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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — While Ortiz’s 32‑year‑old season includes GI wins in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes aboard Golden Tempo (by Curlin), he says he still has work to do before earning the 2026 Eclipse Award for top jockey. He cautioned against premature predictions and will keep focusing on improvement.

Title Role (GB), by Too Darn Hot, captured the GI Belmont Derby in a photo finish over the fast‑closing West End Kid (Twirling Candy). The result was a stark contrast to the Belmont Oaks winner just two races earlier.

The July 5 Grade 3 Kelso race at Saratoga saw 6‑Chase the Nile go off at 8‑1. Across seven performance metrics the horse posted a 2‑1‑1 winning key total.

A year earlier, Phileas Fogg (Astern {Aus}) seized the lead late and held on in a photo finish to win the GII Suburban Stakes. This time he broke forward, stayed clean and rolled home alone at 8‑1.

John Kriechbaumer from the north sealed his second New Zealand Amateur Drivers title after a 17‑point dead‑heat with reigning champion Michael House at Addington, winning the championship on a count‑back. The tally included a victory and two runner‑up finishes for Kriechbaumer.

Matty Williamson believes his Speeding Spur‐trained mare is moving in the right direction after a win at Ascot Park, where she finished three‑quarters of a length ahead of Fir and a head in front of Shakedown. He said the filly felt very good and is on an upward trajectory.

The well‑bred mare (raced as Captaintreacherous) won a heat of the Diamond Creek/SBSR Silk Road Winter Series at Ascot Park, her second career win and the first for her new connections. She had been sold by Todd and Fleur Anderson of Central Southland to Australian trainer Mick Boots before moving to her present owners.

The three‑year‑old pacer secured the perfect gate for the Meadowlands Pace, a $810,000 contest presented by Genova Burns LLC on July 11, 2026 at the Meadowlands. The full draw lists each horse, driver, trainer and morning‑line odds.

Ten contests run at Seoul on July 4 from 10:35 am to 5:55 pm, with the first being a Class 6, 1,000‑m Special Weight A offering KRW 45 million. The opening race features Luigi Riccardi’s debutant G B ACE, who earned a one‑length victory in his June 11 trial.

The July meet opens at Busan on Friday, July 3, featuring eight contests from 11:15 am to 5:55 pm. In the opening race—a Class 6, 1,000‑metre Special Weight A with a KRW 45 million purse—V‑Line clocked the quickest trial time, led the pace and is the sole runner with that performance.

Roshe captured attention on the south‑coast circuit Sunday, while Seoul’s headline race – a 2000‑metre Class 1 – was claimed by Pepper X at even odds under trainer Lee Hyeok (reported by Luke Humphreys). The Speightster‑bred front‑runner lived up to his reputation by leading to the line.

The three‑year‑old surged clear in the home straight, winning the 1,600‑metre G3 Owners’ Cup at Busan by ten lengths. The triumph maintains his perfect record of six wins from six starts.

A rare red heat warning from the Met Office caused four of Britain's five scheduled horse racing meetings on Wednesday to be cancelled.

Almeraq wins a photo finish against a strong international field in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Odds-on favourite Precise powered away to win the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Scandinavia beat Trawlerman to win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, giving trainer Aidan O'Brien his 100th festival winner.

Thanks to quick thinking, teamwork and Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training, responders rescued Dottie, a 29‑year‑old retired police horse, after she became unable to rise on a snowy, icy winter morning.

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 campground near Sundre four years ago, will now live at the ranch.

Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolin, a lifelong horseman from 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.

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. Happy Days Sanctuary, founded in response to a local animal‑rescue need, will receive the funds.