Restrictive riding crop regulations soon to be implemented by the New Jersey Racing Commission have discouraged some jockeys from riding this summer at Monmouth Park, and fewer horses were entered for opening day, May 28, compared to last July.

Knowles Farm’s homebred Whatstheconnection graduated first time out and became the first winner for freshman sire Connect in the seventh race at Indiana Grand May 25.

The Flintshire colt sold for $65,000 to Kirkwood Stables.

Nominations are now open for Fasig-Tipton’s July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held on Monday, July 12, in Lexington, Kentucky. The sale will precede Fasig-Tipton’s July Selected Yearling Sale, to be held on Tuesday, July 13.

The Pari-Mutuel Wagering Taxation Task Force, formed to study the taxes Kentucky racetracks pay to the state from historical horse racing, will be co-chaired by Sen. Damon Thayer and Rep. Adam Koenig.

The $300,000 Penn Mile (G3T), canceled in 2020 with the onset of COVID-19, returns May 28 at Penn National Race Course along with three other $100,000 turf stakes during an 11-race evening card.

Destin Heath, farm trainer at WinStar Farm, talks about Life Is Good, his injury, surgery and progress, and looks towards his return to racing.

The Kentucky Equine Education Project commends the appointment of the Pari-Mutuel Wagering Taxation Task Force, the first step in ensuring an equitable tax rate for historical horse racing.

While the connections of Super Stock opted to skip the final two legs of the Triple Crown after the Arkansas Derby (G1) winner finished 16th in the Kentucky Derby (G1), he is scheduled to return to racing before this year’s classics conclude.

A report published by the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association warned of the “potentially catastrophic” impact to the health of British racing in the medium to long term following further decline of the domestic breeding industry because of COVID-19.