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  • Trainer Rouget to Cease Operations in September (8/25/2026) - Jean-Claude Rouget, one of the most successful trainers of his era and a dual winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), will cease training at the end of September. 
  • Ellis Park Reaches Record Handle for Summer Meet (8/25/2026) - Ellis Park concluded its 2026 summer season Aug. 23 with another record-setting performance as all-sources handle reached more than $80.6 million, a 4.7% increase from last year’s previous record of $77 million.
  • At a Glance Handicapping Preview of Personal Ensign (8/25/2026) - One of the most prestigious races in America for older fillies and mares, the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course is an important prep on the road to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).
  • Breeding Right to Blue Point Sells on Darley Platform (8/25/2026) - A lifetime breeding right to red-hot young sire Blue Point sold Aug. 24 for €480,000 to an unnamed buyer on Darley’s Winning Bid platform.
  • Knightsbridge Jumps to No. 2 in NTRA Poll (8/25/2026) - Godolphin’s Knightsbridge jumped to the No. 2 spot in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll Aug. 25, following a 6 1/4-length win in the $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) Aug. 22 at Del Mar. 
  • Ex-NFL QB Wilson to Make Ownership Debut at Saratoga (8/25/2026) - Recently retired NFL quarterback and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson is set to make his official entry into Thoroughbred racing ownership Aug. 29, when 2-year-old colt Club Reign debuts in the first race at Saratoga Race Course.
  • HISA Reports Strong Second Quarter Safety Numbers (8/25/2026) - The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announces the publication of its 2026 Second Quarter Metrics Report. This report provides analysis of key performance indicators related to the safety and integrity of U.S. Thoroughbred racing.
  • Tappan Street Retired to Stud at WinStar Farm (8/25/2026) - The son of Into Mischief won the 2025 Florida Derby (G1) by 1 1/4 lengths over eventual Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty.
  • Baby Vino's Final Breeze Before the Travers Stakes (8/25/2026) - Following an upset victory in the Haskell Stakes (G1) July 18 @ Monmouth Park, Baby Vino is set to take on the top 3-year-olds in the nation in the Travers Stakes (G1) Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course.
  • NYRA Announces New Belmont Park Ticketing (8/25/2026) - The New York Racing Association announces ticketing and admission plans for the upcoming fall meet at the new Belmont Park, which will offer traditional general admission, various season pass options, and flexible reserved grandstand seating.
  • American History, Forever Carina Shine at Saratoga (8/25/2026) - Juveniles American History and Forever Carina, a full sister to Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner are BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects after impressive victories Aug. 22 at Saratoga Race Course.
  • Rookie Breeder Scores Big With Blue Point Colt at Goffs (8/25/2026) - Turnover was almost identical to Day 1 last year at £7,859,000; the average price was down 2% at £43,905, and the median was down 4% to £32,000.
  • Texas-Bred Gunite Colt Tops Texas Summer Yearling Sale (8/25/2026) - A yearling by two-time grade 1 winner and first-crop sire Gunite led the way at the Texas Summer Yearling Sale Aug. 25 at the Mary Ruyle Sales Pavilion at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, when selling for $140,000 to Ken Reimer.
  • Gunite Colt Tops Texas Yearling Sale At Lone Star Park (8/25/2026) - GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – A Texas-bred colt by Gunite topped the Texas Thoroughbred Association’s (TTA) single-session Summer Yearling Sale at Lone Star Park’s Mary Ruyle Thoroughbred Sales Pavilion on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Susan Montanye signed the $140,000 ticket on behalf of her client Ken Reimer after a recent endorsement from Hall of Fame trainer Steve…
  • The Saratoga Conversation: Cherie DeVaux (8/25/2026) - A few weeks ago, Cherie DeVaux was honored at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Yes, she has game. Earlier this summer, she got to throw out the first pitch at a New York Yankees game. Since becoming the first woman trainer to win the Kentucky Derby, she has hobnobbed with some of…
  • Cyberknife’s Welovemollynteddy Airs in Debut at Parx (8/25/2026) - Bran Jam Stable and David Clark’s Welovemollynteddy (f, 2, Cyberknife–Malibu Rainbow, by Malibu Moon) was installed the 2-1 second choice for her debut and she ran more like a 1-5 shot, running off to a 15 1/2-length graduation at Parx on Tuesday. Breaking quickly from the 2-hole, she assumed a narrow advantage early. Shaking loose…
  • Ohio Racing Commission Rescinds Jockey Albin Jimenez’s One-Year Suspension (8/25/2026) - In a ruling released Tuesday, the Ohio Racing Commission has vacated the one-year suspension that was handed down to jockey Albin Jimenez last summer by the stewards at Belterra Park. The Commission made its unanimous ruling after receiving a report from a hearing officer and listening to the comments of Assistant Attorney General Todd DeBoe.…
  • Florida Derby Winner Tappan Street Retired To WinStar (8/25/2026) - GI Florida Derby winner Tappan Street (Into Mischief–Virginia Key, by Distorted Humor) has been retired and will enter stud at WinStar, the farm announced Tuesday with a stud fee for the 2027 breeding season to be announced at a later date. “Tappan Street is an elite son of Into Mischief from an outstanding family,” said…
  • Belmont Fall Meet To Offer Variety Of Ticketing Options (8/25/2026) - The upcoming fall meet at the new Belmont Park will offer traditional general admission, various season pass options and flexible reserved grandstand seating, NYRA announced Tuesday. Following a three-year project to transform Belmont Park, NYRA will celebrate the track’s re-opening on Friday, September 18, with a live racing program anchored by the GI Jockey Club…
  • Builder-Turned-Rookie Breeder Bags Massive £250,000 Payday At Goffs  (8/25/2026) - The decision to back the Goffs Premier Yearling Sale for the first time couldn’t have worked out much better for Chasemore Farm after a Blue Point colt that was bred by Oliver McMurray led the way on Tuesday at £250,000 to Rabbah Bloodstock.  That sale represented a full circle moment for her breeder who, at…
  • Browne McMonagle Hospitalised Following Bellewstown Fall, Card Later Abandoned (8/25/2026) - Racing at Bellewstown was abandoned on Tuesday after the first two races on the card each saw heavy falls, with Irish champion jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle said to be facing “a number of weeks” on the sidelines after his mount, Mosel, came down in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden which kicked off…
  • Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: August 26, 2026 (8/25/2026) - Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the ‘baby’ races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at…
  • Frankel Half-Sister to Blue Rose Cen Set for La Teste Debut (8/25/2026) - 4.20 La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, Mdn, 2yo, f, 8fT Yeguada Centurion introduce the untested BLUE BLOSSOM CEN (IRE) (Frankel {GB}), who debuts for the Patrik Olave yard in this low-key affair. She is a homebred half-sister to the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Prix de l’Opera…
  • September Date for Constitution Hill with Windsor Run Off the Cards (8/25/2026) - Nicky Henderson has resorted to plan B with Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil), with the one-time outstanding hurdler set to continue his Flat career in the G3 William Hill September Stakes at Kempton after being ruled out of an intended appearance at Windsor on Saturday. The Weatherbys August Stakes had been identified as the preferred option…
  • HISA Reports Equine Fatality Decrease in Second Quarter (8/25/2026) - Racetracks operating under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority reported 1.01 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts during the second quarter (Apr. 1-June 30), according to a metrics report released by HISA Tuesday. The rate represents a 9.8% decrease from the cumulative second-quarter rate of 1.12 fatalities per 1,000 starts recorded since 2023 and an…
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