Speaker’s Corner and Gufo topped a handful of workers preparing for June 11 Belmont Day undercard stakes races.

The Mark Casse trainee breezed a half-mile in :49.90 at Belmont Park June 5 in preparation for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1).

Back on her favorite turf course, Lazy F Ranch’s Gam’s Mission wore down a stubborn Dalika to post a 1 1/4-length victory in the June 5 $200,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs.

If you are looking for a reason why jockey Flavien Prat is now riding in New York on a daily basis, it’s because the timing was right.

Champion sprinter Jackie’s Warrior looks to go 3-for-3 this year for owners J. Kirk Robison and Judy Robison in Friday’s $300,000 True North (G2) at Belmont Park.  

Set to make his first start since a second-place finish in the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) is Doug O’Neill trainee Hot Rod Charlie, who will run in the June 18 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park.

Florida-based first-crop sires Girvin, Awesome Slew, and Bucchero will be well represented at the OBS June Sale.

Desert Crown was bred by Gary Robinson, who owns Strawberry Fields Stud in England. This Cazoo Derby (G1) success is the culmination of two decades of planning, study and research, putting his theories on genetics and breeding into practice.

Vadeni routed his rivals under a confident Christophe Soumillon to win the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club (G1) June 5 at Chantilly Racecourse, providing trainer Jean-Claude Rouget with his fifth win in the race.

Greg Wolf & Anthony Stabile look back at the G2 Pennine Ridge and G3 Regret from this weekend.