Long Pour Tops Fasig-Titpon June Digital Sale at $190K
The Fasig-Tipton June Digital Sale closed June 30 with gross sales of $4,167,000 for 198 horses sold. The clearance rate was 80%.
Bowman Named The Jockey Club Steward at NYRA Tracks
Trish Bowman has been named The Jockey Club steward for the New York Racing Association racetracks beginning July 1.
Several Tracks Postpone Cards Due to Heat
Ellis Park, Delaware Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Colonial Downs have postponed their July 2 card and will move it in its entirety to July 6 because of extreme heat.
Magnitude Jumps to No.1 Spot in NTRA Rankings
Following an emphatic victory in last weekend's $1,998,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs, Magnitude reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the June 30 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
'Race to the NHC' Returns for Third Year
The "Race to the National Horseplayers Championship," a series of 25 free handicapping contests exclusively for subscribers of Race Lens, Equibase's interactive past performance product, is set to launch July 4 for the third year.
U.S. Owners Buy Into Unbeaten Juvenile Adonius
Rebecca Menzies is dreaming of Breeders' Cup glory as she plots the next step for Adonius after the exciting gelding was part-bought by the Virginia-based Riverdee and West Paces.
NTRA Update: What's Racing Through Washington
The Save America's Forgotten Equines Act has been garnering support and attention in recent months.
Gallop for Good Raises More Than $300,000 for Aftercare
The one-day online giving campaign, held June 27, generated more than 575 donations totaling more than $303,000 to benefit 75 Thoroughbred aftercare nonprofit organizations across the United States.
Safety Summit Highlights Racehorse Data Revolution
Equine professionals at the forefront of health and performance technology deliver insightful presentations regarding objective equine-monitoring data during the June 30 Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit at Keeneland.
$3.4 Million Yearling Purchase Faran Breaks His Maiden
On June 27, $3.4 million yearling purchase Faran broke his maiden at Los Alamitos Race Course, while $1.4 million 2-year-old purchase Tagermeen broke his at Churchill Downs.