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Mirroring contentious votes from two prior California Horse Racing Board meetings, the CHRB again chose during its monthly meeting June 19 not to award race dates this year in Northern California.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club welcomes the approval granted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to progressively increase simulcast quotas over two racing seasons starting from 2025/26.
The 29-day Santa Anita Hollywood Meet wrapped up June 15 with Antonio Fresu winning the jockey’s title, Phil D’Amato as top trainer, and Nick Alexander as leading owner.
The panel of racing experts tied in the voting for Jockey of the Week June 9 through June 15, honoring both Paco Lopez, a 12-time winner this past week, and Umberto Rispoli, a 10-time winner, for their accomplishments.
True Love gave Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore a second 2-year-old winner of the week at Royal Ascot with an authoritative performance in the June 18 Queen Mary Stakes (G2).
The National Thoroughbred League continued its record-breaking 2025 campaign with the June 15 Philadelphia Cup at Parx Racing, drawing more than 6,000 fans, an NTL record, and generating a $1.55 million handle.
Triple Crown race alumni Clever Again and Chunk of Gold will bump heads in a chance at redemption in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.
Ombudsman produced a blistering turn of foot to power clear of Anmaat in the June 18 Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse.
An Aidan O'Brien-trained hotshot may seem like a sure thing but Charles Darwin will have to defy a 17-year losing trend for favorites in the opener on the third day of Royal Ascot.
Catalina Delcarpio has looked every inch a burgeoning star for trainer Paddy Twomey, and she disputes favoritism with Andrew Balding's Musidora Stakes (G3) runner-up Serenity Prayer in the 1 1/2-mile Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot.