This week's schedule of racing on radio, TV, and streaming, as compiled by America's Best Racing, is highlighted by events from Santa Anita Park and Belmont Park.
Hall of Famer Javier Castellano traveled from his New York base to Parx Racing to ride Sept. 19, taking home the trophy in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) aboard The Puma.
The successes of recent graded stakes winners Bodacious Bay and Conceit brings Not This Time's total of 2026 stakes winners to 22, of which 13 are graded scorers.
This week's Podcast Playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts from Sept. 17-23, including WinStar Farm's Elliott Walden discussing the legacy of Arthur Hancock III, and TV analyst Richard Migliore talking about the new Belmont Park.
The eighth session of the September sale saw significant gains across all metrics, highlighted by a 21.1% jump in gross sales compared to last year's corresponding session. A total of 304 horses changed hands for $30,630,000, including private sales.
After delivering one of the most exciting finishes of this year's racing season, the top four finishers from last month's Del Mar Mile Stakes (G2T), led by winner King of Gosford (GB) will meet again in City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T).
Trade warmed up as the day wore on and by the end of Day 1 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, the key market indices all showed healthy enough returns, albeit without matching the unprecedented levels witnessed 12 months ago.
After delivering one of the most exciting finishes of this year's racing season, the top four finishers from last month's Del Mar Mile Stakes (G2T), led by winner King of Gosford (GB) will meet again in City of Hope Mile Stakes (G1T).
Contention runs deep in the Vosburgh Stakes (G3), where Senior Officer, T Kraft, and Crazy Mason battle after being within a couple of feet of one another when narrowly beaten in the Aug. 29 Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
For all the time, effort, and money the New York Racing Association poured into a gold-standard drainage system at the new Belmont Park, it was inevitable that heavy rain would wash races off the turf.