Winning last Saturday’s $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1), Gold Square’s Cyberknife has moved into seventh place in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings, while unbeaten Flightline maintains his overall lead.

With purses in Kentucky at an all-time high, bolstered by historical horse racing gaming revenue, demand for stall space at racetracks and training centers for racehorses in the state has grown. Supply, however, has not kept pace.

Vanden Berg is in her third year training horses after seven years as a jockey. Emigh has been a mainstay riding at the Chicago tracks for 25 years. As well as being spouses, Vanden Berg and Emigh say they complement each other professionally.

The second day of the conference opened with two “next generation” panels: one featuring people who have followed adult relatives into the Thoroughbred business, the other jockeys in their 20s.

The colt won by 1 1/2 lengths July 26 at Finger Lakes for owners Linda Dixon and Hector Alejandro. Dixon trains N Y Riesling.

Speaking before the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission July 26, Tom Chuckas, the commission’s director of Thoroughbred horse racing, reported reduced equine fatalities since the commission started its Equine Safety and Welfare Plan in March.

Porter on Pedigrees

So far, so good for Baaeed, who might not be Frankel yet and probably never will be, but he is not doing a bad impression of the Juddmonte superstar’s 2012 campaign.

The KHRC met July 26, passing a motion to ratify the approval of Kentucky Downs’ request to send $1 million in KTDF funds to Ellis Park for the enhanced Summer Meet of 2022.

Mooney has been involved in racing in the Mid-Atlantic region for more than 40 years. The track’s turf course will be named for Mooney at an Oct. 1 ceremony.