Winner of three of his four starts on the grass last season, including two at the Grade III level, Amerman Racing's Endlessly (Oscar Performance) returns to the grass for the first time as a 3-year-old as the 6-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's $750,000 GI Belmont Derby. Typically contested over 10 furlongs at Belmont Park, this year's renewal takes place over a mile and three-sixteenths at Aqueduct.

Endlessly Tops Short, But Sweet Field In Belmont Derby

Henderson, KY

Ellis Park announced on the morning of July 4 that the opening-day card there would be run without patrons due to an unscheduled grandstand maintenance issue. Kevin Kerstein, who publicizes racing at Ellis Park for track operator Churchill Downs Inc., told BloodHorse that due to thunderstorms on July 3 in the Henderson, Ky., area, "There was an issue with power in the grandstand that knocked the water tank out. The water tank was able to fill up to a level to keep racing operations on as normal, but it is not to the level to open the grandstand for patrons."

Water Tank Issue at Ellis Shutters Grandstand July 4

Brea, CA

Los Alamitos, CA

Not only did her nine rivals not stand a chance against Sweet Azteca in the July 6 Great Lady M Stakes (G2), neither did the Los Alamitos Race Course track record for 6 1/2 furlongs. With the polished élan of a runner with much more experience than her five starts would indicate, Sweet Azteca floated home by five lengths in 1:14.33, breaking the previous track record set by Finest City in the 2016 Great Lady M by .15 seconds.

Sweet Azteca Breaks Track Record in Great Lady M

Indianapolis, IN

2024 Only / Top Pick in the Money Overall — 467-779 59.95%. 2024 Only / Top Pick in the Money @ CD — 170-271 62.73%. 2024 Only / Top Pick in the Money @ HI — 30-46 65.22%. 2024 Only / Top Pick in the Money @...

McLean’s Selections for Horseshoe Indianapolis on G3 Indiana Derby Day — Saturday, July 6

By the narrowest of margins, Alex Palou won the right to lead the field to green for the first race of the NTT IndyCar Series’ hybrid engine era. Palou earned his second consecutive pole position, turning a lap of 1 minute, 5.3511 seconds at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and nipping Pato O’Ward by 0.0024 seconds.

IndyCar starting lineup at Mid-Ohio: Alex Palou nips Pato O’Ward for second consecutive pole

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

Gloucester County, NJ

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Franklinville, NJ

Morristown Minute

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

The New York Racing Association announced July 4 that a contractual impasse between NYRA and FanDuel Racing has led to the eliminating of all NYRA content from FanDuel wagering platforms. As a result, pari-mutuel wagering and live video from the ongoing Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet are not currently available on FanDuel, formerly known as TVG.

Dispute Results in NYRA Content Pulled From FanDuel

Wyoming State

WyoFile

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

What makes a Zodiac Sign low maintenance? Independence can make someone low maintenance. Someone who is reliable, dependable, and punctual, can make someone low maintenance. Someone who tends to want to do things on their own can be low maintenance. Low-maintenance people tend to be those people who do on their own but are not necessarily alone. They rarely need or ask for help. They are self-motivated, often energetic, and can be considered leaders is many cases. Now me, some say I am low maintenance and others say I’m high maintenance. Maybe I’m both. Let's see what zodiac signs are considered low-maintenance.

5 Zodiac Signs That Are Low Maintenance

Aaron previews the 2024 Belmont Derby (G1) from Belmont at the Big A & gives his top win pick from Saturday’s featured horse race. Can Legend of Time build upon his last-out Pennine Ridge Stakes (G2) victory with top international jockey William Buick coming in to ride for trainer Charlie Appleby?

Belmont Derby Picks 2024 | Belmont at the Big A

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Hinsdale, IL — While we are only a few weeks into the 2024 Illinois harness racing season, some horses have already made an impact in their respective divisions and none more than the Alan Beals owned filly Amy Mooss. The now 3-year-old daughter of Somestarsomewhere out of the Time...

The sudden rise of Amy Mooss

Louisiana State

Trainer Nevada Litfin has been suspended for five years and fined $2,500 by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for engaging in "paper training" while serving an earlier suspension issued by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit. In documents posted July 3 to the HISA website, Litfin admitted that during...

HISA Suspends Litfin Five Years for 'Paper Training'

Lexington, KY

Despite flat results by average from this year's 2-year-olds in training sales season and a decline in gross sales, Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. is confident ahead of Fasig-Tipton's The July Sale in Lexington, the first yearling auction of 2024. "Realistically, we would expect the market to be...

Browning Optimistic Ahead of July Yearling Sale

Ellis, KS

5th-Ellis, $69,299, Msw, 7-6, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.93, ft, 3 1/4 lengths. RICH CITY GIRL (f, 2, City of Light–Hassler {Ire}, by War Front), a $195,000 KEESEP yearling turned $435,000 OBSMAR breezer, was working bullets at Hawthorne for Larry Rivelli ahead of her debut and ran them off their feet for a sharp score as the slight 2-1 favorite. Scratched out of Friday evening's Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes at Prairie Meadows in favor of this spot, Rich City Girl was on the engine from her inside draw and was hounded through an opening quarter in :22.12. She began to shake clear as they approached the top of the stretch, and, despite hanging on her left lead down the lane, cruised home to a 3 1/4-length victory. Second-time starter and $410,000 OBS April graduate Praying (Vekoma) was second. It was another 3/4 of a length back to the debuting $400,000 OBS April product Mischief Night (Practical Joke) in third. Hassler, a daughter of MGISW Turbulent Descent (Congrats), had a colt by Not This Time in 2023 and a filly by Epicenter this year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,505. Click for the Equibase.com chart.

City of Light's Rich City Girl Sharp on Debut at Ellis Park

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – The Department of Labor (DOL) published, June 13, an unemployment insurance weekly claims advance report showing 90,000 California workers lost their job in the last two weeks.

Department of Labor reports over 90,000 California workers lost their job in the last two weeks

Georgia State

Quitman, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Many small Georgia towns have areas like this one on South Washington Street that were once vibrant commercial areas, now abandoned to the elements. Most of these buildings are just shells, with the roofs long gone. One can only imagine what businesses were located here at this point. They’re located on South Washington Street near […]

Abandoned Storefronts, Quitman

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

Former Ohio State Army ROTC Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington (left), who was also the university’s professor of military science and leadership, was officially replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker (right) effective June 7. Credit: Courtesy of The Ohio State University and Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker, respectively.

Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington removed from Ohio State Army ROTC post, replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker in light of ongoing Title IX investigation

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Second-Quarter Betting Off Slightly Despite June Surge

Despite a 10.3% surge in June wagering, second-quarter betting on United States racing closed marginally lower than during the same period last year. Second-quarter betting tallied...

Second-Quarter Betting Off Slightly Despite June Surge

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