The rain has come and it’s looking like it will be sloppy today

Congratulations to Dan Illman who has been named recipient of the 2024 Old Hilltop Award for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction!

Dan will be presented with the Old Hilltop Award May 16 at the Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico Race Course.

Great Work Dan!

This is remarkably awful on so many levels. People’s careers are at stake

Trainer Phil Schoenthal Kingdom Bloodstock/Phil Schoenthal Racing Stable has a provisional suspension reduced to 15 days by proving the contamination source and due to extensive training/education program. Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/3vPEib3 Eric Mitchell

#MDBred The Band Runs On, the 2022 MHBA Yearling Show Grand Champion, is set for his career debut tomorrow at Laurel Park! Bred by Ellen Charles under the nom de course Hillwood Stable LLC, he'll break from post position seven in the sixth race, with a post time of 3:01 p.m.

You often see strange things late at night, but on April 5, travelers at Warwick Farm train station in Australia had a loose horse for company. It was caught and found unharmed. More: go.bloodhorse.com/3VQN7vK via Racing Post

Society Ball, 3YO Maryland Thoroughbred filly by Great Notion, stretches out to 1M and comfortably wins N1X allowance Maryland Jockey Club Saturday with Tais Lyapustina riding for Lacey Gaudet and Squire Thoroughbreds. (Jim McCue 📷)

For some perspective on the six wins by jockey Frankie Dettori at Santa Anita so far Saturday, through the 7th of 12 races - the track record of seven wins was set by another legend, Laffit Pincay, Jr., in March 1987. There have been 15 occasions when riders have won six. #drf

Frankie Dettori is on a heater today!!! Nothing Like You wins the Santa Anita Park Oaks. 5 on the day so far for Frankie!!

And just like that.

William Buick with an elite celebration as he wins the Sheema Classic on Rebels Romance. Last time i photographed his was winning the Breeders' Cup Turf Keeneland

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🗣️'He is a very easy horse.'

Jeremiah (Jerry) was in the press room earlier today. Catch up on what he had to say about his defending champion SIBELIUS in the Dubai Golden Shaheen.

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All smiles for team STONEWALL STAR in the Biogio's Rose! Congratulations De Paz Racing! 😁Maggie Wolfendale

Huge day for Jaime Rodriguez as grabs four wins on the day! #MJC

One more time for Dave 💕☝🏼

The California Horse Racing Board strongly rebuked Santa Anita after its threat to close if it didn't get its way. The CHRB authorized giving racing dates to Pleasanton. lat.ms/3x6i2dg

The California Horse Racing Board voted 6-0 Thursday to allocate racing dates for a 10-week race meeting at Pleasanton in October to replace Golden Gate Fields. Organizers must still apply for a race license. Plenty on this later this afternoon on DRF.com. #drf

The New York Racing Association, NYRA (🌳) today announced that reserved tables in the Saratoga Race Course picnic paddock will be sold exclusively through a random drawing for Belmont Stakes Day on Saturday, June 8. ⤵️

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No Parx shippers allowed at Maryland tracks until further notice. Unless that ban is lifted very soon, it's gonna put a damper on Saturday's stakes: no Aoife's Magic or Kiss for Luck in the Beyond the Wire, and no Speedyness in the Private Terms.