Three American stallions—Authentic, Gunite, and Vekoma—are represented by yearlings in the Hokkaido Selection Sale at Shizunai July 20-21.

Liam’s Law became the first winner for Ocala Stud’s multiple graded stakes winner and freshman sire Colonel Liam, after breaking his maiden July 12 in a maiden special weight race over the turf at Saratoga Race Course.

After jockeys expressed concern for the safety of 2-year-olds competing 1-mile on Saratoga Race Course’s inner turf course, the race was moved from to 1 1/16 miles.

Thesecretadversary proved himself worthy of mention among the best of the 3-year-old crop with a barnstorming all-the-way success in the Prix Jean Prat (G1) under Christophe Soumillon. 

Crazy Hot Mess became the first winner in the U.S. for Walmac Farm’s Pinehurst when the 2-year-old filly broke her maiden on debut at Ellis Park to win a maiden special weight race by 1 1/4 lengths.

After his narrow defeat in the July 11 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T), British-based Fort George will remain in New York to compete in the $750,000 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes (G1T) Aug. 15.

Trainer Mark Casse has plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks with grade 1-winners Nitrogen and Counting Stars in upcoming top-level engagements at Saratoga Race Course, and both fillies turned in solo half-mile works July 12.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged multiple stakes winner and July 11 Indiana Derby (G3) runner-up Our Moneyman (Hip 365) to the July Selected Horses of Racing Age, which will be held July 14 in Lexington.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of Qatar and father to two of the leading owners in world racing, has died in Doha at the age of 74.

Maggie Wolfendale looks back at the Bowling Green Stakes & the Caress Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.