Rider Irad Ortiz Jr. capped off his week with a record-equaling six-win Saturday for the July 25 card at Saratoga Race Course. With two graded stakes victories that day, he totaled 12 wins, earning Jockey of the Week for July 20-26.

The July 29 live racing program at Saratoga Race Course has been canceled due to torrential rain impacting Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region.

In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, another branch of the A. P. Indy sire line stepped into the spotlight with the victory of Counting Stars in the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) July 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

Podcast Playback: Quotes of Interest From Racing Podcasts, July 22-28

Fasig-Tipton's July Digital Sale closed July 28 with gross sales of $2,984,500 for 101 horses sold. The average price was $29,549 and the median was $15,000.

Andrea "Ande" Phipps, who died July 28, was the wife of the late Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, the longtime chairman of The Jockey Club.

The 4-year-old son of Not This Time is undefeated so far this year and has earned more than $9.6 million. Magnitude will race in Winchell Thoroughbreds colors for the remainder of his racing career.

In total, 148 yearlings are cataloged to sell at the 2026 Texas Thoroughbred Association Summer Yearling Sale Aug. 25 at The Mary Ruyle Sales Pavilion at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Rebecca Menzies could be in for the biggest day of her career as she bids for a breakthrough group success at Glorious Goodwood.

Shadwell's dual group 1 winner Ghanaati, the brilliant classic heroine who later became a successful broodmare, has died at the age of 20.