Kentucky-bred Iron Man Cal, a son of Collected, will contest the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (G2) at Del Mar, a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In race awarding a free spot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano won his 6,000th North American race Aug. 26 when guiding Starship Lizzy to victory in the finale of the Saratoga Race Course card.
Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty has been installed as the 4-1 favorite in the first of two future wagers on this year's $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
Gold Phoenix will be favored to win the Del Mar Handicap (G2T) for the fifth straight year when he headlines a field of 11 in the $300,000 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series event Aug. 29.
The highly anticipated first crop of Flightline had its first stakes winner Aug. 26, as Go for Launch won the $200,000 Bolton Landing Stakes with authority at Saratoga Race Course.
Fans of Ways and Means, the dynamo who broke her maiden at Saratoga Race Course by 12 3/4 lengths as 2-year-old in 2023 and has won at least one stakes there every year since, is set to compete at the New York track one final time.
Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty has been installed as the 4-1 favorite in the first of two future wagers on this year's $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
With four grade 1 winners plus three others who are grade 1-placed in a field of 10, the Travers seems a highly formidable spot to gain a coveted initial top-level victory.
All told, the two-day sale produced trade that was solid, if somewhat unspectacular. Turnover was close to last year's total, although the average and median prices both dipped below the level of 12 months ago.