Last year's 2,000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold, who gave owners Al Shaqab Racing a first Classic victory, has been retired after sustaining an injury in the Lockinge.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien is expected to have six runners in the Epsom Derby as he attempts to win the classic for a sixth time.

Adam Kirby believes a first Investec Derby ride could deliver a famous triumph on Saturday with the in-form jockey forecasting Godolphin's Dubai Thunder will run "a big race" despite having just one run under his belt.

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Gerald Mosse has been signed by new racing organisation Phoenix Thoroughbreds as their retained jockey.

Race favorite, Frankel filly Soul Stirring, took advantage of the firm track condition and demonstrated her winning ways in dominating the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) at Toyko on Sunday.

Churchill is set to bid for a Guineas double at the Curragh on Saturday, according to trainer Aidan O'Brien, seemingly ending any lingering hopes he could be aimed at the Investec Derby.

French trainer Freddy Head has been forced to call time on the career of multiple Group One-winning miler Solow.

Any hopes of a Triple Crown for 2017 bit the dust in a shock result to the 142nd edition of the Preakness Stakes as Cloud Computing (Chad Brown/Javier Castellano) ran down Classic Empire inside the final furlong to claim the $1.5 million contest by a head.

The two-day Pan American Conference, co-hosted by The Jockey Club and the Latin American Racing Channel (LARC), concluded Friday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Washington with presentations on a wide variety of topics by prominent individuals from inside and outside the Thoroughbred racing industry.

Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming has surprised his trainer Todd Pletcher with how well he has bounced back from his victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Final Boss came wide and late but ended up scoring a remarkably convincing victory in the Korean Derby at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

Four-year-old Admire Lead captured her first grade-race victory in this year's Victoria Mile after being sent off sixth favorite in a field of 17, putting away three G1 champions.

Zhukova has given pioneering Irish trainer Dermot Weld another notable overseas victory in the Man O'War Stakes at Belmont Park in the United States yesterday.

Favourite Always Dreaming has led all the way to win a muddy Kentucky Derby at CHurchill Downs.

Champion trainer Aidan O'Brien has claimed a record eighth 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

The Bob Baffert-trained Abel Tasman has come from last to win the Kentucky Oaks for the China Horse Club.

Four-time G1 winner meets with injury in training

Rain has hit Churchill Downs at the start of an expected a three-day stretch of wet weather leading up to the Kentucky Derby.

Godolphin has been trying to win the Kentucky Derby since 1999, and according to trainer Saeed bin Suroor, Thunder Snow is Sheikh Mohammed's strongest chance yet.