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Month: July 2022
Prank’s Debut at Saratoga No Laughing Matter
When a 2-year-old filly who is a half sister to the 2022 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner makes her debut at Saratoga Race Course it creates a buzz. Source
City of Light Sires First Winner at Ellis Park
Multiple grade 1 winner City of Light was represented by his first winner July 31 when Three Diamonds Farm and Joseph Besecker’s Roja Ligera surged to a 1 1/4-length victory in a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special event at Ellis Park. Source
Shahama Prevails in Monmouth Oaks ‘Two-Horse Race’
For those in trainer Todd Pletcher’s camp, the feeling entering the July 31 Monmouth Oaks (G3) at Monmouth Park was that it was a two-horse race between Shahama and the Brad Cox-trained Juju’s Map. Source
Epicenter Has Eyes on the Travers After Jim Dandy Win
A day after the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) added some clarity to the 3-year-old picture, little has changed in terms of plans that will take the four starters to either the Aug. 27 Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) or the Sept. 24 Pennsylvania Derby (G1). Source
Charge It Starts His March Towards Travers
Whisper Hill Farm’s Charge It had his first work since his smashing 23-length win in the Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park. The son of Tapit has the Travers as his next goal. Source
Monmouth, Colonial to Debut Combined Pick 4 Aug. 1
Monmouth Park and Colonial Downs will debut a Monday Mid-Atlantic Pick 4 with two races from each track in the wagering sequence starting this Monday, Aug. 1. Source
Mitchell Taken to Hospital Following Fall at Monmouth
Jockey Richard Mitchell was taken by ambulance to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch for X-rays for a possible right clavicle fracture after being unseated from his mount July 31 in the sixth race at Monmouth Park. Source
Record Setting HBA Selection Sale Takes Hold in Japan
Two hundred and sixty-three Japanese-bred yearlings sold for gross figures of $40,060,472 during the two selling sessions of the HBA Selection Sale, conducted at Shizunai on Hokkaido Island, July 26 – 27. Source
HRRN Will Air Live on SiriusXM Radio Beginning Aug. 3
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, announced today their programming will shift to a new home on SiriusXM beginning Wednesday, August 3. Source