When the CA$1 million King's Plate, the oldest continuously run horse race in North America, is renewed Aug. 15, the rail-drawn Luster will be heavily favored to become the 40th filly to win the 1 1/4-mile race for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds.
Burnham Square is scheduled to have some international competition when racing in the Sept. 5 Kentucky Downs Turf Cup Invitational Stakes (G2T). Irish-based 2025 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) upsetter Ethical Diamond is another intended starter.
Crisis was averted at Delaware Park in the late evening hours of Aug. 10 as a small barn fire was extinguished by a sprinkler system. No injuries to horses or humans were reported.
At the Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga, HISA independent ombudsman Alan Foreman notes important areas where the independent enforcement agency that launched fully in May 2023 has moved racing forward.
Midnight Skull becomes the first winner for freshman sire Warrior's Charge in taking a maiden special weight contest on debut Aug. 9 at Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico.
Superstar Bow Echo has been retired from racing through injury. The 3-year-old leaves the track with a perfect record from six starts, having won the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes (G1), St James's Palace Stakes (G1), and Sussex Stakes (G1).
Meeting Aug. 11, the New York State Gaming Commission advanced changes to its Thoroughbred coupling and wagering rules and ownership licensing, while also updating its review of fire safety at the state's racetracks.
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced Aug. 11 the recipients of the 2025 State and Canadian Breeder of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding breeders whose achievements distinguished them during the 2025 racing season.
Participating on a panel that outlined many challenges for today's Thoroughbred owner, Jack Knowlton, managing partner of Sackatoga Stable, used something of an apologetic tone in acknowledging that his group is the rare owner to be in the black.
Heartwood Farm kept the Into Mischief express rolling after it sold a full brother to multiple graded stakes winner Barnes for $4.2 million early in the second session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.