Group 1-winning trainer Liam Browne has died at age 89. Browne trained Dara Monarch to victory in the 1982 Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) and St James's Palace Stakes (G1).
The Haneda Hai (G1), held April 29 at Oi Racecourse—the first leg of the Dirt Triple Crown for 3-year-olds in Japan lacks a standout contender and looks to be a wide-open race.
Southern California-based trainers are generally known to have their horses work quickly in tune-ups for major stakes races. On April 26, that reputation was reinforced from two West Coast trainers preparing horses for the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1).
Bottle of Rouge has been declared out of the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (G1) after exiting an April 26 workout with a cough, freeing a starting spot for Go Grey Stable's longshot Lovely Grey, a Vekoma filly owned by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.