J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., announced Aug. 4 that Fearless, a multiple-graded stakes-winning millionaire, arrived at the farm Aug. 2.

Ed Allred, owner and CEO of Los Alamitos Race Course, announced Aug. 3 he will invest a minimum of $500,000 and up to $1 million over the next 12 months on a series of significant improvement projects to the backstretch.

Watch the 2023 Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony live beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday, Aug. 4.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

Trainer Chad Brown’s McKulick gets the win in Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga. The 4-year-old filly was named for Brown’s late bookeeper, Mary McKulick.

The finalists and runners-up for the 2023 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been announced, including three finalists in six of the seven categories.

After she enjoyed the proverbial last laugh as an unraced 2-year-old, much more will be discovered about Becky’s Joker when she returns to the races Aug. 6 in the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G3) for juvenile fillies at Saratoga Race Course.

Leading 3-year-old Two Phil’s, who finished a close second in this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) and captured two other graded stakes races, will stand the 2024 breeding season at WinStar Farm.

What’s Going On Here: Trainer Jena Antonucci outlines needed changes brought by HISA.