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Name Clash? Sierra Nevada Defeats Sierra Nevada At Gowran Park

Two horses named Sierra Nevada ran against one another in a maiden race on Sunday at Gowran Park in Ireland, according to BBC. One Sierra Nevada won the race, while the other finished eighth, marking the first time since 1994 that two horses with the same name have run in the same race.

The winner, trained by Jessica Harrington, was bred and named in the United States. She is a 3-year-old filly by American Pharoah out of the Sadler's Wells mare Visions of Clarity, a half-sister to Harrington's first Group 1 winner, Pathfork.

Harrington told racingpost.com: “I knew there were two of them. The other filly kept getting entered and I kept thinking that I hadn't put that filly in that race! But I'm delighted with her and hopefully now she'll go forward.”

Meanwhile, the eighth-place finisher was bred in Britain, was sired by Mastercraftsman, and is trained by Charles O'Brien.

BBC reports that racecaller Peter O'Hehir distinguished between the pair by mentioning the trainer during each call.

NBC Sports To Broadcast Nearly 25 Hours Of This Week’s Royal Ascot Meeting On Peacock

NBC Sports presents daily live coverage of The Royal Meeting at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14, at 8:30 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. Peacock will continue with exclusive five-hour shows Wednesday through Friday beginning each day at 8:30 a.m. ET. Royal Ascot coverage concludes this Saturday at 9 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Saturday's coverage on NBC and Peacock will be hosted by NBC Sports' Royal Ascot veterans Britney Eurton and Nick Luck. NBC News' Dylan Dreyer also returns to the event, with her coverage including access to the Royal Enclosure, one of the most exclusive and prestigious areas at the racecourse. NBC News' celebrated political correspondent Steve Kornacki will make his Royal Ascot debut on Saturday, serving as an insights analyst.

In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 25 hours of coverage over the five days.

Royal Ascot is Britain's most valuable race meeting and features 35 races, including eight at the world championship “Group One” level (G1). Five Wesley Ward-trained horses are expected to headline the American contenders at Ascot, including Golden Pal in tomorrow's King's Stand Stakes (G1), Love Reigns in the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) on Wednesday and 2020 Queen Mary Stakes winner Campanelle in Saturday's Platinum Jubilee Stakes (G1).

Throughout the week, coverage of The Royal Meeting features four live “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series – Win and You're In” races: The Queen Anne Stakes and King Stand Stakes (Tues., June 14), Prince of Wales's Stakes (Wed., June 15), and The Norfolk Stakes (Thurs., June 16).

The Royal Meeting is the center of the British social season and a pivotal week in the calendar of the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II has attended Royal Ascot every year since 1945, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following is this week's coverage schedule for Royal Ascot:

Date Time (ET) Platform
Tues., June 14 8:30 a.m. Peacock
Wed., June 15 8:30 a.m. Peacock
Thurs., June 16 8:30 a.m. Peacock
Fri., June 17 8:30 a.m. Peacock
Sat., June 18 9 a.m. NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

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Heat Advisory Forces Racing Cancellations At Churchill, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Belterra

Thursday's eight-race program at Churchill Downs has been cancelled because of excessive heat in the Louisville area.

Racing at Churchill Downs is scheduled to resume Friday at 12:45 p.m. ET, although track officials will continue to monitor the forecast. Any decision about cancellations in extreme weather conditions is made through consultation with CDI's Equine Medical Director, track management and regulatory officials. Many factors, including temperature, humidity and wind speeds, are evaluated to ensure the safety and well-being of human and equine athletes.

Guests may exchange pre-purchased tickets for another comparable race day this year. Ticket exchanges can be made at any Churchill Downs box office location throughout the live racing season. Guests who ordered tickets through Ticketmaster online may visit help.ticketmaster.com for existing order support.

This marks the 23^rd cancellation in track history and second in as many days. Wednesday's eight-race card also was cancelled because of excessive heat.

Due to high forecasted temperatures in Central Indiana, the racing programs for Tuesday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 15, at Horseshoe Indianapolis have been canceled.

Oak Grove Racing, the harness track in Southern Kentucky, will also cancel its planned cards for Monday and Tuesday, according to a post on the Kentucky Harness Horsemen's Facebook page.

On Sunday, Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, cancelled its scheduled afternoon program due to oppressive heat that has gripped the Southwest. Its next scheduled live racing day is on Thursday, June 16.

The Ohio HBPA alerted horsemen on Monday: “Belterra Park management has decided to cancel racing tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14, due to extreme heat. The card will be made up as drawn on Friday, June 17. Any horsemen wishing to scratch due to scheduling conflicts can do so without penalty.”

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Gulfstream Park: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Yields Multiple $62,565 Payoffs

The mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 jackpot pool yielded multiple $62,565.32 payoffs Sunday at Gulfstream Park.

The popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for 24 straight racing days, producing a carryover jackpot pool of $604,101 heading into Sunday's mandatory payout, which generated $2,903,565 in handle on the Rainbow 6.

The Rainbow 6 sequence spanned Races 9-14 on a 14-race program. The winning numbers were 2-7-7-3-2-12.

The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is usually only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70% of that day's pool usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30% is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on mandatory-payout days, the entire pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the six-race sequence.

The Rainbow 6 will start anew with a $50,000 gross jackpot pool guarantee on Friday's 10-race program with a first-race post time set for 2:55 p.m. (ET).

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