A loaded field of 10 is set to battle for bragging rights in the $2 million Mint Millions Invitational Stakes (G3T) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs, the headline race of the track's Labor Day card.
Doug O'Neill will run three from his stable in an effort to derail a tough pair from the Bob Baffert barn in the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) going 7 furlongs Sept. 6. Baffert will be going for his 20th victory in the grade 1 event.
Three-year-old filly Natural Fling will be placed in the deep end Sept. 5 when she takes on her elders in the Moir Stakes (G1) over 1,000 meters (about 5 furlongs) at Sandown Racecourse.
D. J. Stable's Pros and Cons returns to stakes company off an impressive second-out local graduation for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse in the Sept. 4 P. G. Johnson Stakes, a1 1/16-mile inner turf test for juvenile fillies at Saratoga Race Course.
By all measures, the Canadian Premier Yearling Sale, held Sept. 2, produced the most successful results the sale has seen in years. A total of 145 yearlings sold for gross receipts of US$3,216,713.
Wathnan Racing will be represented at Haydock Park Racecourse in the Sprint Cup Stakes (G1), with Kind of Blue one of nine horses declared for the Sept. 5 headline group 1 contest.
Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing announce a record-breaking finish to the 2026 live racing season, noting the largest purse payouts in the state's history, strong attendance, and an economic boost for communities across the state.
The Maryland Thoroughbred community is invited to gather in remembrance of longtime trainer Howard Wolfendale at a Celebration of Life at Laurel Park on Wednesday, Sept. 9.