The Blood-Horse: 9/29/2007 issue

Photo: BLOOD-HORSE

A Keeneland September sale yearling is inspected under a leafy tree. The auction showed tremendous strength this year.

Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt

Going Ballistic, a $4,000 yearling purchase, wins the $515,000 Super Derby over odds-on favorite Grasshopper (rail) at Louisiana Downs.

Photo: REED PALMER

Six-year-old gelding Brass Hat rumbles past Fairbanks to win the MassCap at Suffolk.

Photo: CHIP BOTT

Any Given Saturday ran the 1 1/8-mile Brooklyn Handicap in 1:48.31 to earn his sixth win in nine starts and his third consecutive graded stakes victory for WinStar Farm and Padua Stables.

Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE

Jazzy made her debut on dirt an impressive one Sept. 22 at Belmont Park, prevailing by three-quarters of a length after a long drive in the $147,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares.

Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE

Big Truck with jockey Ramon A. Dominguez up wins the seven furlong Bertram F. Bongard Stakes at Belmont Park on September 22.

Photo: ADAM COGLIANESE

Bear Now (orange silks) will now be pointed toward the Breeders' Cup Distaff after defeating odds-on favorite Octave in rich Fitz Dixon Cotillion Handicap.

Photo: BILL DENVER