Stewards at Los Alamitos Race Course denied entries of horses trained by Richard Baltas during the ongoing meeting there, according to California Horse Racing Board public information officer Mike Marten.

Sir Michael Stoute will continue to oversee Crystal Estrella’s racing career following her 275,000gns (US$345,925) purchase at the Tattersalls July Sale.

According to a report in Daily Racing Form, suspended jockey Kent Desormeaux plans to meet with California stewards July 29 regarding a California Horse Racing Board complaint issued against him with the hope of resuming his riding career.

The crack 3-year-old sprinter will take on older horses for the first time in the July 9 July Cup (G1).

A new event in Arqana’s sales calendar, the September Yearling Sale, will take place from Sept. 8-9 in Deauville.

Prosperous Voyage edges out Inspiral in the Falmouth Stakes (G1), giving his sire Zoffany his 50th black-type stakes winner.

As a tribute to his late wife, Marylou Whitney, philanthropist John Hendrickson is funding construction of the new clinic, which will replace a doublewide trailer that has housed on-site healthcare services at Saratoga Race Course.

At the ripe age of 8, the veteran turf horse Channel Maker continued his winning ways by bravely capturing the $150,000 Grand Couturier Stakes at 1 1/2 miles for older horses over Belmont Park’s Widener turf course. 

Former Thoroughbred trainer Michael Tannuzzo entered a plea of guilty July 7 to one count of superseding information in federal court.

The California Horse Racing Board issued  the following directive July 8 to associations, clockers, owners, and trainers organizations from Scott Chaney, the regulator’s executive director: