Keeneland announced Sept. 25 that grade 1 winner Expensive Queen (IRE), who captured the April 11 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland, has been entered in Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 3.
Mornington-based trainer Clayton Douglas feels that Giga Kick has improved significantly from his first-up run in the Moir Stakes (G1) and is ready for his start in the Sept. 27 Manikato Stakes (G1).
John Ortiz will retire in early October from training racehorses, desiring to spend more time with his family in Kentucky and saying he has fulfilled his career goals.
D. J. Stable's champion Nitrogen proves too quick for approaching weather and the opposition in the $242,500 Beldame Stakes (G2) Sept. 25 at Belmont Park.
Bidding is open for the latest Magic Millions Digital Sale, which runs Sept. 25-30 and features a strong selection of racing stock alongside fillies, 3-year-olds, shares, unbroken horses, yearlings, and broodmares.
Juddmonte will rely solely on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) and Yorkshire Oaks (G1) winner Kalpana in the Oct. 4 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1).
The winners of the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1), Prix Morny (G1), and Lowther Stakes (G2) meet in a potential juvenile race of the season in the Sept. 26 Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) at Newmarket, with the betting narrowly favoring Sun Goddess.