While all eyes will be on Preakness winner Rombauer and 2yo champ Essential Quality, Saturday’s Belmont Stakes offers intrigue beyond them.
Off to the Races Radio returns to the air April 3 with a show featuring Blood-Horse editorial director Evan Hammonds and author Vicky Moon.
Horse of the Year candidate Accelerate is the morning line favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park.
The Virginia-bred Stellar Wind has had two heart-breaking trips to the Breeders’ Cup. Friday she’ll try again to add the Distaff to her collection of major wins.
Forty-two horses are nominated to the Grade 2 Penn Mile, which anchors a seven-stake card at Penn National.
For Keswick Stables, Stellar Wind is the end of the line: the last horse out of the last mare. “Nice to go out with a bang,” says Keswick’s owner.