The status or purse of a stakes race is not always what it makes it unforgettable for some people. Trainer George Weaver, his family, and the owners of the 2-year-old filly Crimson Advocate will surely agree with that fact of life.

A multi-year study published June 23 by the Equine Veterinary Journal shows stifle issues found in radiographs are a minor risk to the future racing careers of sales horses.

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The day after the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) July 1, the Churchill Downs spring meet that was shifted to Ellis Park concludes July 2 with five stakes, topped by the $275,000 Hanshin Stakes.

Eye-catching 2-year-old filly V V’s Dream will be in search of her first stakes victory in the $225,000 Debutante at Ellis Park and Del Mar Group’s Wilson Q will look for his second-lifetime victory in the $225,000 Bashford Manor.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 197 initial entries for its July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held July 10 in Lexington, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

The catalog for the CTBA Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale Aug. 15 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton is now available online.

The new Midlantic June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale gets anointed June 28, rounding out the juvenile sales season. In its first year, the Midlantic June Sale cataloged 92 horses for the single-day session, including supplemental entries.

An unmissable event in the yearling sales calendar and a source of winners at the highest level, it will be held from Aug. 18-20 this year in Deauville.