Breeders’ Cup Limited announced June 4 that 19 individuals have been elected to serve as Breeders’ Cup Members.

Maiden Watch: May 27-June 3

Baffert’s Prince of Monaco hits the Spa track as the morning-line favorite despite having not raced since running fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Prior to that, he had won his first three starts including the Del Mar Futurity (G1).

In looking over some of the factors surrounding his partnership’s Belmont Stakes entrant, the Todd Pletcher-trained Peter Pan Stakes (G3) winner Antiquarian, one number kept popping up for Centennial Farms’ Don Little Jr.

In theory, trainer Chad Brown has a 71.4% chance of winning Friday’s Just a Game Stakes (G1T). He does train five of the seven starters.

The Tuesday before the Belmont Stakes (G1) last year, trainer Jena Antonucci and owner Jon Ebbert watched trackside at Belmont Park as Arcangelo turned in a breeze-like open gallop that signaled his readiness for the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Four-time grade 1 winner Casa Creed returns to the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival for the fourth straight year, but in a different race: the $350,000 Poker Stakes (G3T) June 8.

The $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs June 9 will feature 10 sophomores looking to see where they fit within the division, including Kentucky Derby (G1) longshots West Saratoga and Society Man.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association launched a campaign June 4 titled “Today in Thoroughbred Racing History,” to highlight the tremendous accomplishments and other noteworthy moments that have been seen in the sport of Thoroughbred racing.

Not many changes were made in week 19 of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred and Top 3-Year-Old Polls, but that is likely to change as the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival begins at Saratoga Race Course.