Quickly recovering following a slow start, Thorpedo Anna reeled in front-running Leslie’s Rose and cruised to victory over Candied in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) July 20 at Saratoga Race Course. Source

Juddmonte’s homebred Whitebeam led every step of the way to notch a repeat victory in the $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1T) July 13 at Saratoga Race Course. Source

A Maclean’s Music colt (Hip 170) took the top spot in today’s Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale after selling for $500,000 to John Stewart’s Resolute Bloodstock. Bridlewood Farm bred and raised the colt out of the family of grade 1 winner A Z Warrior. Source

A spirited bidding battle among three Saudi Arabian buyers drove the price of grade 3-placed Informed Patriot to a record $1.55 million during Fasig-Tipton’s July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale held July 8. Prince Saud Bin Salman prevailed. Source

Dubai-based trainer Doug Watson with Kentucky bloodstock agent Conor Foley went to $400,000 to buy Cats by Five (Hip 454), a 3-year-old Audible colt, for RRR Racing owner Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, who campaigns Godolphin Mile (G2) winner Isolate. Source

There was a storybook ending for Godolphin’s Cinderella’s Dream in the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Aqueduct Racetrack, as she rallied late under William Buick to score for Godolphin and British trainer Charlie Appleby. Source

Amerman Racing’s Trikari added a top-level win to his growing résumé in the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) July 6 at the Belmont at the Big A meeting. Source

A stalking trip by jockey Luis Saez on Dornoch delivers a special Belmont Stakes (G1) victory at Saratoga Race Course for the full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage. Dornoch is the first classic winner for trainer Danny Gargan. Source

A return to Saratoga Race Course brought out the best in Randomized as she dug in gamely on the lead to hold off champion Idiomatic by a nose in the $500,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) June 8. Source

Shortly after watching his Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Thorpedo Anna roll by 5 1/2 lengths in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course, trainer Kenny McPeek quipped: “Could have run her in the Belmont.” Few would argue with him. Source