Going back to where he started was a rewarding experience for Bob Edwards.

Direct the Cat, a homebred for John and Cyndy McKee, won her third career start by 11 lengths at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

A retirement ceremony for globetrotting millionaire Drafted will highlight the festivities for the third annual New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day, to be held Thursday, Aug. 17, at Saratoga Race Course.

Ontario owners can once again use Sales Credits earned through Ontario Racing’s Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) to support their purchases at the upcoming Canadian Premier Yearling Sale.

After finishing third in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) last month, trainer Brad Cox pulled the plug on a possible run for Angel of Empire in the Travers Stakes (G1). He said the colt will get a rest, might not return until 2024.

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Bedazzle Me will look to pull off the upset against a nine-horse field in the Aug. 13 $250,000 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine.

In a final decision of the arbitral body, trainer Jeffrey Poole has been suspended for nearly two years and fined for possessing a banned substance.

TOBA announced Aug. 11 the winners and finalists for the 38th annual TOBA National Awards. The finalists for the National Owner of the Year are Peter M. Brant, Godolphin, Hronis Racing, Klaravich Stables, and Winchell Thoroughbreds.

A number of prominent industry groups, owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys, and racing executives have formally voiced their support of HISA in a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.