When the CA$1 million King's Plate, the oldest continuously run horse race in North America, is renewed Aug. 15, the rail-drawn Luster will be heavily favored to become the 40th filly to win the 1 1/4-mile race for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds.
Keeneland has cataloged 4,635 horses for the 83rd edition of its September Yearling Sale, which will cover 12 sessions from Sept. 14 through Sept. 26. The catalog is now online.
The 2026 Kentucky Downs meet will feature 20 stakes races with $25.75 million in total purses. The seven-day racing season opens on Saturday, Aug. 29, and continues on Aug. 30, Sept. 3, Sept. 5-7, and Sept. 9, offering stakes action on every date.
After last year selling a trio of colts at Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale, two of which have already gone on to debut victories, Bridie Harrison, agent for breeder Peter E. Blum, is back at the select sale this year with four more promising colts.
Building on a stellar 2026 racetrack campaign with six graded stakes winners, Nyquist extended his dominance to the sales ring during Day 1 of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale Aug. 10. Hip 83 commanded $3.2 million from Boyd Racing.
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, flanked by owner Amr Zedan and trainer Bob Baffert, nailed the first seven-figure yearling to sell at this year's Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale Aug. 10.