Six 2-year-old fillies will try the 6 1/2-furlong distance for the first time.

The Jockey Club’s 2025 Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing held July 31 at the Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., presided over by Everett Dobson, chair of The Jockey Club.

Mercante, scratched from the June 28 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs after trainer Brian Knippenberg was dissatisfied with the gelding’s preparation, returns Aug. 2 in the Kentucky Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile at Ellis Park.

Richi and Little Hidden Port could extend the influence of South American pedigrees on the Aug. 2 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.

Gen Z influencer Griffin Johnson reaches about 15 million followers with his social media posts. But July 31, he’ll be addressing a much smaller collection of a couple hundred people with the potential for having a huge impact.

The Thoroughbred, Joell Dunlap fervently maintains, wants to please. People in the autism community, she equally believes, are looking for ways to connect. The place where both needs are met, for the horses and people.

Aterradora, who was pulled up during the July 26 Lake George Stakes (G3T), was humanely euthanized after the extent of her injury was found to be more severe and complicated than previously identified.

The Inglis Digital USA July Sale closed July 30 with a pair of stakes-winning juveniles heading up the trade, topped by Good Civilian, who was secured by Flurry Racing Stables for $240,000. Twenty-seven horses sold for a gross of $537,500.

The finalists and runners-up for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been chosen in the seven categories as the program celebrates its 10th anniversary. The 2025 ceremony will be held Oct. 21, in Lexington.

The Thoroughbred, Joell Dunlap fervently maintains, wants to please. People in the autism community, she equally believes, are looking for ways to connect. The place where both needs are met, for the horses and people.