A pair of veterinarian-led organizations, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Equine Care Group, announce Sept. 9 a strategic partnership to advance equine medicine worldwide.
There was no change to the leaders of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll released Sept. 9, but some shuffling did occur at the bottom of the top 10.
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Alan Porter examines the success of the 2026 freshman sires class. Not only did two of the four juvenile grade 1 events on offer fall to freshman sires, but four more also added stakes winners to their resumes.
This week's Podcast Playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts Sept. 3-9, including assistant trainer William Butler on Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes (G2T) winner Tiffany, and Zac Purton, rider of Ka Ying Rising.
The September Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos will begin Sept. 11, while the six-day season will continue through Sept. 20 with racing conducted on Friday-Sunday both weeks (Sept. 11-13 and 18-20). Post time will be 1 p.m. local time.
The top five positions in the latest Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings remain unchanged with Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty still leading the way with 24 first-place votes and 383 total.
While reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty's participation in the Sept. 18 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) remains in doubt, Japanese star Forever Young is on course to start in the $1 million race at Belmont Park.
The New York Racing Association announced Sept. 8 that tickets and hospitality offerings for the first Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at the new Belmont Park will go on sale beginning Sept. 19 at noon.