Lando, a German-based global standout as a runner and sire, was euthanized August 20 after suffering a spiral fracture in a leg while in recovery from a successful colic surgery.

The 23-year-old son of Acatenango was a seven-time Group 1 winner during his racing career, winning four in Germany, two in Italy, and the 1995 Japan Cup in his career finale. He retired with 10 wins in 24 starts for earnings of $3,438,727.

Lando was homebred in Germany by Manfred Ostermann and Janet Leve-Ostermann’s Gestut Hof Ittlingen, and was trained during his racing career by Heinz Jentzch.

Godolphin, John and Debby Oxley, Brereton Jones, and Reddam Racing LLC will be among those honored when the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) hosts its annual National Awards Dinner Friday, Sept. 6, at the Fasig-Tipton facility in Lexington, Ky.

Home At Last, a Grade 1 winner and pensioned sire, died July 30 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 26 years old.

The son of Quadratic was bred by Charles Nuckols Jr. and Sons, and stood the bulk of his stallion career at the family’s farm in Midway, Ky., retiring from stud duty in the late 1990s.

Home At Last came into his own during his 3-year-old campaign, first winning the listed Preview Stakes at Gulfstream, and following up with a score in the Grade 2 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland.

Two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Conduit was represented by his first winner on Aug. 17 when Meine Valiente captured a maiden race at Kokura in Japan.

Meine Valiente, a 2-year-old filly owned by K. Thoroughbred Club Ruffian, won by 3 1/2 lengths, finishing 1,200 meters (about six furlongs) in 1:08.30. It was her second career start; she finished third in her debut last month.

Grade 1 winner Jimmy Creed has been retired due to a minor sesamoidean ligament injury in his right front ankle, and will stand the 2014 breeding season at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky. for an advertised fee of $12,500.

Jake Delhomme, the retired NFL quarterback whose family races as Set-Hut Stables, was elected president of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association during a meeting Saturday at Louisiana Downs. Delhomme was nominated by outgoing president Dexter Gary.

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Discreet Dancer, a Grade 2-winning son of Discreet Cat, has been retired due to a tendon injury. Stud plans have not been announced.

The 4-year-old colt had been enjoying a solid campaign in 2013, winning the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Handicap and finishing third in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap.

The racing headlines over the past weekend were dominated by a Saturday afternoon of excellence for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, the excitement of which has rarely been matched by the sport’s elite owner-breeders save for Triple Crown or Breeders’ Cup events.

It's been nearly two decades since Hasili set foot on Deauville Racecourse. But the mare is still ensuring that the Juddmonte Farm colors remain a prominent fixture at the track – and elsewhere.