https://www.bloodhorse.com/ Headlines and features from the Thoroughbred industry en-US (c) 2026 BloodHorse LLC https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292469/mizumi-powers-home-in-summertime-oaks Mizumi scores in the $100,500 Summertime Oaks (G3) June 13 at Santa Anita Park, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record sixth victory in the race. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292468/freedoms-not-free-catches-sumter-in-daytona-stakes Freedom's Not Free, a stakes-winning 3-year-old turf horse last year in California, wins the June 13 Daytona Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park in his first start as a 4-year-old. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292467/luv-your-neighbor-breaks-through-with-delaware-oaks-win Luv Your Neighbor wins her first graded stakes race in the $295,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) June 13 at Delaware Park.  https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292456/diamond-necklace-formidable-in-prix-de-diane Diamond Necklace will attempt to become the first filly trained outside of France to achieve a significant treble, while keeping up the relentless pace achieved by Aidan O'Brien with his 3-year-olds this classic campaign.  https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292463/dona-clota-prevails-in-robert-g-dick-memorial Dona Clota holds off a late charge from Alluring Angel in the Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3T) June 13 at Delaware Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/videos/292466/will-walden-talks-about-the-talent-of-la-rascasse Trainer Will Walden discusses the promise of Resolute Racing's Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes winner La Rascasse. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292464/burnham-square-tested-but-holds-on-to-win-chorleywood Grade 1 winner Burnham Square continues his raid of long-distance turf tests in Kentucky with a hard-fought neck triumph over Chapman's Peak in the fourth running of the $217,500 Chorleywood Stakes June 13 at Churchill Downs. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/videos/292465/wilkes-burnham-squares-chorleywood-mwin-a-gut-check Trainer Ian Wilkes describes a close battle won by his horse, Burnham Square, in the June 13 Chorleywood Stakes at Churchill Downs. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292459/east-avenue-nips-bishops-bay-in-salvator-mile A little more than a year after his nose loss in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, Godolphin's East Avenue comes out on the winning end of a tight finish in the $156,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) June 13 at Monmouth Park.  https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292458/gimme-a-nother-flashes-to-victory-in-eatontown Newstead Stables' Gimme a Nother makes a winning return from a nine-month layoff to claim the Eatontown Stakes (G3T) June 13 at Monmouth Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292462/vekoma-filly-breezes-fastest-quarter-in-20-2-5-at-obs On June 13, the final day of under-tack shows for the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale, Hip 876 worked the fastest quarter in :20 2/5. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292460/mitts-is-first-winner-for-gretzky-the-great Mitts, in his second career start, is placed first by disqualification giving his sire Gretzky the Great his initial winner in a 2-year-old maiden special weight race June 13 at Gulfstream Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292457/flightline-sires-first-winner-demian-scores-in-japan American sensation Flightline sires his first winner when Demian lands a 2-year-old newcomers' race June 13 at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292450/tepins-10th-anniversary-marks-a-royal-occasion In this week's On Racing, trainer Mark Casse reflects on the significance of champion Tepin's victory in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot 10 years after her win. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292449/harpers-corner-is-first-winner-for-speakers-corner The filly wins her racing debut June 12 in a 5-furlong maiden special weight at Laurel Park. Harper's Corner is owned by Charles Biggs and trained by Cathal Lynch. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292447/medaglia-doro-yaupon-juveniles-work-in-09-4-5-at-obs Day 4 of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale had a Medaglia d'Oro colt and a daughter of Yaupon breeze an eighth in :09 4/5. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292444/anamoe-filly-tops-record-inglis-great-southern-sale The Great Southern Weanling Sale gross of AU$15,289,500 (US$10,702,650) saw a AU$4.2 million jump (51%) on last year and set a new record for the sale, eclipsing the previous benchmark of AU$12,140,600 set in 2024 https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292448/bank-shot-aims-to-score-in-summertime-oaks Bank Shot has taken on the best 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita Park this spring and is back for more in the June 13 Summertime Oaks (G3) going 1 1/16 miles.  https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292446/techwerkian-sails-to-become-olympiads-first-winner Techwerkian wins a 4 1/2-furlong, main-track maiden special weight gate to wire by 1 1/4 lengths June 12 at Belterra Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292445/top-trainers-horsemen-set-for-start-of-colonial-downs Colonial Downs will host its annual summer meet beginning June 25 and continuing until Sept. 7. Featuring a blend of veteran and emerging talent, the diverse roster of horsemen is expected to create a competitive and dynamic racing season. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292441/trawlerman-debuts-new-headgear-ahead-of-ascot-gold-cup Multiple group 1 winner Trawlerman is set for his third Gold Cup (G1) bid at the Royal Ascot meet, where he is equipped with a pair of dark, protective goggles in order to manage an eye condition that makes him sensitive to bright light. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292443/croix-du-nord-hunts-another-top-notch-win-in-takarazuka Croix du Nord seeks a third straight grade 1 win and a free pass to either the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) or Australia's Cox Plate (G1) in the June 14 Takarazuka Kinen (G1T) at Hanshin Racecourse. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292442/lanerie-to-retire-at-end-of-churchill-spring-meet Jockey Corey Lanerie announces he will retire at the conclusion of the Churchill Downs spring meet after a 35-year career. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292440/biancone-back-to-royal-ascot-with-little-rocket-ship Trainer Patrick Biancone sends out "little rocket ship" juvenile Celtic Dispute ahead of the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) at the Royal Ascot meet, hoping to secure his first victory at the prestigious racecourse. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/292439/aussies-joliestar-overpass-favored-in-ascot-sprints Top Australian sprinters Joliestar and Overpass experienced Ascot Racecourse for the first time the morning of June 12 as they completed separate workouts on the track.