Top Thoroughbred Poll Unchanged; Sovereignty Leads
Poll results from leading horses after week 34 of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll are unchanged.
Test Runners Ragtime, Echo Sound Meet Again in Dogwood
Ragtime and Echo Sound—second and sixth, respectively, in the Aug. 2 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course—meet again Sept. 20 in the Dogwood Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.
Turf Champions Day Proves Fruitful for Woodbine
An all-sources handle of $13,026,804 (All figures CA$) ranks the 2025 edition among the top-five Woodbine Mile day handles. The Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1T) generated $2.1 million in wagering, a 23% increase from the 2024 race.
Seven BC Challenge Races at Santa Anita This Autumn
At the Santa Anita autumn meet, which opens Sept. 26, seven coveted Breeders' Cup bids will be on the line as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.
Joseph Enters Four in Bid to Continue Rooney Domination
The Princess Rooney Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park has seen its grade and purse gradually reduced since it was moved from Calder Race Course a dozen years ago, but the race has experienced a renaissance in its impact on the…
Former Lukas Horse Major Blue Arrives at Old Friends
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., announces the arrival of Major Blue, the final horse owned by legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
Lucas Hits Pinhooking Home Run With Girvin Filly
Mauro Lucas and Nathan McCauley hit a pinhooking home run at Keeneland's September Yearling Sale when they sold the top-priced filly (Hip 2597) of the Sept. 16 session for $535,000 to Winter Creek Stables. She was consigned by Taylor Made.
Pair of Fillies Fetch $400,000 in Book 4 at Keeneland
Hip 2266, a filly by Hill 'n' Dale Farm's Good Magic, and Hip 2302, a filly by Spendthrift Farm's Omaha Beach, were the co-highest priced fillies of the session at $400,000.