Motorious Returns With Flashy Daytona Win
Returning from a 6 1/2-month layoff, Motorious showed no signs of rust as he mowed down his competition to win the $100,500 Daytona Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park June 14.
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Charles Town Cancels Remainder of June 14 Card
After the first three races were run without incident over a track labeled sloppy, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled the remainder of its June 14 card as a result of lingering thunderstorms and heavy rain.
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Belmont Park Barn Under Quarantine After Strangles Case
The New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission have placed Barn 28 at Belmont Park under a 14-day precautionary quarantine until further notice due to a positive case of strangles in that barn.
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Whiskey Decision, Redistricting Score on Monmouth Grass
The two stakes races on the grass on Haskell Preview Day at Monmouth Park belonged to trainer Chad Brown.
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Fondly Takes Them All the Way in Delaware Oaks
Bouncing back from a disappointing run in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Madaket Stables' Fondly took the field gate to wire in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) at Delaware Park June 14.
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Take Charge Milady Edges Immersive in Monomoy Girl
Racing June 14 in the $168,450 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs, Take Charge Milady did what no filly could do last year: beat champion Immersive.
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Bishops Bay Outclasses Rivals in Sloppy Salvator Mile
Although he failed to pick up his feet over the slop on Derby Day, Bracket Buster was undeterred by Monmouth Park's wet track June 14, splashing home an eye-catching winner of the $162,000 Pegasus Stakes.
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Beau Liam Colt Clocks Record-Tying Quarter at OBS June
Hip 829, a colt by Beau Liam, equaled the Ocala Breeders' Sales track record for a quarter-mile when he worked in :20 1/5 during the fifth and final under tack session for the OBS June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale.
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Carmouche Fined, Suspended for Riding Crop Violation
New York Stewards fined jockey Kendrick Carmouche $5,500 and suspended him one riding day for exceeding the limit for use of the riding crop in piloting Deterministic in the Manhattan Stakes (G1T) June 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Royal Ascot Entrants Headline Goffs London Sale
High-class talent Ghostwriter looks set to be the star attraction at this year's Goffs London Sale, which takes place in Kensington Palace Gardens the evening of June 16.
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LOPE Aftercare Program Serves 1,000 Students in Texas
In the first five months of 2025, LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers has served more than 1,000 students and teachers across Texas through the organization's innovative Horse Wise curriculum.
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NYRA Officials Confident in '26 Belmont Park Completion
As major renovations continue at Belmont Park, NYRA officials express steadfast confidence in the project's completion by fall 2026 at June 13 meeting of the New York State Franchise Oversight Board.
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Great Friends to Receive Horseracing Partnership Award
Great Friends Stable has been selected by Thoroughbred Owners of California as the recipient of this year's Horseracing Partnership Award.
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Quarantine Lifted on Barn at Saratoga Race Course
The New York Racing Association announced June 13 that the 14-day quarantine of Barn 85 at Saratoga Race Course has been lifted by the New York State Department of Agriculture.
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Nyquist Colt Posts Fastest Furlong at OBS June Day 4
A colt by Nyquist consigned by Wavertree Stables covered an eighth in :09 3/5 June 13 to be the fastest at the distance through four days of the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale under tack show.
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Keane Seeks More Classic Success in Prix de Diane
Colin Keane will take his first group 1 ride as retained jockey in the Juddmonte silks in the June 15 Prix de Diane (French Oaks, G1) after Better Together featured among 12 fillies declared for the Chantilly Racecourse classic.
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ARCI Meetings Set for Saratoga in August
This year the Association of Racing Commissioners International is again holding its summer Model Rules Committee and Board of Directors meeting in conjunction with the annual Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga.
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Prairie Meadows Begins Mixed Meet Format June 15
June 15 marks the start of the mixed meet format at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, with a combination of Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing on the schedule for the duration of the current live racing season through Sept. 27.
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Midwest Horseman James Cranwell Dies at Age 86
Midwest horseman James Ernest "Jim" Cranwell, who bred, owned, and raced multiple stakes winner Burning Memories, died June 11 at age 86.
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OwnerView Webinar Covers Promoting Racehorse Ownership
The fourth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held June 10 and featured panelists from multiple organizations discussing how they promote Thoroughbred ownership.
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Bellagio Opera Tops Field for Takarazuka Kinen
The Takarazuka Kinen (G1), set for June 15 at Hanshin Racecourse, has been moved up two weeks to duck the summer heat but the field is likely to provide enough hot competition on its own in the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series event.
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Jockey McDonald Added to Wathnan Team at Royal Ascot
James McDonald has been snapped up by Wathnan Racing to ride at Royal Ascot, with the jockey named as the world's best in the Longines rankings to feature on the first three days at the meeting.
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Saratoga to Host Belmont Stakes for Third Time in 2026
The Belmont Stakes (G1) will be run at Saratoga Race Course for a third consecutive year in 2026, with plans for the classic to return to Belmont Park in 2027, according to an announcement June 13 by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Leinster Filly Works Fastest Quarter at OBS Day 3
During the third day of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale, Hip 412, a filly by Leinster, worked a quarter in :20 3/5 to post the fastest time at the distance June 12.
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Fierceness Half Sis Nonna's Love Impresses at the Big A
While Fierceness continues to make his presence felt in the older male division, his younger half sibling Nonna's Love started making some waves of her own, graduating with a scintillating score over the Aqueduct Racetrack turf June 12.
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Multifaceted Trainer John Cortez Wins Starter Allowance
The versatile John Cortez—Santa Anita Park's lead outrider, pari-mutuel clerk, and small-stable trainer—got his first training win in more than 3 1/2 years when Carver scored in the fifth race June 8.
