Horse Racing News on April 10, 2014

Tapiture, Strong Mandate, and Ride On Curlin butt heads once more at Oaklawn Park in the The $1 million Arkansas Derby April 12, and they'll be joined by another new shooter from the Bob Baffert barn in Bayern.

Lemon Drop Dream, tracking a blistering pace into the stretch, charged home to register a well-timed victory in the $294,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap in his graded stakes debut April 10 at Oaklawn Park.

A total of 15 sophomores were entered on Wednesday at Keeneland for the Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes

Will Take Charge, who has been stabled at Oaklawn Park throughout the winter but has not yet partaken in any of the track's major races for older horses, will be among the attractions on closing day of the Hot Springs, Arkansas, track when he heads a fiel

Already 3-for-3 at Keeneland, Judy the Beauty will try to nail down the first grade I victory of her career Saturday, April 12 in the $300,000 Madison Stakes at the Lexington track.