After crushing the field in the Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G2) in late May, Forged Steel returns Sept. 26 to Santa Anita Park and wins once again, this time in the Goodwood Stakes (G1).
Dragoon Guard rolls by 3 1/4 lengths in taking the Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) Sept. 26 at Churchill Downs and gives jockey Tyler Gaffalione his sixth winner on the day.
As the longest shot on the board, Cabo Spirit leads throughout to capture the City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) and earn an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T).
Some horses can leave their trainers scratching their heads, wondering which type of race suits them best. Then there's one as easy to grasp as Bishops Bay, who is now 5-2-0 in seven starts at a mile after winning the Sept. 26 Ack Ack Stakes (G3).
The Breeders' Cup, the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), and the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) were all mentioned in the aftermath of Haffner's authoritative victory in the Sept. 26 Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) at Newmarket Racecourse.
Reigning 2-year-old filly champion Super Corredora returns Sept. 27 in the Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. "What I see in her is a mental freshness. Her brain seems happier having had some time off from the grind," trainer John Sadler says.
Dubai Honour and Goliath, two of Europe's classiest old stagers, are the headline acts for the Sept. 27 Preis von Europa (G1) going 2,400 meters at Cologne, with both having shown they retain plenty of talent in recent outings.
Trainer Clive Cox and owner Jason Goddard muscled their way past Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore partners and into the spotlight thanks to the victory by Orthodox in the Middle Park Stakes (G1) Sept. 26 at Newmarket Racecourse.