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During its monthly meeting April 18, the California Horse Racing Board enthusiastically approved a new horse racing wager at Santa Anita Park during a time of slumping pari-mutuel wagering in the state.

Woodford Thoroughbreds extends to $450,000 to secure the bid on a Bolt d'Oro filly from the de Meric Sales consignment early in the third session of the Ocala Breeders' Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training April 18.

Owner Amr Zedan's quest for a temporary injunction that would require Churchill Downs to allow Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth into the Kentucky Derby (G1) field was denied April 18 by a Louisville, Ky., judge.

The weanling sale, which was pushed back to May 26-27, will be preceded by the running of the new AU$1 million Magic Millions National 2YO Classic to be run under lights at the Gold Coast Turf Club May 24.

Yulong Stud announced the addition of a new stallion to its eight-strong roster, shuttling the electrifying Japanese dual group 1 winner Panthalassa to Australia later this year.

Keeneland has supplemented 14 horses to its April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, which is closing day of the Spring Meet.

Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Resilience and 2023's champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I recorded their first Churchill Downs workouts April 18 after racing in respective Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep races nearly two weeks ago.

Hip 613, a filly by Munnings bred by West End Thoroughbreds LLC, sold for $350,000 during strong session at the OBS April sale Thursday. Photo courtesy of Niall Brennan Stables.

A pair of fillies sold for $350,000 and another brought $300,000 to spark a strong showing by New York-breds during Thursday’s third session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s April 2-year-olds in training sale.

That trio of New York-breds – daughters of Munnings, Omaha Beach and Maclean’s Music – were part of a group of 11 that sold for six figures and five that commanded final bids of $235,000 or more.

Trainer John Kimmel, agent for Nedlaw Stables, landed the first $350,000 filly when he signed for Hip 613, a daughter of Munnings out of the stakes-winning New York-bred Posse mare Sheriffa. Bred by West End Thoroughbreds LLC and foaled at Edition Farm in Hyde Park, the filly originally sold for $160,000 to Niall Brennan, agent for JR International Holdings, at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts.

Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, the filly is the fifth foal out of $469,984-earner Sheriffa. She’s the dam of three New York-bred winners – Bobbies, Flattering Gal and Kid Billy – and the unraced 3-year-old Nyquist gelding Home Front who sold for $125,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale.

Hip 637, a daughter of Omaha Beach bred by Joseph DeRico, also brought $350,000 Thursday at the OBS April sale. Photo courtesy of Wavertree Stables.

Bloodstock agent Justin Casse bought the second $350,000 filly, Hip 637, a daughter of Omaha Beach out of the winning Pulpit mare Sister Margaret. Bred by Joseph DeRico and foaled at River Valley Farm in Gansevoort, the filly originally sold to Bronco Bloodstock for $65,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale.

Consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables Inc., agent, the filly breezed an eighth in :9.4 during presale workouts. She’s the fifth foal out of Sister Margaret, who is out of New York-bred stakes winner Dance Gal Dance and is the dam of the stakes-placed New York-bred Palace Malice 3-year-old filly Maggy’s Palace.

Those two fillies played a role in strong returns for New York-breds Thursday. OBS reported sales on 16 of 18 New York-breds offered in the session for a total of $2,627,000, an average price of $164,188. Overall, 43 New York-breds have sold for $5,453,000, an average price of $126,814.

Hip 611, a filly by Maclean’s Music and half-sister to New York-bred Grade 1 winner Varda, sold for $300,000 to Mike Ryan, agent. Bred by Masters 2013 LLC and foaled at Song Hill Thoroughbreds in Mechanicville, the filly is out of the winning Sky Mesa mare She’ll Be Right. She’s the dam of Varda, winner of the Grade 1 Starlet Stakes in 2020 and a $1.15 million broodmare prospect sale at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale. She’ll Be Right is also the dam of Grade 3-placed winner Big Family, stakes-placed winner Getouttamyway and three other winners.

Thursday’s session also featured the sale of Hip 870, a daughter of New York-based freshman sire Honest Mischief to Carson McCord for $235,000. Bred by Sequel Stallions New York LLC, foaled at Sequel New York in Hudson and consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, the filly is out of the unraced Woodman mare Woodflower. She’s the dam of nine winners, including stakes winner and $167,560-earner Magna Rose and stakes-placed $274,820-earner Where’s Dominic.

Honest Mischief stands for $6,500 at Sequel New York in Hudson.

