The Challenge, presented by Gainesway, looks at the Flower Bowl Stakes (G2T) as a key prep race for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T). Trainer Chad Brown will saddle this year's morning-line favorite, Kathynmarissa.
The Double Diamond Farm homebred was a grade 1 winner as a racehorse and topped the Florida sire standings in 2018. His top performers include 2018 Eclipse champion female sprinter Shamrock Rose.
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of New World Screwworm in a leg wound on a working ranch horse in Grant County, New Mexico. This is the second confirmed horse case in the United States in the current incursion.
Millionaire Silent Tactic looks to rebound in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) Sept. 27 going 1 1/8 miles at Remington Park. He will face nine other 3-year-olds.
The Flower Bowl Stakes (G2T) Sept. 26 at Belmont Park features a showdown between European invader Sunlit Uplands and Diana Stakes (G1T) winner Kathynmarissa, with an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) on the line.
Selling returned to Fairyhouse for Part II of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale Sept. 24, with the second session proving a more low-key affair than the opening two days of trade.
Golden Slipper Stakes (G1) hero Guest House will bid to become the first colt to land both the Slipper and Golden Rose (G1) when he lines up in the Sept. 26 group 1 going 1,400 meters (about 7 furlongs) at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.
The Breeders' Cup is coming to Keeneland Oct. 30-31 and Central Kentucky Riding for Hope is giving racing fans a chance to experience the excitement in an extraordinary way—while supporting life-changing programs in Central Kentucky.