In the shadows of 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline lies a strong group of first-crop yearling sires with offspring headed to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Sept. 8-20. Life Is Good ranks second by average behind Flightline at $430,455.
As the 2025 Del Mar summer meet approaches its final days, On Racing focuses on the 2-year-old turf colt Hey Nay Nay, plus a look at the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T), present and past.
"She's bred to be brilliant," said auctioneer John O'Kelly when Gestut Brummerhof presented the Sea The Stars filly out of Novemba midway through the BBAG Yearling Sale in Baden-Baden Sept. 6.
A federal appeals court ruling upheld a lower court judgment denying a mortality insurance claim following the untimely death of stallion Laoban.
Santa Anita's popular "Ship & Win" program, designed to attract horses from out of state, will be back in effect for the track's Autumn Meeting starting Sept. 26.
The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In returns to South Korea Sept. 7, headlined by the $1.1 million Korea Cup (G3) at 1 1/8 miles and the $1 million Korea Sprint (G3) at six furlongs, both on the dirt track at Seoul Racecourse Park.
The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to award $15,000 to Belmont Childcare Association to be used for its early childhood education and development program.
King's Plate winner Mansetti makes a second stop along the Canadian Triple Crown when he battles six other Canadian-bred 3-year-olds in the CA$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes Sept. 9 at Fort Erie.
When the July Cup (G1) winner turns up at Haydock Park eight weeks later, they are usually a short price to follow up, but that is not the case this time, with No Half Measures a little dismissed in the betting for the Sept. 6 Sprint Cup Stakes (G1).
The stakes-winning Hey Nay Nay tries two turns for the first time in the Sept. 7 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes (G3T) at Del Mar.
Jonathan's Way, whose promise last year as a juvenile included a debut win at Saratoga before a victory over Owen Almighty in the Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, has been retired from racing and will enter stud next year at Airdrie Stud.
The replay of a Sept. 2 OwnerView webinar spotlighting women in Thoroughbred racing is now available.
Trainers Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill are the only ones who have entered horses in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) Sept. 7 at Del Mar, Baffert with four and O'Neill with two.
The Challenge, presented by Gainesway
The University Press of Kentucky is proud to announce the launch of a new book series, Racing Royalty, dedicated to honoring the equine stars of Thoroughbred racing.
Grants totaling more than $1.1 million were recently awarded to 98 organizations. Over the last 35 years, TCA has awarded more than $28 million in grants.
Jeff Lifson is in the midst of another career move, having left West Point Thoroughbreds earlier this year to co-found U Racing Stables with his wife, Stephanie Collins, the partnership's director of communications.
Niance, a little mare who's recovered from an injury, will chase top-tier glory while seeking to extend a hot record for females in the AU$750,000 Moir Stakes (G1) Sept. 6 at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
Since stretching out in distance, Stellify has set fire to the turf with a pair of course records. Now, she faces a true test of her ability Sept. 6 while lining up in graded competition in the $2 million Ladies Marathon (G3T) at Kentucky Downs.
The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit, the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, has issued trainer Raymond Handal a 22-day suspension for three different dexamethasone positives.
After lengthy negotiations, the Jockey's Guild and TRAO have agreed to the terms of a three-year agreement, which include a minimum losing-mount fee of $100, with a fourth-place incentive, and all jockeys will pay the per-mount HISA fee.
Oaklawn Park recently announced a key leadership transition within its racing and wagering operations.
Woodbine Entertainment announced a partnership with 1/ST Racing that will see the Dance Smartly Stakes (G2T) become a qualifying race for the Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (G2T).
Trainer Bob Baffert has won a record 11 Del Mar Debutantes, and could get extend that streak with Himika, Explora, or Bottle of Rouge in the Sept. 6 running of the Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.
A stakes winner at ages 2, 3, and 4, C R K Stable's Medoro appears primed for another big effort in her second start off the layoff in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) Sept. 6 at Del Mar.
