Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott reported all was well with Sovereignty following his July 26 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) victory. Mark Casse could consider running Sandman on grass in his next start after finishing last of five Saturday.

Report from Japan

Al Pike, a veteran horseman who was a perennial leading 2-year-old consignor in Texas and on the national scene, passed away July 26 at the age of 70 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Old Friends at Cabin Creek announced July 27 the arrival of dual grade 1-winning New York-bred Diversify, who relocates to New York after initially retiring to Old Friends’ Dream Chase Farm in Georgetown, Ky. upon his retirement from racing in 2019.

The market at the Hidaka Breeders Association Selection Sale of Yearlings at Shizunai July 21-23 was not as strong as the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sale the week before, but still saw increases in average price and median.

Canterbury Park racing officials will delay the start of the July 27 racing program to 6 p.m. CT due to a projected excessive heat index early in the afternoon. The seven-race program was originally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

Baoma Corp’s Nysos ended trainer Bob Baffert’s string of bad luck with beaten favorites in the July 26 San Diego Handicap (G2), delivering another scintillating winning performance.

Mia Familia Racing Stable’s Lovesick Blues shocked some of the best sprinters on the West Coast and beyond, winning the $402,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 26 at Del Mar.

For most 3-year-olds, winning the $485,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) would be a huge accomplishment. Yet there’s a different perspective for a dual classic winner. Then the Jim Dandy becomes a means to an end for a colt like Godolphin’s Sovereignty.

Daisy Flyer became the Calumet Farm’s fourth graded stakes winner of 2025 in swooping to victory in the $175,000 Lake George Stakes (G3T) July 26 at Saratoga Race Course.