(Edited Monmouth Park report)

OCEANPORT, N.J. – Dubb, Brown & Bethlehem Stable’s Gimme Credit dug in through the final yards and got up in time for a half-length victory in the $82,000 allowance/optional claiming feature at Monmouth Park on Friday.

Lauri Ross
Iron Maidens

A trio of Grade 3 stakes races for juveniles is scheduled for the next two weeks.  The Debutante and Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs and the Hollywood Futurity at Hollywood Park will have implications in future events leading up to the Breeders’ Cup and possibly beyond.  

(Edited Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – A Group 1 winner in both England and Australia, Scenic Blast will make his U.S. debut in the $60,000 Robert K. Kerlan Memorial Handicap on Sunday at Hollywood Park.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Making his first start beyond 6½ furlongs, Just Magic was an easy winner of a $44,000 optional claimer Thursday at Hollywood Park.

Jon Forbes
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – A trio of fillies from Todd Pletcher’s barn headline a well-matched group of 3-year-old fillies entered in Saturday’s 54th running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Mother Goose at Belmont Park.

David Zenner
Arlington Park

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Carl Moore Management’s Chamberlain Bridge, runner-up in last year’s edition of the Arlington Sprint, headlines a field of six entered for this year’s renewal Saturday of the 5½-furlong turf dash.  The Arlington Sprint was shortened from six furlongs and moved to the turf for the first time last year after having previously been contested as a main track event.

NON-PROFIT GROUP’S 42ND ANNUAL MEET TO BEGIN SEPT. 29

(Edited Oak Tree at Santa Anita report)

ARCADIA, Calif. — The Oak Tree Racing Association will conduct its 42nd annual meeting at Santa Anita Park, with opening day set for Sept. 29, it was announced at a meeting of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).

Gary Yunt
Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eldon Farm Equine’s Just Louise and Craig Singer’s Salty Strike, impressive debut maiden winners in May at Churchill Downs, head a field of seven 2-year-old fillies entered for Saturday’s 110th running of the $100,000 Debutante (GIII) at six furlongs.

John Heims
Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT, N.J. – From the front gate to the backstretch, Monmouth Park is all about history and tradition.

For 140 years, it has played a key role in American Thoroughbred racing, drawing Presidents in the 19th Century, Governors in the 20th Century, and equine royalty in the 21st century.

Ashley Herriman
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – A crowd of 7,921 wagered $1,036,894 Friday afternoon at Belmont’s “Party at the Park,” marking the Spring/Summer Meet’s twilight racing card a resounding success.