In Beyond the Bidding, BloodHorse sales editor Olivia Newman takes a look at notable trends, accomplishments, and personalities around the North American sales scene.
A Shinzo filly took center stage at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale May 5, making AU$600,000 to the bid of SP Bloodstock principal Stefan Pardi. At the conclusion of Day 1, the sale had grossed AU$10,599,000, at an average of $73,604.
Churchill Downs will host the Season 19 finale of Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race during the first Twilight Thursday of the spring meet May 7.
Ocelli, third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) as a maiden and the biggest longshot in the field of 18 at odds of 70-1, is now under consideration for the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.
The New York Racing Association will help fans and connections say farewell to Aqueduct Racetrack with a memorable closing weekend celebration June 27-28.
For the 10th consecutive year, a total of $100,000 in bonus money is on the table for trainers that run a minimum of five horses in more than a dozen stakes races offered during Preakness weekend, May 15-16, at Laurel Park.
Childs Walker, who has covered Thoroughbred racing in Maryland and nationally for nearly 20 years, has been named recipient of the Old Hilltop Award for covering the sport with excellence and distinction.