Byron King

Meeting Aug. 11, the New York State Gaming Commission advanced changes to its Thoroughbred coupling and wagering rules and ownership licensing, while also updating its review of fire safety at the state's racetracks.

Godolphin's Sovereignty is atop the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll following his 4 3/4-length come-from-behind victory against a star-studded field in the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

Trainers Eusebio Juarez Rufino and Shannon Simpson have received lengthy suspensions and prohibitive fines in resolutions posted this week to the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit website.

With his 4 3/4-length victory in the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty has ascended within the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, tied with four other horses in sixth place with a 125 rating.

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After coming out on the losing end of a photo in the June 13 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3), KAS Stables' Bishops Bay fares better in a close finish in the $142,500 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) Aug. 15 at Monmouth Park.

Woodbine Oaks winner Luster rolls by 7 1/4 lengths in the $722,187 million King's Plate Stakes, becoming the 40th filly to win the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown and the oldest continuously run horse race in North America.

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Juveniles Inshallah and Q B Rocket—who cost a combined $4 million at auction—are BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects after delivering on expectations with first-out victories Aug. 15.

Motorious isn't in the same Del Mar class as Gold Phoenix, a record-setting winner of six stakes at the seaside track, but he is doing his best to emulate him. He goes for a fourth consecutive victory in the Aug. 22 Green Flash Handicap (G2T) there.