Haras Phillipson’s undefeated homebred Touch of Destiny dominated the Asociacion Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera (G3) at Hipodromo Maronas June 29 with a gate-to-wire victory and earned a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).

Joseph Lloyd’s Romeo romped home to win the $225,000 Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs June 29 by three lengths, finishing in a stakes record for the six furlong race.

Calandagan finally made his breakthrough in group 1 company June 29 when running out the impressive winner of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1).

Lambourn followed in his sire and grandsire’s footsteps to become the 20th horse to complete the Epsom Derby (G1) and Irish Derby (G1) double.

Twenty-five-time group 1 winning Winx’s colt by Snitzel will sell at next year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. The colt has been raised at Coolmore Stud which will also consign him.

The inaugural edition of the Goffs Classic Breeze-Up Sale generated €2,565,500 in turnover, a €65,783 average price and a median of €45,000 June 28. A colt by Starspangledbanner was the sales-topper at €330,000.

Acacia Clememt & Sara Elbadwi look back at the Ashley T. Cole Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth.

Racing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose life included many different chapters—nearly all of which shaped today’s racing—died June 28 in Louisville, Ky. He was 89.

Report from Japan

The Teio Sho, which will conclude the first half of the 2025 season at the National Association of Racing, takes place at 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles) on Oi Racecourse’s dirt track July 2.