A colt by Duramente topped the July 12 foal session of the JHRA Select Sale at $2,370,371.

The New York Racing Association will join the Backstretch Employee Service Team at Saratoga Hospital and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association to attend a ceremony for the new backstretch healthcare clinic at Saratoga Race Course.

USA Equestrian Trust today announced it has awarded nearly $70,000 in grants to help fund 15 equine-focused projects by non-profits. Since the inception of its grants program, the Trust has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants.

Penny breakage in Kentucky will begin July 15, according to a release from the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation, citing confirmation from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. 

Ontario Racing’s Thoroughbred Improvement Program Committee has continued its commitment to the Ontario Sire Heritage Series, by increasing the purse for each leg to $100,000, raising the total purse value to $800,000.

Jockeys in Britain will be allowed to use the whip only in the backhand position and disqualification will be introduced as the ultimate sanction for whip overuse.

This is the first graded stakes race of the young Spa season for Belmont spring meet leading trainer Chad Brown, who will saddle William H. Lawrence’s Analyze It and Public Sector in the one-mile event on the Inner turf.

A look ahead at market influences that might shape the 2022 North American Thoroughbred yearling market.

Last year, the Dr. James Penny Memorial Stakes (G3T) served as the 4-year-old debut for John and Susan Moore’s Princess Grace. She rallied to a neck score in the 2021 edition, using the race as a springboard for two further graded stakes victories.

The single day of selling July 11 at Fasig-Tiptons July Selected Horses of All Ages Sale can be described in one word: tremendous. WinStar Racing consigned the day’s sale topper, Kuchar, who commanded a final bid of $500,000 from agent Steve Young.