Blood-Horse

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's lawsuit against two men who allegedly defamed him on social media has ended as to one of them with a settlement while the other awaits a final hearing.

Ascoli Piceno and Stellenbosch renew an old rivalry in the May 18 Victoria Mile (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse.

The weather looks promising ahead of the May 16 Black Eyed Susan Stakes (G3) and the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1), as sunny skies have helped dry the main track. There is a 40% chance of rain Friday, with a high of 82 degrees.

The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm

Color Comin' In won a five-furlong maiden special weight May 15 by three lengths to be the first winner for Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire Rock Your World.

Fasig-Tipton has rescheduled the final under tack show for its Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale to May 18 and condensed the originally scheduled two-day sale into one session May 20.

Home Market Area wagering is the primary source of funding for critical horse breeding programs.

The Delaware Jockeys' Health and Welfare Benefits Fund held their fifth annual Jockey Health Day May 12. Medical staff provided Delaware Park jockeys with required physicals and baseline testing free of charge.

In a 4-3 vote during a contentious May 15 meeting in Sacramento, the California Horse Racing Board denied awarding race dates for the Humboldt County Fair at Ferndale in Northern California.

For all of the wet weather and gloomy skies at Pimlico Race Course this week, the winds of change have been swirling in Maryland for much longer than a week or even a year.

Racing will be run May 19 and May 21 next week.

A Maryland native, jockey Nik Juarez will ride his first Preakness Stakes (G1) aboard American Promise at Pimlico Race Course May 17.

If trainer Jamie Osborne and Heart of Honor seem out of place at Pimlico Race Course, it's probably because there hasn't been a starter in the Preakness Stakes (G1) bred outside of North America since the Ireland-bred Celtic Ash in 1960. 

Ace miler Rosallion will face eight runners as he aims to make a winning return in what looks like a high-quality renewal of the Lockinge Stakes (G1) May 17 at Newbury Racecourse.

For all of the wet weather and gloomy skies at Pimlico Race Course this week, the winds of change have been swirling in Maryland for much longer than a week or even a year.

The latest highlight entries to the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale include the five-time group winner See You In Heaven, a winner of more than AU$830,000 for her connections.

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, Rep. Don Davis, and Sen. Tom Cotton have introduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act to Congress, which would establish an interstate compact to develop nationwide rules for horse racing.

The Lion In Winter has been usurped as favorite for the Epsom Derby (G1) by Delacroix and Ruling Court after a tame comeback effort behind the impressive Pride of Arras in the May 15 Dante Stakes (G2).

America's Best Racing provides a quick look and thoughts on Preakness (G1) field.

For trainer Brad Cox, there's one of two distinctly different ways to win the $250,000 Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.