Joan of Arc added her name to the list of dazzling fillies with which Aidan O’Brien will attack the second half of the season, showing courage and class to run down Sibila Spain and win the Ballydoyle maestro a maiden Prix de Diane (G1) June 20.

Multiple grade 1 winner Letruska has been added to the list of probables for the $300,000 Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) June 26 at Churchill Downs, according to the track’s assistant racing secretary and stakes coordinator Dan Bork. 

Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Derby winner Pink Kamehameha died due to heart failure during the Unicorn Stakes (G3) June 20 at Tokyo Racecourse, according to a Tweet by Kate Hunter, a Japan-based representative.

Seven-race cards are “here to stay” at Royal Ascot, which believes there are “no negatives” with the expanded program.

Claire Crosby interviews Godolphin’s Micahel Banahan about Delightful Quality, the dam of Essential Quality.

Acclimate enjoyed a clear, early lead in the $100,500 San Juan Capistrano Stakes (G3T) June 20 at Santa Anita Park and was still full of run late in the 1 3/4-mile marathon to kick home first uncontested and win the race for the second time.

Attentive to the pace throughout, longshot Jimmy Blue Jeans was all heart late as he held off heavily favored None Above the Law by a neck June 19 to win the $152,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Freshman sire Shaman Ghost was represented by his first winner June 19 when Highland Yard’s homebred Highland Ghost left four rivals in his wake June 19 in a $33,800 maiden special weight at Pleasanton.

Attentive to the pace throughout, longshot Jimmy Blue Jeans was all heart late as he held off heavily favored None Above the Law by a neck June 19 to win the $152,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Considerable effort goes into winning any graded stakes race, but trainer Josie Carroll and her staff had to put in an inordinate amount of work to capture the Whimsical Stakes (G3) at Woodbine with Boardroom.