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On the final day of a weather-delayed breeze show, the workouts were uninterrupted to wrap up the 2022 OBS March Under Tack show.

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The weekend proved a time of positive results for second-crop sire Classic Empire (by Pioneerof the Nile). In addition to having Classy Edition finish second in the Grade 2 Davona Dale Stakes at Gulfstream, the stallion’s son Morello went a step better and won the G3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct by 4 ½ lengths.

Over the past few months, an exciting group of prospects pointing to the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and other Triple Crown races has gained attention by earning qualifying points in stakes around the country or by winning maiden and allowance races.

The loss of champion Arrogate (by Unbridled’s Song) on June 2, 2020, rocked breeding and racing to its core. The sport had lost a star and potential leading sire far too early; the gallant gray was a source of excitement to those associated with him. He was a rock of hope for the future to the sport and its fans.After the young stallion’s death at age seven, we were left to wonder what might have been and what might yet be, because at the time of his death, Arrogate’s oldest foals were yea...

Kathleen O. will look to run her undefeated record to 3-and-0 in Saturday’s $200,000 Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park

The rule limiting stallions born from 2020 onwards from breeding more than 140 mares was adopted in May 2020 amid concerns around the narrowing of the diversity of the Thoroughbred gene pool in the US.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Risen Star S. (G2) at Fair Grounds.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans, La., with a competitive field of 10 horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford (Grade 2) at Fair Grounds. Horses with promise have emerged each week in point-bearing prep races since this year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve commenced on Sept. 18. The 3-year-old picture should come into a sharper focus over seven of the next eight weekends...

White Abarrio stars in Holy Bull; Girl With a Dream wires Forward Gal at the Kentucky Derby. The 2022 Kentucky Derby is the 148th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.