Hot Rod Honey becomes the initial stakes winner for Ocala Stud's first-crop sire Roadster with a striking 4 1/4-length victory in the $96,500 Sharp Susan Stakes July 3 at Gulfstream Park.

Woodbine Entertainment, with approval from the Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario and consultation from the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, has added a rescheduled race date for July 6 at Woodbine.

A vibrant Hong Kong International Sale July 3 saw 16 horses sold at Sha Tin, with a Deep Field gelding topping the sale at HK$9.2 million for purchaser Alan Hu. A second son of the four-time Hong Kong champion sire nets HK$6.6 million.

Former Santa Anita Park track superintendent Ron Moore dies at age 80 from complications of a recent stroke.

Colonial Downs has canceled racing for July 4, the track announced on social media. Like much of the country, Virginia has been hit by sweltering heat this week.

Will Stroud has made great strides as a horse owner, and he will be hoping to secure a grade 1 double July 4 at Saratoga with Title Role in the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1T) and Kensington Lane in the $600,000 Belmont Oaks (G1T).

Seeking to bounce back from a disappointing fourth last out over wet ground, French star Calandagan resumes racing July 5 in France in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1).

NYRA's "Saratoga Live" begins another highly anticipated summer season of live racing broadcasts on FS1 and FS2 from Saratoga Race Course.

A grade 1 showdown for 3-year-olds on the grass takes place July 4 in the Belmont Derby (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course.

Sweet Azteca and Grand Slam Smile, two multiple stakes winners out of Grand Slam mares, meet for the first time in the July 4 Great Lady M Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos Race Course.