4th-AQU, $60K, Msw, 3yo, 1m 70yds, 2:50 p.m. ET Blue-blooded NOBLE AND TRUE (Giant's Causeway) makes his first start for Mathis Stable and Todd Pletcher at the Big A Saturday. The bay gelding is out of MGSW Baghdaria (Royal Academy), a half-sister to Classic hero and MGISW Shackleford (Forestry); GI Alabama S. heroine Lady Joanne [...]

6th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 2:25 p.m. ET TRAVIS COUNTY (Tapit) faces the starter for the first time representing the powerful Godolphin/Kiaran McLaughlin axis. A $850,000 KEESEP acquisition in 2014, the bay is a full-brother to 'TDN Rising Star' and GIII Monmouth Oaks heroine Cassatt. Second dam is bluehen MSW and GSP Justenuffheart (Broad Brush), [...]

Undefeated Big Book (Mr. Big) makes her graded stakes debut in Sunday's GIII Torrey Pines S. at the seaside oval off a professional victory in Del Mar's Cal-bred Fleet Treat S. July 25 for trainer Tim Yakteen and owner/breeder George Krikorian. The attractive grey worked a sharp five panels in :59 4/5 (10/95) at Del [...]

1st-LEO, €16,500, Mdn, 6-25, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:16.77, g/f. MINDING (IRE) (f, 2, Galileo {Ire}–Lillie Langtry {Ire} {Co-Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 7-9.5f, G1SW-Eng & Ire, $1,361,940}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}), second on debut behind the potentially top-class Tanaza (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) over seven furlongs here a fortnight ago, stalked the early pace in second and [...]

Following his completion of the Triple Crown in the GI Belmont S. Saturday, Zayat Stable's American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) has taken over the top spot on the most recent Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, which were released Thursday. His current rating is 128–three points above Hong Kong's Royal Ascot-bound Able Friend (Aus) (Shamardal), GI [...]

Emma Berry has all the details of how the international entrants are preparing for next week's Royal Ascot. Each year Nick Smith of Ascot Racecourse treks far and wide across the globe to lure international runners to the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting, with previous visitors including the much-loved rags-to-riches gelding Takeover Target (Aus), the queen [...]

In advance of new, restrictive whip rules that will go into effect in California July 1, jockeys statewide are having their inventories of riding crops inspected to see if they meet size and cushioning standards. They are also receiving courtesy calls from safety stewards to make them aware if their actions in current races would [...]

It was a victory 37 years in the making and well worth the wait as American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) completed his Triple Crown sweep with an emphatic 5 1/2-length victory over Frosted (Tapit) in front of thousands of adoring fans in Saturday's GI Belmont S. at Belmont Park. Off a half-step slow from stall [...]

Coach Inge battled back after being headed by GI Travers S. hero V.E. Day in the stretch to capture his first black-type win in his first try. Earning his diploma at fifth asking at Aqueduct in December, the bay was second in an allowance over the inner there a month later and won over that [...]

Saturday, Belmont Park BROOKLYN INVITATIONAL S.-GII, $400,000, BEL, 6-6, 4yo/up, 1 1/2m, 2:27, ft. 1–#@COACH INGE, 117, g, 4, by Big Brown 1st Dam: Touch too Much, by Holy Bull 2nd Dam: Pawnee Patti, by Sir Richard Lewis 3rd Dam: Our Felicity, by Iron Warrior ($150,000 2yo '13 OBSMAR). O-Repole Stable; B-Paul Pompa Jr (KY); [...]

Steve Sherack reports on the latest news from Belmont Park.   Although lacking a private training session for the GI Belmont S. runners–half of the field of eight–headed by the imposing dual Classic winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), strutted their stuff over the main track after the 8:30 a.m. renovation break Thursday.   They [...]

T.D. Thornton reports on the first day of the 2015 Pan American Racing Conference in New York.   The 2015 Pan American Racing Conference is all about how the Thoroughbred industry can achieve harmonization through globalization. But before challenges and opportunities can be tackled at a worldwide level, panelists and moderators who kicked off Thursday [...]