Aidan O'Brien has declared Benvenuto Cellini and Minnie Hauk among his team of four for one of the biggest races of the flat season in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 25 at Ascot Racecourse.

Donna Barton Brothers will return as master of ceremonies, and Joe Bianca will serve as the auctioneer when New York Race Track Chaplaincy hosts its 19th annual brunch Aug. 12 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Deva Racing, whose director is Ryan Tongue, has allegedly failed to pay its syndicate members prize-money winnings and oversold shares in its horses.

Fasig-Tipton catalogs 146 racing and breeding prospects for its July Digital Sale, which opened for bidding July 23 and will close July 28. Maiden-breaking juveniles Velvet Beretta and impressive 9-length winner Cha Cha Baby are among the draft.

Donna Barton Brothers will return as master of ceremonies, and Joe Bianca will serve as the auctioneer when New York Race Track Chaplaincy hosts its 19th annual brunch Aug. 12 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Seeking his first graded victory, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Built is tabbed as a clear 8-5 morning-line favorite in the $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (G2) July 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

Japanese ace Masquerade Ball has yet to reach the ceiling of his abilities, according to his trainer, as he prepares for a rematch with Calandagan in a scintillating King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 25.

Maryland horseman Bill Reightler died July 21 from pancreatic cancer, according to a social media post from his daughter, Betsy Reightler.

John Guarnere's homebred Johnny G won in his second career start July 22 at Delaware Park.

Veterinary, bloodstock, and sales professionals will share their expertise at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's full-day Pedigree and Conformation Clinic on Oct. 19 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky