Ralph and Lauren Evans’ dual grade 1 winner Diversify has been retired from racing after the reoccurrence of a suspensory injury, trainer Jonathan Thomas confirmed June 16.

Gary Barber’s Miss Mo Mentum flew through the Woodbine turn four wide and drove through the stretch to take the $125,000 Trillium Stakes (G3) for fillies and mares June 16.

Maximum Security suffered a stunning defeat in the TVG.com Pegasus Stakes for 3-year-olds as Red Oak Stable’s King for a Day hounded him throughout and then edged clear in the final sixteenth-of-a-mile to post a length victory over the 1-20 favorite.

Channel made her rising star of a trainer and first-time owner classic heroes in the Prix de Diane Longines (G1) for 3-year-old fillies at Chantilly. 

Royal Ascot’s opening day June 18 will feature three top-level stakes and the group 2 Coventry Stakes.

Britain will host Europe’s first Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races of the year when the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting opens at Ascot Racecourse June 18.

A competitive field of 13 entered the starting gate for the $250,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) June 15 at Churchill Downs, and it came down to an exciting photo finish that went to a late-rushing March to the Arch.

Lady Sheila Stable’s Holiday Disguise capitalized on class relief June 15, tracking the early speed before a strong close to draw away to a 1 1/2-length victory in the the $100,000 Dancin Renee Stakes at Belmont Park.

Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider’s Elate lived up to the expectations of her connections and her fans to earn a hard-fought victory in the $250,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap presented by Budweiser (G2) June 15 at Churchill Downs.

Marylou Whitney Stables’ Hard Legacy led wire-to-wire in the June 15 $150,000 Regret Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs to give trainer Norm Casse his first stakes victory.

Yo Zackly became the first winner for freshman sire Lent June 15, when the 2-year-old gelding proved much the best in a maiden special weight at Hastings Racecourse.

The 6-year-old son of Perfect Soul punched his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) June 15 with a determined victory in the $600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2), a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” race at Churchill Downs.

Allied Racing Stable’s Mr. Money lived up to his name once more June 15, scoring his second consecutive stakes win by a decisive 6 1/2 lengths in the $150,000 Matt Winn Stakes Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. 

Southern California-based jockey Rafael Bejarano rode his 4,000th winner June 15 when he led almost every step of Santa Anita Park’s third race aboard Jeffrey Lambert and Paradise Farms Corp.’s Portal Creek and drew off in the 6 1/2-furlong sprint.

Southern California-based jockey Rafael Bejarano rode his 4,000th winner June 15 when he led almost every step of Santa Anita Park’s third race aboard Jeffrey Lambert and Paradise Farms Corp.’s Portal Creek and drew off in the 6 1/2-furlong sprint.

Spendthrift Farm’s freshman sire Race Day was represented by his first winner June 15 when his 2-year-old filly Gee She Sparkles won a maiden special weight on debut at Lone Star Park.

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