A field of nine was entered for the 1 1/16-mile, $250,000 Iowa Derby July 2 at Prairie Meadows, led by Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Super Stock, stakes-winning Nova Rags, and graded-placed Proxy.

The Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium announced June 29 that a limited number of spectators will be allowed to return to Fort Erie beginning July 12.

The efforts made by all European sales houses during 15 months of constantly-shifting auction dates and varying degrees of lockdown across the major breeding and racing nations have been little short of remarkable. 

One of the NTRA’s key legislative efforts has been to educate financial institutions on racing’s legal ability to conduct interstate pari-mutuel wagering in order to have those institutions approve credit card transactions to fund wagering accounts.

The reason Arlington could be closed may be the saddest part of this sad possibility

Niagara Stakes

The grade 1-winning gelding retired from racing in 2018 and was originally sent to retrain for a second career with Olympic gold medalist Phillip Dutton, but a recent injury prevented his further progress.

Canadian Horse of the Year Mighty Heart will return to the scene of his thrilling Queen’s Plate Stakes triumph that propelled him to stardom last year at Woodbine as the Josie Carroll trainee tops the field for the July 1 Dominion Day Stakes (G3).

Godolphin’s Mystic Guide remains in first place in the latest NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll, but St. George Stable’s Letruska and Godolphin’s Maxfield, moved up to second and third place, respectively, following victories June 26.

Golden Gate Fields sustained a challenging last 15 months amidst the Covid-19 crisis and community protests.