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Despite a turf pedigree, the 2-year-old took to the dirt to give the trainer her first win at the Spa.

Widden Stud stallion and former shuttler Zoustar has been crowned Australia's champion sire for the first time. The son of Northern Meteor ended the Southern Hemisphere campaign with more than AU$26 million in progeny earnings.

Despite the unconventional start, 6-5 favorite Whirl made all and stormed to a brilliant five-length victory in the mud leaving Cercene behind, while See The Fire, runner-up last year, came up short again.

A field of seven older fillies and mares will get their chance to earn grade 1 status and an expenses-paid spot in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Aug. 2 at Del Mar.

The nine Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame finalists are Bee Bee Bee, Brilliant Brass, Cathryn Sophia, Caveat, Cherokee's Boy, Eighttofasttocatch, Heros Reward, Include, and Smart Angle.

Yulong purchased the 3-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon for AU$1,625,000 under the name Walnut Farm. Yulong's Sam Fairgray revealed that Velocious was likely to visit 2024 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner More Than Looks for her first mating.

Dual grade 1 winner Raging Torrent, retired from racing earlier this month, will begin stud duties next year at Lane's End Farm. A stud fee was not announced.

Six 2-year-old fillies will try the 6 1/2-furlong distance for the first time.

Mercante, scratched from the June 28 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs after trainer Brian Knippenberg was dissatisfied with the gelding's preparation, returns Aug. 2 in the Kentucky Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile Stakes at Ellis Park.

Richi and Little Hidden Port could extend the influence of South American pedigrees on the Aug. 2 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.

Gen Z influencer Griffin Johnson reaches about 15 million followers with his social media posts. But July 31, he'll be addressing a much smaller collection of a couple hundred people with the potential for having a huge impact.

The Inglis Digital USA July Sale closed July 30 with a pair of stakes-winning juveniles heading up the trade, topped by Good Civilian, who was secured by Flurry Racing Stables for $240,000. Twenty-seven horses sold for a gross of $537,500.

The finalists and runners-up for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been chosen in the seven categories as the program celebrates its 10th anniversary. The 2025 ceremony will be held Oct. 21, in Lexington.

Where else but Del Mar would a South American mare named for an exotic surfing site make her North American debut? That's what's in store Aug. 2 for Hronis Racing's Little Hidden Port in the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1).

The Thoroughbred, Joell Dunlap fervently maintains, wants to please. People in the autism community, she equally believes, are looking for ways to connect. The place where both needs are met, for the horses and people.

Aterradora, who was pulled up during the July 26 Lake George Stakes (G3T), was humanely euthanized after the extent of her injury was found to be more severe and complicated than previously identified.

Lady Iman earned a starting berth into this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) after her dominating victory in the July 30 Molecomb Stakes (G3) at Goodwood Racecourse.

Paramount Prince, Canada's champion 3-year-old male of 2023 and champion older main track male of 2024, seeks to win the Seagram Cup Stakes (G3) for the second year in a row Aug. 2.

Beaten a neck in last year's Nassau Stakes (G1), See The Fire will look to take home the prize in the July 31 group 1 at Goodwood Racecourse.

East Avenue is fresh off a short break in pursuit of a second consecutive graded stakes win in the Aug. 3 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer Park.