Flutter Entertainment, which in the United States operates the FanDuel sports and horse race betting app, announced Aug 5. that Dan Taylor will be appointed group CEO, effective Oct. 1, when he will also join Flutter's board of directors.

Coverage of the Thoroughbred industry expands in the days ahead as BloodHorse and other outlets plan livestreams of big industry events. On the racing side, FOX will cover an especially strong edition of the Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 8 at Saratoga. 

In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) winner Twinkle Town shines a spotlight on WinStar Farm's repatriated sire Take Charge Indy.

Debutante Stakes

Manitoba Oaks

The Thoroughbred Championship Series is a hot topic on podcasts this week; as well as the death of horse whisperer Monty Roberts.

Magnitude is coming off an impressive 1 1/4-length victory in the June 27 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs and now heads into the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Jockey Robby Albarado, the regular rider on Horses of the Year Curlin and Mineshaft, has died at the age of 52.

A pair of nicely bred juvenile fillies in Life Changing and Voyager have been named BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects following their impressive victories in the past week at Saratoga Race Course.

Hawthorne Race Course, bankrupt and one deadline away from being sold for demolition, has applied for 2027 racing dates.