Multiple stakes-winning jockey Guillermo Rodriguez rode his 1,000th North American winner Aug. 1 when Mother Volga won the seventh race at Belterra Park.

On the Aug. 3 episode of BloodHorse Monday: D. J. Stable’s Jonathan Green on running Nitrogen against the boys in the Whitney Stakes (G1), Todd Pletcher speaks about Renegade’s Jim Dandy (G2) win, and we react to the Thoroughbred Championship Series.

In outlining a lucrative six-race series for 3-year-olds that will include the Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and a new championship race, executives from CDI and NYRA express hope that the new series will draw more attention to racing.

Australia’s Cornerstone Stud will hold a complete dispersal of its bloodstock through the Inglis Digital August (Early) Sale, which runs Aug. 7-12.

Nysos, winner of this year’s Metropolitan Handicap (G1), has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud.

In 2019 Master Fencer became the third Japan-based horse to contest the Kentucky Derby (G1).

Jockey Mike Smith has been appointed to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Racetrack Safety Standing Committee.

The Jockey Club of Great Britain announced Aug. 3 that it is quitting the Racecourse Association over fears the trade body will continue to “stifle” changes it believes are vital to the success of the sport.

Churchill Downs Inc. and NYRA today announced the creation of the “Thoroughbred Championship Series.” The new six-race competition will begin in 2027 and establish a season-long championship for America’s leading 3-year-old Thoroughbreds.

Tickets for Santa Anita Park’s 2026 Autumn Meet will go on sale starting at 11 a.m. PT, Aug. 7. The 19-day Autumn Meet at Santa Anita opens Sept. 25.