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).
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.
Citing her work in developing enforcement strategies to detect doping as well as to safeguard equine welfare, ARCI chair Domenic DiCera has appointed Amanda English of Oklahoma as chair of the ARCI Drug Testing Standards and Practices Committee.
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.
LRE Racing's T Kraft dug deep in the final furlong to hold off a furious late charge from Crazy Mason to win by a nose in the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park.