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Multiple grade 1 winner Letruska has been added to the list of probables for the $300,000 Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) June 26 at Churchill Downs, according to the track's assistant racing secretary and stakes coordinator Dan Bork.  Read More

Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Derby winner Pink Kamehameha died due to heart failure during the Unicorn Stakes (G3) June 20 at Tokyo Racecourse, according to a Tweet by Kate Hunter, a Japan-based representative. Read More

Seven-race cards are "here to stay" at Royal Ascot, which believes there are "no negatives" with the expanded program. Read More

Claire Crosby interviews Godolphin's Micahel Banahan about Delightful Quality, the dam of Essential Quality. Read More

Acclimate enjoyed a clear, early lead in the $100,500 San Juan Capistrano Stakes (G3T) June 20 at Santa Anita Park and was still full of run late in the 1 3/4-mile marathon to kick home first uncontested and win the race for the second time. Read More

Attentive to the pace throughout, longshot Jimmy Blue Jeans was all heart late as he held off heavily favored None Above the Law by a neck June 19 to win the $152,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Read More

Freshman sire Shaman Ghost was represented by his first winner June 19 when Highland Yard's homebred Highland Ghost left four rivals in his wake June 19 in a $33,800 maiden special weight at Pleasanton. Read More

Considerable effort goes into winning any graded stakes race, but trainer Josie Carroll and her staff had to put in an inordinate amount of work to capture the Whimsical Stakes (G3) at Woodbine with Boardroom. Read More

Bell's the One ran down 6-5 favorite Sconsin in deep stretch to prevail in the $109,300 Roxelana Overnight Stakes June 19 at Churchill Downs, reaching millionaire status as she crossed the wire in near track-record time under Corey Lanerie. Read More

Godolphin's Maxfield topped probable runners for the $600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) that appeared on the June 19 work tab at Churchill Downs, where the 4-year-old son of Street Sense worked a half in :48 4/5. Read More

If you want to know how much of a disadvantage a wide draw is over one mile and 2 1/2 furlongs at Chantilly, just ask Christophe Berglar, who looked at stall 17 and decided Amazing Grace would stay in Cologne and not run in the Prix de Diane (G1). Read More

Hot Rod Charlie, runner-up to champion Essential Quality in the June 5 Belmont Stakes (G1) last out at Belmont Park, returned to the work tab June 19 with a four-furlong move at Santa Anita Park. Read More

Climate change protesters disrupted racing at Royal Ascot June 19 after chaining themselves to the running rail by the winning post following the opening contest. Read More

The golden oldies sparkled in this year's Diamond Jubilee (G1) as a pair of 7-year-olds showed the whippersnappers how to sprint when Dream of Dreams gunned down Glen Shiel to make it third time lucky in the final group 1 of the Royal Ascot meeting. Read More

Trainer David Menuisier and owner Chris Wright were both celebrating a maiden Royal Ascot success as Wonderful Tonight brushed aside an eight-month absence to repel her rivals under William Buick in the Hardwicke Stakes (G2). Read More

James Doyle deserves enormous credit for the courageous ride that got Creative Force home in front of stablemate Naval Crown in the Jersey Stakes (G3) on another fine day for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby. Read More

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