Two horses that spent the late winter and spring on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and another that has blown away New York-bred competition at every asking headline the field for the July 13 New York Derby at Finger Lakes.
The slimmed-down July Sale catalog saw the offering reduced by 20% (128 lots) compared to last year's edition. In turn, aggregate sales fell by 18% year-on-year to 13,837,500 guineas.
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.
Ontario Racing announces that $10 million in new funding for the province's Thoroughbred racing industry will be used to invest in increased breeders' rewards, purses, and overall expansion of Ontario-bred racing opportunities.
Oaklawn Park unveils its 2026-27 stakes schedule July 9, featuring 61 stakes races worth $18.79 million. The $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) is now positioned three weeks before the Kentucky Derby April 10.
Convergent heads to Newmarket for the first time to contest the Princess of Wales's Stakes (G2) and is set to race on ground quicker than good for the first time in his career.
The globetrotting Rebel's Romance justified 8-11 favoritism in gutsy fashion in the July 9 Princess of Wales's Stakes (G2) for Godolphin and Charlie Appleby. The 8-year-old Dubawi gelding notched his 22nd career win.