Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen shares his thoughts on Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Tiztastic and Arkansas Derby (G1) runner-up Publisher after their April 12 five-furlong work in 1:00 4/5 at Churchill Downs.
Memorial Day is considered to be the unofficial start of summer, but on May 26 it will act as the official start to the 4-year-old campaigns of talented fillies Brightwork and Two Sharp when they compete among a nine-horse field in the $250,000 Winning Colors Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. This will be the second meeting between…
Image: Bradley Photos Treasurethe Moment has become just the second filly this century to claim the VRC-ATC Oaks double. Courage, willpower and a touch of class have lifted Treasurethe Moment to a remarkable win in the ATC Australian Oaks after the star filly looked to be out on her feet at the top of the straight….
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, once again kicks off a full slate of Kentucky Derby week programming on Tuesday morning live from Churchill Downs with the first of three ‘Derby Countdown’ Shows presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa. Each morning, from 8:00-10:00 a.m. EST, hosts Bobbby…
White Abarrio returns after winning the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park in the $165,000 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) there March 29. The four-time grade 1 winner, whose richest victory came in the 2023 Breeder’s Cup Classic (G1) for then-trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., highlights a field of seven 4-year-olds and older in the 1 1/16-mile…
Friends and admirers from around the racing world came together in London’s Fleet Street May 19 for a memorial service in which former British Horseracing Authority chair Joe Saumarez Smith was remembered as a great servant of racing and an exceptional man. Joining family members and many of those who worked with Saumarez Smith at…
Trainer Ian Wilkes always thought Positano Sunset might have a grade 1 win in her, and his patience paid off April 8 in the $623,338 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The 5-year-old Goldencents mare had a single stakes win—the 2023 Audubon Oaks at Ellis Park—coming into the Madison, but she had run some big races. In…
