Trainer Jena Antonucci has appealed a 15-day suspension and a $1,000 fine issued by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit after one of her horses, Bee a Queen, showed the presence of a controlled medication, lidocaine.

Last spring, trainer Ian Wilkes took two graded stakes at Keeneland during the spring meet's first few days, and this year, he struck opening day, April 3, when A Fine Chardonnay popped the cork in winning the Beaumont Stakes (G2).

Kentucky legislators have approved a bill legalizing fixed-odds wagering and prohibiting a cap on mares bred. The bill now waits on a signature from Gov. Andy Beshear to become law.

It's all systems go for Yulong Investments with new acquisitions Streisand and Paradoxium leading the charge for the April 4 ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse.

Donna Wright and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's 2025 Carter Stakes (G2) winner Crazy Mason will make his first appearance in the Bluegrass State April 4 in the $350,000 Commonwealth Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.

The latest edition of the Odds and Trends column with J. Keeler Johnson examines handicapping the 2-year-olds racing at the Keeneland spring meet

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The Santa Anita Oaks (G1) is the marquee race for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita Park and a key Southern California steppingstone to the Longines Kentucky Oaks, offering 200 qualifying points on a 100-5-25-15-10 scale to the top five finishers.

The Osaka Hai (G1T) brings together some of Japan's top middle-distance runners, including the last two winners of the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby, G1T).

Ka Ying Rising and Voyage Bubble make a formidable double dip on the Easter Monday program at Sha Tin Racecouse as they continue preparations for Champions Day.