Lucky Lilac found a lucky opening between rivals in deep stretch and ran through and on to victory in the Osaka Hai (G1) April 5 at Hanshin Racecourse, promising good things for the remainder of the season.

President Donald Trump held a conference call April 4 with major leagues sports and entertainment executives to discuss the 2020 landscape in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drew Fleming, president and CEO of Breeders’ Cup, was on the call.

As a result of this unsettling climate where the future is so gray, Racing Welfare, often an unsung hero of the sport, is needed now more than ever, as the figures dictate.

An owner update from the Thoroughbred Owners of California stated that “there have been discussions with Santa Anita, Los Alamitos and the CHRB regarding the possibility of transferring (suspended) live racing dates from Santa Anita to Los Alamitos.”

Ten Broeck Farm’s Kimari returned to the dirt April 4 at Oaklawn Park and rallied to take the $100,000 Purple Martin Stakes on a sloppy track.

Standout performances on talent-laden April 4 card in Australia.

Winner of the Feb. 15 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie Stakes (G3) at Laurel Park in her most recent start, the 5-year-old daughter of Majestic Warrior will be bred to Irish War Cry.

Canadian horse racing’s guidance for clenbuterol use has been extended from seven days out from raceday to 28 days out, with new testing effective May 1, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency announced April 3.

Oaklawn Park’s eighth race on April 4, proved a rough affair, resulting in the disqualification of its unofficial winner, Winning Impression, and his demotion to fifth by track stewards. This action elevated Finnick the Fierce into first.

After not drawing in to the March 28 Appleton Stakes (G3T) as an also-eligible entry, Harrell Ventures’ 4-year-old colt Halladay led gate to wire to take the April 4 feature race at Gulfstream Park, drawing away by three lengths in the end. 

There was a time in the winter when Jack Wolf expected this weekend to be a busy and quite memorable time.

An Australian mare with an unusual diet sprang a 40-1 surprise April 4 in the Doncaster Mile (G1) at Randwick.

Oaklawn Park’s eighth race on April 4, proved a rough affair, resulting in the disqualification of its unofficial winner, Winning Impression, and his demotion to fifth by track stewards. This action elevated Finnick the Fierce into first.

The Professional Jockeys Association is preparing a system to offer hardship grants to its members, which could come in as early as next week.

An owner update from the Thoroughbred Owners of California stated that “there have been discussions with Santa Anita, Los Alamitos and the CHRB regarding the possibility of transferring (suspended) live racing dates from Santa Anita to Los Alamitos.”

With the cancellation of the Spring Meet and COVID-19 still a looming threat in North America and around the world, Keeneland has implemented to methods to ensure the safety of their employees, all while giving back to their community.

David Lanigan, 44, trained 202 winners in Britain, and he saddled Main Sequence to a runner-up finish in the 2012 Investec Epsom Derby (G1).

Matthew O’Connor notched his first career win April 4 at Gulfstream Park, saddling Sean O’Connor Jr.’s Duellist for an off-the-pace victory in the opener of a 12-race program.

Tonalist’s Shape, who lost for the first time in six starts when seventh in the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) March 28, is likely to receive a short freshening with hopes of returning to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail later this summer.