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Aerodrome to Put Group 1 Potential to Test in JJ Atkins
Master 2-year-old conditioner Michael Freedman is confident Aerodrome is ready to put his best foot forward on firmer ground as he seeks to shore up the first-season stallions' title for his sire Ole Kirk in the June 14 J.J. Atkins Stakes (G1).
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Robusto Aims to Give Baker Back-to-Back Stradbrokes
Trainer Bjorn Baker has second-hand star Robusto primed to cap a huge season for the stable and syndicators Darby Racing in a bold first-up bid to land the 1,400-meter (about seven-furlong) Stradbroke Handicap (G1) at Eagle Farm June 14.
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Miss Yechance Tops Tattersalls Online June Sale
Royal Ascot-bound juvenile Miss Yechance sold to Royal Chance Bloodstock for 250,000 guineas (US$356,587) during the Tattersalls Online June Pop-Up Sale June 12.
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Shes Perfect Team Rejects $2.5M Offer From Japan
Basher Watts and his syndicate have turned down a $2.5 million offer for Shes Perfect ahead of her bid for classic redemption in the June 15 Prix de Diane (French Oaks, G1).
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Margie's Intention Faces Familiar Foes in Delaware Oaks
The 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old fillies features a George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) rematch with the top three horses from that race meeting again, led by winner Margie's Intention, who enters as the 5-2 morning-line favorite.
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Lambourn's Epsom Win Sees 5% World Pool Turnover Gain
The June 7 Epsom Derby (G1) resulted in turnover on World Pool bet types of HK$54,403,320 (approx. US$6,931,130) up on 2024's figure of HK$51,760,276, a 5% jump.
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Sovereignty Tops 3YO Longines World Rankings
Following his victory in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Sovereignty (125) has joined the top 5 in the fourth edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025 and is currently the highest-rated 3-year-old in the world.
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Satono Reve Aiming to Create History for Japan
Leading sprinter Satono Reve will carry the hopes of a nation as he looks to provide Japan with an historic first victory at Royal Ascot in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) June 21.
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Uncertain Future for Fair Grounds Amid Gaming Changes
A letter sent by CDI's Bill Carstanjen to the Louisiana Racing Commission and state political leaders, noting CDI's intention to surrender its racing license at Fair Grounds, appears unlikely to result in immediate regulatory or legislative relief.
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Wide-Open Affair in San Juan Capistrano
With the scratch of Augustin Stables' Mrs. Astor, the $100,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes (G3T) becomes a wide-open affair June 15 at Santa Anita Park.
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Goliad Shortens Up, Drops in Class for Tough Daytona
Ramona S. Bass and Perry R. Bass II's Goliad will get a break from facing grade 1 milers when he drops in class and shortens in distance June 14 in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.
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Two Tie for Fastest Quarter on Day 2 at OBS June
The second day of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale took place June 11 with two fillies breezing a quarter-mile in :20 4/5.
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Wathnan Acquires Royal Ascot Hopeful Sandal's Song
Sandal's Song, an intended starter in the June 19 Norfolk Stakes (G2), has become the latest pre-Royal Ascot purchase by Wathnan Racing.
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Clerk of Scales Keller Joins Finger Lakes Hall of Fame
Jack Keller, the longtime clerk of scales at Finger Lakes, will be inducted into the track's Hall of Fame June 13.
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Bishops Bay Ready to Roll in Salvator Mile
Bishops Bay appears primed to land his fourth consecutive victory when he visits the Jersey Shore in the $150,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park.
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Brown Attempts Fifth Eatontown Win With New Runners
Chad Brown seeks a fifth win in the Eatontown Stakes (G3T) at Monmouth Park June 14 with a pair of runners, Maggie Go and Whiskey Decision, that make their barn and year debuts.
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Natural Rise Wins Tokyo Derby, Eyes Triple Crown Sweep
Natural Rise toyed with the opposition in the June 11 Tokyo Derby at Oi Racecourse before winning with ease and moving within one win of sweeping Japan's Dirt Triple Crown.
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TOBA National Awards to Feature Dan Tyminski Band
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced June 11 that bluegrass music and award-winning Dan Tyminski Band will perform live at the TOBA National Awards Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington.
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International Jockeys Conference Set for Hong Kong
The International Conference for the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Jockeys will take place Dec. 11-12 in Hong Kong.
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Champion Immersive to Make 3YO Debut in Monomoy Girl
The star of her division last fall, 2-year-old champion filly Immersive is finally set to make her 3-year-old debut June 14 at Churchill Downs in the $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes.
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Ward Will Not Saddle Any Runners at Royal Ascot in 2025
United States trainer Wesley Ward will not saddle any runners at Royal Ascot for the first time since 2012 after pulling plans at the last minute to send over a juvenile team headed by the unbeaten Outfielder.
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Collection of Studies on Equine Safety Available
The Equine Veterinary Journal's new collection on racehorse safety, sponsored by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, provides free access to science-based, data-driven research.
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Multiple Leading Australian Stallion Snitzel Dies at 22
Snitzel, Australia's four-time champion stallion, sire of 23 group 1 winners and 160 stakes winners to date, was euthanized June 11 at age 22 owing to age-related issues, chiefly a deterioration in the liver.
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BetMakers Partnership to Provide in-Race Odds
BetMakers Technology Group is pleased to announce a new partnership with Total Performance Data (TPD), delivering dynamic, in-the-run horse racing odds to operators via BetMakers' industry-leading technology platforms.
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