After the fireworks of three sessions of the Arqana August Yearling Sale, trade at the Aug. 19 V2 session was a more low-key affair, with a colt by Chachnak topping proceedings when bought by Paul Nataf.
Saratoga Race Course is known as the "Graveyard of Champions" as it has produced many shocking upsets over the years, and that history appears to be Counting Stars' main rival as the only stakes winner in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 22.
Belmont Oaks (G1T) winner Kensington Lane heads an international field of 3-year-old fillies taking dead aim on the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1T) as part of the Aug. 22 Pacific Classic program.
Haffner was identified as a potential 2027 Two Thousand Guineas Stakes (G1) and Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) contender by Aidan O'Brien after landing the Acomb Stakes (G3) impressively under Ryan Moore Aug. 19 at York Racecourse.
Gilligan Racing announces that it continues to make significant progress toward the development of a new Thoroughbred racing facility in Marion County, Fla. The company has identified several potential racetrack sites and is evaluating them.
You have to rewind to Islington in 2003 to find the last filly to go back-to-back in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1). But Minnie Hauk is back Aug. 20 to defend the crown she won so decisively last year at York Racecourse.
Team Golden Tempo, Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, the late turf writer Mary Rampellini, the broadcast team from TVG and FanDuel Racing, and the graduates of Stable Recovery will be honored during the NTWAB Annual Awards Dinner.
Belmont Oaks (G1T) winner Kensington Lane heads an international field of 3-year-old fillies taking dead aim on the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1T) as part of the Aug. 22 Pacific Classic program.
Trainer Chad Brown seeks a ninth victory in the $300,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (G2T) Aug. 22 at Saratoga Race Course, with dual grade 1 winner Segesta and multiple graded winner Grayosh carrying the barn's banner.