Columbus, OH

DEAUVILLE, France – Talk about a fitting finale. After what could only be described as a patchy opening two days to the August Yearling Sale, a St Mark's Basilica (Fr) filly (lot 270) out of Ecurie des Monceaux's blue hen Prudenzia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) topped Sunday's concluding session at €1.7 million when sold to Coolmore's MV Magnier.

Fitting Finale at Arqana as Coolmore go to €1.7 Million for St Mark's Basilica Filly

DEAUVILLE, France–The V2 session of the August Yearling Sale at Arqana brings an entirely different clientele to town. Many new faces-be that trainers, agents and breeze-up handlers-have been spotted sifting through nearly 200 yearlings that will be offered under the hammer here on Tuesday. There are some new faces...

Hestia Farm Bids To Begin First Yearling Offering With A Bang At V2 Sale

Classic winner Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), off the track since sustaining a setback that ruled her out of Royal Ascot, will aim for a start in the G1 Matron Stakes during Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown, according to trainer Karl Burke. Successful in the G1 Irish 1000...

Fallen Angel Handed Matron Target

Eight distaffers will contest Thursday's G1 Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks after two of the 10 overnight contenders were withdrawn before Tuesday morning's declaration stage. Valmont and Newsells Park Stud Bloodstock's G1 Irish Oaks heroine You Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is set to renew rivalry with Curragh runner-up Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). That Aidan O'Brien representative will be accompanied by stablemate and Irish Oaks 13th Port Fairy (Ire) (Australia {GB}). The latter had earlier accounted for the reopposing Lava Stream (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) in Royal Ascot's G2 Ribblesdale Stakes, where You Got To Me ran fourth.

Irish Oaks Heroine You Got To Me Among Eight Declared For Thursday's G1 Yorkshire Oaks

England have named Matthew Potts in their side as an extra seamer for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday. The 25-year-old comes in for his first Test in more than year in place of injured captain Ben Stokes, who misses the three-match series with a hamstring injury.

Potts named in England team for first Sri Lanka Test

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Montana State

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Wyoming State

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To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

The connections of Black Caviar (Bel Esprit), who was humanely euthanised on Saturday morning after a short battle with laminitis, confirmed the final foal, a Snitzel colt, of the unbeaten mare has also died. “The owners are saddened to advise that Black Caviar's foal, a colt sired by Snitzel, passed...

Black Caviar's Final Foal Dies

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Saratoga Springs, NY

The day after the sudden passing of philanthropist John Hendrickson, the racing community he had helped so much was mourning his passing. Hendrickson, who married Marylou Whitney in 1997, became the racing manager for Marylou Whitney Stables in addition to serving as president and chief operating officer of Whitney Industries. Hendrickson continued the racing stable after Whitney died in 2019 at the age of 93, campaigning graded stakes winners Pretty Birdie and Super Quick under the Marylou Whitney Stables banner.

Passing of John Hendrickson: Tributes from the Industry

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Highlighted by the Jan. 25 $3-million Pegasus World Cup Invitational and $1-million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Jan. 25 and the Mar. 29 $1 million Curlin Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park will launch its 2024-2025 Championship Meet Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 and run through Mar. 30, 2025. The meet will play...

Gulfstream Releases 2024-25 Championship Schedule

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Preston will host Luton on Saturday with Paul Heckingbottom in charge, their third manager in three games at the start of the Championship season

Preston name Paul Heckingbottom as their third manager in two weeks

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

In 1864, New York businessman William R. Travers joined John Morrissey, Leonard Jerome, and other prominent men in building Saratoga Race Course, the historic racetrack now home to many of the sport’s biggest stakes each year. Included on this list of valued stakes is Travers’s namesake race, a feature for 3-year-olds nicknamed the “Mid-Summer Derby.” The man himself, who also co-owned a prominent stable during the last half of the 19th Century, even celebrated the first edition of his namesake race by winning it with his legendary colt Kentucky, son of Lexington.

Saratoga Stories: Man o’ War Cup Much More Than Simply Travers Trophy

Hanover, MA

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Kingston, MA

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The Hilltop Athletic Association in Kingston will once again host the weekly Kingston Food Truck Night on Thursdays from 4:30 pm to 8 pm for the third consecutive year. The South Shore Food Truck Association, consisting of 29 local small business owners who operate mobile food vendor trucks and serve the South Shore of Massachusetts, has organized the event to offer the best mobile food options for the community!

4 Tasty Food Truck Festivals You Won't Want To Miss

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been four decades since Emmy-nominated actor Lloyd Haynes died of lung cancer at only 52 years old. Best known for his compassionate performance as history teacher Pete Dixon on television's groundbreaking, academic-geared dramedy, Room 222 (ABC, 1969-1974), Haynes was beloved by his fans, family, friends and colleagues alike. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Room 222' TV Actor Lloyd Haynes: 4 Decades After His Tragic Death From Lung Cancer

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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'It Feels Like We've Chased the End of the Rainbow and Found It': William Derby on City of York Upgrade Bid

It was said to be a source of “great disappointment” to the BHA's Flat Pattern Committee that its partners in Europe could not unanimously agree on...

'It Feels Like We've Chased the End of the Rainbow and Found It': William Derby on City of York Upgrade Bid

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