Penn National announced a new partnership with software company HeadCheck Health, Inc. (‘HeadCheck’) that will equip all staff with a customized system for optimizing concussion and injury management for jockeys within and between racetracks.

Whisper Hill Farm’s homebred Graceful Princess will try to follow in the footsteps of her dam, 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, when she heads to post for the $100,000 Obeah Stakes June 9 at Delaware Park. 

Juddmonte has announced that Barry Mahon, currently stud director Ireland, will take on the responsibility for all European racing following the retirement of Teddy Grimthorpe.

The Equine Industry Program at the University of Louisville’s College of Business announced June 8 the launch of the Horse Racing Industry Business Certificate.

Kennedy Oaks (G1) winner Personal is moving to the United States to be trained in New York by Chad Brown.

Mid-Atlantic jockey Xavier Perez recorded his 1,000th victory June 7 at Delaware Park, riding favored In the Loop to a front-running nose victory in the sixth race, a wavier claiming race.

Blood Horse’s Byron King and Bob Ehalt discuss Belmont Stakes Day at Belmont Park.

Sarah Izhaki, who admitted to distributing a form of erythropoietin (EPO) as well as offering masking agents for sale when she entered a guilty plea last year, was sentenced June 7 to time-served.

Godolphin’s Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Essential Quality gained the top spot in this year’s final NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll, earning all 37 first-place votes for a total of 370 points.

Maggie Wolfendale and Richard Migliore look back at the exciting 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes, the Grade 1 Manhattan and the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps.