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Frank Angst, BloodHorse editorial director

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Articles

Lifetime Ban for Vet at Center of Penn National Scandal

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

A veterinarian accused of conspiring with trainers at Hollywood Gaming at Penn National Race Course to administer injections at prohibited times accepted a lifetime suspension May 7 from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. In a resolution to the HISA website Thursday, Dr. Allen Bonnell, the vet in question, admitted to his role of conspiring with trainers to administer intra-articular injections to the joints of covered horses within stand-down periods.
Godolphin Stands Alone

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

Considering the long history of Thoroughbred racing, it's rare to use the word "unprecedented" when it comes to any achievement. But here we are with Godolphin's unprecedented accomplishment of winning the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Kentucky Derby (G1), One Thousand Guineas (G1), and Two Thousand Guineas (G1) in a single weekend. The biggest of Godolphin's big racing weekends began at 6:04 p.m. ET, Friday, May 2, when encountered some light bumping leaving the gate in the Kentucky Oaks.
FanDuel TV's Shiffman Sees Opportunity for Racing

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

In December, Michael Shiffman took the reins as senior vice president and executive producer for FanDuel TV, the racing channel associated with the TVG and FanDuel Racing advance deposit wagering platforms. FanDuel TV, which originally launched as TVG, also offers programming on sports betting and provides information-odds and lines-for wagering on sports besides horse racing. But racing, by far, remains the channel's primary focus, and Shiffman said fans can look for even more of that content.
Spirit of St Louis Wins Old Forester Turf Classic Stakes to Headline Derby Undercard

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Frank Angst

In a bounce-back performance, Spirit of St Louis rallied to win the $1 million, Grade 1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes May 3 at Churchill Downs, seizing the early season lead in the male turf division. The Turf Classic was the lead-in race to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on a stakes-rich day at Churchill that included three other Grade 1 events and three Grade 2 stakes.
Spirit of St Louis Victorious in Thrilling Turf Classic

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

A frantic stretch run took place in the $1 million Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) at Churchill Downs May 3 as nearly every member of the 10-horse field had a shot, but in the final sixteenth, it was Spirit of St Louis who emerged the best for jockey Manny Franco. Spirit of St Louis completed the 1 1/8 miles on a good turf course in 1:48.20, paying $8.24 to win. finished second and Highway Robber was third.
Good Cheers Stays Undefeated With Kentucky Oaks Win

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

Godolphin homebred remains undefeated in seven starts after winning the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) by three lengths May 2 at Churchill Downs. She is the third Oaks winner sired by Darley America's stallion Medaglia d'Oro . Tracy Farmer's homebred quickly set the pace and was dogged through the first mile by Baoma's , the pair taking the field through opening fractions of :22.58, :46.78, and 1:11.36.
Why Each Horse in the 2025 Kentucky Derby Can Win the Race

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Frank Angst

This column has made it to another Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, and after weeks of giving you the stats and trends of the big prep races we’ll close it out with some nuggets that give some amount of hope for every horse in the race. The Road is a BloodHorse feature sponsored by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm. Let’s take a look at this year’s field in post-position order:1.
Reasons Every Kentucky Derby Horse Can Win

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

This column has made it to another Kentucky Derby (G1), and after weeks of giving you the stats and trends of the big prep races we'll close it out with some nuggets that give some amount of hope for every horse in the race. Let's take a look at this year's field in post position order:1. : While a Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner has won the Kentucky Derby (G1) just twice, those two occasions have come in the past 18 years.
Industry Calls for Reforms for its Immigrant Workers

2 weeks ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst

Noting the borders have largely been secured, industry participants and regulators gathered May 1 at Churchill Downs to say the timing is right for the President and lawmakers to reform the complicated laws and processes that regulate legal foreign workers in the United States. Both tracks and farms rely on foreign workers for labor, with tracks operating through the H-2B visa program to bring in workers while farms use the H-2A visa program.
Grade 2 Winner Five G Scratched From Kentucky Oaks

2 weeks ago | bloodhorse.com | Frank Angst |Sean Collins

Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) winner saw her path to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) come up a day short May 1 when she was scratched from Friday's 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs. Trainer George Weaver scratched Five G from the Oaks because she went off form over the past couple of days. "The filly kind of backed off her feed and didn't train with the same energy. We just don't feel that she's at her best," Weaver said. "We think she's going to be fine.