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Champion Monomoy Girl arrived in New York July 2 in advance of the July 11 Ruffian Stakes (G2), a race that will mark her return to the graded ranks. Read More

After snapping a six-race losing streak in her previous race, Bellafina will try to build on that success July 4 when the 4-year-old daughter of Quality Road starts in the $200,000 Great Lady M. Stakes (G3) at Los Alamitos Race Course. Read More

Jockey Gabriel Saez has reached an agreement with Indiana officials in which he will serve a 30-day suspension while being allowed to ride in upcoming stakes races such as the July 11 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, agent Liz Morris said. Read More

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park. Read More

Antipodean breeders are to be granted sought-after access to Darley's rising star sire Night of Thunder this year, with a limited number of mares due to be covered on Southern Hemisphere time at Kildangan Stud. Read More

The July 4 Investec Derby (G1) meeting at Epsom will mark the official return of owners to British racecourses following two successful trial meetings at Southwell and Kempton Wednesday, the BHA has confirmed.  Read More

Trainer Bob Baffert is using the Los Alamitos Derby (G3) as a possible springboard to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) for 3-year-olds Uncle Chuck and Thousand Words. The Los Alamitos Derby is a race Baffert has won nine times. Read More

After scratching from the rain-soaked Just A Game (G1T), trainer Mark Casse found another Belmont Park race for his champion mare Got Stormy in the $150,000 Poker Stakes July 4. Read More

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced July 2 it will continue enhanced safety measures for its horses and riders, while also implementing a new set of protocols and procedures to ensure human safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

In conjunction with Indiana's Stage 4.5 guidelines and confirmed with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, Indiana Grand has been authorized to allow spectators for live racing beginning in the state July 4. Read More

Frank Fletcher Racing Operations' Frank's Rockette brings the class into the $100,000 Victory Ride (G3) going 6 1/2 furlongs on Runhappy Met Mile Day at Belmont Park. Read More

Keeneland president and CEO Bill Thomason announced July 2 he will retire at the end of 2020 after a decade with the global racing and sales company, and Shannon Bishop Arvin has been named by the Keeneland trustees as his successor. Read More

This week is a recap of Quality Road's victory in the May 31, 2010 Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park. The recap, written by Steve Haskin, ran in the June 5, 2010 magazine issue. It carried the headline "Life in the Fast Lane." Read More

Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner Tourist was represented by his first winner July 1 at Emerald Downs as his juvenile daughter Kactus Kate scored by two lengths on debut in a maiden special weight over eight other fillies. Read More

Impressive Tattersalls Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner Peaceful is set to head to Chantilly July 5 to contest the Prix de Diane (G1) rather than join Love in the Investec Oaks (G1) at Epsom a day earlier.  Read More

Trainer Chad Brown has won the Manhattan Stakes (G1) five times since 2012 and could add his sixth July 4 when he starts three horses, Devamani, Instilled Regard, and Rockemperor, in the $400,000, 1 1/4 -mile turf race at Belmont Park. Read More

Musselburgh gets approval to allow owners to attend meets starting July 10. Read More

When the field for the 2019 Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1) fell into place, it was billed as "The Race of the Year." Trying to match what happened a year ago seems a prodigious task, yet the July 4 race seems one of the best matchups of 2020. Read More

Mark E. Casse, one of the newest members of the National Museum of Racings Hall of Fame has joined the Water Hay Oats Alliance. Read More

An opening bid of £400,000 isn't common in the Doncaster sales ring, but when that hand was played for the War Front filly out of Beauty Parlor during the July 1 Goffs Arqana Breeze-Up Sale in Doncaster, it was clear something big was brewing. Read More

Online entries for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 Open Sale of Yearlings may be made on the OBS website for the sale scheduled for Oct. 14-15. Read More

Sibling to two stakes-placed juveniles is headed to Richard Baltas' barn. Read More

MarketWatch: Updated deciles for the 2-year-old market Read More

The Class of 2020 graduated from Godolphin Flying Start on Wednesday 1st July via Zoom Webinar. Read More

Social Exclusion became the first winner for Social Inclusion, besting a field of 2-year-old fillies racing five furlongs on the turf at Gulfstream Park in her July 1 debut. Read More