Acacia Clement & Anthony Stabile look ahead at the G2 Mother Goose at Belmont Park and G3 Chicago at Churchill Downs.

Three horses that spearheaded Japan’s triumphant, early-season tour of Saudi Arabia and Dubai return to action in the Takarazuka Kinen (G1) with Breeders’ Cup and Cox Plate (G1) berths at stake.

Two Emmys, who pulled off a front-running upset in the Mr. D. Stakes (G1T) last summer at Arlington, makes his Chicago-area racing return June 25 as the favorite in the $75,000 Outbound Ike Stakes June 25 at Hawthorne Race Course.

Owner Kaleem Shah admitted to feeling pressure in watching his 2-year-old racehorse Arman debut in the fifth race at Churchill Downs June 23, with the Bolt d’Oro colt named after his son, Arman.

Arqana has unveiled the August Sale catalog, a must in the yearling sales calendar, which will take place from Aug. 13-15 in Deauville, France. The sale is synonymous with excellence in the ring and on the racetrack.

Three horses that spearheaded Japan’s triumphant, early-season tour of Saudi Arabia and Dubai return to action in the Takarazuka Kinen (G1) with Breeders’ Cup and Cox Plate berths at stake.

Two Emmys, who pulled off a frontrunning upset in the Mr. D. Stakes (G1T) last summer at Arlington, makes his Chicago-area racing return June 25 as the favorite in the $75,000 Outbound Ike Stakes June 25 at Hawthorne Race Course.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.

Glenn S. Bromagen owned Ashbrook Farm near Versailles, Ky., and has campaigned multiple graded stakes winners since the 1960s. Most recently he raced grade 1 winners Concrete Rose, Wicked Style, and Weep No More.

Three familiar faces from the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) resurface for the first time since that 20-horse throwdown in the June 25 $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.