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Twenty-one years after Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the chestnut colt has been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

A respiratory infection is likely to have had a role in the death of Grand National runner Celebre d’Allen, who collapsed on the course Saturday and died Monday.

Burnham Square chased down East Avenue to win the $1.25 million Blue Grass by a nose, earning enough points to qualify for next month’s Kentucky Derby.

Veteran jockey Luis Saez, who earned his second Belmont Stakes victory in June, is in stable condition at a hospital after falling from his mount at Keeneland.

Grand National horse Celebre d’Allen has died at the age of 13 after collapsing during the showpiece event at Aintree on Sunday.

Journalism won the $500,000 Santa Anita Derby by three-quarters of a length Saturday, with trainer Bob Baffert’s Rodriguez led all the way to win the $750,000 Wood Memorial.

Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan died on Sunday, 10 days after sustaining injuries in a fall at Thurles Racecourse in Ireland, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said.

White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup with a dominant performance at Gulfstream on Saturday.

Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Filly at the Eclipse Awards by a landslide. Other winners included Moira as Champion Female Turf Horse, National Treasure as Champion Older Male, and Godolphin repeating as Champion Owner and Breeder. Get all the winners, details about them, and the vote totals here.

Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy.