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.
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.
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.
Although King's Plate winner Luster skipped the middle jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, the form from Canada's feature race held up as runner-up Military Time bounced back to take the $346,989 Prince of Wales Stakes Sept. 7 at Fort Erie.
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.