Racing Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen opts to skip the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) with Risen Star Stakes (G2) runner-up Chip Honcho and point to the Preakness Stakes (G1).
If someone doesn't know Mike Repole very well, they might think he would be happier if his 3-year-old colt Renegade is the second betting choice in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) as opposed to the favorite.
Keeneland's 2026 spring meet ended April 24, closing a season distinguished by record handle and purses, milestone achievements, and standout performances.
In this week's On Racing, David Whiteley's name emerged this week from the misty past with his selection by a branch of the Historical Review Committee to join Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs in the Racing Hall of Fame Class of '26.
It's a long way from the old Trinity Meadows in Texas to establishing the opening odds for the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1), but that's the path Nick Tammaro has taken to becoming the morning-line oddsmaker at Churchill Downs.
On the final day of Keeneland's spring meet April 24, the action closed out with General Graham topping the Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, selling for $375,000 to Jethorse.
Since being stretched out to longer turf races, Speed Shopper has registered consistent victories and top finishes. That continued April 24 when the 5-year-old rallied wide in the third and final turn to win the Bewitch Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland.
Trying to break a jinx that's almost as old as the Kentucky Derby (G1) itself isn't the way trainer Chad Brown planned to arrive at the Derby. But that's where he is with Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Emerging Market, and Brown is OK with it.