Jockeys will take on horsemen in the Aug. 5 charity basketball game at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center. The event benefits programs within the New York Track Chaplaincy and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, with free admission for fans.
One of the key figures behind Formula 1 auto racing's meteoric rise in popularity plans to help launch a team-based horse racing league next season that has drawn many of the sport's biggest owners, according to a July 9 release.
View From the Owner's Box for July 2026 looks at typical expenses Thoroughbred owners can expect. Panelists include Tracy Attfield of TLore, Emily Anderson of Dean Dorton, and trainer David Donk.
One winner exiting a race does not make it a "key" race, but there's no doubt the May 2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs was a "key" race.
Delta Squad Racing's graded stakes winner Prom Queen will look to get back on track July 11 in the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
A field of nine experienced males will contest the $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap (G3) July 11 at Prairie Meadows. Last year's victor Cornishman is set to clash with recent grade 3 winners Navajo Warrior and Heroic Move.
Convergent heads to Newmarket for the first time to contest the Prince of Wales's Stakes (G2) and is set to race on ground quicker than good for the first time in his career.
Jockey Javier Castellano will be out for three weeks with a minor lower back injury following a four-horse spill in the July 3 Wild Applause Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.