Acacia Courtney and Jonathon Kinchen preview the 152nd running of the Grade 1 Runhappy Travers alongside the Grade 1 Sword Dancer.

California stewards issued suspensions for careless riding Aug. 26 to two riders involved in a seven-horse spill at Del Mar Aug. 22 that left several jockeys with minor injuries. The race was declared a no contest.

On New York Showcase Day, Najja Thompson of New York Thoroughbred Breeders talks about the benefits of participating in the Empire State’s program.

Trainer Fausto Gutierrez says Letruska is in excellent form ahead of her start in the Aug. 28 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

There’s no shortage of notable names in the Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, Aug. 28, when the Runhappy Travers (G1) tops a seven-stakes card. 

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee is calling for a revision that will allow a claim to be voided if the claimed horse is placed on the official veterinarian’s list due to the horse exhibiting signs of unsoundness, lameness, or epistaxis.

The Wannamaker’s online August auction was topped by a 2-year-old colt by Curlin commanding a final bid of $27,500. The sale grossed $62,500 and had an average of just under $9,000 with a total of seven horses changing hands.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) and Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga.

Stakes winner Super Humor, who is carrying her first foal by leading sire Curlin, is among the horses that have been cataloged to Keeneland’s August Digital Sales Ring to be held Aug. 31. The August Sale catalog is now available online.

Jockeys are to be restricted to riding at one meeting in Britain through 2022 even as racing gradually returns to normal and the pandemic protocols ease.