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Ombudsman produced a blistering turn of foot to power clear of Anmaat in the June 18 Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse.

Triple Crown race alumni Clever Again and Chunk of Gold will bump heads in a chance at redemption in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.

The National Thoroughbred League continued its record-breaking 2025 campaign with the June 15 Philadelphia Cup at Parx Racing, drawing more than 6,000 fans, an NTL record, and generating a $1.55 million handle.

Roel Dill will become Del Mar's new chief financial officer. Ann Hall has been named executive vice president, chief operating officer, and Lynn Wright has been promoted to executive vice president, chief accounting officer.

True Love gave Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore a second 2-year-old winner of the week at Royal Ascot with an authoritative performance in the June 18 Queen Mary Stakes (G2).

The 2025 Godolphin Flying Start graduation ceremony took place in the Cape Cross Centre at Kildangan Stud in Ireland June 13.

The panel of racing experts tied in the voting for Jockey of the Week June 9 through June 15, honoring both Paco Lopez, a 12-time winner this past week, and Umberto Rispoli, a 10-time winner, for their accomplishments.

The 29-day Santa Anita Hollywood Meet wrapped up June 15 with Antonio Fresu winning the jockey’s title, Phil D’Amato as top trainer, and Nick Alexander as leading owner.

The first of two sessions at the Ocala Breeders June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale got underway June 17 with a colt by Yaupon headlining the day at $300,000 selling to Saffie Joseph Jr.

The first of three daytime Thoroughbred meets this year at Los Alamitos will begin Friday, June 20, for a nine-day Los Angeles County Fair season continuing through Sunday, July 6.

The Patrick Biancone-trained Lennilu takes on Karl Burke's Zelaina in the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) June 18.

Maiden Watch: Week of June 9-June 15

Maria Borell's application for a license to train Thoroughbred horses in Kentucky nine years after she left the state in the wake of a scandal was unsuccessful. She withdrew the application after a June 17 hearing.

Field of Gold left a pair of classic winners, Night of Thunder and Ruling Court, completely flat-footed en route to a St James's Palace Stakes (G1) victory at Ascot.

In his stakes debut and second start overall, 2-year-old Gstaad earned a decisive victory in the Coventry Stakes (G2) with a yawning three-length gap back to the placed horses in the opening 2-year-old contest of the week June 17 at Royal Ascot.

The progressive American Affair produced a powerful performance to hold off Frost At Dawn and strike in the King Charles III Stakes (G1) for Scottish trainer Jim Goldie June 17.

Los Angeles and Anmaat square off June 18 in the Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot.

With significant, persistent rainfall in the local forecast for the next several days, the four turf stakes races carded for June 20 at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course have been rescheduled for June 27.

Churchill Downs Inc., which owns and operates Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, has reached an agreement with Louisiana horsemen for racing to continue at Fair Grounds from around Thanksgiving until early next spring.

The move came as a surprise to some as U.S. President Donald Trump had said that immigrants who worked in hospitality and agriculture had nothing to fear when it came to his administration's plans to crack down on illegal immigrants.