Hip 752, a colt by three-time leading New York-based sire Central Banker, also factored in Thursday’s six-figure haul on a bid of $140,000 from BSW/Crow, agent for Team Hanley & 30 Year Farm. Bred by Spruce Lane Farm, Edition Farm, Mashnee Stables, Copper Beach Stables and partners and foaled at Edition Farm in Hyde Park, the filly is out the second foal out of the unraced Candy Ride mare Tanmawwy. An $8,000 purchase out of last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale, the filly then sold for $32,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale to Bronco Bloodstock. She was consigned at the OBS April sale by Wavertree Stables, agent.

Central Banker stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs.

The sale concludes with the final session at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

 

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country.

Among this week's rulings, the focus once again has been on intra-articular injections before workouts.

As it stands, HISA imposes a seven-day prohibition of any inter-articular injection of any joint prior to a timed workout, and a 14-day ban prior to a race. Proposed rules currently before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would add additional wrinkles to this rule.

These proposed rules would bar a horse treated with any corticosteroid intra-articular injection of the metacarpophalangeal or metatarsophalangeal joints—in other words, the front and hind fetlock joints—from working for 14 days and racing for 30 days following treatment.

Six separate trainers were this past week sanctioned for breaching the current joint injection rule before workouts, each issued a $3,000 fine. One new trainer has an additional case pending.

In the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) annual report posted last week, the agency detailed 53 intra-articular injection-related notices filed, and 35 separate charges issued, since the implementation of the anti-doping and medication control (ADMC) program in May of last year.

NEW HISA/HIWU STEWARDS RULINGS

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.

Resolved ADMC Violations

Resolution Date: 04/17/2024

Licensee: Luis Mendez, trainer

Penalty: A written reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance); disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable). Admission.

Explainer: For the presence of Omeprazole—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Mr Big Bucks, who finished fourth at Santa Anita on 3/8/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Resolution Date: 04/16/2024

Licensee: Sergio Morfin, trainer

Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Trouble N Paradise, who finished fourth at Santa Anita on 3/8/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Resolution Date: 04/15/2024

Licensee: Eddie Milligan, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $3,000; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Tapit Jenallie. This was also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Resolution Date: 04/15/2024

Licensee: Jane Cibelli, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $3,000; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Final decision by HIWU.

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Inveigled. This was also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Resolution Date: 04/15/2024

Licensee: Sal Gonzalez, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision by HIWU.

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Mentirosa on 3/1/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Resolution Date: 04/12/2024

Licensee: Richard Mandella, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $3,000; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Ice Dancing. This was also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Resolution Date: 04/12/2024

Licensee: Miguel Hernandez, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $3,000; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Final decision by HIWU.

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Arizona Andrew. This was also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Resolution Date: 04/11/2024

Licensee: Wendell Matt, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Dixon Tuff on 3/5/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Resolution Date: 04/11/2024

Licensee: Wendell Matt, trainer

Penalty: Treated as 1 violation with Dixon Tuff under 9/8/23 HISA Guidance. Admission.

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Fire When Ready on 3/5/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Resolution Date: 04/10/2024

Licensee: William Scattergood Meister, Jr., trainer

Penalty: A fine of $3,000; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Scoretosettle. This was also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Resolution Date: 04/10/2024

Licensee: Jeremiah Englehart, trainer

Penalty: A fine of $3,000; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Final decision by HIWU.

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Dolce Veloce. This was also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Pending ADMC Violations

Date: 02/25/2024

Licensee: Hernan Parra, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Dexamethasone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Storm Creed, who won at Tampa Bay on 2/25/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Date: 02/26/2024

Licensee: Valorie Lund, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Gabapentin—Controlled Medication (Class B)—in a sample taken from Amaretto Di Amore, who finished second at Turf Paradise on 02/26/24. This is a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Date: 04/06/2024

Licensee: Carlo Vaccarezza, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged violation: Pre-workout joint injection violation

Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314—Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled Medication Method—on the horse, Little Blaze. This is also a possible violation of Rule 4222—Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.

Date: 03/09/2024

Licensee: Jose Garoffalo, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged violation: What appears to be a vet's list medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Sarawat on 03/09/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Date: 03/16/2024

Licensee: George Weaver, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Metformin—a banned substance—in a sample taken from Anna's Wish, who finished third in the Cicada S. at Aqueduct on 3/16/24. This is a possible violation of Rule 3212—Presence of a Banned Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers.

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Date: 03/16/2024

Licensee: Rodolfo Rodriguez, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged violation: Vet's list medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Try it Again on 03/16/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets' List).

Violations of Crop Rule

One important note: HISA's whip use limit is restricted to six strikes during a race.

