Joel Rosario started the highly anticipated Saratoga meet off with three graded stakes wins and earned jockey of the week honors, from July 11-17. The award is voted on by racing experts, honors jockeys who are members of the Jockeys’ Guild.

Victorian breeder Bill Pearce on July 20 made his single biggest Thoroughbred investment as he added to the depth of his burgeoning Bromfield Park broodmare band by purchasing dual group 1 winner Sierra Sue for AU$1.55 million.

Shadowfax Stable’s New York-bred Down Royal, the lone mare in a field of seven, came home the best over six rivals in the $150,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Stakes (NSA-G1) July 20 at Saratoga Race Course. 

The first thing you notice about the 3-year-old filly trainer Kenny McPeek is running in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) July 23 at Saratoga Race Course is the name.

Baaeed is unlikely to be the only big favorite in a group 1 at Glorious Goodwood next week as Nashwa’s Qatar Nassau Stakes (G1) task has been made easier by the defections of stablemate Inspiral and La Petite Coco.

Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Woodford Racing’s undefeated Flightline continues to lead the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) rankings for a fourth consecutive week.

Kentucky Downs will offer a new option this year in collaboration with its horsemen and the Keeneland Association: A pair of $250,000 allowance races restricted to horses who went through the ring at last year’s September Yearling Sale.

For the first time since 2009 and just the second time since its inception in 1991, the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (G1) will be run in September.

Seventy-five days have passed since Rick Dawson’s RED TR-Racing’s Rich Strike shocked the world in the Kentucky Derby (G1). 

John Brennan has been named the winner of the 2022 Bill Handleman Award for outstanding coverage of last year’s TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1).