Horse Racing News by Associated Press

Likely Kentucky Derby favorite Eskendereya is out of the Run for the Roses.

A colt from the first crop of Bernardini brought $625,000 to top sales Monday at Keeneland's April 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.

Jockey Victor Espinoza received a three-day ban for his riding in the Santa Anita Derby, while Garrett Gomez was fined for punching Espinoza afterward.

Charles John "Chick" Lang, the longtime head of Pimlico Race Course who helped make the Preakness a must-watch for sports fans around the country, has died. He was 83.

The owner of Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra says his filly won't run against Zenyatta in a $5 million race in Arkansas, but he's proposing a three-race series in which the leading ladies will meet.