Golden Gate Fields

Santos Rivera – violation date April 12; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Epifanio Garcia – violation date April 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Alexis Armando Espinoza – violation date April 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Keeneland

Joe Bealmear – violation date April 10; 250 fine and no other public details provided

Mahoning Valley

Jose Leon – violation date April 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Oaklawn Park

Joe Bealmear – violation date April 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Erik Mark Asmussen – violation date April 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Tampa Bay

Jose Alonso – violation date April 14; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Other Key Rulings 

The TDN also publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.

Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.

New York

Track: Aqueduct

Date: 04/13/2024

Licensee: Jose Gomez, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: Jockey Mr. Jose Antonio Gomez is hereby suspended three (3) NYRA racing days April 25th 2024, April 26th 2024, April 27th 2024 inclusive. This for careless riding during the running of the 8th race at Aqueduct Racetrack on March 30th 2024.

Track: Aqueduct

Date: 04/13/2024

Licensee: Dylan Davis, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: Jockey Mr. Dylan Davis is hereby suspended three (3) NYRA racing days. This for careless riding during the running of the 1st race at Aqueduct Racetrack on April 11th 2024 having appealed a stay has been granted.

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Champion filly Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) will return to the scene of her greatest triumph when she kicks off her 4-year-old campaign in the May 3 GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs. Pretty Mischievous won last year's GI Kentucky Oaks, a win that went a long way toward her earning an Eclipse Award as the nation's outstanding 3-year-old filly.

“She's been doing great and working very well,” trainer Brendan Walsh said. “We're very happy with the way she has progressed from three to four. We won't know until we actually get her on the racetrack, but we've been very pleased with the way she's been working. She seems as enthusiastic as ever and is working as well as she ever has. We're looking forward to getting her back.”

Pretty Mischievous was being pointed for last year's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff and made the trip to Santa Anita. But Walsh pulled her out of the race because he wasn't happy with the way she was doing.

“We brought her out there and she didn't travel well,” he said. “She got a little colicky when we got her out there and she was acting dull. It was coming to the end of the year and she wasn't giving us the right vibes. We didn't want to risk having no horse this year. We thought we'd do the smart thing and take her out. Hopefully, she can make up for it this year.”

After the Breeders' Cup, she was sent to Godolphin's Kentucky farm and was given a couple of months off. Walsh said the filly arrived at his barn at Palm Meadows in Florida around the first of the year. She had her first recorded workout Feb. 22 and followed that up with seven more works. The most recent was a five-furlong breeze at Keeneland Apr. 13 in which she went in 1:01. Walsh said the filly will be moved to Churchill Downs next week to prepare for her 2024 debut in the La Troienne.

“You always look forward to getting a horse like this back,” he said. “It's exciting to have a horse of her caliber, a champion filly. It will be exciting to see how it goes. If she improves at all she should be very tough in that division this year. She worked really well here last week. She looks as good, if not better, than she ever has.”

So far as future plans, Walsh said he has not mapped out a schedule, but will point for this year's Distaff.

“We'll start with this race and see how it goes,” he said. “Obviously, the Breeders' Cup at the end of the year is a goal. If she maintains her form we'll point her to all of the top races.”

In addition to the Oaks, Pretty Mischievous won last year's GII Rachel Alexandra S, the GI Acorn S. and the GI Test S.

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Trainer Bill Mott's barn sent out a pair of Classic aspirants Thursday morning, including Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman's GII Wood Memorial winner Resilience (Into Mischief) along with George Krikorian's GI Ashland S. runner-up Just F Y I (Justify). The two returned to the work tab to continue their preparations for the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks, respectively.

The duo began their work together at 7:30 a.m. ET after galloping about one mile. The defending champion juvenile filly Just F Y I worked to the outside of Resilience and began one-length behind. By the quarter-pole, Just F Y I moved about a length in front of Resilience but, by the wire, the duo finished together. Resilience, who covered four furlongs in :50.2, finished his five-furlong gallop out in 1:02.80 while Just F Y I went four panels in :50 flat, galloping out in 1:03.40, according to Churchill Downs Clocker John Nichols.

“I thought [Resilience] had a great trip in the Wood Memorial,” Mott said. “I thought Johnny [Velazquez] rode him great. He might have gotten a little jammed up on the first turn but got clear down the backside. When he asked him, he responded and he finished up well. The best part is he looked good visually.

Resilience is out of Meadowsweet (Smart Strike), a daughter of MGISW Tranquility Lake (Rahy) and a half-sister to Grade I scorers Courageous Cat (Storm Cat) and After Market (Storm Cat).

“The entire family of this horse has been very accomplished on the racetrack. Part of the family is Courageous Cat, who I trained for a Grade I win [in the Shoemaker Mile]. The owners have been in the breeding business a long time and Resilience is just the result of their program.”

Resilience was bred in Kentucky by Pam and the late Marty Wygod, the parents of Bushnell. This would be the first starter in the Kentucky Derby for the Wygod family along with Waldman, a longtime partner of the Wygods.

Resilience and Just F Y I are stabled in Mott's Barn 19.

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A total of 14 horses have been supplemented to the Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 26, closing day of the Spring Meet. Click here for the online catalog.

Keeneland will accept approved supplemental entries to the April Sale until the sale date.

Supplements include:

Tennessee (Justify) – a lightly raced 3-year-old colt out of Grade 3-placed Zinzay, by Smart Strike. A half-brother to stakes winner and Grade I-placed Moon Over Miami, he is from the family of Grade/Group I winner Music Note, Mystic Guide and Musical Chimes. Tennessee, who has won two of four career races, is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

 

Uncle Jake (Uncle Mo), a 4-year-old ridgling who is undefeated in three races in 2024. He scored by 9 1/4-length victory in allowance company at Keeneland Apr. 11. Uncle Jake is out of multiple Grade III winner Tasha's Miracle (Harlan's Holiday), and from the family of Grade I winner Off the Tracks and Grade II winners Concord Point and General Jim. He is consigned by Vaccarezza Racing, agent.

 

Wit (Practical Joke) – a 5-year-old Grade III winner and Grade I-placed is cataloged as a stallion prospect only. At two, he won the GIII Sanford S. and placed in the GI Hopeful S. and the GI Champagne S. At three, he won the GIII Bay Shore S. and the Better Talk Now S. and placed in the GI Hollywood Derby, the GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. and the GIII Bryan Station S. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, Wit retires with 10 wins/placings in 13 races and earnings of $648,000.

Click here for the enhanced digital catalog on www.Keeneland.com. The catalog, also available through the Equineline Sales Catalog iPad app, includes pedigrees, Equibase past performances and race videos, Daily Racing Form past performances, and Ragozin and Thoro-Graph figures. Consignors may upload photographs and walking videos.

A print catalog is now available for pickup from the Welcome Center at Keeneland along with a separate booklet with Equibase past performances. A supplemental catalog also will be printed prior to the sale.

A barn order list produced and distributed around Monday, Apr. 22 when the catalog–including supplements–is close to final.

 

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Blue Grass Farms Charities (BGFC) was named one of three non-profits to receive the “Maker's Mark Bourbon: Greats of the Gate” Man-O-War bottle proceeds. Proceeds from the Man o' War bottle will support construction of a new food pantry located at The Thoroughbred Center on Paris Pike, Keeneland's year-round training facility, making it accessible to industry workers.

For the first three years of the 10-year series, the “Greats of the Gate” bottle will also support Kentucky Harvest and Art Center of the Bluegrass. The Art Center of the Bluegrass connects people to art, culture, and creativity through exhibits, hands-on art making, arts appreciation, and cultural experiences, while the mission of Kentucky Harvest is to end local hunger by connecting with food donors and engaging volunteers to rescue excess food and move it from those who have it to those in need.

BGFC provides various programs and services, including food assistance program, to horsemen/women working on Central Kentucky farms, backstretch, and other Thoroughbred facilities. BGFC serves Fayette, Bourbon, Woodford, Scott and Jessamine area farms and facilities.

“This is a 'wish come true' and perfect timing for the charity, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary,” BGFC Executive Director Julie Kwasniewski said. “Along with our foodbank partners, the charity will now have a central location to regularly provide fresh food, along with grant-funded hygiene/baby, cleaning items to farm/track families. Most importantly, the TTC location will give better access to those in need of our benevolent services and referrals BGFC offers.”

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Two-time stakes winner Mr Fisk takes on four in the Californian, and undefeated Medoro is slated to meet seven in the Providencia.

Led by a $1.9 million filly by first-crop sire Tiz the Law purchased by Donato Lanni, agent for Michael Lund Petersen, the four-day Ocala Breeders' Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training showed steady strength throughout the April 17 second session.

The Coolmore-bred colt, one of just a dozen foals from the final crop of the 12-time champion sire, became the third-most expensive breezer sold in Europe and the second-most expensive to change hands at the Craven Sale.

Real Men Violin, Patriot Spirit, and Woodcourt—all off the board in Kentucky Derby (G1) points races this year—attempt to regroup against ungraded stakes competition in the $200,000 Illinois Derby April 21 at Hawthorne Race Course.

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races and the city of Charles Town, W.Va. announced the dedication of a commemorative panel of images and milestones honoring Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, the nation's first Black female horse trainer.

The Wanamaker's April Sale catalog is now available for viewing at wanamakers.com.

FanDuel TV, the New York Racing Association, Keeneland, and Santa Anita will team up with Hall of Fame jockeys April 21 for the sixth annual telethon to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.