Trainer Bill Mott confirmed to Daily Racing Form Sept. 11 that reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty will miss a start in the Sept. 18 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) after battling a hoof abscess.
Bidding is now open for the Magic Millions Digital Sale Sept. 11-16 with plenty of opportunities on offer, and more than half of the catalog consisting of racehorses and race fillies.
Aidan O'Brien's 7-length maiden winner Darkness Falls will take a step up in class when starting in the Golden Fleece Stakes (G1) Sept. 12 at Leopardstown Racecourse. Chief among his opponents is Green Dreamer, who defeated him first out.
A Sea The Stars sister to this year's Grand Prix de Paris (G1) winner and Epsom Derby (G1) runner-up Maltese Cross features among the star lots for the Arqana October Yearling Sale.
Juddmonte's Blue Bolt goes head to head with Coolmore's Precise for the third time when they line up in the Matron Stakes (G1) Sept. 12 at Leopardstown Racecourse.
Woodbine Entertainment announced Sept. 11 the Dance Smartly Stakes (G2T) will once again be designated as a qualifying race for the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (G2T), continuing an exciting partnership with 1/ST Racing.
The Sept. 12 Irish Champion Stakes (G1) should be nothing if not conclusive as Item has the opportunity to seal his dominance over Constitution River and Almaqam after his victory over the pair in the International Stakes (G1) at York last month.