New draft rules published by HISA included separate penalties for drugs that are banned substances versus controlled therapeutic medications. A positive for a banned substance carries an automatic two-year suspension.

Trainer Christophe Clement will have two chances to win his second $200,000 Intercontinental Stakes (G3T) when he sends out Miss J McKay and Lady Edith over the Widener turf June 10 at Belmont Park.

Two-year-olds with graded stakes-winning siblings featured in the second session of the OBS June Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age.

Frank Angst and Byron King interview Kentucky Derby-winning owner Rick Dawson.

Stallion manager Darrell Hayes talks about Calumet Farm stallion Keen Ice.

Trainer Fausto Gutierrez discusses the popularity of champion Letruska, who runs in the June 11 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.

Juddmonte’s Obligatory brings a three-race win streak into the $300,000 Bed o’ Roses Invitational Stakes (G2) , a seven-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares June 10 at Belmont Park. Vagrancy Handicap (G3) winner Bella Sofia will also compete.

The first two legs of the Triple Crown offered a pair of contrasting opinions about the essence of speed.

Seeing some synergy in the company’s story and the story of his horse—upset Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike—owner Rick Dawson reached a sponsorship agreement with “Dan-O’s Seasoning.”

NYRA senior vice president of racing operations, Frank Gabriel Jr., was fined $4,000 by the New York Gaming Commission June 4 for “failing to follow proper claiming protocol” with a horse whose claim was voided at Belmont Park May 28.