J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the 2026 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga and Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

The Aug. 22 Winx Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse looks set to provide a doozy with a likely clash of wonder mares Autumn Glow and Sheza Alibi.

Arrowfield Stud has suffered a major and late blow on the eve of the breeding season, with shuttle sire Vandeek ruled out of action for the entire spring.

Effective with all Thoroughbred overnight races starting Aug. 22 through the end of the 2026 racing season, Prairie Meadows and the Iowa Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association have agreed to increase race purses by $1,500 apiece.

Effective with all Thoroughbred overnight races starting Aug. 22 through the end of the 2026 racing season, Prairie Meadows and the Iowa Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association have agreed to increase race purses by $1,500 apiece.

Churchill Downs announces Eric Thomson as its new senior vice president of marketing and partnerships.

Churchill Downs announces Eric Thomson as its new senior vice president of marketing and partnerships.

Same jockey, same trainer, same owners, but a different day and superstar, as Kalpana continues Team Juddmonte’s sensational summer in a puzzling Yorkshire Oaks (G1) Aug. 20 at York Racecourse.

Same jockey, same trainer, same owners, but a different day and superstar, as Kalpana continues Team Juddmonte’s sensational summer in a puzzling Yorkshire Oaks (G1) Aug. 20 at York Racecourse.

The rain has arrived at York at a particularly inopportune moment for all three of the highly rated foreign challengers in the Aug. 21 Nunthorpe Stakes (G1), including Wesley Ward’s impressive Royal Ascot winner Bacio.