Flightline Colt Brings $1.5M at Keeneland September
Half brother to turf star and dual Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal is the first horse to bring seven figures during the Sept. 8 opening session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Sakaguchi Takes Home Two Flightlines at Keeneland
Owner Naohiro Sakaguchi from Japan went to $1.7 million for a Flightline colt (Hip 45), and then went to $1.5 million (Hip 168) for a filly by the 2022 Horse of the Year later in the session.
HRRN to Feature Special 'Woodbine Week'
The fourth of a five-week series recognizing Woodbine's most iconic stakes races, the latest "Woodbine Week" shines the spotlight on the Woodbine Mile (G1T), Natalma (G1T), and Summer (G1T) stakes which are among five graded stakes Sept. 13.
Windancer Farms Springs $1.6M for Son of Not This Time
A colt by Not This Time was knocked down for $1.6 million a little less than two hours into the first session of Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 8.
BH Monday: Affirmed's Cauthen Bred G2 Winner Bear River
On the Sept. 8 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Affirmed's jockey Steve Cauthen is the breeder of grade 2 winner Bear River, the Keeneland September Yearling Sale begins, Horseshoe Indianapolis prepares for stakes races on Sept. 10 card.
New Mexico Program to Include Some Arizona-Breds
Some Arizona-breds will be allowed to race in restricted races in New Mexico.
Not This Time Filly Rings the Bell at $2M
A filly (Hip 144) by leading sire Not This Time became the top-selling filly during the Sept. 8 opening day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, selling for $2 million to Cindy Heider. The filly was bred and sold by…
$3.3M Gun Runner Colt Tops Day 1 of Keeneland September
Coolmore's M.V. Magnier, Peter Brant, and Winchell Thoroughbreds teamed up to land the colt with a black-type-drenched pedigree. The colt crowned the first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale that produced 15 seven-figure sales.
Road to the Kentucky Derby Schedule Released
The official Road to the Kentucky Derby will begin Sept. 13 at the home of America's greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the 44th running of the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3) for 2-year-olds at one mile.
Del Mar Posts Gains in Summer Meet Handle, Field Size
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club celebrated the conclusion of its 86th summer racing season Sept. 7, reporting substantial increases in wagering—both total and average daily—as well as field size over the 2024 summer meeting.