A Dreamlike Summer Obscures Trouble in the ‘Sport of Kings’

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Will horse racing right itself so people can visit Saratoga Springs for another century or two?https://nyti.ms/3mDK8oI

New York Racing Officials Suspend Baffert From Belmont Stakes

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The Hall of Fame trainer was already under suspension at Churchill Downs, where he won his seventh Kentucky Derby before his horse failed a drug test.https://nyti.ms/2RZHIUr

Justify, Triple Crown Winner, Is Retired Because of a Bad Ankle

By MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports The undefeated Justify was retired from racing, six weeks after he became the 13th Triple Crown winner, because of inflammation in one of his ankles, his trainer said.https://nyti.ms/2v5X9vb