Zulu Kingdom will have an opportunity to secure a special spot in Keeneland racing history when he starts from the outside in an expected field of nine in the Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) Oct. 3 at the Lexington track.
Grade 2-level sprinters kick off the stakes action Oct. 3 at Keeneland, starting with males on the turf in the Woodford Stakes (G2T) in the sixth race, followed a race later by females on dirt in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2).
Oak Leaf Stakes (G2) for juvenile fillies, Rodeo Drive (G2T) for older females on the turf, and Chillingworth (G3) for female sprinters are on tap during Oct. 3 card, which features the American Pharoah Stakes (G1).
Undefeated Hughes tops the four juveniles Bob Baffert has entered in the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita, a race named for the 2015 Triple Crown winner Baffert trained.
The full agenda for the Annual Global Symposium on Racing is now available at RacingSymposium.com, providing attendees with the complete schedule for the three-day industry event, including session topics, speakers, dates, times, and room locations.
This week's Podcast Playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts Sept. 24-30, including Mark Cornett, racing manager of C2 Racing Stable, discussing Forged Steel's victory in the Goodwood Stakes (G1) Sept. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
Leading California breeder Richard Barton, who bred last year's California-bred champion 2-year-old male and female—Ocean Bear and Mohaven—will offer a group of 59 yearlings at Fasig-Tipton's California Fall Yearlings Sale.