Larry Collmus has announced the Triple Crown series as well as the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for NBC Sports since 2011.

Bloodstock agent Kerri Radcliffe signed the ticket on the new sales topper sold May 23 by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.

The Jockeys’ Guild and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) hosted a symposium at Keeneland today in order to bring the critical issue of jockey mental health to the forefront of the Thoroughbred industry.

Evangeline Downs will host Legends Night on Saturday, June 3, with a post time of 5:30 p.m. CT. The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association will award two scholarships, each valued at $1,000, to college students.

National Treasure’s gutsy win in the May 20 Preakness Stakes (G1) carried him to a third-place posting in this week’s NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll. The Quality Road colt had been outside the top 20 after missing the Kentucky Derby (G1).

Highlights from Day 2 of the 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in Timonium, Md.

Horses are converging upon Lone Star Park for the May 29 Steve Sexton Mile (G3). In addition to three horses with recent starts in the Lone Star State, there are horses that last raced in Kentucky, California, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana.

Porter on Pedigrees

The Real Rider Cup, a charity show jumping event featuring members of the racing industry competing on off-track Thoroughbreds, announced May 23 that registration is open for the 2023 events, including competition legs in Kentucky and Maryland.

Embattled trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. took another hit May 23 when it was announced that one of his top horses, 2022 Florida Derby (G1) hero White Abarrio, would be transferred to a new barn due to concerns about the eligibility of Joseph horses.