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Trainer Wesley Ward was suspended 15 days and fined $2,000 after the New Jersey Racing Commission ruled a horse under his care, Insanity It Seems, tested positive for naproxen and metformin July 15, 2022, at Monmouth Park.

Last year's sale delivered industry-leading results for sellers, with the one-night auction exceeding $100,000,000 in gross sales for the second consecutive year.

The 6-year-old win machine will seek to add a graded stakes victory to his impressive resume July 1 in the $100,000 Smile Sprint Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

Miss Yearwood rates as the slight morning-line favorite in the $250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3T) at Delaware Park July 1. The mile and three-eighths turf affair for fillies and mares has attracted a field of 11.

Meisho Hario defended his crown June 28 in the Teio Sho at Oi Racecourse, a major stop on the Japanese dirt racing circuit, just catching Crown Pride at the finish.

Hampton Court Stakes (G3) winner Waipiro has run his last race for Ed Walker, with connections targeting next year's Hong Kong Derby with the talented 3-year-old.

Keeneland will award a total of $9.05 million—a record for any racing season at the track—for 22 stakes to be run during the 2023 Fall Meet, which covers 17 days from Oct. 6-28.

The nine-day careless riding ban handed out at Royal Ascot would rule Dettori out of the ride on Emily Upjohn in the Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown.

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will present special exhibitions celebrating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's 1973 Triple Crown and chronicling renowned photographer Bert Morgan's career covering racing at Saratoga.

The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation will host its annual Fashionable Fillies Luncheon at Saratoga National Golf Club in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Monday, Aug. 7.

As smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted southward June 28, poor air quality has forced cancellation of racing at multiple tracks across the Midwestern United States.

The status or purse of a stakes race is not always what it makes it unforgettable for some people. Trainer George Weaver, his family, and the owners of the 2-year-old filly Crimson Advocate will surely agree.

A multi-year study published June 23 by the Equine Veterinary Journal shows stifle issues found in radiographs are a minor risk to the future racing careers of sales horses.

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Eye-catching 2-year-old filly V V's Dream will be in search of her first stakes victory in the $225,000 Debutante at Ellis Park and Del Mar Group's Wilson Q will look for his second-lifetime victory in the $225,000 Bashford Manor.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 197 initial entries for its July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held July 10 in Lexington, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

The catalog for the CTBA Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale Aug. 15 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton is now available online.

The day after the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) July 1, the Churchill Downs spring meet that was shifted to Ellis Park concludes July 2 with five stakes, topped by the $275,000 Hanshin Stakes.

Australian sprinter and dual group 1 winner Artorius has been retired, connections have revealed.

Four stakes worth a guaranteed $300,000 will be run during the upcoming September Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos.