Letters to the editor for the June 10 issue of BloodHorse Daily includes a submission unhappy about food prices during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.
In the latest Odds and Trends, J. Keeler Johnson examines the impact of time off between starts for horses and when and on which surfaces provide the best betting options.
Bob Baffert-trained Mizumi, an impressive winner in her debut May 2, comes into the June 13 Summertime Oaks (G3) at Santa Anita Park looking to go 2-for-2 to start her career.
The 23rd New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show raised more than $180,000 to support racehorse aftercare. Proceeds from the May 29-31 event go directly toward New Vocations' efforts to rehab, retrain, and rehome retiring racehorses.
Curtis and Beth Harrell have reopened a historic 370-acre farm, formerly the site of Bonne Chance Farm, as a boutique boarding operation for broodmares under the management of John Durr.
The nine-day season at Los Alamitos Race Course will begin June 19 and continue through July 5. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday all three weeks with first post at 1 p.m. PT.
Finger, a Gun Runner colt, moved to within one win of a sweep of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown with a victory in the Tokyo Derby June 10 at Oi Racecourse.