Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1T) is a five-on-five match between European and American fillies.

The weight of international investment has long been an important feature of trade at the July Sale, and has been one of the key drivers behind aggregate sales more than doubling in the last 10 years.

Un Ojo and Rattle N Roll—two 3-year-olds who came close to starting in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) but did not—lead a field of 10 entered in the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) July 9 at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

The weight of international investment has long been an important feature of trade at the July Sale, and has been one of the key drivers behind aggregate sales more than doubling in the last ten years.

Kentucky Equine Education Project Foundation and The Race For Education announce the 2022 scholarship recipients. The KEEP Foundation’s board approved over $30,000 in scholarships to 13 students attending nine universities across Kentucky.

Three different rivals took runs at Becca Taylor throughout the 6 1/2 furlongs of the July 4 Great Lady M. Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos to no avail. Becca Taylor turned them all back to win her ninth race in 10 starts.

Mark T. Anderson’s New York-bred Sterling Silver will look to make the grade in the July 9 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) for sophomore fillies sprinting 6 1/2-furlongs over the main track at Belmont Park.

Kentucky homebred, Annapolis cruised home the easy winner for Bass Racing and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher in the Manila Stakes over 1 mile on the Widener turf at Belmont Park July 4.

When the New York Racing Association’s former director of racing operations Martin Panza created a pair of rich turf stakes for 3-year-old males and fillies in 2014, the idea was to offer large enough purses to lure Europeans to the Big Apple.

First Captain has been the subject of racetrack chatter since he was named in the overnight for his April 21, 2021 debut at Belmont Park.