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Brooke Marie sat close to a slow early pace and kept to her task through the lane to prevail by a half length in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Monrovia Stakes at Santa Anita.

Six fillies and mares will be racing down Santa Anita's hillside turf course in Saturday's Grade 2 Monrovia Stakes.

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Jack Christopher at the Kentucky Derby. The 2021 Kentucky Derby is the 147th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

Jack Christopher much the best in Champagne at the Kentucky Derby. The 2021 Kentucky Derby is the 147th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

Cornerstone Spendthrift Farm Sire Malibu Moon Dies At Age 24 Sponsored by: Malibu Moon Malibu Moon, the foundation sire of B. Wayne Hughes Spendthrift Farm, died suddenly on Tuesday in his paddock of an apparent heart attack. The distinguished son of A.P. Indy was 24. “He started Spendthrift for us,” said Hughes, founder of the modern-era Spendthrift. “Without Malibu Moon, we are not where we are today. It takes a special horse, and he was just that. This is a sad day.” A pere...

Mark Shrager Wins Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award For Diane Crump Biography Sponsored by: Veteran turf writer Mark Shrager has won the 15th Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, presented by Castleton Lyons, for Diane Crump, A Horse-Racing Pioneers Life in the Saddle. The winner was announced on May 10 via Zoom conference for the second straight year due to pandemic concerns. Previously, the by-invitation winners reception had been held on-site at the Ryan familys Lexington-based farm, and hopes are th...

Sponsored by: Medina Spirit fends off Mandaloun in the 2021 Kentucky Derby The lyrics of Dan Foglebergs song Run for the Roses, “the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance,” are well understood in assessing Medina Spirit, the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. By measures of pedigree fashion, economic success, or marquee appeal, the dark brown son of Protonico and Mongolian Changa (by Brilliant Speed) was not a star. But in the Grade 1 classic at Churchill Downs, the colt wh...

$310,000 Crew Dragon Tops Keeneland April Horses Of Racing Age Sale Sponsored by: Hip 50, Crew Dragon, brought $310,000 at the Keeneland April Horses of Racing Age Sale. D.M.I. paid $310,000 for Crew Dragon, a 3-year-old stakes-placed, winning colt by Exaggerator, to record the highest price of todays Keeneland April Horses of Racing Age Sale. Lanes End, agent, consigned Crew Dragon, who is out of the Malibu Moon mare Go Go Dana. For the one-day sale, 37 horses grossed $2.44 million, ...

Three Finalists Named For Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Sponsored by: Three finalists have been selected for the 15th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award from more than a dozen quality submissions published in 2020. These include two comprehensive biographies about barrier-breaking women and an engaging novel of hope and heartbreak. “This was the year of debut authors, including the fiction finalist,” said judge Kay Coyte, a former Washington Post and racing publications editor. “Part of...