Owner/breeder Mary Anne Noel Hockensmith died July 26 at her Woodlake Farm home near Frankfort, Ky. She was 97.

Channel Cat and trainer Jack Sisterson are no strangers to springing upsets in graded stakes. Now they’ll aim for a mild surprise, with Channel Cat a 5-1 shot for the $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course July 31.

A decision July 26 by attorneys representing Ahmed Zayat to withdraw from an ongoing bankruptcy proceeding due to delinquent payments is being viewed as “delay and interference” by a New York firm trying to recover $24 million in defaulted loans.

For trainer Miguel Vera, who has been training since 2011, Edie Meeny Mino Mo also represents the chance for an elusive graded stakes victory. He has yet to get one.

Charlie Hills knows pretty much all there is to know about the veteran son of Dark Angel, Battaash, as the 7-year-old goes for his fifth consecutive King George Qatar Stakes (G2).

Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit, unraced since finishing third in the May 15 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, recorded his second breeze following this spring’s Triple Crown with a half-mile in :49 4/5 at Del Mar July 29.

With the deadline looming for 2022 racing dates applications, it appears Arlington International Racecourse and its owner, Churchill Downs Inc., are serious about this year’s marketing slogan: “The Final Turn.”

William Jarvis never lost faith in his ability as a trainer and Lady Bowthorpe duly delivered as she ended the popular trainer’s 27-year drought for another group 1 victory in the Qatar Nassau Stakes.

It takes a certain mindset to walk away with the horse who commands the highest price at a major sale. You can’t be afraid to fail. You need confidence and a strong enough belief in your team and methodology.

A seasoned traveler for trainer Peter Miller, C Z Rocket nevertheless has formidable rivals in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 31 at Del Mar. Mark Glatt has entered three of them, including 2020 Crosby winner Collusion Illusion.