In this week's On Racing, a small field spotlights the Del Mar Futurity (G1) as Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill have all five of the entrants in the September race for 2-year-olds.

An impeccably bred Sea The Stars filly out of the group 3-winning Soldier Hollow mare Sconset led the way at the Baden-Badener Auktionsgesellschaft Yearling Sale in a baking-hot Baden-Baden Sept. 4.

Citing his wishes to spend more time with his family, veteran Vic Stauffer has decided to step down from calling races at Turf Paradise.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club kicks off its 2026-27 season Sept. 6 at Sha Tin Racecourse with the world's joint-rated No. 1 horse, Ka Ying Rising, the star of the program.

Kentucky Belle won the Aug. 7 Saratoga Oaks Stakes (G2T) in her last start at Saratoga Race Course, a performance that makes her the favorite for the Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T) Sept. 9, closing day of the Kentucky Downs meet.

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association CEO Lonny Powell has been elected vice chair of the Animal Industry Working Group.

Glycogen produces the needed late energy to rally to victory in the Sept. 4 P. G. Johnson Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course.

Group 1-placed mare Bellatrix Star headlines a 275-lot Inglis Digital Australia September (Early) Sale catalog featuring a strong selection of breeding stock as the Southern Hemisphere covering season gets underway.

Gamely Stakes (G1T) winner Thought Process returns from a three-month layoff to take on the cream of the local female turf crop in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7, Labor Day, at Del Mar.

Keeneland’s Tony Lacy discusses the 2026 September Yearling Sale, horse selection, market trends, buyer resources, and improvements to the sales grounds.