Kentucky Downs plans to increase purses for nine of its 18 stakes by a total of $3.7 million from what was originally announced, pending regulatory approval, including the Nashville Derby Invitational (G3T) bumped from $2.5 million to $3.1 million. Source
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Baby Yoda Aims for Stars in Saratoga’s Vanderbilt
Nearly half of Baby Yoda’s wins and earnings have come at Saratoga, and he seeks his second graded stakes victory, and first grade 1 in the July 27 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1). Source
Kentucky Downs Requests Purse Increases for Stakes
Kentucky Downs plans to increase purses for nine of its 18 stakes by a total of $3.7 million from what was originally announced, pending regulatory approval, including the Nashville Derby Invitational (G3T) bumped from $2.5 million to $3.1 million. Source
Woodbine’s ‘Prince’ Looks to Extend Reign in Seagram
Michael Langlois and Gary Barber’s 2023 King’s Plate Stakes winner Paramount Prince attempts to continue his reign over the Woodbine synthetic as he breaks from the outside of a nine-horse field in the CA$175,000 Seagram Cup (G2) July 27. Source
Caress Provides Rematch of Intercontinental
The July 25 Caress Stakes (G3T) reunites Future Is Now, Roses for Debra, and Kaufymaker who were separated by a neck in the June 7 Intercontinental Stakes (G2T). Source
Todd Pletcher Wins Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, who saw Tapit Trice make a successful return with a 5 1/4-length romp in the Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3), earned a $75,000 bonus from Monmouth Park as a result of the $150,000 Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge. Source
Top 3-Year-Olds Set for Travers Prep in Jim Dandy
With the Haskell Stakes (G1) lifting Dornoch into the top spot among the 3-year-old male division, the focus now turns to the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (G1), which also turns the spotlight on the July 27 $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at the Spa. Source
Jockeys Across America to Pay Tribute to PDJF July 27
The Jockeys’ Guild and Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, in conjunction with racetracks across the United States, announced that riders competing July 27 will pay tribute to National Disability Independence Day and raise funds for the PDJF. Source
Melbourne Cup-Winning Jockey Michelle Payne Retires
Payne retires with 772 victories to her name, with her first winner coming as a 15-year-old for her father, Paddy Payne Sr. Having previously said it would be her last season riding, she will now concentrate on training. Source
Colonial Downs Sets Make-Up Race Date for Sept. 4
Colonial Downs has added an extra day of live racing Sept. 4, serving as a make-up day for the nine-race card lost July 12. First post is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET. Source