A number of top products of Florida’s breeding industry will be on display for the 14th renewal of the Florida Cup April 2 at Tampa Bay Downs, an afternoon that will feature six $100,000 stakes restricted to Florida-breds.

With undefeated Mastery sidelined after an injury following the San Felipe Stakes (G2), Bob Baffert will go to his bench in quest of victory in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 8.

Gun Runner lost the battle to Arrogate in the Dubai World Cup (G1), but connections of the son of Candy Ride are already planning for at least one rematch in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 4 at Del Mar.

Stakes-placed son of Empire Maker will stand for $1,500.

Under the guidance of its new director of track maintenance, Dennis Moore, Del Mar has started a process to modify its main track to replicate the banking and grading of its sister track to the north, Santa Anita Park.

Gun Runner lost the battle to Arrogate in the Dubai World Cup (G1), but the connections of the son of Candy Ride are already planning for at least one rematch in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 4 at Del Mar.

M M G Stables’ Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) hopeful El Areeb will miss his scheduled start in the Wood Memorial (G2) as well as the Derby because of a bone chip in his right front knee, trainer Cal Lynch said March 30.

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In an interview with CNN Sport March 25 at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum stated his intention to raise the purse of the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1).

The sale of Suffolk Downs to a major Boston real estate development company was green-lighted by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission at a public hearing March 30, but the deal will not adversely affect the six-day live meet planned for this summer.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced March 30 that Churchill Downs Inc. has rejoined the organization and that Bill Mudd, president and chief operating officer of CDI, has been appointed to the NTRA’s Board of Directors. 

HRRN Plans Coverage of Florida Derby, Louisiana Derby

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced March 30 that Churchill Downs Inc. has re-joined the organization and that Bill Mudd, President and Chief Operating Officer of CDI, has been appointed to the NTRA’s Board of Directors. 

The International Aftercare Forum will be held in conjunction with the Pan American Conference in Washington, D.C.

Taghleeb, Sadler’s Joy, Reporting Star, and Patterson Cross will continue tangling with one another in long-distance events on the turf when they hook up in the Pan American at Gulfstream Park going 12 furlongs.

Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs last summer made one of the most fortunate purchases of recent years when she bought from Ogden Phipps a 3-year-old War Admiral filly named Searching.

The Al Quoz Sprint (G1) may not be the last time the son of 2004 Florida Derby (G1) runner-up Value Plus meets the world’s top turf sprinters on a straight course. His big performance now opens the door to even more prestigious events.

A Kentucky-bred son of Malibu Moon topped the Barretts March select 2-year-olds in training sale at $675,000 March 29 at Del Mar.