Fast grass, 3-year-olds gearing up, and some big speed numbers from horses across Canada for last week in these news and notes.

On July 22nd this charitable organization connecting youth with mentors and community leaders will promote its impactful work with at-risk youth in Rexdale.

American owners grabbed both graded stakes races held at Woodbine on July 18 and Kazushi Kimura rides first graded winner.

The eight-year-old gelding boasts 23 wins from 28 starts lifetime with purse earnings over $1.8 million and is currently riding a seven-race win streak.

Trainer Martin Drexler won a pair of races, Just Run With It dropped a 45-to-1 bomb, and noses to win were the order of the day.

CT tracked down some of the stakes-winning mares from the West who are producing the next generation of racing's stars, and said goodbye to some champs.

The Grade 3 Trillium Stakes also shares the Saturday spotlight at Woodbine; could be a battle between Amalfi Coast, Painting, and Souper Escape.

The Woodbine racetrack community is helping out horseperson April LeBlanc, who suffered a serious injury recently when bringing a horse to a race.

Dazzling Gold won the July 14 R.C. Anderson Stakes and is headed to the Manitoba Oaks while Real Grace won the Derby Trial July 13

In an unusual year, the Haskell comes before the Kentucky Derby and a small field includes heavily-favoured Authentic, son of Into Mischief.