Blood-Horse

Take Charge Tom will look to add the title of graded stakes winner to his resume for owner/breeder Randy Howg when he starts in the CA$200,000 Canadian Derby (G3) Aug. 23, the featured race on the calendar at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.

Cogburn will stand at Widden Stud alongside their recently minted Australian champion sire Zoustar for an introductory fee of AU$27,500.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 225 entries for its August Digital Sale, which opened Aug. 21 and will close Aug 26. A substantial portion of the catalog is comprised of racing stock, including 85 horses of racing age and 2-year-old racing prospects.

It was about 10 minutes of time that none of the onlookers had ever seen before and likely never will again. American Pharoah circled the Spa twice before a crowd that was conservatively estimated at 15,000 but was most likely bigger.

Confident that White Abarrio has taken a step forward since finishing fourth in the Whitney Stakes (G1), trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is now targeting a rematch with Sierra Leone and Highland Falls in the Aug. 31 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1).

Minnie Hauk stormed to victory to land the Yorkshire Oaks (G1) and provide Aidan O'Brien with his fifth triumph in six previous years.

The New York Racing Association announced that television coverage of the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) from historic Saratoga Race Course will be presented live on the FOX broadcast network Aug. 31.

The 7-year-old has a point to prove having finished fourth when sent off a 6-4 favorite in this race last season, while she could only finish fifth when bidding to defend her crown in the King Charles III Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot in June.

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. will send out four fillies in the $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) Aug. 22 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. His contingent is led by Jersey Girl Stakes winner Indy Bay.

Klaravich Stables' Weigh the Risks goes for her first black-type victory when she ships northward for the CA$150,000 Seaway Stakes (G3) at Woodbine.

The seven-furlong Pat O'Brien Stakes (G2) at Del Mar offers a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In berth to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

Fair Hill Training Center today announced that Tropical Racing has joined its roster of barn owners. With the acquisition of the newly constructed Parlo II barn, Tropical secures access to an innovative Thoroughbred training center in the U.S.