Canterbury Park will host its annual Northern Stars Turf Festival June 27 with eight races and a 5:10 p.m. CT start. Five of the races, including four one-mile $50,000 stakes, will be run over the turf course.

Following the scratches of Forged Steel and Navajo Warrior, trainer Mike Maker has confirmed that Willy D's will race in the $2 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) June 27 at Churchill Downs where he will try to play the role of spoiler.

Nic Lynch, assistant trainer to his father Brian, highlights the barn's graded runners on Churchill Downs' closing weekend June 27-28: Shred the Gnar, Prize Pick, and Owen Almighty.

Woodslane Farm's Wolfie's Dynaghost, who in December set a North American record while winning the 1 1/8-mile Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G3T) in 1:43.42 at Gulfstream Park, has been retired from racing.

Champion French trainer Andre Fabre now has his daughter Lavinia on a joint trainer's license.

As Aqueduct Racetrack is set to close, join BloodHorse's New York correspondent Bob Ehalt to reflect on the track's history.

Finger, a 3-year-old Japanese-bred colt by Three Chimney Farm's marquee stallion Gun Runner, is set to travel to the United States this summer to target the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.

Team Panama defeats Team Mexico by 14 points to capture its second consecutive title and third win overall in the annual World Jockey Challenge at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Texas Thoroughbred Association board of directors approves a pair of new 2-year-old stakes races to be featured at Lone Star Park starting in 2027 for graduates of the two Texas Thoroughbred Association Sales.

In this month's At the Track with Sean Collins: Although there are many sad feelings around Aqueduct Racetrack's closing weekend, the event itself could be a positive for marketing New York racing and the Sept. 18 opening of the new Belmont Park.