Horse Racing News

Noble's Promise has been ruled out of the May 15 Preakness at Pimlico and will be pointed instead to a race at the Royal Ascot meet in England in June, trainer Ken McPeek said Friday.

Legislation that would advance $17 million to the New York Racing Association for operations is being held up by concerns raised by the state's budget division over the how the advance would be funded, according to NYRA officials.

Crider is a stalker who could find himself in the garden spot Saturday in the Lone Star Derby. He was one of six horses entered in the Grade 3, $200,000 race that drew an ample amount of pace, led by two-time allowance winner Henshin Hero.

If things go as well the next two Saturdays for WinStar Farm as they went last Saturday, its management team could have an interesting decision to make come Belmont Stakes time.

General Quarters likely will be pointed to the Aug. 21 Arlington Million after making a sensational impression on grass, according to owner-trainer Tom McCarthy.

Ice Box, the second-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, will bypass the Preakness Stakes, second leg of the Triple Crown on May 15 at Pimlico.

Here are just a few observations from Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Oaks heroine Blind Luck may make her next start in the $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park on June 26, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Sunday.

Jeremy Noseda, the trainer of Gotham Stakes winner Awesome Act, said he believes a wet track would benefit his horse in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

Calvin Borel boldly predicted he's going to win the Triple Crown after Super Saver sloshed to a 2.5-length victory in the Kentucky Derby.