Medoro came out on top of a thrilling throwdown against favored Thought Process in the $252,500 John C. Mabee Stakes on the closing day Del Mar program Sept. 7.
Greatest Honour, a grade 2 winner and grade 1-placed, saw his first black-type stakes winner Sept. 6 when Vanta captured the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes.
In a breakthrough Saratoga Race Course meeting that saw him win the Travers Stakes (G1) aboard Leading Change, jockey Manny Franco earned the leading rider title at the historic summer meet for the first time.
Despite new computer-assisted wagering rules in place that saw those players reduce action during the 2026 Saratoga Race Course meet, NYRA Sept. 7 reported strong numbers from the meet as retail players increased their play.
Maribeth Sandford's Take Charge Star dominated in his United States debut, proving his affinity for shorter distances with a victory in the $1.5 million Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs.
After leading throughout the $500,000 Old Dominion Derby (G3) while setting a slow pace Sept. 7 at Colonial Downs, Lennox the Grey appeared to lose his advantage in the stretch only to dig back in and edge The Big Con (GB) by a nose.