Porter on Pedigrees

In a breakthrough demonstration of its predictive power, StrideSAFE—a wearable sensor used on all horses racing in Kentucky—identified a high risk of injury in a stakes-level Thoroughbred.

William Haggas has suffered a major blow to his Royal Ascot plans after Economics was ruled out of the meeting after pulling a muscle.

Affinity Interactive, the parent company of Daily Racing Form, announced the successful sale of its advance-deposit wagering platform, DRF Bets, to 1/ST Technology.

Sovereignty rocketed to the No. 1 spot on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll released June 10, following his dominating win in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1).

The Jockey Club announced the Racing Regulatory Veterinarian Fellowship, a loan repayment program that will award up to $25,000 in veterinary school loan repayment to an employed racing regulatory veterinarian.

Sovereignty rocketed to the No. 1 spot on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll released June 10, following his dominating win in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1).

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas plans to keep his string in Kentucky this summer instead of stabling at Saratoga Race Course as he has done for more than four decades.

Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., reported June 9 that Joey P has succumbed to complications from a respiratory illness. He was 23.