Songline earns Breeders’ Cup slot with a hard-won victory in the Yasuda Kinen (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse.

President of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Dan Metzger, confirmed that the Claiming Crown will be held at Churchill Downs in 2022. The event has been held at Gulfstream Park for the last 10 years.

The 7-year-old Admission Office looked none the worse for wear in his first start in nearly 14 months with a late running score in the $200,000 Arlington Stakes (G3T) June 4 at Churchill Downs.

Andrew Farm and For the People Racing Stable’s No Nay Hudson highlights a field of eight maiden winners who will make their first stakes appearance in the $150,000 Tremont Stakes over the main track June 9 at Belmont Park.

Josie Carroll trainee Boardroom dug deep to secure the win in her turf debut June 4 at Woodbine in the Royal North Stakes (G2T). The daughter of Commissioner is already a multiple graded stakes winner on synthetic.

The final session of the OBS June under tack show wrapped up June 4.

There was a time a few months ago when it seemed as if the Triple Crown was in Emmanuel’s future. Here in early June that’s still the case, but it’s not the series people spoke incessantly about in March.

Holly Crest Farm’s homebred Great Navigator became the first winner for New Jersey stallion Sea Wizard when the 2-year-old colt upset a field of fellow maidens June 4 at Monmouth Park, winning by 5 3/4 lengths at odds of 17-1.

Nick Alexander’s homebred Becca Taylor improved her record to eight wins from nine starts June 4 when she took the Desert Stormer Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park in 1:09.35. This was the filly’s first victory in graded stakes company.

2021 Kentucky Oaks Winner Malathaat Works on the Training Track at Belmont Park on June 4, 2022. Courtesy NYRA