Jockey Dana Whitney earned the 4,000th North American win of his career June 15 at Penn National with a frontrunning score aboard favored Vicksburg Bluffs in a five-furlong claiming turf sprint.

With a tremendous kick that propelled him to the front of the pack, Tom Conway’s King Zachary blew away the competition as he powered home in the stretch to win the $100,000 Matt Win Stakes (G3) June 16 at Churchill Downs.

On a night full of upsets at Churchill Downs, Reddam Racing’s Pavel provided the exclamation point June 16 in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1).

After a three-race losing skid to start his 4-year-old season, Staton Flurry’s dark bay runner got his sea legs back under him and notched his biggest win to date in the June 16 $200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2).

An affinity for Churchill Downs should serve Blue Prize well come November, and it came in handy June 16 as well.

On a steamy evening at Churchill Downs, camped in the the first row of a four-deep crowd that surrounded the paddock, racing fan Shaun Basch taped a poster that read “Lucky 13, Justify” to the paddock rail as she awaited his arrival.

A lot was supposed to be working against Paul and Karen Eggert’s homebred Ollie’s Candy in the $200,000 Summertime Oaks (G2) June 16 at Santa Anita Park.

The Tapit stallion Moro Tap was represented by his first winner June 15 when Stephen Baker’s homebred Ruby Does Sparkle got up by a head in a five-furlong maiden special weight at Lone Star Park.

Olin B. Gentry, a partner in VanMeter-Gentry Sales and a successful Thoroughbred breeder and owner, died June 16, a day after he collapsed while attending the Ocala Breeders’ Sales June 2-year-olds in training sale.

With a short field and a challenger who figured to have a clear lead in the $100,000 Rainbow Stakes June 16 at Santa Anita Park, jockey Flavien Prat had his hands full with heavy favorite River Boyne.

Olin B. Gentry, a partner in VanMeter/Gentry Sales and a successful Thoroughbred breeder and owner, died June 16, a day after he collapsed while attending the Ocala Breeders’ Sales June 2-year-olds in training sale.

Joao Moreira booted home three winners on the June 16 card at Sha Tin Racecourse but still could not gain ground on leading rider Zac Purton, who scored a hat trick of his own.

Chantilly hosts classic racing June 17, with a stellar field of 13 3-year-old fillies declared for the 169th running of the Prix de Diane Longines (French Oaks, G1).

Track reported total handle was up 15.85% for meet that ended June 10.

Journeyman rider Victor Carrasco, the champion apprentice of 2013 sidelined for the past nine months by injury, will launch his latest comeback with a pair of mounts on the 10-race program June 17 at Laurel Park.

The Breeders’ Cup announced June 15 that 20 individuals have won election to serve as Breeders’ Cup members.

Thoroughbred racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner Justify galloped about one mile the morning of June 16 at Churchill Downs under regular exercise rider Humberto Gomez.