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For 21 years, trainer Todd Pletcher helped build television ratings for the Kentucky Derby (G1) by bringing dozens of top contenders to the classic. In last week's 151st edition, Pletcher helped the ratings in a completely different role.

For the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, Oden Bowie and Chick Lang left their marks on the historic Preakness Stakes, but the race owes its status as a classic to another name: William Pickersgill Riggs.

As the dust settles beneath the Twin Spires, America's Best Racing takes an updated look at the Equibase standings for horses, jockeys, trainers, and owners.

A BH Daily edition of What's Going On Here

Porter on Pedigrees: a deep-dive look at the pedigree of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty.

As much as the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) is viewed  as a prep race for the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1), trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. views it as educational for his two starters, Captain Cook and McAfee.

Anarchist, a graded stakes winner at Del Mar and Woodbine and even stakes-placed in Korea, is ready for the next stop: The Big Apple.

Racing Post's Martin Stevens examines the rising trajectory of Ashford Stud's fourth-crop sire sensation Justify.

2025 marks the third year that Gulfstream Park will host the Royal Palm Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies Stakes, the only two juvenile Royal Ascot qualifying races in the country.

Speaking May 7 during the ongoing annual meeting of the ARCI in Louisville, Ky., leadership of several state horse racing regulators expressed continued challenges related to staffing positions for regulatory veterinarians and stewards.

Having met just once during their decorated careers, Bella Nipotina and Amelia's Jewel will battle for a second time May 8 in the ring rather than on the racetrack, with one of the pair almost certain to top the Inglis Chairman's Sale.

Tampa Bay Downs posted gains in all major categories, capping a memorable campaign with the third-largest crowd in track history May 3.

West Point Thoroughbreds announced May 7 the retirement of Jaxon Traveler, a multiple graded stakes winner who collected at least one stakes victory every season from ages 2 to 7. Stud plans have not been finalized.

Kentucky Downs' 2025 meet will feature 18 stakes offering a total of $30.5 million in purses, led by the $3.5 million Nashville Derby (G3T). Another 10 stakes are worth at least $2 million.

A total of 772 horses have been cataloged to date for the sale, which has been consolidated to two days and will take place June 17-18 with sessions beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The horses of racing age will be offered June 18.

Tom Law, managing editor of ST Publishing which produces The Saratoga Special and Thisishorseracing.com, has been named recipient of the Old Hilltop Award for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction.

A rematch of last month's Limestone Stakes could resurface in the $225,000 Mamzelle Stakes (G3T) for 3-year-old fillies May 10 at Churchill Downs.

Godolphin homebred Sovereignty made his first on-track appearance May 7 since winning the Kentucky Derby (G1), jogging one mile before his departure for Saratoga Race Course later that afternoon.

Tom Pedulla, of America's Best Racing, offers takeaways from the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) May 3, the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks May 2, and other major developments during a memorable weekend of racing at iconic Churchill Downs.

A rundown, compiled by America's Best Racing, of this week’s horse racing coverage on TV, livestreaming, and radio.