There is always a touch of class about the Brigadier Gerard Stakes (G3), and the May 28 running is no different with a certified headliner in triple group 1 winner Ombudsman.

Following up on an advisory distributed in January 2024, HIWU strongly advises horsemen to dispose of any variations of the herbal products that may be identified on the labels as Yunnan Paiyao, Yunnan Baiyao, and/or Baiyao.

Chip Honcho and Potente will not race in the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course, their respective Hall of Fame trainers said May 27.

The immense regard in which Extreme Choice is held was in evidence on the final day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale May 27 when his successful mating with Miss Hellfire brought AU$2.05 million. 

Breeders' Cup winners Immersive and Splendora are entered May 30 in the $300,000 Shawnee Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, although trainer Bob Baffert is unsure whether Splendora will actually start.

Hawthorne Race Course has won the right to question Fairmount Park and Illinois officials about alleged attempts to prevent its successful conclusion of bankruptcy proceedings.

With three of his previous voters not submitting votes during the holiday week, Magnitude lost the No. 1 spot to White Abarrio in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll released May 27.

This week's Porter on Pedigrees delves into the ancestry of Starspangledbanner, who sired the winners of the Irish Two Thousand and One Thousand Guineas.

Bob Baffert enters two in the Aristides Stakes (G3), while Lagynos looks for four in a row in the Arlington Stakes (G3T), and Pin Up Betty looks for back-to-back Mint Julep Stakes (G3T) May 30 at Churchill Downs.

Tony Ives, classic-winning jockey and successful in the Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) on Teleprompter in 1985, died in Thailand over the weekend at the age of 74.