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Jessica Martini and Christina Bossinakis report from Saratoga Springs, NY, that the Fasig‑Tipton Saratoga Sale saw its first seven‑figure purchase just 19 horses in, when Amr Zedan paid $2 million for a Curlin colt. The sale closed its first session with the final $1.9 million yearling bought by M.V. Magnier and Peter Brant, completing a total of 15 million‑dollar yearlings.

Flying Dutchmen president Hunter Rankin placed a $2.3 million bid Monday night at the Fasig‑Tipton Saratoga sale for an Into Mischief colt out of Stellar Sound (by Tapit). The gray or roan March‑foaled colt, listed as Hip 91, was consigned by Hill ’n’ Dale for Don Alberto Corp.

Randy and Jenny Boyd’s Boyd Racing purchased a Nyquist colt for $3.2 million at the Fasig‑Tipton Saratoga Sale. The bay colt, consigned by Gainesway for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, is out of Slammed, the mare who won the GIII Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland in 2022.

Trainer Wesley Ward paid $2.3 million for a Gun Runner colt at the Fasig‑Tipton Saratoga Sale Monday night. The chestnut, consigned as Hip 78 by Taylor Made Sales Agency (agent CXV), is out of Tapit mare Shook Up, dam of Texas Derby winner and GIII Oklahoma Derby runner‑up King Ottoman (by Curlin).

In a crucial moment for New Zealand racing, Michael interviews outgoing NZTR chair Russell Warwick and HRNZ chair Grant Jarrold about the joint vision of Project Stamina. The discussion is featured in this special Trackside edition.

After clinching the 2026 McMillan Equine Feeds New Zealand Junior Drivers title, Wilson House is now targeting the Australasian Young Drivers Championship in November. The 1 Equine‑sponsored series kicks off at Cambridge Raceway on 4 Nov and wraps up on Cup Day.

Jackie Greene’s protégé, Spaaaanzano (Coraggioso), claimed his second Open Trot win of the season at Saratoga Casino Hotel, delivering a 1:55.1 coast‑to‑coast performance in the $18,000 feature. The triumph pushed his lifetime earnings past the $800,000 threshold in his debut outing for the Greene stable this year.

The sport mourns the death of Harry Pearce OAM, a 94‑year‑old journalist and author whose six‑decade career documented harness racing from his early days at the National Trotguide onward. He leaves behind a legacy as one of the game's most dedicated chroniclers.

Former champion jockey Jim Crowley retires ten months after a serious fall that left him injured, calling the decision the most difficult of his life.

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

Johanna Walsh stormed to a comprehensive Irish Oaks victory at the Curragh, riding for jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle.

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

On Saturday, August 8, Seoul will host ten races running from 12:55 to 19:55. The first event, a Class 6, 1,000‑meter Special Weight A with a KRW 45 million purse, features HWANSANGUI LUNA—June 4 trial winner—as the odds‑on favorite for her debut sixteen days later.

Eight races will run at Busan today, beginning at 12:50 and wrapping up by 19:25. The first event is a Class 6, 1,200‑metre Special Weight A for KRW 45 million juvenile maidens, with six of the eleven starters making their debut.

The previously erratic runner surged past Global Hit, Success Baekpa and Speed Young to win the 2,000‑metre Group‑2 KRA Cup Classic at Seoul Racecourse. The triumph ended his run of excuses, finishing clear of a field of eleven.

Seoul Gangpungma finally broke his black‑type duck by winning the key local Korea Cup prep, and Super Aero marked a winning comeback. Japanese jockey Kozi Asano added a treble, guiding Progressive Hero Cheetah to a 1200m Class 3 triumph while the former Derby winner was left off the placings.

Thanks to rapid teamwork and the Equine Guelph Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) program, 29‑year‑old retired police horse Dottie was rescued after she could not rise on a snowy, icy winter morning. The LAER‑trained responders safely freed her and provided care.

Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch in Springbank, Alberta, received a horse donation from Helping Alberta Wildies Society. The gentle bay gelding Cheyene, rescued from a Sundre campground four years ago, now has a permanent home.

Academy Award‑nominee Josh Brolin, a lifelong horseman, will narrate the new IMAX/Giant Screen documentary ‘Horse Power’, produced with American Wild Horse Conservation. The film celebrates the heritage and preservation of wild horses.

To mark Pet Fire Safety Day on July 15, First Onsite Property Restoration pledged a $10,000 matching donation for rescued animals and recovery work at Happy Days Sanctuary in Stevensville, Ontario. The sanctuary was created to help animals impacted by fire incidents.