Byron King

5 days ago | bloodhorse.com | Byron King

Lexington residents traveling down Versailles Road to see neighboring Calumet Farm on their way, and they have seen the farm's impact on the sport at the historic track just as much in recent days. A day after a 38-1 surprise from the Brendan Walsh-trained in the Doubledogdare Stakes (G3), Brad Kelley's Calumet Farm followed that April 19 with another score in the $348,750 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) with the Rusty Arnold-trained . Jose Ortiz was aboard both homebreds.

5 days ago | bloodhorse.com | Byron King

Coming off a third-place finish in the Louisiana Derby (G2), Instant Replay outclassed his five rivals to capture the $200,000 Bathhouse Row Stakes April 19 at Oaklawn Park. Overcoming a slow fractions of :23.54, :49.42, and 1:14.70 set by in the 1 1/8-mile dirt race, Instant Replay rallied from fifth in the six-horse field. Once in the stretch, he wore down First Division , who had taken the lead from Hymn, and outkicked , the runner-up in the Feb.

6 days ago | bloodhorse.com | Bob Ehalt |Byron King

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, a six-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, has narrowed his squad of Thoroughbreds for the May 3 Run for the Roses from three to two. Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner and reigning champion 2-year-old male remain pointed to the 1 1/4-mile first leg of the Triple Crown, but not , who would have been a Derby longshot.

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Byron King

The California Horse Racing Board did not advance two requests for race dates for summer racing at Northern California fairs during its monthly meeting in Sacramento, Calif., April 17. The first request from the Alameda County Fair to conduct nine days of racing at Pleasanton that would have begun June 20 and continued through July 6 was voted down 4-1 by the five CHRB board members in attendance. The request for dates came outside the CHRB's customary time frame for advance notice.

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Byron King

Official Kentucky Derby (G1) preps have concluded this spring, but not those for horses under consideration for the second leg of the Triple Crown: the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Two 1 1/8-mile dirt stakes April 19, the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park and the $200,000 Bathhouse Row Stakes at Oaklawn Park, provide their Triple Crown-nominated winners with automatic entry into the $2 million Preakness in four weeks.