Day One of Royal Ascot June 14 is expected to start with a bang with superstar milers Baaeed and Coroebus in action, but they could be overshadowed by King’s Stand favorite Golden Pal, according to Wesley Ward.

The catalog for the 2022 Tattersalls July Sale can be viewed online and will be published June 16. Numbering 852 Lots, the sale comprises 721 horses and fillies in/out of training and 131 broodmares, six of which have foals at foot.

The Breeders’ Cup announced today that 20 individuals were elected to serve as Breeders’ Cup members. Voting for the 2022 member election by Breeders’ Cup 2021 foal and stallion nominators concluded at 5 p.m. ET June 6. 

No one knows the hardships that small breeders endure. Farms who employ a small staff that experience one crisis could possibly be put of business. Therefore, Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA) has created a crisis fund for IN Thoroughbred breeders.

Equine Infectious Anemia was recently detected in California’s racing Quarter Horse population, it was announced June 6 by California Horse Racing Board executive director Dr. Scott Chaney and Dr. Timothy Grande, CHRB chief official veterinarian.

Porter On Pedigrees

Flightline and Speaker’s Corner, two of the top one-turn horses in the country, lead four grade 1 winners among a case of five entered in the $1 million Metropolitan Handicap (G1) June 11 at Belmont Park.

In their first meeting since being crowned Eclipse Award winners—and just their second meeting overall—champions Letruska and Malathaat are scheduled to face each other in the $500,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) June 11 at Belmont Park.

The new turf is part of an overhaul that involved replacing the original surface of the Matt Winn Turf Course with a blend of fescue and bluegrass. The original surface dated back to 1985 when Churchill Downs began turf racing. 

Hyland, who oversaw the production of NBC’s horse racing presentations for many years concluding with last year’s Kentucky Derby, helmed 10 editions of the Belmont Stakes.