On June 5, trainer Michelle Elliott will saddle her first starter in the Indiana Oaks (G3) when she runs the 3-year-old filly Top.

Kingsolver broke her maiden and added a black-type score to her resume in the same afternoon in the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes July 4 at Saratoga Race Course.

Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead at the Belmont Oaks Invitational at Saratoga and the Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Marked by a soft month of wagering in June, wagering on Thoroughbred racing in the United States continued to slide through the second quarter of 2025, dipping 2.38% to $3,281,212,052. Betting totaled $956,784,146 in June, a reduction of 7.18%.

After a runner-up finish in his first try in a grade 1 stakes, Amerman Racing’s homebred Test Score will be hoping for some July 4  fireworks in the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress July 3 and expected to be signed into law by President Trump, makes permanent 100% bonus depreciation, an important incentive for Thoroughbred breeders and owners, according to the NTRA.

Multiple grade 1 winner Raging Bull recorded his first winner as a sire July 3 when Jutland scored as the 9-5 favorite in a turf maiden special weight at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

For trainer Rusty Arnold, a July 3 victory in the $162,750 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course was doubly rewarding.

The California racing and breeding industry has lost one of its stalwarts in John C. Harris.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Belmont Derby (G1) and Belmont Oaks (G1) at Saratoga.