Jockey Jose Ortiz describes his winning ride on Durante in the May 31 Aristides Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Heavy rain and severe kickback forced the abandonment of Eagle Farm’s group 1 meeting May 31, with poor visibility leading to the postponement of the final four races, including the Queensland Derby (G1) and Kingsford-Smith Cup (G1).

While the racing world crosses its fingers and hopes there will be a rematch between Sovereignty and Journalism in the Belmont Stakes (G1), it would be quite a mistake to sleep on Baeza.

In this week’s edition of On Racing, Jay Hovdey reflects on the life and career of Christophe Clement, who died May 25.

R. Larry Johnson died in February, but his legacy as an owner and breeder continues, with his homebred turf sprinter Future Is Now grabbing headlines.

Gulfstream Park announcer Pete Aiello will take over in the Santa Anita Park announcer’s booth June 6-8 as regular announcer Frank Mirahmadi will be at Saratoga Race Course to call its five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.

Bill Luster, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for The Courier Journal and regular contributor to BloodHorse, died May 29. He was 80.

The enforcement arm for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has announced suspensions of a pair of Ohio veterinarians in resolving cases that date back to the fall of 2023.

The New York Racing Association announced the sponsored stakes lineup for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at historic Saratoga Race Course which will take place June 4-8.

The first five finishers from the Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas, G1) return to contest the June 1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby, G1).