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Monica Banca didn’t grow up on a harness‑racing track, yet her dad’s close friendship with a Norwegian standardbred trainer sparked her fascination with the sport. That connection, coupled with Norway’s long‑standing harness‑racing tradition, shaped the trajectory of her entire career.

Driver McGwire Sowers rode four winners on a warm, humid Sunday, August 9, during the Topsham Fair’s opening‑day harness card. The victories, including a triumph with Smartys from his wife Autym’s stable, energized the well‑attended event.

The Volstead‑bred filly stayed unbeaten by capturing the third leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for freshman trotters at Northfield Park Racino on August 9. She led the field from start to finish, posting fractions of 29.1, 60.1 and 89.3 seconds.

On Aug. 9 in Columbus, Minnesota, Inferno DK blazed a new mile track record at Running Aces. The night was also marked by a surge of underdog wins, highlighted by Fifty Rivers dominating the tote board and the $17,500 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot Preview.

Eclipse Award winner Ted Noffey (Into Mischief), pulled from the Kentucky Derby trail in January due to bone bruising, returned to the work tab at Saratoga on Monday, breezing three furlongs in 0:38.27. The Spendthrift Farm‑owned colt is making his first workout since the injury.

LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, Woodbine’s TAA‑accredited nonprofit that cares for retired Thoroughbreds, will run a 50/50 raffle this week before the 167th King’s Plate. The raffle is open to all Ontarians, with tickets sold online via the LongRun 50/50 Raffle.

After more than 25 years viewing bloodstock from every angle, Sarah Fanning is excited to join the yearling sale scene alongside her recently retired husband Joe, who rode nearly 3,000 winners in a 36‑year career. While Joe steps back from the saddle, Fanning will take the lead on the sales floor.

Timeform gave Sun Goddess a 108p rating, tying her with Royal Ascot winners Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never) and Victorious (Wootton Bassett) at the top of the European two‑year‑old rankings after her G1 Phoenix Stakes win at the Curragh. The filly now heads to the G2 Richmond Stakes.

Former champion jockey Jim Crowley has retired, ten months after suffering serious injuries in a fall. He said it was the most difficult decision of his life.

British trainer Andrew Balding earned £1.3 million in two hours on Sunday as Kalpana captured the UK's richest prize.

Johanna Walsh delivered a comprehensive Irish Oaks win at the Curragh, ridden by jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle.

The jockey is in hospital recovering from the Wednesday evening collision.

The day features ten events running from 12:55 to 19:55, each with a brief preview. Race 1 is a 1,000‑m Class 6 Special Weight A offering KRW 45 million, where Hwansangui Luna, fresh from a June 4 trial win, starts as the odds‑on favorite on debut.

Eight races will run at Busan on August 7, kicking off at 12:50 and wrapping up at 19:25. The opening contest is a Class 6, 1200‑m Special Weight A for juvenile maidens, offering KRW 45 million, with six of the eleven starters making their debut – we’ll back a first‑timer.

In an 11‑horse field at Seoul Racecourse, Gangpungma surged ahead of Global Hit, Success Baekpa and Speed Young to win the 2000‑metre G2 KRA Cup Classic on Sunday. The horse finally dispelled its habit of “excuses” with a commanding finish.

At Seoul’s Gangpungma track on Sunday, a local contender snapped his black‑type duck by clinching the key prep race for the Korea Cup. Japanese rider Kozzi Asano completed a treble, highlighted by a 1,200‑metre Class 3 win on Progressive Hero Cheetah, while the recent Derby victor was upset and Super Aero made a victorious comeback.

Quick thinking, teamwork, and training from Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) program enabled responders to rescue 29‑year‑old retired police horse Dottie after she became unable to rise on a snowy, icy morning. The case highlights the effectiveness of the LAER program.

Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch in Springbank, Alberta, received a special gift—a bay gelding named Cheyene—from the Helping Alberta Wildies Society. Cheyene, rescued from a campground near Sundre four years ago, is now settled in his new home.

Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolin, a lifelong horseman with deep roots in the American West, will narrate the new IMAX®/Giant Screen documentary *Horse Power*. Produced with American Wild Horse Conservation, the film celebrates wild horses and their heritage.

Marking Pet Fire Safety Day on July 15, First Onsite Property Restoration pledged a $10,000 matching donation to support rescued animals and recovery efforts at Happy Days Sanctuary in Stevensville, Ontario. The sanctuary was founded in response to the incident.