New York State is looking to ease tensions over development at Belmont Park, which included a new arena for the NHL’s New York Islanders, and local residents of Floral Park who have seen increased traffic and noise since the opening of the arena.

Grade 1 winner In Love will seek to bounce back from losses in 2022 with a class drop into the $400,000 Tapit Stakes Sept. 1 at Kentucky Downs.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 512 yearlings for its Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale to be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3–4, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.

The court appearance for trainer Chad Brown scheduled for Sept. 2 has been adjourned and moved to Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. at the Saratoga County Court House in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Like 2003 Pacific Classic winner Candy Ride, Flightline is a lightly raced phenomenon, and he will be well backed to win this year’s running.

The 3-year-old filly also became Perfect Timber’s first winner in November 2021.

Trainers who race at Oaklawn during the 2022-23 season will be eligible to receive thousands of dollars in new incentive bonuses, thanks to a program sponsored by Oaklawn and the Arkansas H.B.P.A. The meet begins Dec. 9 and continues through May 6.

Amo Racing’s appeal against the victory of The Ridler in the Norfolk Stakes (G2) has been dismissed, although Paul Hanagan’s ride on the winner was criticized by the disciplinary panel as “poor, reprehensible, and self-evidently culpable.”

Despite having seven less racing days than 2021, Ellis Park field sizes during the 2022 season increased by 9.8%. The average handle increased by 19.7% and average commission increased by 14.6%.

Winchell Thoroughbreds Epicenter, winner of the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, rose to third place in the latest Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings, while the undefeated Flightline maintained the overall lead.