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The coronavirus pandemic hit the horse racing world this week when star jockey Javier Castellano tested positive for COVID-19. The Kentucky Derby had already been postponed, and several racetracks have shut down amid the outbreak. One track that remains open, however, is Castellano's winter base, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, where…

The popular view of Tiz the Law did not change with his victory Saturday in the Travers Stakes. In fact, his odds to win next month's Kentucky Derby were cut to as short as odds-on. But the skeptical view of Tiz the Law was not drowned out by his 5½-length valedictory at Saratoga Race Course. The argument may still be made that he has not faced any…

It will be a different Haskell this year. The name of Monmouth Park's signature race has been changed to the Haskell Stakes from the Haskell Invitational because the coronavirus pandemic moved the Kentucky Derby from its traditional the first spot of the first Saturday in May to Sept. 5. As a result of the date change of the Kentucky Derby, the…

Florida Derby Draw: Tiz the Law 6-5 Favorite in 12-Horse Field… And it's on with the races at Gulfstream Park. As racing for the week began Wednesday (March 25), track officials conducted the post-position draw for Saturday's $750000 Florida Derby (G1), the signature race of the meet that many times produces the favorite for the Kentucky…

It will be a different Haskell this year. The $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park has been changed from an invitational and will serve as a Kentucky Derby prep race, with the Run for the Roses shifted from May 2 to Sept 5 due to the coronavirus pandemic. There will be 170 qualifying points available toward the Derby in the Haskell…

War of Will back in the winner's circle … The Haskell is coming, the Haskell is coming … The Brad and Flo show at Indiana Grand … Belmont's closing weekend … Tiz the Law resumes training … racist post from Kentucky horseman … A look at some news, notes, quotes and anecdotes from the world of horse racing this week, with a peek ahead. Where there's…