George Parrish Jr.'s Parrish Farms has a small but powerful consignment to the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale, including a Yaupon colt whose elite pedigree and talent make up for the lack of quantity.
The high-class, group 2 winner Green Sense topped the Goffs London Sale in Kensington Palace Gardens June 15 and was signed for by Brittany Linton, chief executive of U.S. outfit Boyd Racing.
Ocala Stud's freshman sire Roadster ranks fourth in the national standings so far. The son of Quality Road will be represented by 13 juveniles in the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale being held June 16-18.
On the June 15 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen discusses Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Magnitude as he prepares for the June 27 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs.
For many people who follow Royal Ascot as much for the presence of the King and Queen as for the elite racing, the week will reach a climax should any one of five royal runners end up in the winner's enclosure.
Larry Connolly's visit to Tattersalls in 2024 put in motion the wheels that would lead to West Paces Racing running horses at Royal Ascot but also establishing a stable in the UK.
Trainer Charlie Appleby had to wait until the final day of the meeting last year to end his Royal Ascot dry spell, but he holds the aces in this year's meet opener, the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), as he bids to get straight on the scoreboard in 2026.