Roughly an hour before Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer races for Godolphin and trainer Brad Cox in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) Sept. 20 at Parx Racing, one of their other top 3-year-old fillies, Immersive , competes in the $175,000 Seneca Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs. Perfect in four starts last year and awarded…
Four races not contested at Canterbury Park the evening of Sept. 18 due to inclement weather will be run Sept. 20. They will follow the existing races scheduled on Saturday, Canterbury’s final day of its meet. Lightning following Thursday’s second race caused Canterbury Park to delay racing for nearly 60 minutes. The third race was abandoned…
Breeders’ Cup Limited announced Sept. 19 a $500,000 gift from international philanthropist and racehorse owner Ken Freirich to Breeders’ Cup Charities, the official charitable program of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Freirich said he hopes to positively impact the Thoroughbred industry’s culture of giving by illustrating the importance of long-term commitments. Funds from Freirich will…
Before the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In becomes busiest in late September and early October, just one such race is on tap this weekend: the Sept. 20 Princess Rooney Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The winner of the $200,000 race for fillies and mares over seven furlongs will earn an automatic, paid…
Cumulative sales topped $500 million for the first time Sept. 18 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale—where a colt by Liam’s Map topped the 10th session at $480,000—with two sessions still remaining. “Surpassing $500 million at the September sale marks a pivotal moment for our sport—a milestone the entire industry can celebrate together,” Keeneland president and…
Determining the most likely winner of Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing isn’t easy. The field is packed with talent, and I can picture at least five different horses visiting the winner’s circle. Even though leading sophomores Sovereignty and Journalism are skipping the Pennsylvania Derby, their shadows loom large over the 10-horse…
Keeneland announced Sept. 18 that Taylor Made Sales Agency will offer a share in leading sire Not This Time at the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held in the Del Mar paddock Oct. 29, two days before the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. A unique feature of the share is that…
Beginning with the start of the Classic Meet on December 26, 2025, all maiden special weight races in restricted and open company run at Santa Anita Park will receive a $2,500 increase in the maiden bonus award from $10,000 to $12,500, and the same category of race will see a $2,500 increase from $12,500 to…
Hawthorne Race Course president Tim Carey told the Illinois Racing Board Sept. 18 he remains committed to building out a casino at its suburban Chicago location—a project that has been stalled since it was authorized in 2019. Carey, testifying at the board’s annual dates hearing, said Hawthorne believed a year ago it had arranged financing for…
Joe Bravo turned 54 during the three months he was sidelined with a broken right pinky finger, giving the journeyman rider with more than 5,700 career victories a brief glimpse into retirement. Suffice it to say, it wasn’t for him. At least not yet. Bravo is named on Fausto Gutierrez-trained 3-year-old colt Rashid in the…
