Scottish Lassie has won her past two Saratoga Race Course starts by a combined 24 lengths, and she aims to add to that margin July 24 in the $250,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2).
The July 25 main event is one of the highlights of the sport's summer, and features a clash of the generations as Calandagan, Masquerade Ball, and Benvenuto Cellini square off.
Breeders' Cup Charities' Annual Day of Giving returns July 22, exactly 100 days before the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland. A $100,000 matching gift from Ken Freirich will double donations in support of Thoroughbred industry charities.
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst looks at how Woodbine and NYRA are partnering with technology companies to provide new handicapping and wagering tools for horseplayers.
The July 20 Hawthorne Race Course bankruptcy hearing provided a triple whammy for horsemen: Racing is over; there is no money to pay some $1 million in purses due to them; and they have to clear out from their backstretch home by Aug. 31.