J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Stephen Foster (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Jockey Drayden Van Dyke, sanctioned for exceeding the maximum number of strikes from the crop in riding Soul of an Angel to victory in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) last fall at Del Mar, has been issued reduced penalties.

In July’s Beyond the Headlines, Darley’s Darren Fox tells us the incredible demand and success the son of the late and great Uncle Mo has had at stud. Nyquist stood the 2025 breeding season for $175,000.

Four-time champion jockey Oisin Murphy will appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court July 3 after being charged with drunk driving and failing to take a roadside test following a car crash near Newbury in April.

The Chris Waller team is hoping that Firestorm will get race conditions to suit in the 1,400-meter (about seven-furlong) Tattersall’s Tiara (G1) at Eagle Farm Racecourse June 28.

Undefeated Touch of Destiny leads the June 29 Asociacion Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera (G3) at Hipodromo Maronas. The winner will earn an automatic starting position into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).

A colt by Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto topped what was a solid day of trade June 26 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale at Karaka, with James Mitchell signing for the youngster on behalf of Jim Carey for NZ$190,000.

The highly regarded Camino Real Turf Course at Santa Anita Park is currently undergoing its annual renovation after performing splendidly during the most recent Classic and Hollywood meets.

Brant Dunshea, acting CEO of the British Horseracing Authority, has been elected vice chair of the European and Mediterranean Horseracing Authority.

The New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission have placed a group of horses located in Barn 66 at Saratoga Race Course under a 14-day quarantine due to a positive case of strangles.