Maggie Wolfendale & Sara Elbadwi look ahead at the Sword Dancer Stakes & the Saratoga Oaks Invitational at Saratoga.

JAL Racing’s Doncho not only picked up an allowance-optional claiming race victory Aug. 8 at Ellis Park, he also established a North American record in completing 5 1/2 furlongs in :59.75 on firm turf.

Early in the first session of Fasig-Tipton’s New York Bred Yearling Sale Aug. 10—Hip 316, a half brother to Ohio Derby (G3) winner Mo Plex, will be offered by Turning Point Bloodstock, agent.

Grade 1-winning millionaire Gift Box will relocate to Saudi Arabia to continue his stud career beginning in 2026 after being purchased by Prince Abdulaziz bin Mousd al Saud. The 12-year-old horse previously stood at Lane’s End Farm.

Royal Ascot winners and Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemates Gstaad and True Love are set to go head-to-head in the Aug. 9 Phoenix Stakes (G1) at the Curragh in a battle of the sexes.

Equistar Training and Breeding Center in Annville, Pa., will host a public event celebrating the induction of Pennsylvania’s own Smarty Jones into the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

When Parchment Party won the Aug. 6 Birdstone Stakes, a 1 3/4-mile race dirt race at Saratoga, a plan to tackle one of the most celebrated races in the world, Australia’s Melbourne Cup (G1), was foremost on the minds of the colt’s owners.

The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance is proud to offer grants for Indiana Thoroughbred horse racing farms and facilities to shine a light on the importance of horse racing in Indiana.

Trainer Jerome Reynier is looking for Royal Ascot winner Lazzat to put down another significant marker in the Aug. 10 Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1).

The New York Racing Association announced Aug. 8 the appointment of Eric Johnston to the position of stakes coordinator.