A record $4.125 million stakes schedule featuring 18 races will be offered during Ellis Park Racing & Gaming's 2026 season, which runs from July 2-Aug. 23.
American grade 1 winner and freshman stallion Structor, who stands at Lex Stud on Hokkaido in Japan, sired his first winner June 3, when his daughter Yakumo Venus won her racing debut at Sonoda Racecourse.
In response to the detection of New World screwworm in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted the export of live animals, including equine, to Mexico.
Ascot Racecourse has taken a significant step in its efforts to cut emissions with the installation of a major new rooftop solar array, delivered with SSE Energy Solutions and Ortus Energy.
In this week’s On Racing, a look at whether Golden Tempo's Triple Crown success will lead to schedule changes for the series, which has not survived as designed since the pandemic season of 2020.
Rebounding from his Kentucky Derby (G1) disappointment, beaten favorite Further Ado returned to his winning ways with a 2-length victory in the $500,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) June 7 at Churchill Downs.
Slay the Day lived up to her 3-5 post-time favoritism with a prominent score in the June 7 $200,000 Soaring Softly (G3T), a 5 1/2-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies over Saratoga Race Course's Mellon turf.
As the Belmont Stakes' (G1) three-year residency at Saratoga Race Course comes to an end, New York Racing Association CEO and president Dave O'Rourke has some thank-yous for the classic's temporary home.