Best Time, a son of Tapit out of champion Take Charge Brandi, topped the Keeneland July Digital Sale July 27, selling for $29,500 to KDE Equine. The 3-year-old colt was consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent, as Hip 6.

The opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in Lexington will be Wednesday, Nov. 10. The mixed sale is scheduled to run through Nov. 21.

Woodbine Entertainment is proud to host a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Woodbine July 28 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET for anyone requiring a first or second dose.

With a high heat index expected, Canterbury Park racing officials delayed Wednesday evening’s first post until 8:05 p.m. CT and will not conduct the first five originally scheduled Thoroughbred races, leaving seven Quarter Horse races.

Jim Bolger is not fretting about the opposition, the ground, or the 43 days in which Poetic Flare has been absent from racecourse action as he looks forward to unleashing his outstanding miler in the Sussex Stakes (G1) July 28.

Riding short-priced favorites at the top level may still be uncharted territory for Hollie Doyle but she showed no signs of inexperience when taking the initiative aboard Trueshan in the Goodwood Cup (G1) July 27. 

John Shear, the 100-year-old longtime paddock captain at Santa Anita Park, announced his retirement on social media July 26.

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced the 36th annual TOBA National Awards will be held at Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa near Paris, Ky., Sept. 11. The evening will include a special live performance by Motown legend Gladys Knight.

Formerly the Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale, the sale has been moved permanently to Newmarket and renamed the Somerville Yearling Sale and it retains the same ethos as its predecessor of meticulously selected, precocious yearlings.

The Jockey Club reminds stallion managers to submit their Reports of Mares Bred for the 2021 breeding season by Aug. 1.