The return of the Freshman Sire Showcase highlights the July 13 edition of The July Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s sale of selected yearlings in Kentucky, as North America’s yearling season kicks off at the Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.

Research by BloodHorse MarketWatch assistant editor Nicole Stafford shows the percentage of grade 1 winners sold at auction has been increasing even as the North American foal crop declines.

Daniel Pita’s Desert Ruler scored a 1 1/4-length victory in his second start July 10, taking a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight for 2-year-olds at Gulfstream Park.

When a 2-year-old filly wins a race by 11 lengths, it’s a pretty special feat. When that same young lady jumps into a stakes for her next start and wins by 11 lengths again, it’s extraordinary.

Judge Carol Bagley Amon said during a July 12 hearing she will take under advisement the testimony from attorneys on both sides of the lawsuit and issue a ruling later at an unspecified date.

Lane’s End has three 2021 first-crop yearling sires, led by City of Light who had the second-highest North American weanling average in 2020 for his sire class. The farm’s other sires are Accelerate and West Coast.

Easy Time put forth a strong showing in the July 11 $150,000 Marine Stakes giving trainer Mark Casse a sweep of the grade 3 stakes this weekend at Woodbine following Our Flash Drive’s win in Saturday’s Selene Stakes (G3).

A day before two days of selling begin at Fasig-Tipton’s Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, a panel of veterinarians and horsemen gathered in the sales pavilion to discuss what issues buyers may be able to overcome when purchasing a sales horse. 

Call Me Love notched her first win in seven starts against North American stakes company, edging favored Virginia Joy by a neck in the July 11 $150,000 River Memories Stakes at Belmont Park.

Boyd Browning Jr. has seen his fair share of star power light up the auction ring, so when the Fasig-Tipton president speaks about the upcoming edition of the auction house’s July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, it is worth noting his enthusiasm.