Peter V'landys, under whose 22-year leadership the AU$20 million Everest (G1) and the two-week Championships festival were established, is to leave the role as chief executive of Racing New South Wales in November.
In this month's At the Track with Sean Collins, with the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) and Pennsylvania Derby (G1) occurring on consecutive days instead of the same, it allowed fans the opportunity to journey to both premier days of racing.
After Buttah's next race Sept. 26, his connections might even be craving some Kentucky classics, such as Keeneland's famous burgoo and bread pudding as the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.
Nevada Beach, the 2025 Goodwood Stakes (G1) winner, looks to add a second victory, which comes with a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In berth to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
The ninth of 12 days at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale grossed $18,775,000, including private sales, an 18.1% increase from last year's session.
Potente, the son of Into Mischief and a $2.4 million sales yearling, died in August after rapidly declining health. He won this year's San Felipe Stakes (G2) and was runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby (G1).
Lindy Farms' Irish-bred Queen of Hawaii is primed for a rebound effort in search of her first American stakes score in the Sept. 27, $200,000 Winter Memories Stakes (G3T), a 1-mile Widener turf test for sophomore fillies, at Belmont Park.
A total of 74 yearlings sold for CA$1,119,200, with gross sales up 9.2% over 2025. The average rose 7.9% to CA$15,151, while the median increased 17.5% to CA$11,750. The results were achieved from 96 yearlings offered, compared with 100 in 2025.