Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Confidence Game, who missed the May 20 Preakness Stakes (G1) after training below standard, according to trainer Keith Desormeaux, is receiving a rest after a checkup from equine surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage. Source

Royal Scotsman bids for classic glory once again May 27 after he was beaten two-and-a-quarter lengths when third in the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) at Newmarket after enduring a luckless passage through the race. Source

Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable’s grade 1 winner Tapit Trice and Alexandres’ last-out allowance optional claiming winner Il Miracolo breezed five furlongs apiece May 26 in preparation for the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes (G1) June 10. Source

Trainer Patricio Baeza will saddle five starters, including Stud Dona Eliana Spa’s hard-charging filly Mama Lili and Herane Escaff’s Mi Elegido, in the 1 1/4-mile Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella May 29 at Club Hipico de Santiago in Chile. Source

Bobby Jennings, a successful California-based jockey who won more than 1,100 races but was best known for being a racing anomaly as a six-foot rider, passed away at a care facility in Sacramento May 23 following a lengthy illness at age 79. Source

Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Pretty Mischievous is scheduled to return in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park June 9, trainer Brendan Walsh said. Source

In Jonesboro’s seven-year career he had 14 wins, 11 seconds, four thirds, and $1,550,685 in earnings in 50 career starts. Source

During a spring at Churchill Downs filled with equine loss, in which at least nine horses racing or training at the track have died since April 27, one ongoing safety initiative at the Louisville, Ky., oval has provided cause for optimism. Source

Champion Echo Zulu, one of the most brilliant 2-year-old fillies in recent memory, returns to action for her 2023 debut in the $225,000 Winning Colors Stakes (G3) May 29 at Churchill Downs. Source

A statement from Churchill Downs Inc. on the recent United States District Court favorable ruling in its ban of Bob Baffert from its tracks. Source