Topic: Jose Ortiz

The midpoint of the Thoroughbred racing season finds the chase for year-end honors ever more complex; Kingsbarn enters consideration with Stephen Foster win, Breeders' Cup bid.

The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at the storied Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

The defection of Deterministic opened the way for Grand Mo the First to take a spot in the May 4 Kentucky Derby.

The final round of Kentucky Derby preps is finally under way, with horses earning spots in the Churchill Downs starting gate in weekend action in Louisiana, Kentucky and Japan.

With weekend Kentucky Derby prep action stretching from the Bayous of Louisiana to Japan and back to New Mexico, two colts locked in spots in the Run for the Roses,

The Pegasus World Cup in Florida and the San Pasqual Stakes in California turned up some likely contenders for the $20 million Saudi Cup and the $12 million Dubai World Cup.

The world's top rated horse, Equinox, and Hong Kong star Romantic Warrior provided weekend horse racing thrills, while Breeders' Cup prepares for Monday's post-position draw for next weekend's World Championships.

With 17 Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" races settled in the past week, fields for the Nov. 3-4 Championships at Santa Anita are taking firm shape and a few trainers seem to have strong hands.

Breeders' Cup had seven "Win and You're In" races on the weekend card. and one of them looks to have landed a prime attraction in English and Irish Derby winner Auguste Rodin from the powerful Coolmore partners.

Older horses and a few 3-year-olds compete for Breeders' Cup Classic spots in Saturday's Jockey Club Gold Cup and Pacific Classic, both $1 million Grade I races.