New York City, NY

Neat delivered a blistering turn of foot at the top of the lane en route to a comfortable score in the June 29 $242,500 Manila Stakes (G3T) at the Belmont at the Big A meet. Trained by Rob Atras for Randy Gullatt's Red White and Blue Racing partnership, Neat returned to the winner's circle for the third time this season after bagging victories in Keeneland's Transylvania Stakes (G3T) and the Bob Bork Texas Turf Mile Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park. The 3-year-old son of Constitution has won five of seven career starts on the turf, finishing off the board only in his maiden effort at Kentucky Downs last fall and the American Turf Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs May 4.

Neat a Stylish Winner of the Manila Stakes

Haskell, AR

There were three different winners of the Triple Crown races and the four Grade I preps leading up to the GI Kentucky Derby were won by still four other horses. That means that as the second half of the 3-year-old season starts in earnest with the July 20 GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth, the race for the 3-year-old championship is as wide open as possible.

Gargan Says Dornoch Doing Better Than Ever, Haskell Is Next

Elmont, NY

The New York Racing Association provided a window into the future of downstate racing July 1 when it announced that the main dirt track at the new Belmont Park will mirror the surfaces at Saratoga Race Course and that winter racing will be conducted for approximately three months on a new all-weather track when the Elmont, N.Y., facility reopens in 2026.

Belmont Surface to Mirror Spa; Winter Racing on Tapeta

Los Alamitos, CA

Back at the site of his GII Los Alamitos Futurity upset last December, Wynstock returned to the Los Alamitos winner's circle Saturday in perhaps the most unlikely way. Entered off three straight disappointing efforts in the GIII Southwest Stakes, the GI Santa Anita Derby and most recently, the Desert Code Stakes on turf at Santa Anita May 19, one of two Bob Baffert runners had previously done his best running from the front. But he was outrun to the front by race favorite Tapalo (Tapiture) who rocketed out to a large margin as Wynstock was relegated to second through the opening half in :46.20. As Tapalo continued all alone into the far turn, Wynstock and his stablemate Cornell began to find their best strides and were able to begin a sustained drive passing the quarter pole. The leader, who looked home free, began to drop anchor and wandered to the center of the stretch as Wynstock rode the rail and Cornell came outside to split him. The pair came into the final sixteenth together and, despite being on nearly separate sides of the track, needed a photo to be separated on the line with Wynstock just edging out his stablemate.

Wynstock Edges Cornell In Los Alamitos Derby Photo

The 2024 Churchill Downs Spring Meet leading jockey race came down to the wire on closing day Sunday with Tyler Gaffalione and Jose Ortiz tying for the most wins. Gaffalione and Ortiz shared leading rider honors with 45 wins apiece. For Gaffalione, it was his 12th Churchill Downs title as leading jockey. It was the first local championship for Ortiz, who began riding in Kentucky this spring.

Asmussen, Juddmonte Secure Churchill Leading Trainer, Owner Titles; Ortiz/Gaffalione Share Jockey Title

Louisiana State

Lone Warrior won a maiden special weight race for Louisiana-breds June 29 at Evangeline Downs to give freshman stallion Lone Sailor his first winner as a sire. Norman Stables' Lone Warrior was making his second lifetime start for trainer Lonnie Briley. The 2-year-old colt pressed the pace from his rail post position, initially in second place, before edging to clear in the lane to win by two lengths. Final time for five furlongs on a fast dirt track was 1:00.16.

Lone Warrior Is Stallion Lone Sailor's First Winner

New Mexico State

Ruidoso, NM

The June misfortunes of Ruidoso Downs continued June 29 as heavy rain in the area caused flooding on portions of the track, prompting the cancellation of the final two Quarter Horse races Saturday and the postponement of the June 30 card to July 1. After wildfires prompted an evacuation of...

After Wildfires, Ruidoso Cancels Racing Due to Flooding

(A kiss on the cheek…er…head from trainer Steve Asmussen / All Photos by Holly M. Smith) The final weekend of the Churchill Downs’ Spring / Summer Meet is now in the history books, but the memories of both the final three days and the entire meet will linger on forever, in the minds and souls of many. It was Kentucky Derby 150, after all. A history making and changing event that bled into a most wonderful season of racing and celebrations.

