The Dubai World Cup meeting has received a major boost with the news that Calandagan has been given the green light to travel for the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1T), despite the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.
The Kentucky Horse Park will host a statue dedication ceremony honoring Funny Cide, the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner, April 30 at 10 a.m. ET.
Fee, a half sister to undefeated 3-year-old colt Englishman, has been supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale. Bidding for the sale opened March 19 and will close March 24.
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella hasn't started a horse at Turfway Park in 24 years, but will change that March 21 when Perry and Ramona Bass' homebred Medici goes to post in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).
Albaugh Family Stables' On Time Girl, a season-opening winner of the Forward Gal Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, breezed March 20 ahead of a possible start in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) for 3-year-old fillies March 28.
Ocala Breeders' Sales will host a "Second Chance" digital auction on its OBSOnline platform featuring horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the recently concluded OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.
Will the Hong Kong Derby be a rubber match between Stormy Grove and Little Paradise, winners of the first two legs of the 4-year-old Classic Series, or will a third party snatch the big prize?
A wide-ranging wagering bill that would legalize fixed-odds wagering on horse racing in Kentucky sails through the Kentucky House of Representatives on a 79-15 vote, with an amendment added that could affect the state's breeding industry.