Background and jockey Rocco Bowen would not be denied victory in the $100,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (G3) Aug. 15 at Emerald Downs.

Buyers welcomed the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale back to the marketplace with open arms and open wallets Aug. 15, improving the gross, average, and median, and reducing the number of horses that failed to meet their reserve.

The $200,000 Ellis Park Derby appeared to be heavily favored Super Stock’s race to lose, given that he was the winner of the Arkansas Derby (G1) earlier this year. But that was if he ran to his prior performance.

Thomas Gallo III thought too highly of the Uncle Mo filly he consigned as Hip 341 to the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale to let her go completely.

The $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby appeared to be heavily favored Super Stock’s race to lose, given that he was the winner of the grade 1 Arkansas Derby earlier this year. But that was if he ran to his prior performance.

Multiple graded stakes-placed Olympic Runner finally earned gold on the Woodbine green, and in course record time, too. After a series of hard-luck finishes, he notched his first graded victory in the King Edward Stakes (G2T) Aug. 15. 

Lawrence Goichman’s Star Devine prevailed by a head in a blanket finish to notch her first black-type victory in the $120,000 Galway Stakes Aug. 15 at Saratoga Race Course. 

A Dubawi filly from a truly outstanding Niarchos family and consigned by Haras d’Etreham blew the lid off the second day of the Arqana August Yearling Sale Aug. 15 when selling to Charlie Gordon-Watson for €2.4 million ($2,831,061).

Rock Your World had his sixth workout since his Triple Crown campaign Aug. 15 at Del Mar. The six furlong move from the gate was in preparation for an upcoming graded stakes assignment that could be on either dirt or turf.

Mary Biamonte’s Heat Merchant earned his maiden win Aug. 15 at Woodbine to become the first winner for freshman sire Kobe’s Back.