Yielding turf, schmielding turf - Master of the Seas utterly dominant in the Makers Mark Mile Keeneland Racing. Godolphin / Appleby 1-2 with Naval Power a clear second.

Fierceness got back to work this a m at Palm Beach Downs breezing an easy 1/2 with Agate Road in 25.59 50.17 out 103.32 in total maintenance mode over a dry and cuppy track with Johnny V. flying in overnight from Keeneland to take his regular seat aboard the Fla Derby winner.

**ATTENTION HORSEMEN** Delta Downs will conduct two days of non-pari-mutuel American Quarter Horse schooling races for 2-year-olds tonight, Thursday, April 11 and tomorrow, Friday, April 12. First post time each night 7:30pm. Fans are welcome to attend.

Please help us locate Aydan Burt, who was reported missing to our agency. He is known to frequent the downtown area. If you see him, please contact us at (518)584-1800.

#KyDerby candidate Just Steel breezed five-eighths in 1:00.80 in the mud #Thursday at #Oaklawn . He is coming off a runner-up finish in the #Arkansas Derby.

Trainer D. Wayne #Lukas said earlier this week that Just Steel is scheduled to ship Monday to #ChurchillDowns .

Congratulations to our clients that bred Keystone Paula (Bettor’s Delight) to Cannibal and was just confirmed in foal!

Cannibal’s book is full, but we have some other fantastic options if you want to breed in New York!

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Controlled Temper (2/1),a slight favorite over Snappin Buttons, rallies past that one in deep stretch as Dylan Davis 🇺🇸🏇🍀 gets his 3rd win on the card, this one for Joe Sharp / JSR Racing ⚪️🔴⚫️🏇🏻 7-6-2-3

'Dance Card, dam of Cody's Wish, named Kentucky broodmare of the year'

Nicole Russo has the news.
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We are off and rolling at the 2024 Equine Affaire, Inc. in Columbus, OH! The #standardbred breed will be well represented all weekend.
See show details here ➡ bit.ly/4cLHyF3

Jessica Schroeder
Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association

This 1847 drawing is glued into a very old horse racing-related scrapbook. It's magnificent.

I marvel at the unknown (to me) artist's vision and talent - and I'd guess sense of humor, as the 'Bob Peel - his nose' detail reflects.

It's one of two illustrations in the scrapbook.

Betty is beautiful (and clearly a great talent!)! 😍

Happy birthday, Rocketry! The multiple graded stakes winner, who holds track records at NYRA (🗽), Churchill Downs, & Keeneland, is living the ambassador life at Old Friends. We were thrilled to visit him last week... make sure you say hi when you're in Kentucky! #blastoff 🚀

Pleasant Embrace absolutely runs them off their feet, becoming BUCCHERO'S 66th winner from 110 runners. After 721 starts, his runners continue to finish in the 💰 an incredible 47% of the time.

Old school, hard knocking race horses.

NYTB

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Congratulations to Into Mischief who was named 2023 Kentucky Sire of the Year!

Spendthrift Farm

Thoughts of Big Brown's birthday brings thoughts of his dam MIEN and second dam MIASMA, here at Monticule in December 2009.

MIEN (Nureyev) also produced graded stakes winner Archaggelos, etc.; MIASMA (Lear Fan) produced, among others, stakes winner Queen of the Creek.

The $150,000 Top Flight Stakes was not carded at AQU for Saturday. It will be brought back as an extra for Sunday, entries for that card will be taken on Thursday.

How great is this? So grateful to have Big Brown as a #NYsire !

'We might wait to run her in the Black-Eyed Susan.”

-Trainer Steve #Asmussen on #Recharge

The #SunlandPark Oaks winner also has a stakes option at #Oaklawn .

More: drf.com/news/recharge-…

💛HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY TO ELATE!!!
MG1W Claiborne & Dilschneider homebred by Medaglia d'Oro, trained by Bill Mott

Happy 19th birthday 🎂🎈🥳 to dual classic-winning champion 🤎BIG BROWN!, looking grand at Irish Hill Century Farm.

Among the feel-good stallion's biggest fans are Irish Hill gents Bill, Luis and Francisco. And countless among us, too, of course!

SO glad BIG BROWN stands in NY!