While it's not unusual for Paco Lopez to post double-digit wins for the week, 20 wins was extraordinary. He was named Jockeys' Guild Jockey of the Week for June 8-14.
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, we take a look at the international bloodlines of Dona Clota and Gimme a Nother, who each scored in grade 3s run June 13 in North America.
At the end of the day of trade, 163 horses had changed hands for gross receipts of $9,066,000, including private sales. The average price was $55,620, with a median of $30,000.
Raul Reyes' Kings Equine will offer a filly (Hip 375) by perennial leading sire Into Mischief during the second session of the OBS June Sale. She is a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Fulsome.
Because of findings of the presence of a controlled medication substance or its metabolites, HIWU has disqualified a pair of runners who earned placings at Tampa Bay Downs in late March for veteran trainer Gerald Bennett.
Mission Central stormed to victory in the King Charles III Stakes (G1) June 16 at the Royal Ascot meeting where trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore added to their legacy at the meeting.