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association honors top breeders by state as well as in Canada.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club opens its 2025-26 season Sept. 7 with champion sprinter and Horse of the Year Ka Ying Rising jumping right into the action as he prepares for an international campaign.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales October Yearling Sale is now available online. A total of 459 horses have been cataloged for the sale with sessions beginning at noon ET each day Oct. 7-8.
Ed Bethell hopes calling on "man of the moment" Frankie Dettori can help him make an instant impact in the U.S. when the trainer breaks new ground with Point Lynas in the Mint Millions Invitational Stakes (G3T) at Kentucky Downs Sept. 6.
John Velazquez is Jockey of the Week after wins in the Pacific Classic (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), and Hopeful Stakes (G1).
Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm announced Sept. 4 that multiple graded stakes winner Smooth Like Strait will stand his third breeding season in California, alongside Nick Alexander's highly respected stallion Grazen.
Thirty-six horses sold for a gross of $383,750, averaging $10,660, in the Inglis Digital USA September Sale. The median was $4,125. Twenty-nine horses failed to meet their reserve, resulting in an RNA rate of 44.6%.
The 2025 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series kicks off Sept. 6 when Gulfstream Park stages the $100,000 Dr. Fager division for 2-year-old males and the $100,000 Desert Vixen division for juvenile fillies.
Grade 1 winner Arthur's Ride has been retired from racing and will be offered as a stallion prospect at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, held Nov. 4-11. He will be consigned by Lane's End.
Maryland horsemen have emerged as meaningful beneficiaries of the collaborative dual-state stakes schedule and new bonus incentives, according to statistics covering the period from June 21-Aug. 23 of this year.
After an increase last season, Fair Grounds' Road to the Kentucky Derby remains valued at $1.875 million. The track's 154th racing season will offer 56 stakes worth $8.65 million.
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will recognize Alan Foreman with the Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award.
Stakes-winning mare Venencia not only faces males, but tries the 1 3/8-mile trip for the first time in the CA$150,000 Singspiel Stakes (G3T) at Woodbine.
After failing to finish better than third during his racing career as Our Prince Charlie, TOBA Sport Horse of the Year Zealand embarked on a second career, and he thrived, showing everyone the athleticism and class that Thoroughbreds can possess.
Scott Lishia, currently director of racing at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, has been named director of racing and sportsbook for Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course pending customary regulatory approvals.
Exiting a 3 1/4-length victory over three-time grade 1 winner Journalism in the Aug. 30 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, Fierceness surges from ninth into second place in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Last season's King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) winner Goliath and globetrotting star Rebel's Romance top the bill in a top-class running of Germany's leading weight-for-age race Sept. 7, the Grosser Preis von Baden (G1).
This year has been one of ups and downs in the professional and personal life of 25-year-old trainer Nick Vaccarezza, but he is set up to make history Sept. 6 at Kentucky Downs should Golden Afternoon win the Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T).
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced that Mrs. Lucy Young Hamilton will be presented with the Dinny Phipps Award.
A much-anticipated third showdown between Ombudsman and Delacroix in next week's Irish Champion Stakes (G1) is off after connections of the Godolphin colt have decided to freshen him up for a busy autumn campaign.
Four Star Sales is pleased to announce that George Connolly has joined the company as a bloodstock sales associate. He brings international experience and a broad background in bloodstock and sales.
Porter on Pedigrees
Management at Kentucky Downs plans to review the performance of its new timing system after errors were detected in the times for the graded stakes on its Aug. 30 card.
Santa Anita Park's 16-day Autumn Meet begins Sept. 26 with a new wager, the $1 Sunset Pick Six. The Sunset Pick Six will comprise the final three races from both Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park on days that both tracks are running.
An invigorated buying bench drove a lively trade at the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale Sept. 2, where the market was led by a pair of 160,000gns (US$225,037, 1 guinea=US$1.41) purchases.
