Blood-Horse

Trainer Michael McCarthy, who will saddle Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1), still remembers the culture shock of the early days of training on his own after those heady years working for Todd Pletcher.

If you are looking for the closest thing to a sure thing, then file this nugget away until next year, when the Belmont Stakes will most likely return to the Spa for a third time, and bet on trainer Chad Brown to win the Just a Game Stakes (G1T).

Wet conditions appeared to contribute to several favorites losing graded stakes June 6 at Saratoga, but rain and damp ground could not stop She Feels Pretty. She pushed her win streak to four races by taking the $750,000 New York Stakes (G1T).

Parchment Party, drawn into the Belmont Gold Cup (G3) at the final hour when rain forced the race off the turf, splashed home a resounding 8 1/2-length winner June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

Tracy Farmer's homebred La Cara, who won the Ashland Stakes (G1) before finishing ninth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) behind undefeated Good Cheer, posted a 7-1 upset June 6 in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

While many of her rivals scrambled over the sloppy track, Dorth Vader took aim on runaway leader Dazzling Move and fired past that rival in midstretch for a convincing score at 8-1 odds in the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

Registration is now open for the Global Symposium on Racing, taking place Dec. 8-10 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz.

Two Thousand Guineas (G1) winner Ruling Court faces a stamina test as well as the growing concern over the prospect of the rain getting properly into the Epsom ground in the June 7 Epsom Derby (G1).

The multiple graded stakes winner returned to her favorite venue and to the winner's circle June 6.

Minnie Hauk got the better of a sustained duel with stablemate Whirl to win the Epsom Oaks (G1) June 6, with favorite Desert Flower third having come under pressure turning into the home straight.

Steve Asmussen and the U. S. Department of Labor settled a court case that originated in 2015 over the Hall of Fame trainer's payroll practices in Kentucky.

America's Best Racing provides a quick look at the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) field. The five-horse field is not lacking in quality with grade 1 winners Fierceness, White Abarrio, and Raging Torrent entered.

Jan Brueghel upsets Calandagan to win the June 6 Coronation Cup (G1) for jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O'Brien.

Horse Racing Ireland has reached an agreement with the Land Development Agency regarding the sale of a portion of land at Leopardstown racecourse that could deliver 800 social and affordable homes.

America's Best Racing provides a quick look at Churchill Downs' Matt Winn Stakes (G3), which includes five starters from the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) who will meet again under the Twin Spires.

Woodbine canceled racing June 6 due to poor air quality, the Canadian track announced on social media.

With $554,031 bet through 2:25 p.m. ET on June 6, Journalism is favored in early wagering to win the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

Clement has spent his life preparing to become a trainer, but nothing prepared him for grieving his father while running the stable during one of the biggest weeks of the racing year.

Soul Rush, victorious in the Dubai Turf (G1T) in his last start, returns to Tokyo Racecourse June 8 seeking to improve on his third-place finish in the 2024 Yasuda Kinen (G1).

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