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Joseph “Ben” Creed, the seventh graduate of the North American Racing Academy, made his debut as a professional jockey on May 29 at River Downs.

Racing Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens has opened Gary Stevens Racing Stable and is embarking on a career as a trainer.

Delosvientos will attempt to become the first horse since Waquoit to win back-to-back editions of the Brooklyn Handicap (G2) on Friday at Belmont Park.

Calvin Borel, attempting an unprecedented Triple Crown sweep on two different horses in the same year, expects Mine That Bird to deliver after guiding the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner through a final workout on Monday at Churchill Downs.

Well Monied held off a late bid from Grade 2 winner Acting Lady to win the $150,000 Honeymoon Handicap (G2) at Hollywood Park on Sunday.

Sam-Son Farms’ Eye of the Leopard won his stakes debut on Sunday at Woodbine with a determined neck victory in the $139,262 Plate Trial Stakes, a key prep for the Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most prestigious race and the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown.

On Sunday, two of the leading contenders for the Belmont Stakes (G1) completed their final serious workouts.

Magical Fantasy closed with a sustained rush from the outside to win the $319,000 Gamely Handicap (G1) by a neck on Saturday at Hollywood Park.

R. D. Hubbard’s Spring House picked up his sixth stakes victory on Saturday when he captured the $100,000 Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes (G3).

Led by Farnsworth Stables’ Gozzip Girl, a trio of fillies by Central Kentucky-based sire Dynaformer landed the top three spots in the $150,000 Sands Point Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Belmont Park.

Lawrence Carroll’s Bold Start reaffirmed his affinity for Churchill Downs’s main track and broke through for his first graded stakes victory in the Aristides Stakes (G3) on Saturday, defeating multiple Grade 3 winner Semaphore Man by 2¾ lengths.

Virginia Kraft Payson’s homebred Rutherienne made her first trip to Canada a winning one as she split horses in the stretch and drove to a three-length victory in the $276,326 Nassau Stakes (Can-G2) on Saturday at Woodbine.

Jockey Robby Albarado recorded his 4,000th career victory on Saturday when he guided Keertana to a come-from-behind win in the ninth race at Churchill Downs.

Jockey Chris Emigh scored his 3,000th career victory on Saturday with a pick-up mount, guiding John Reinhart’s Thanks Lord to a 1¾-length win in the fourth race at Arlington Park.

Jose Luis Flores guided Abulletforfrank to a front-running 6 1/2-length romp in the third race at Philadelphia Park on Saturday to record his 4,000th career victory.

With Rachel Alexandra officially out of the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 6, jockey Calvin Borel can shift his focus to Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Mine That Bird for the final jewel of the Triple Crown.

Lone Star Park canceled five stakes races slated for July because of decreased business.

Natalie Douglas, the wife of seriously injured veteran jockey Rene Douglas, said Thursday on HorseRacing Television that she is disappointed by media reports that her husband is paralyzed from the waist down and remains optimistic that he could regain feeling in his legs.

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rachel Alexandra will not contest the Belmont Stakes (G1) and instead will be pointed to a campaign later this summer.

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rachel Alexandra will not contest the Belmont Stakes (G1) and instead will be pointed to a campaign later this summer.