British National Hunt breeding has landed a coup with the acquisition of the 2019 St. Leger (G1) winner Logician.

It was desperately close at the line but One Thousand Guineas Stakes (G1) winner Mother Earth did just enough to hold a trio of French challengers at bay under a determined Ryan Moore in a pulsating Prix Rothschild (G1) at Deauville Aug. 3.

Trainer Mark Casse has a full day planned surrounding the Racing Hall of Fame Aug. 6. In the morning he will be at the induction ceremony as part of the 2021 class, and in the afternoon he will saddle Easy Time in the Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T).

The catalog for the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale is now online. The sale takes place on its original date of Sept. 21-22 and has been relocated to Park Paddocks, Newmarket.

Dr. Kristian Rhein pleaded guilty at the end of a one-and-a-half-hour hearing Aug. 3 to administering and distributing mislabeled performance-enhancing drugs to trainer Jason Servis. He faces up to three years in federal prison.

The New York Racing Association, Inc. today announced a series of events to highlight the work of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance on Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8 at Saratoga Race Course.

Trainer Jason Servis’ attorneys argue the government misled judges to get approval to monitor his phone conversations.

Calumet Farm’s Bourbonic, winner of the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) drops in class from the Triple Crown to face Mr. Wireless, Warrant, and four other 3-year-olds in the $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) Aug. 7 at Mountaineer.

After winning two stakes on the grass at Belmont this spring going seven furlongs and then six furlongs, Casa Creed will cut back in distance again for the $200,000 Troy Stakes (G3T) Aug. 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

West Point Thoroughbreds’ grade 2 winner Kanthaka has been retired from racing and arrived Aug. 1 at his new home in Oregon with West Point partner John Haines, according to an Aug. 2 tweet from the ownership.