Joe Perez

Charlotte, United States

@BloodHorse Managing Editor. Likes: Yankees, Jets, Rangers, politics, sarcasm and sometimes pizza. Who am I kidding? Always pizza. Opinions are mine.

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Sovereignty to Skip Preakness, Point Toward Belmont

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Bob Ehalt |Joe Perez

Sovereignty , winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), will not run in the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Instead, he will be pointed toward the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course. "We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness. Bill informed us they would point toward the Belmont Stakes," said Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST Racing, which operates Pimlico.
Sovereignty to Skip Preakness, Pointed Toward Belmont

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

Sovereignty , winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), will not run in the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Instead, he will be pointed toward the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course. "We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness. Bill informed us they would point toward the Belmont Stakes," said Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST Racing, which operates Pimlico.
Sovereignty Moves to Top of NTRA 3-Year-Old Rankings

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

Fresh off his thrilling triumph in the Kentucky Derby (G1) claimed the top spot in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Poll. The voting media gave the son of Into Mischief 299 points, a total that matches the season-best total achieved by , who was favored to win the Derby. Journalism posted consecutive 299-point weeks in leading the poll April 14 and 21. Sovereignty, who previously was the third-ranked 3-year-old, received all but one first-place vote.
Into Mischief, Medaglia D'Oro Win Big on Derby Weekend

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

Kentucky Derby (G1) weekend has come and gone, and for as much as things changed-and boy, did they-that change brought a sense of familiarity to North America's General Sires List. Thanks in large part to the high-caliber, high-purse racing at Churchill Downs last weekend, 21 of the top 25 spots are now occupied by a different sire than they were two weeks ago.
Thorpedo Anna Gets Clean Bill of Health

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna , winner of the 2024 Kentucky Oaks (G1), received a clean bill of health from Dr. Larry Bramlage at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital May 5 after an uncharacteristic last-place finish in the La Troienne Stakes (G1) May 2 at Churchill Downs. That finish is what prompted trainer Kenny McPeek to send the 4-year-old filly to Dr. Bramlage. McPeek told Thoroughbred Daily News that Bramlage did not find anything wrong with the reigning Horse of the Year.
Youth is Served as Earhart Pulls Away in Whimsical

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

French import was the only starter in the May 3 Whimsical Stakes (G3) at with fewer than 14 starts to her name. But after capturing the six-furlong contest in just her fourth start (3-0-1), perhaps it's time to make room for the youth.
Can American Turf Bring Zulu Kingdom Grade 1 Glory?

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

After capping his 2-year-old season with a seventh-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at last fall, had some time to rest, regroup, and renew his focus under trainer Chad Brown. The 3-year-old son of will try to add a grade 1 victory to his résumé in the $1 million American Turf Stakes (G1T) at Churchill Downs May 3 after winning the Columbia Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in which he pressed the pace, took the lead midway, and held on by a neck.
Rodriguez Scratched from Kentucky Derby

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

, winner of the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2), has scratched from the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. On X, Tom Ryan, part of the colt's ownership group, wrote, "Out of an abundance of caution, we have made a very tough decision to scratch our Derby horse, Rodriguez. He has a small but slightly sensitive foot bruise that will need a few more days.
American Pharoah's Popularity Keeps Rising In Japan

2 weeks ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

Triple Crown winners are the rarest of gems in the world of Thoroughbreds. Just the thought of a potential Triple Crown winner grabs the country's imagination. And completing that feat makes for a global sensation. So perhaps it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that one of the more recent Triple Crown winners- American Pharoah -has become an in-demand stallion in horse racing-hungry Japan.
She Feels Pretty Set for 2025 Debut in Modesty Stakes

2 weeks ago | bloodhorse.com | Joe Perez

, a three-time grade 1 victress, makes her 2025 and Churchill Downs debut May 2 in the $400,000 Modesty Stakes (G3T). She was last seen posting back-to-back triumphs in the American Oaks (G1T) at Santa Anita Park and the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1T) at , the latter of which was her only experience running the Modesty's 1 1/8-mile distance. Not that the lack of opportunity should be a cause for concern. The Queen Elizabeth stands as She Feels Pretty's most dominant win.