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.
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.
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Alan Porter examines the matings of Gun Runner with Congrats mares and the success of Leading Change and My Gun's Loaded.
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).
Trainer Ricky Hendriks is well-suited with a pair of contenders in grade 1-winner Little Trilby and grade 1-placed Coutach for the Sept. 2 Jonathan Sheppard Memorial, a 2 3/8-mile steeplechase handicap for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course.
Fasig-Tipton's August Digital Sale closed Sept. 1 with gross sales of $5,790,000 for 198 horses sold. The average price was $29,242, with a clearance rate of 86%.
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Parx Racing are proud to partner with Stable Recovery for the inaugural running of the Stable Recovery Stakes on Pennsylvania Derby day Sept. 19.
Voting has opened for the Inaugural Miss Mareworthy Pageant, a national digital competition that celebrates more than 100 Thoroughbred mares, from racing champions and accomplished producers to second-career athletes and beloved companions.
The Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes (G2T) has been a Kentucky Downs fixture since before the turn of the century, a 1 1/2-mile grass race that boasts a seven-figure purse and regularly draws elite turf runners from both the U.S. and abroad.