Morning-line favorites Bellezza and La Mehana, plus longshot Sacaya, give trainer Miguel Clement three opportunities to win the 1 1/2-mile Glen Falls Stakes (G2T) July 27 at Saratoga.

Five of the eight starters have previously competed in the Eddie Read, including 2023 winner Gold Phoenix.

Chancer McPatrick wasn’t the buzz horse in the Curlin Stakes; it was stablemate Strategic Focus. But following a dramatic finish to the 1 1/8-mile race July 24 at Saratoga Race Course, it was Chancer McPatrick owning the head victory over So Sandy.

Next spring, NBC Sports will showcase the 2026 Kentucky Oaks (G1), the sister race to the Kentucky Derby (G1), during its prime-time evening hours for the first time, Churchill Downs Inc. announced July 24.

Barring any scratches from his upcoming scheduled mounts or any pick-up mounts, he will surpass the existing record for most rides by a North American jockey in the eighth race at Belterra Park July 26 aboard Leave It to Kitten.

Jockey Tyler Conner was hospitalized following a spill in the seventh race July 24 at Colonial Downs.

Proceeds from the evening directly benefit the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.

A rematch between Jan Brueghel and Calandagan is on after both big guns were among the final field for the July 26 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1), which also drew 2024 U.S. champion turf male Rebel’s Romance back to Ascot Racecourse.

The Maryland Jockey Club, in partnership with the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management, recently hosted campers from the HERoes on the HERizon program for a morning at Laurel Park.

Breeders’ Cup is proud to announce the addition of two new media awards for exceptional coverage of the Breeders’ Cup: one for outstanding photography and another for outstanding videography. These join its two existing writing awards.