In this week's On Racing, John Henry's legacy sets a lofty bar for the entrants in the Sept. 26 race named in his honor, the John Henry Turf Championship Stakes (G2T), at Santa Anita Park.
A filly from the first crop of 2023 champion 3-year-old male and Lane's End stallion Arcangelo sold to Donato Lanni, agent, for $170,000 to post the top price of the 11th session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 25.
Keeneland announced Sept. 25 that grade 1 winner Expensive Queen (IRE), who captured the April 11 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland, has been entered in Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 3.
The Asian Racing Federation has announced its final decisions this week on Australia's black type for the 2026-27 season, featuring 10 upgrades of existing black-type races and five downgrades.
Mornington-based trainer Clayton Douglas feels that Giga Kick has improved significantly from his first-up run in the Moir Stakes (G1) and is ready for his start in the Sept. 27 Manikato Stakes (G1).
John Ortiz will retire in early October from training racehorses, desiring to spend more time with his family in Kentucky and saying he has fulfilled his career goals.