The Sunshine Meet at Gulfstream Park, a precursor to the Championship Meet, begins Sept. 4 with a nine-race program and a stakes schedule highlighted by the $225,000 Princess Rooney Stakes (G3).
Glacius showed a natural liking for American turf by winning the Saratoga Derby Stakes (G1T) Aug. 8 by 1 1/4 lengths. He returns in the $3 million Nashville Derby Invitational Stakes (G2T), the richest turf race for 3-year-olds in the U.S.
Kentucky Downs has partnered with Gulfstream Park and 1/ST Bet on the Gulfstream Summer Sweep Pick 5, a unique Pick 5 sequence on both Sept. 5-6, featuring action at Kentucky Downs and Gulfstream Park.
In a race that figures to provide more clues on how Burnham Square measures up against top international runners, he'll face face Breeders' Cup Turf winner Ethical Diamond in the deepest edition to date of the Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes.
The reconstruction, costing more than $500 million, includes the revamping of the main track and two turf courses and the addition of an all-weather surface. Read more about this new era in the September 2026 issue of BloodHorse magazine.
C R K Stable's Supercharger will try to add to an already breakthrough meeting at Colonial Downs, and strong 3-year-old season overall, when the Constitution colt faces an expected 13 other sophomores in the $500,000 Old Dominion Derby (G3T) Sept. 7.
This week's podcast playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts Aug. 26-Sept. 2, including trainers Brad Cox on Travers Stakes (G1) winner Leading Change and Ron Moquett discussing Hymn taking the Forego Stakes (G1).
Manny Franco's 11 wins during the week of Aug. 24-30 earned him Jockey of the Week honors. His wins were highlighted by victories in the West Point Stakes, Travers Stakes (G1), and Yaddo Stakes.
For the first time Breeders Sales of Louisiana split its annual sale into a live preferred yearling sale in September, to be followed next month by a digital mixed sale. A total of 121 yearlings changed hands for a gross of $2,580,200.
BloodHorse senior correspondent Lenny Shulman wishes happy 100th birthday to Robert 'Doc' Copelan, who last month was welcomed into the Racing Hall of Fame. Read more: