No one will ever consider Bill Parcells a touchy-feely type of guy. Yet if you ever want to see his soft side, just mention John Tuggle and the emotion will pour out.

Not only were Thoroughbreds back racing at Colonial Downs for the first time in six years Aug. 8, but emotions were running high as well for the people who worked to bring live racing back to New Kent, Va.

Peter Redekop’s 5-year-old son of City Zip has already won three consecutive stakes this year.

Fore Left brings a 2-for-2 record into the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar, where the son of Twirling Candy will face a competitive field of six other 2-year-old males going six furlongs Aug. 10.

LNJ Foxwoods’ Anonymity, a 5-year-old mare by Tapit, is a danger in her second start of the year in Sunday’s Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) at Del Mar.

A solid field will contest the Seagram Cup at Woodbine as last-out graded victors Are You Kidding Me and Mr Havercamp face off against a group of quality foes.

The Jockey Club’s 67th Annual Round Table Conference will be held Aug. 11 beginning at 10 a.m.

New board members are Marshall Gramm, Stephanie Hronis, and Jason Loutsch.

Trainer Joseph O’Brien gave praise to the son of High Chaparral

With opening day set for Sept. 27 and the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships returning for a record 10th time Nov. 1 & 2, Santa Anita’s 23-day Autumn Meet will offer fans and horsemen a full complement of world class racing.  

Serengeti Empress came out of her gritty second-place finish to Covfefe in the Longines Test Stakes (G1) last week in good order and will target the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) Sept. 21 at Parx Racing, trainer Tom Amoss confirmed Aug. 8.

Enable improved her rating from 123 to 126 and moved into second position in the sixth edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2019. 

Trainer Ger Lyons’ unbeaten colt Siskin is tasked with cementing his status as Ireland’s leading juvenile—and the greatest threat to Pinatubo for next year’s QIPCO Two Thousand Guineas (G1)—in the Aug. 9 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1).

The New York racing world was stunned the morning of Aug. 8 to learn of the sudden death of Carmen Barrera, the long-time director of horsemen’s relations. A cause of death was not immediately known. Barrera was 60. 

Chad Brown has three likely prospects as he seeks his fifth straight victory in the Beverly D. Stakes (G1T) at Arlington International Racecourse—but faces the usual Irish raid Aug. 10 during the suburban Chicago track’s big day.

The Stronach Group announced Aug. 8 that industry executive Steve Koch has been appointed senior vice president of racing for the company.

When Tag Stables’ Homespun Hero races Aug. 10 in defense of his Meadow Stable Stakes title, the 6-year-old son of Hard Spun will be back in his home state and running at Colonial Downs.