Dave Litfin handicaps many of Saturday’s top stakes races.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Mother Goose Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park and Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.

The June 26 $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) for 3-year-olds at Thistledown marks the return of Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm’s King Fury to the races in the aftermath of his Triple Crown setback.

Citing a notification from the Maryland Jockey Club, the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association tweeted June 24 that turf racing at Pimlico Race Course will pause “this coming weekend” for the execution of an enhanced maintenance program.

America’s Day at the Races, a national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 21.5 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, featuring graded stakes from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs. 

Keeneland’s Digital Sales Ring platform continues Tuesday, June 29 with the June Digital Sale. The June Sale catalog is now available at Keenelanddigital.com. Online bidding opens at 10 a.m. ET on June 29 and will begin to close that day at 2 p.m. 

China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Life Is Good breezed three furlongs in :37 at Keeneland June 24 under the supervision of WinStar trainer Destin Heath and will have a new trainer, Todd Pletcher, in the coming weeks.

America’s Day at the Races, a national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 21.5 hrs of coverage Thursday through Sunday, featuring graded stakes from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs. 

The son of Speightstown won two grade 1s and retires from racing with earnings of $4,047,200.

Cassandra Go, dam of Classic heroine Halfway To Heaven and granddam of champion Magical, has died at Ballyhimikin Stud at the age of 25.