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At the end of the second session, 173 horses had changed hands for a total of $9,285,000, including private sales. The average price for Day 2 was $53,671, with a median of $27,000.

Hawthorne Race Course has asked for more time to sort through bids to buy the track out of bankruptcy, citing the number of suitors and the level of investment and due diligence required.

Lady Jancis breaks her maiden in a dominant, front-running score June 10 at Churchill Downs.

The grade 1-winning son of Curlin has been purchased by Haras La Peregrina in Maldonado.

Yves Turcotte has been named the 2026 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award., an honor given to a Canadian-born, Canadian-raised, or a regular Canadian rider who has made significant contributions to Thoroughbred racing. 

Sept. 18 looms as the important moment in NYRA's 71-year history.

In response to the devastating barn fire the morning of June 16, Saratoga Casino Hotel announces a coordinated response that includes a $100,000 donation, upcoming fundraising efforts, and a memorial service to honor the horses lost in the tragedy.

For the second year in a row, Antonio Fresu finished as the leading jockey at the Santa Anita Hollywood Meet. Phil D'Amato bagged yet another Santa Anita trainers' title and Reddam Racing finished as leading owner.

Last year's St. Leger Stakes (G1) winner Scandinavia will face 10 rivals when he bids to land another group 1 success in the Gold Cup Stakes (G1) June 18 during the Royal Ascot meeting at Ascot Racecourse.

Aidan O'Brien dismisses the suggestion that team tactics were employed in the June 16 St. James's Palace Stakes (G1) after Christophe Soumillon was handed an eight-day ban by the stewards.

The British Horseracing Authority has confirmed a case of equine influenza in a vaccinated Thoroughbred based in a yard adjacent to the licensed training premises of Mel and Phil Rowley, near Bridgnorth in Shropshire.

Ombudsman once again showed his scintillating turn of foot to win the June 17 Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse for a second year running with Minnie Hauk second and Daryz third.

Before Keeneland hosts the Breeders' Cup World Championships for the fourth time, the track will celebrate its 90th birthday with a 17-day fall meet from Oct. 2-24 featuring 22 stakes worth $10.7 million.

Keeneland is the co-title sponsor for the Horse Racing Women's Association along with FanDuel TV for the remainder of 2026.

Michelle Pujals has retired as the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit's general counsel after serving four years in the position. HIWU has named Janelle Winston as Pujals' successor, effective immediately.

The $300,000 Chicago Stakes (G3) on June 20 at Churchill Downs features a grade 1 throwdown under the lights.

Habibi, who finished fourth in the June 14 Prix de Diane (G1), is to be offered at the Arqana Summer Sale, and will go under the hammer July 1 in Deauville.

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will celebrate its 50th annual Museum Ball Aug. 7. This esteemed black-tie gala has been held continuously since 1977 and remains the Museum’s largest fundraising event.

Marette Farrell, acting on behalf of Speedway Stables, outbid Donato Lanni to secure Hip 428—a filly by Justify—for a record-setting $1.4 million June 17 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale.

In the opening race of the June 17 card at the Royal Ascot meeting, Victorious landed the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) for Aidan O'Brien, providing the trainer with his third winner of the week and leaving him one short of 100 Royal Ascot winners.