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Boom Boom Bell, a 2-year-old filly, became the first winner for the late grade 1-winning Combatant when she won the first race at Hawthorne Race Course July 27.

The last time Fierceness and Sierra Leone raced against each other it was for all the marbles.

La Mehana may be considered a grizzled veteran at age 6, but her 8 3/4-length domination of the $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course July 27 indicated she may just be reaching her best.

As much as the fields for the both the Travers Stakes (G1) and the Pacific Classic (G1) came into a sharper focus July 26, the connections of Journalism say it will be "a few more weeks" before plans for the 3-year-old are finalized.

Al Pike, a veteran horseman who was a perennial leading 2-year-old consignor in Texas and on the national scene, passed away July 26 at the age of 70 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Soldier N Diplomat didn’t deliver a debut quite as impressive as his sire, but St. Elias’ Vinnie Viola nonetheless has high hopes for the 2-year-old, who won by a neck at Saratoga Race Course July 26. He will likely head next to graded stakes.

Due to forecasted extreme heat, Prairie Meadows will move July 27's first post from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT and the July 28 race card to July 31 with post time to be determined.

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott reported all was well with Sovereignty following his July 26 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) victory. Mark Casse could consider running Sandman on grass in his next start after finishing last of five Saturday.

Al Pike, a veteran horseman who was a perennial leading 2-year-old consignor in Texas and on the national scene, passed away July 26 at the age of 70 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Old Friends at Cabin Creek announced July 27 the arrival of dual grade 1-winning New York-bred Diversify, who relocates to New York after initially retiring to Old Friends’ Dream Chase Farm in Georgetown, Ky. upon his retirement from racing in 2019.

Canterbury Park racing officials will delay the start of the July 27 racing program to 6 p.m. CT due to a projected excessive heat index early in the afternoon. The seven-race program was originally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

Baoma Corp's Nysos ended trainer Bob Baffert's string of bad luck with beaten favorites in the July 26 San Diego Handicap (G2), delivering another scintillating winning performance.

Mia Familia Racing Stable's Lovesick Blues shocked some of the best sprinters on the West Coast and beyond, winning the $402,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 26 at Del Mar.

For most 3-year-olds, winning the $485,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) would be a huge accomplishment. Yet there's a different perspective for a dual classic winner. Then the Jim Dandy becomes a means to an end for a colt like Godolphin's Sovereignty.

Daisy Flyer became the Calumet Farm's fourth graded stakes winner of 2025 in swooping to victory in the $175,000 Lake George Stakes (G3T) July 26 at Saratoga Race Course.

Francisco Arrieta—who rode the horse that shut off one ridden by Tyler Conner, resulting in a fall of the latter's mount and a serious spinal injury for the latter jockey—has been suspended 15 days by the Colonial Downs stewards.

Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza, riding in New Jersey July 26, guided Running Away to victory in the $252,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3).

Organized by Visit Horse Country, elementary school students from Woodford County's Summer School Program embarked on field trips through the region's iconic Thoroughbred farms for a memorable and educational experience.

Literate turned the tables on heavily favored Caitlinhergrtness, running down last year's Canadian champion 3-year-old filly for her first graded stakes victory in the $116,256 Trillium Stakes (G3) July 26 at Woodbine.

On a blazing hot afternoon July 26 at Belterra Park, Perry Ouzts broke the North American mounts record, previously held by Hall of Famer Russell Baze, with his 53,579th ride in the sixth race at the Southern Ohio track.