Anne Eberhardt visits multiple graded stakes winner Touch Gold at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, KY and reflects with Michael Blowen on Touch Gold’s trainer, David Hofmans, who passed away earlier this month.

Instead of the normal 10-month absence to make the heart grow fonder for Saratoga, the summer meet begins July 11, 4 1/2 weeks since crowds last flocked to the beloved racetrack in upstate New York.

A NYRA spokesperson said July 10 that as of 5:30 p.m. there had been no movement in stalled contract negotiations with TVG/FanDuel and that the major ADW would not be accepting wagers on the opening day July 11 card at Saratoga Race Course.

Instead of the normal 10-month absence to make the heart grow fonder for Saratoga, the summer meet begins July 11, 4 1/2 weeks since crowds last flocked to the beloved racetrack in upstate New York.

The $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1T) is the first grade 1 race during what promises to be another big Saratoga Race Course summer meeting.

Juddmonte-breds Calabria, a 3-year-old daughter of Kingman out of Prix Jean Romanet (G1) winner Romantica, and Anacapa, a daughter of Frankel, fetch 300,000 guineas at the Tattersalls July Sale.

MyRacehorse announced this week it had closed on the sale of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey’s breeding rights to Gainesway, which confirmed the deal.

The Saratoga Sale will be held Aug. 5-6 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Sessions will begin each evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion.

Associate Editor Nicole Stafford looks at the racing success of auction yearling buy-backs. The section also includes sales and racing statistics by sire.

BloodHorse MarketWatch’s annual review of leading North American broodmare sires. Read about Claiborne Farm’s Blame, who is building a strong résumé as a prominent broodmare sire.