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The Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4, kicks off an active four-day stretch for TV coverage of horse racing, as the Belmont at the Big A meet winds down in New York and racing in Kentucky shifts to Ellis Park in the western part of the commonwealth.

In June, we took Scout to another local dressage schooling show. He was composed and did a great job earning second- and third-place ribbons. More importantly, he improved in every way. He was more relaxed and even more on the aids. He seemed to “get” the idea of what he was doing there, performing both tests smoothly. Kristen rode him again and did a wonderful job.

With the New York Racing Association poised to return to Saratoga Race Course in two weeks, the Saratoga Springs region is still basking in the glow of four highly successful days at the upstate New York oasis for racing.

The $10,000 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award celebrates its 19th anniversary in 2024. Inaugurated in 2006 by the late philanthropist and global executive Dr. Ryan, and sponsored by the Ryan family’s Castleton Lyons farm near Lexington, Ky., the competition has traditionally honored the best writing related to the Thoroughbred industry published in 2023.

The upcoming weekend in North American horse racing is highlighted by the finale of Churchill Downs’ spring-summer meet and racecards on Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30 that feature a total of 11 stakes races.

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