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Bob Baffert-trained horse to run Preakness after Kentucky Derby denial

The owner of Muth, the winner of the Arkansas Derby, said Thursday he's focusing on the Preakness Stakes after a judge denied the horse entry into next week's Kentucky Derby.

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Samantha Randazzo Out As Jockey Club Steward At New York Racing Association Tracks

Effective immediately, Samantha Randazzo will no longer serve as The Jockey Club steward at New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) racetracks. Juliet

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 50 minutes ago

Top Maryland Jockey Jevian Toledo Sidelined With Collarbone Injury

Champion jockey Jevian Toledo is expected to be out of action until late June after having minor surgery to repair his collarbone, while spring meet leading rider J.G.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 39 minutes ago

Preakness Future Wager: Muth Favored On Morning Line Over Fierceness, Sierra Leone

Kentucky Derby (G1) favorites Fierceness and Sierra Leone will open as the second and third choices respectively in the Preakness Future Wager when the final pool opens Friday, April 26.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 44 minutes ago

Kentucky Derby: Honor Marie Team All Smiles After Thursday Breeze

Ribble Farms, Michael Eiserman, Earl Silver and Kenneth and Dave Fishbein’s Honor Marie worked five furlongs in company in :59.20 over a fast track on a chilly Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 16 minutes ago

Veteran Sire With Distinction Dies In Korea At Age 23

With Distinction, a Grade 3 winner and veteran sire, died in Korea on April 25, according to Korea Racing Authority records. The 23-year-old son of Storm Cat had resided in Korea since November 2017, after beginning his stallion career at Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds in Florida during the 2007 breeding season.

Horse Racing News / ESPN / 15 minutes ago

Baffert's Muth out of Kentucky Derby after ruling

A Kentucky appeals court judge has denied Zedan Racing Stables' requests for an emergency hearing and ruling that sought to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to run in next week's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 37 minutes ago

Son Of Tiznow, Unraced And Sold For $1, Achieves Pinnacle Of Eventing Sport

WinStar Farm reached out to Hall of Fame equestrian and Olympic medalist David O’Connor ahead of this weekend’s Defender Kentucky Three Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park, hoping for a few pictures of the five-star contender Phelps so that the famed Thoroughbred stallion and breeding farm could follow along with this weekend’s action.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 29 minutes ago

Patrick Husbands, Channel Maker Among 2024 Class For Canadian Hall Of Fame

Voting by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred and Standardbred Election Committees has been tallied and the CHRHF Class of 2024 is now confirmed.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 15 minutes ago

Hong Kong Racing Study Guide: Champions Aplenty This Weekend At Sha Tin

The FWD Champions Day’s trio of Group 1 stakes races will be held on Sunday, April 28, at Sha Tin and it looks like a vintage renewal. Despite a formidable international contingent, the home team looks as strong as it did when they won the same three stakes races at these distances back in December in the Longines’ races.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 35 minutes ago

Excessive Inbreeding Can Increase Mid- To Late-Term Pregnancy Loss

Inbreeding has little effect on mare’s early pregnancy loss, a study from the Royal Veterinary College and Cornell University has shown. However, inbreeding does affect mid and late-term pregnancy loss in mares, reports Equine Science Update.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 26 minutes ago

Foals Conceived Via Reproduction-Assisted Techniques No Longer Eligible For Registration In Sweden

Foals that are produced using ovum pick-up (OPU) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) will no longer be eligible for registration with the Swedish Warmblood Association in Sweden beginning March of 2025.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 32 minutes ago

Tom Harris Returns To Emerald Downs Announcer's Booth

When Emerald Downs begins its 2024 season on Saturday, May 4, a familiar voice returns to the announcer’s booth high atop the grandstand. After a two-year hiatus, Tom Harris is back at Emerald Downs where he occupied the booth previously from 2018-2021.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago

Derby Week At Churchill: No Nay Mets Tops William Walker, Next Begins 2024 In Isaac Murphy Marathon

Bregman Family Racing, WWBD and Edge Racing’s three-time stakes winning No Nay Mets (IRE) headlines a field of 12 3-year-olds plus three also-eligibles entered Wednesday for the ninth running of the $300,000 William Walker (Listed) going 5 ½ furlongs on the Matt Winn Turf Course on Champions Day at Churchill Downs.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago

Hastings Racecourse Opens With 15 Percent Takeout On Multiple Wagers

Hastings Racecourse is thrilled to announce the opening of its 2024 racing season on Saturday, April 27, at 2:30 pm PDT with a new schedule and some horseplayer-focused changes.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago

Kentucky Downs: Renamed Nashville Derby To Offer $2.5 Million Purse

Headed by the renamed $2.5 million Nashville Derby (Grade 3) on Aug. 31, Kentucky Downs will stage six races worth at least $2 million apiece, including supplements for registered Kentucky-breds, at this year’s seven-day race meet.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago

NYTB: Vivien Malloy To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) is pleased to announce Thoroughbred breeder and owner Vivien Malloy will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the New York-bred program.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago

Kentucky Derby: Japan's Undefeated Forever Young Breezes At Churchill Downs

Susumu Fujita’s undefeated Forever Young (JPN) worked six furlongs in 1:19.60 over a fast track Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs. With jockey Ryusei Sakai aboard, Forever Young posted fractions of :14.80, :28.80, :42.60, :55.20, 1:19.60 and out seven furlongs in 1:33,60.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago

OBS Moves Start Of June 2-Year-Old Sale, Under Tack Show

The start of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s June 2024 Two-Year-Olds in Training & Horses of Racing Age Sale and Under Tack Show have each been shifted forward one day to allow additional travel and inspection time for those attending Belmont Stakes weekend held at Saratoga this year from June 6 to June 9.

Horse Racing News / Paulick Report / 19 hours ago