Churchill Downs’ Sunday: Through the Magical Eyes & Lens of Holly M. Smith

Nichols, NY — May Baby (Braxten Boyd) captured the $16,000 featured Open Trot at Tioga Downs on Saturday (June 29). May Baby ($5.70) darted out to the front and led to the quarter in :27.3. She used a :30.3 second quarter to be first to the half in :58.1. Joxter (Dan Daley) came first-up and challenged for the lead going down the backstretch. May Baby maintained a short lead to three-quarters in 1:26.2.

May Baby victorious in Tigoa feature

Baltimore, MD

Maryland State

Maryland Jockey Club Acting President and General Manager Mike Rogers has sent a notification letter to Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association President Katy Voss and Vice President Tim Keefe that all operations—racing, training and simulcasting—at Pimlico Race Course will cease Sept. 1, 2024, in order to begin work on building a new facility under the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.

Pimlico Activity to Cease Sept. 1 Before Rebuild Starts

Next Friday (July 5) will be current Woodbine standardbred race secretary Tony O’Sullivan’s last day on the job, as Woodbine Mohawk Park welcomes Jim Gillespie to the role. The news was first announced in a June 19 Woodbine media release. Gillespie is a seasoned beginner, thanks to working...

Jim Gillespie drives on as new Mohawk/Grand River race secretary

In June, we took Scout to another local dressage schooling show. He was composed and did a great job earning second- and third-place ribbons. More importantly, he improved in every way. He was more relaxed and even more on the aids. He seemed to “get” the idea of what he was doing there, performing both tests smoothly. Kristen rode him again and did a wonderful job.

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Building Confidence with Scout During Summer Months

Deer Park, NY

CBS New York

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- The man accused of driving while intoxicated and crashing into a nail salon on Long Island, killing four people, appeared in court Monday.Steven Schwally, 64, is charged with DWI. The charges are expected to be upgraded.Meizi Zhang, 50, Yan Xu, 41, Jiancai Chen, 37, and off-duty NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, were all killed in Friday's crash. Ten other people, including a 12-year-old girl and Schwally, were hospitalized.Authorities say Schwally, of Dix Hills, was behind the wheel of his 2020 Chevy Traverse when it barreled through the parking lot and slammed into Hawaii Nail and Spa. Prosecutors detailed...

Video shows moment of impact in deadly Long Island salon crash

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — NHRA drag racing great John Force is showing “daily signs of improvement” in a neurological intensive care unit a week after …. John Force health update: Can NHRA drag racing legend survive another life-threatening scare? The Economic Times. The age of NHRA drag...

6/30/24 Drag Racing News

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit reported two more positives for metformin June 28 as the diabetes drug continues to show up in Thoroughbred racehorse test results. On June 4, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced it would defer provisional suspensions of trainers over metformin positives until a thorough scientific review can be conducted. The change was recommended by HISA's Anti-Doping and Medication Control Standing Committee.

HIWU Reports Two More Metformin Positives

Plainville, MA

Manfred "Manny" Roos, a prominent owner and breeder in New England and the former longtime president of the regional chapter of the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, died peacefully June 30. He was 88. Roos, formerly of Newton, Mass., Lexington, Ky., and Plainville, Mass., was actively involved in Thoroughbred...

Manfred Roos, Longtime NEHBPA President, Dead at 88

Mystik Dan lived up to his name on May 4, delivering a captivating performance to win the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at Churchill Downs. Two weeks later, the Goldencents colt ran second in the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico. For co-owner/co-breeder Lance Gasaway, trainer Kenny McPeek, and their friends and colleagues, Mystik Dan has delivered the ride of a lifetime.

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The speedy last-out Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) victress Mystic Lake headlines a field of five sophomore fillies for the July 4 $175,000 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) at Belmont at the Big A. The Victory Ride, New York's steppingstone to the lucrative Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course a month...

Mystic Lake Riding High Into Victory Ride

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Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Godolphin director of bloodstock Michael Banahan discusses a victory by Ottoman Fleet (GB) in the June 29 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs.

Banahan Delighted With Ottoman Fleet's Wise Dan Win

Brooklyn, NY

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

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Belmont Winter Racing to be Exclusively on Tapeta Track

The New York Racing Association announced July 1 it will conduct winter racing at Belmont Park exclusively on a new all-weather Tapeta track, which is now...

Belmont Winter Racing to be Exclusively on Tapeta Track

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