This week's Podcast Playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts from Sept. 17-23, including WinStar Farm's Elliott Walden discussing the legacy of Arthur Hancock III, and TV analyst Richard Migliore talking about the new Belmont Park.
The eighth session of the September sale saw significant gains across all metrics, highlighted by a 21.1% jump in gross sales compared to last year's corresponding session. A total of 304 horses changed hands for $30,630,000, including private sales.
After delivering one of the most exciting finishes of this year's racing season, the top four finishers from last month's Del Mar Mile Stakes (G2T), led by winner King of Gosford (GB) will meet again in City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T).
After delivering one of the most exciting finishes of this year's racing season, the top four finishers from last month's Del Mar Mile Stakes (G2T), led by winner King of Gosford (GB) will meet again in City of Hope Mile Stakes (G1T).
Trade warmed up as the day wore on and by the end of Day 1 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, the key market indices all showed healthy enough returns, albeit without matching the unprecedented levels witnessed 12 months ago.
Contention runs deep in the Vosburgh Stakes (G3), where Senior Officer, T Kraft, and Crazy Mason battle after being within a couple of feet of one another when narrowly beaten in the Aug. 29 Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
For all the time, effort, and money the New York Racing Association poured into a gold-standard drainage system at the new Belmont Park, it was inevitable that heavy rain would wash races off the turf.
With the Breeders' Cup World Championships taking place at a track in the Eastern time zone, the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) will again anchor the Breeders' Cup races Oct. 31 at Keeneland.