OwnerView today announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2026 New Owner of the Year Award, sponsored by 1/ST RACING, which honors a new Thoroughbred owner who has been successful in the sport and has had a positive impact on the industry.
The Champagne Stakes (G1) returns to a familiar locale Oct. 3 when it will be contested at Belmont Park for the first time since 2022. The one-turn mile contest generally attracts the circuit's top 2-year-olds and this year is no exception.
The American Pharoah Stakes (G1) Oct. 3 at Santa Anita Park is Southern California's first two-turn dirt stakes race for 2-year-old males aiming to earn a "Win and You're In" berth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1).
Megan McCarthy, a third-year equine veterinary student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the recipient of the Dr. William H. Sweeney Memorial Scholarship.
Coach Pope, a son of Tapit, won by an easy 12 1/2 lengths last time out at Churchill Downs. He faces four other challengers that won their last starts, two of them by 6 lengths or more.
Minaret Station had to wait a few more minutes than usual after the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park ended, but the 4-year-old withstood a stewards' inquiry to gain his first grade 1 victory.