The Keeneland September Yearling Sale concluded Sept. 26, generating the highest gross revenue ever recorded at a Thoroughbred auction. A strong market saw 3,034 horses change hands for a record $558,313,400, including post-ring sales.
Atitlan rallies strongest of all in the final quarter of the Sept. 26 John Henry Turf Championship Stakes (G2T) to post a clear 2 1/4-length victory at Santa Anita Park.
As the longest shot on the board, Cabo Spirit leads throughout to capture the City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) and earn an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T). Sorrento Sky rallies to take the Eddie D Stakes (G2T).
After crushing the field in the Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G2) in late May, Forged Steel returns Sept. 26 to Santa Anita Park and wins once again, this time in the Goodwood Stakes (G1).
Dragoon Guard rolls by 3 1/4 lengths in taking the Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) Sept. 26 at Churchill Downs and gives jockey Tyler Gaffalione his sixth winner on the day.
As the longest shot on the board, Cabo Spirit leads throughout to capture the City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) and earn an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T).
Some horses can leave their trainers scratching their heads, wondering which type of race suits them best. Then there's one as easy to grasp as Bishops Bay, who is now 5-2-0 in seven starts at a mile after winning the Sept. 26 Ack Ack Stakes (G3).
The Breeders' Cup, the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), and the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) were all mentioned in the aftermath of Haffner's authoritative victory in the Sept. 26 Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) at Newmarket Racecourse.