Pershaada could put herself in line for a trip to the Breeders' Cup with a return to winning ways in the Flying Childers Stakes (G2) Sept. 11 at Doncaster Racecourse.
In an Emerald Downs' first, 6-year-old mare Aloha Breeze and 3-year-old colt Robin Racer have been voted co-Horses of the Meeting at the 47-day season that concluded Sept. 7.
Franco clinched the leading rider title at Saratoga for the first time in his career with a win in the Prioress Stakes (G3). Then, to put an exclamation point on the day, he added the Hopeful Stakes (G1), Saratoga's premier race for 2-year-olds.
Following a record-setting performance to kick off the Hong Kong season in the Chief Executive's Cup (G3) Sept. 6 at Sha Tin, Ka Ying Rising now stands alone as the top-rated horse in the world in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings.
Reigning Eclipse champion jockey Flavien Prat secured his first Kentucky Downs riding title at the 2026 meet, while Kentucky Downs' all-time leading trainer Mike Maker collected his eighth meet title.
In the latest edition of the Odds and Trends column, as the Santa Anita Park autumn meet begins Sept. 25, J. Keeler Johnson takes a look at different betting angles for the track's unique downhill turf course.
It would be a surprise if any horse other than Notable Speech or Deterministic wins the Woodbine Mile (G1T), but Exline-Border Racing and its partners have pulled off notable surprises before. They run Gas Me Up in the Breeders' Cup qualifier.