Mike Maker had no idea what percentage of his career success was on grass, just that it was a lot.

The new Thoroughbred Charities of America board members are Morgan Richardson, Liam O’Rourke, Dan Metzger, and Jesse Ullery.

Buyers heading to Park Paddocks Aug. 31 will have the opportunity to pick up recent black-type winners or performers who are fit and ready to roll.

Trainer Josie Carroll, who was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2019, will send out a pair of strong contenders in Tyson and Duke of Love in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

At the American Horse Council’s Aug. 17 board meeting four former trustees were named as emeritus, joining existing emeriti ranks with Dr. Jerry Black and Dr. G. Marvin Beeman. 

Group 2-winning mare Kiku was sold to leading Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida for AUS$1.46 million (US$945890), becoming Magic Millions Online’s first seven-figure horse Aug. 31.

BloodHorse correspondent Josh Pons talks about Galilei’s stakes win this summer at Colonial Downs, which in his In Our Time column he writes about in the September issue of the magazine.

It worked for Vino Rosso. Time will tell if Godolphin’s Proxy becomes as fortunate.

Edouard de Rothschild, who has been in charge of French racing for 16 of the last 20 years, will not seek re-election for a fifth term in December. Rothschild was first elected president of France Galop in 2003.

The Southern California track will “guarantee” a $1 million payout to any single-ticket winner of the bet Friday, Sept. 1. Then on Sept. 2, there will be no Pick Six carryover with all monies in the pool paid out to those with the most winners.