Nicole Russo

Explora will be scratched from the Grade 2, $1 million Fantasy on Friday at Oaklawn, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed. The development was first reported by Ed DeRosa of Horse Racing Nation. Baffert said Explora had an elevated temperature and is being treated with antibiotics.

Welcome to the #OTTB dressage club! @tbdressage4all

JOURNALISM breezes an easy 5f in 1:01.80 outside his workmate at ⁦@santaanitapark⁩ for @mwmracing. The classic-winning colt continues preparation for his highly anticipated 4yo campaign for our #ETP partners, Bridlewood, Don Alberto, Bob LaPenta, et al. #BelieveBIG 🩵

Lorelei Lee takes control early, earning 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks 🌸

Fulleffort earns 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, securing his spot in the starting gate! 🌹

Stark Contrast second and Medici third. 2-11-6-12. #Turfway #KyDerby

Fulleffort, second in the Leonatus and second in the Battaglia, gets it done in the G3 Jeff Ruby at #Turfway, seemingly punching a #KyDerby ticket

California shipper Stark Contrast, second in #BC25 Juvenile Turf, won Eddie Logan in January. #Turfway

Medici was second by a nose in the Pasadena last out. #Turfway

They're in the paddock for the feature, the G3 Jeff Ruby, with 100 #KyDerby points to the winner. Fulleffort looks to break through and punch his ticket after finishing second in Leonatus and Battaglia at #Turfway

Trainer Mike Maker says Lorelei Lee will be a #KyOaks late nominee

Lorelei Lee, who was not an early #KyOaks nominee (although she could be a late nomination), takes them all the way in the Bourbonette Oaks at #Turfway. 11-9-2-10

Think you can draw a line through the last for La Ville Lumiere, who ships in from California for the Bourbonette Oaks. #Turfway #KyOaks

Resplendence leads them out for the Bourbonette Oaks. She is looking to win her third straight race from the one hole at #Turfway; took Cincinnati Trophy last out to pick up some #KyOaks points.

That’s three stakes wins in a row today for John Velazquez. #Turfway

Willy D’s turns back a bid from defending winner Mercante to take the G3 Kentucky Cup Classic at #Turfway. 5-9-1-3

Wadsworth was a close second in a stakes-quality AOC at #Turfway last out, his first start in more than a year.

Honor Marie is coming off a win in the Dust Commander at #Turfway

Endlessly returns to #Turfway, where he won the 2024 Ruby.

Mercante, a great comeback story last year, makes his season debut looking to repeat in the G3 Kentucky Cup Classic at #Turfway