The Challenge, presented by Gainesway, looks at how the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) division is shaping up ahead of the Christophe Clement Turf Stakes (G1T).
Sweet Azteca does not race often, but when she does look out. The massive gray/roan mare tops the field for the Rancho Bernardo Stakes (G3) Aug. 16 at Del Mar, with a start in the Breeders' Cup on the horizon.
Last year's King Edward Stakes (G2T) winner Gas Me Up will look for his second consecutive win in the CA$200,000 1-mile race Aug. 15 at Woodbine, where he will face a field of five.
HIWU alleges trainer Angel Quiroz, who trains some horses being investigated following dramatic improvement in races with questionable betting patterns, had a Fair Hill-based runner, Bonita Rough, test positive in a sample taken July 10.
Seismic Beauty, winner of the 2025 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1), has been retired from racing, according to Boyd Racing racing manager Brittany Linton.
A Florida state court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Gulfstream Park that sought to allow decoupling of its Thoroughbred racing program from it operation of slot machines.
The Association of Racing Commissioners International board has been informed by its president Ed Martin that this will be his last year as a full-time employee of the association.