The New York Racing Association Aug. 9 announced the renaming of the $750,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T) to honor the life and legacy of Christophe Clement. Beginning in 2026, the race will be known as the Christophe Clement Turf.

Preakness Stakes (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) winner Journalism breezed a half-mile in :48 2/5 Aug. 9 at Del Mar. His upcoming race target has not yet been announced.

Two weeks removed from his fourth win of the year in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), Sovereignty resumed breezing Aug. 9 over the Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga Race Course as he prepares for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) Aug. 23.

Aiming to bounce back from her first defeat, jockey Luis Saez says Good Cheer feels “100%” in preparation for the Aug. 16 Alabama Stakes (G1).

Two weeks removed from his fourth win of the year in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), Sovereignty resumed breezing Aug. 9 over the Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga Race Course as he prepares for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) Aug. 23.

Amo Racing and jockey David Egan celebrated back-to-back graded wins with Power Blue in the Phoenix Stakes (G1) and Bucanero Fuerte in the Phoenix Sprint Stakes (G3) Aug. 9 at the Curragh.

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses Sovereignty’s first breeze back from his Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) win and the path forward to the Aug. 23 Travers Stakes (G1). Sovereignty breezed four furlongs in :48.89.

Assistant trainer Blake Cox discusses Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer’s final breeze ahead of the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16. She recorded four furlongs in :48.25 with jockey Luis Saez aboard Aug. 9.

Ozara has a long way to go to match Fourstardave or even Casa Creed as a Saratoga Race Course legend, but she is certainly moving in the right direction.

In this week’s edition of On Racing: Reflecting on the prices paid for yearlings at The Saratoga Sale.