Gold Ship won the biggest race of his 2014 campaign in the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan last June, the highlight of a season that included a 14^th place finish in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris last October.

This year, Gold Ship has rebounded from that loss, winning his last two starts, including the Grade 1 spring running of the Tenno Sho at Kyoto Racecourse on May 3. The recent win makes Gold Ship the favorite to win the Takarazuka Kinen for the second consecutive year when the $2,347,348 race is run on Sunday.

The Breeders’ Cup has reached a licensing deal with the manufacturer of the Instant Racing gambling devices that will allow the manufacturer to use the Breeders’ Cup’s likenesses and brands, according to the companies.

Barry Weisbord, a part-owner of the technology company Trakus and the publisher of Thoroughbred Daily News, has resigned from the board of directors of the Breeders’ Cup, citing demands on his time, according to the organization.

Weisbord notified Breeders’ Cup officials on Tuesday morning about his decision to resign by letter, the Breeders’ Cup said. According to the Breeders’ Cup, the letter cited “the increasing need for me to travel extensively for Trakus around the world, and my desire to try to take in as much of my young daughter’s activities at home.”

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – At the age of 94, Jerry Bozzo became the oldest trainer ever to win a stakes when Flutterby ran the race of her life to capture the Sea Lily Handicap here last month. On July 5, Bozzo will attempt to become the oldest trainer ever to win a graded stakes when he brings his homebred filly back in the Grade 2 Princess Rooney Handicap.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Stellar Wind and Tara’s Tango were separated by a nose in Saturday’s $200,250 Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita. They may be on the same course through the summer.

Both are expected to start during the Del Mar summer meeting, and could meet again in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles at Parx Racing on Sept. 19.

How they get there remains to be seen. Sunday, trainer John Sadler said he is weighing options for Stellar Wind, who won the third stakes of her career in the Grade 2 Summertime Oaks for 3-year-old fillies.

Group stakes in Brazil and Peru on Sunday could produce runners for Breeders’ Cup races at Keeneland on Oct. 30-31.

In Brazil, Quinhao, the winner of the Group 1 Grande Prix Sao Paulo on May 3, is the leading contender against 16 rivals in the Group 1 Grande Premio Brasil at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Hipodromo de Gavea in Rio. The winner of the race receives a fees-paid berth for the BC Turf on Oct. 31, provided the horse is nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The primary goal of Talco’s 2015 season was determined with his upset win in Saturday’s $400,000 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita.

The race was part of the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In program, offering a fees-paid berth for the winner to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 31. The Grade 1 Shoemaker was the most significant win of Talco’s career in his 15^th start, and a turnaround from his behavior after he joined trainer John Sadler’s stable last summer from France.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jack Oxley has known true glory at Churchill Downs, but still, it seemed like almost forever since he experienced the thrill of winning a major race under the famed twin spires.

“It’s been a long time since ’01,” Oxley said with a laugh, referring to his Kentucky Derby victory with Monarchos.

Oxley is the owner of Noble Bird, the rapidly improving 4-year-old colt who turned back Lea in the desperate final yards Saturday night to win the 34th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap on a warm and memorable evening under the lights.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Frivolous must like being an underdog at Churchill Down. Some 6 1/2 months after winning the Grade 3 Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs at 19-1 odds on Nov. 27, she upset Saturday night’s Grade 2, $200,000 Fleur De Lis Handicap at 32-1.

 ARCADIA, Calif. - Talco proved to be the spoiler in an expected showdown between Midnight Storm and Bal a Bali in Saturday’s $400,000 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita, scoring a 13-1 upset in the turf race.

The win puts Talco well on his way to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 31. The Shoemaker Mile was part of the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In program, providing the winner with a fees-paid berth for the BC Mile.

Talco won the most prestigious race of his career in the Shoemaker Mile.