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The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame's five newest inductees will be honored in a ceremony Friday, July 11 at the Shakopee, MN racetrack.

Another record-setting performance by Sweet Azteca, a record pool in the Players' Pick 5, increased field size for a second consecutive year, and a first local riding title for jockey Kazushi Kimura highlighted the Los Angeles County Fair meet.

Jockey Flavien Prat, trainer Chad Brown, and owner Klaravich Stables earned leading titles for their respective categories during the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet, which included racing at Saratoga Race Course.

Mulholland Springs, agent, is consigning six horses from the Estate of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas at this year's Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale.

The Klein family has been racing and breeding Thoroughbreds for over 30 years, but, according to Richard Klein, none have been better than Brilliant Berti.

In its 55 years of existence, McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds had never experienced a fire. So when one did occur July 5, founder Joe McMahon said he is grateful there was no loss of life.

Trainer Brad Cox reported Fionn was in good order the morning of July 6 and that he will work backwards from the 1 1/8-mile Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1T) at Keeneland in October.

Jen Shah, a Lexington-based certified public accountant with Dean Dorton, highlights the key tax provisions in the OBBB that may specifically impact horse and farm owners.

As a son of Dubawi out of two-time Eclipse champion Tepin, Delacroix is a complete outcross for the regal Coolmore broodmare band which is dominated by brilliant daughters of Galileo.

The July 6 Prix Jean Prat (G1) at Deauville developed into a tale of two recent big-money buys after Woodshauna just got up from Maranoa Charlie with The Lion In Winter and Shadow Of Light also involved in a pulsating four-way finish.

Romeo, a son of Honor A. P. is among five additional entries added to Fasig-Tipton's July Horses of Racing Age Sale. He won the Bashford Manor Stakes impressively June 29 at Churchill Downs.

Fasig-Tipton's The July Sale—the first yearling sale on the calendar in North America—takes place July 8 in Lexington, with a special emphasis on showcasing the progeny of first-crop yearling sires.

Cornishman returned a sizable dividend July 5 for owner Joseph Schumer in upsetting Heroic Move and favored Gould's Gold in the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3) at Prairie Meadows.

Sweet Azteca overcame a nine-month layoff to conquer sprint division queen Kopion with an eye-popping victory in the $200,500 Great Lady M Stakes (G2) July 5 at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Lanaluah won the $150,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity July 5 at Lone Star Park to become freshman sire Beau Liam's first stakes winner.

Racing July 5 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Tip Top Thomas improved to 2-for-3 as a 3-year-old in gamely turning back graded stakes winner Coal Battle to win the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) in track record time.

Think Big answered any questions about his distance limitations with a sparkling rail-skimming score in the $175,000 Kelso Stakes (G3T) July 5 at Saratoga Race Course.

Fionn and jockey Flavien Prat nailed heavy favorite Nitrogen on the wire and won the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) by a nose in track record time July 5 at Saratoga Race Course.

Cayton Park Stud homebred Marksman Queen went to the front early and fended off Spanish Eyes to win the $250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3T) July 5 at Delaware Park, giving trainer Graham Motion a record 10th win in the turf contest.

Leland Ackerley may be in Anguilla, but on July 5 his attention was focused on a place far to the north.