Ocala Breeders’ Sales kicked off its five-session under tack preview June 2 with Hips 1-185 breezing for prospective buyers ahead of the OBS June Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age June 9-11 in Ocala, Fla.

On the same day a split sample test confirmed an initial failed post-race drug test for a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, the new chairman of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority used aspects of the case to outline improvements he envisions.

The lone grade 1 winner in the six-horse field, Jackie’s Warrior will break from post 3 as the 7-5 favorite in the June 5 $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes Presented by Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (G1) at Belmont Park.

Churchill Downs Incorporated has suspended Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert through the conclusion of the 2023 spring meet at Churchill Downs, the Louisville company announced June 2.

In the world of Victorian era English literature, Dickens wrote about a tale of two cities. In the 2021 Triple Crown, jockey Joel Rosario can spin a tale of two rides.

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer has a one-point lead over Godolphin’s Essential Quality in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Poll ahead of the June 5 Belmont Stakes (G1).

A nine-month wait for a rematch of last September’s Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), a race in which Shedaresthedevil defeated Swiss Skydiver, has at last arrived.

The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission’s barn sweep at Parx Racing that yielded “significant” contraband also nailed owner/trainer Ricardo Vega, who races as Richard Vega Racing Stable.

Trainer John Sadler talks about Rock Your World’s tough start in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and his thoughts on the Belmont Stakes (G1).

One of the country’s top sprinters, Mischevious Alex, meets some of the nation’s premier short-distance routers over the middle ground of a one-turn mile in the $1 million Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park June 5.