Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher is continuing the mentoring legacy of the late D. Wayne Lukas, for whom he worked for before beginning his training career.
After a puzzling last-place finish in the New York Stakes (G1T), Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) winner Gezora aims to right the ship Aug. 2 in the $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course.
In Eye on the World, with BH correspondent and world traveler Bob Kieckhefer: The competition for the best international horses is heating up faster than Europe's summer temperatures with Breeders' Cup right in the middle of the action.
Graded stakes action Aug. 1 at Colonial Downs features the Graham Motion trainee and multiple graded stakes winner Gimme a Nother, as well as the Mark Casse-trained Alpyland, who seeks his third consecutive victory.
Former jockey turned attorney Cheyanna Closser (formerly Cheyanna Patrick) died July 29 from injuries sustained in a July 28 motor vehicle accident. She was 29.
Two King's Plate winners, Paramount Prince and Mansetti, and 2025 Prince of Wales Stakes victor Runaway Again will clash in the CA$175,000 Seagram Cup Stakes (G3) Aug. 1 at Woodbine.
Obliteration may not live up to his name as often these days as he did at the start of his career. But last year's 10 1/2-length winner of the Sanford (G3) returns to Saratoga in search of another graded victory in the July 31 Amsterdam (G2).
Churchill Downs Inc. reports record net revenue for the second quarter of 2026 on a day it also announces a return to 100% ownership of United Tote Company, while also providing update on capital projects at its flagship racetrack in Louisville, Ky.
Group 2 winner Arctic Glamour (Frosted) will likely visit Zoustar this spring after selling to Julia Ritchie and Widden Stud for AU$640,000 at the close of the Inglis Digital Australia July (Late) Sale July 29.