Maker Honored to Stable in Longtime Lukas Barn See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating Kentucky Derby (G1) preparations continue each morning under the watchful eyes of trainers, some of them atop ponies. Yet someone is unmistakably absent at the Louisville, Ky., track in 2026: "The Coach," D. Wayne Lukas. Read more
BH at the Derby: California Horses Breeze Quickly See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating On the April 27 episode of BloodHorse at the Derby: We discuss contenders who breezed April 26-27 and speak with Alejandro Galindo (Intrepido), Doug O'Neill (Pavlovian), Declan Cannon and Bhupat Seemar (Six Speed), and John Ennis (Great White). Read more
Six Speed 'Ready to Go' After Final Maintenance Work See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating In his only breeze over the Churchill Downs track April 27, Six Speed looked a lot easier to handle as he pleased connections with his final piece of maintenance ahead of the May 2 Kentucky Derby. Read more
Preakness Next for 2025 Champagne Winner Napoleon Solo See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating Trainer Chad Summers said April 27 that 2025 Champagne Stakes (G1) winner Napoleon Solo is aimed for the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1), a decision reached after weighing options with owner Al Gold of Gold Square. Read more
Sales Companies, Stallion Farms Expand Pledge to TAA See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Keeneland Association, Fasig-Tipton, Ocala Breeders' Sales, and a group of leading North American stallion farms announced April 27 a significant expansion of their financial commitment to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA). Read more