddam and Doug O'...

Owner/Breeder Burns of Mount Joy Stables Dies at 78
As Mount Joy Stables and in partnerships, Brian Burns bred and/or raced about 300 winners and as an owner earned more than $5.2 million. He campaigned grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Smooth Air, a home...

Kentucky Derby Notes: Contender Preparation Continues
Churchill Downs media notes on the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1)....

So Happy: From $12,000 Bargain to KY Derby Contender
So Happy went largely unnoticed in the early stages of his life, bringing just $12,000 during his first public sale appearance, before stepping out of the shadows as a 2-year-old and directly onto the...

New Biography Celebrates Dr. Marcus W. Cheney
Recently released book In Service to the Horse: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Marcus W. Cheney, by S.D. Stanley, brings to readers the story of one of the Thoroughbred industry's most respected veterinar...

Thoroughbreds Deliver in Kentucky Three-Day Event
Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event sees two Thoroughbreds earn top-10 finishes....

Ennis Hopes Great White Draws into Kentucky Derby Field
While taking stakes winner Great White out to graze following morning training at Churchill Downs April 26, trainer John Ennis discusses waiting for his gelding to draw in off the also-eligible list f...

Maker Honored to Stable in Longtime Lukas Barn
Kentucky Derby (G1) preparations continue each morning under the watchful eyes of trainers, some of them atop ponies. Yet someone is unmistakably absent at the Louisville, Ky., track in 2026: "The Coa...

BH at the Derby: California Horses Breeze Quickly
On the April 27 episode of BloodHorse at the Derby: We discuss contenders who breezed April 26-27 and speak with Alejandro Galindo (Intrepido), Doug O'Neill (Pavlovian), Declan Cannon and Bhupat Seema...