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Caleb Hays has been named head starter at Churchill Downs and Turfway Park, while Todd Stephens will serve as the head starter at Ellis Park.

Champion and fan favorite Tepin's last foal became a grade 1 winner July 5 when Delacroix emerged triumphant in the clash of generations in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown Park.

Shadow of Light and The Lion In Winter were in the argument for most exciting juvenile heading into their 3-year-old season, but both arrive at Deauville for the July 6 Prix Jean Prat (G1) on something of a redemption mission.

Jockey Jorge A. Vargas Jr. notched the 1,000th win of his career July 4 at Monmouth Park when 13-1 Gran Yaco won the final race on the eight-race card.

Phileas Fogg improved to 5-2-0 in seven starts for trainer Gustavo Rodriguez and owner Jupiter Stable in notching a wire-to-wire upset victory over graded stakes winners Antiquarian and Locked in the July 4 Suburban Stakes (G2) at Saratoga.

Amerman Racing's Test Score stalked the pace from third and rallied strongest in the lane to win the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) July 4 at Saratoga Race Course.

With the temptation of securing another grade 1 win in the Belmont Derby (G1T) July 4, trainer Chad Brown opted instead to race Zulu Kingdom in the Manila Stakes (G3T) on the same card, believing the bay could be his barn's next star turf miler.

Former stallion sales director at Walmac Farm Jay Goodwin is joining Vinery Sales and Silver Springs Training, it was announced July 4. Goodwin will be an account manager for both companies.

Marked by a soft month of wagering in June, wagering on Thoroughbred racing in the United States continued to slide through the second quarter of 2025, dipping 2.38% to $3,281,212,052. Betting totaled $956,784,146 in June, a reduction of 7.18%.

Kingsolver broke her maiden and added a black-type score to her resume in the same afternoon in the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes July 4 at Saratoga Race Course.

On June 5, trainer Michelle Elliott will saddle her first starter in the Indiana Oaks (G3) when she runs the 3-year-old filly Top.

Marked by a soft month of wagering in June, wagering on Thoroughbred racing in the United States continued to slide through the second quarter of 2025, dipping 2.38% to $3,281,212,052. Betting totaled $956,784,146 in June, a reduction of 7.18%.

After a runner-up finish in his first try in a grade 1 stakes, Amerman Racing's homebred Test Score will be hoping for some July 4  fireworks in the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress July 3 and expected to be signed into law by President Trump, makes permanent 100% bonus depreciation, an important incentive for Thoroughbred breeders and owners, according to the NTRA.

Multiple grade 1 winner Raging Bull recorded his first winner as a sire July 3 when Jutland scored as the 9-5 favorite in a turf maiden special weight at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

For trainer Rusty Arnold, a July 3 victory in the $162,750 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course was doubly rewarding.

The California racing and breeding industry has lost one of its stalwarts in John C. Harris.

Wagering dipped compared to a year ago in June, but so did the number of race days, according to information released by Equibase on Friday.

Total wagering of $956,784,146 on races during the month represented a 7.18% decrease over the same period from 2024, while available purses of over $114 million were lower by 5.87%. The figure of over $110 million for paid purses in June was also down by 5.95%. As for the total number of race days, they also decreased from 408 to 380 (-6.86%) and the number of U.S. races was lower from 3,207 in June 2024 to last month's tally of 2,964 (-7.58%).

Average field size in June was down a tick from over a year ago when it was 7.18, and checked in at an average of 7.06 runners, a decrease of 1.67%. Average daily wagering decreased slightly by 0.34% to $2,517,853, but the average available purse number per race day was up 1.07% to $301,518 from the figure of $298,340 in 2024.

When it comes to the year-to-date figures, through June of 2024 wagering on U.S. races came in at $5.951 billion, while this year the amount is $5.786 billion (-2.77%). Those numbers include worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races.

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Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) favorite Ombudsman shortened up to 10-11 with most firms July 3 with four other group 1 winners entered in the six-horse field at the declaration stage for Sandown Park's July 5 group 1 highlight.

Grade 3-placed Flying Mohawk, a runner in this spring's Kentucky Derby (G1), will be scratched from an intended start in the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course after undergoing emergency colic surgery the morning of July 2.