Hong Kong to Offer Three Group 1 Races on Single Card
For the first time Hong Kong will stage three spring group 1 features on a single day, the Hong Kong Jockey Club announced Sept. 19.
Thoroughbred Racing
News, previews, results for major North American Thoroughbred races
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New Plateau: Ami's Mesa Sets Track Record in Masters
After three clear victories at Woodbine, Ami's Mesa found success on the road as well Sept. 18 when she rallied to a one-length victory in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) in Erie, Penn.
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Modem Aims to Connect in Lonesome Glory Handicap
Robert A. Kinsley has been upgrading his racing stable with imported hurdlers, and a key piece of that upgrade, Modem (GB), will have an opportunity to establish his value Sept. 21 in Belmont Park's $150,000 Lonesome Glory Handicap (NSA-1).
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World Approval Cracks NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
The NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll released Sept. 18 shows little change in the top 10 for horses of all ages, except for World Approval sliding in the 10th hole after winning the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1T) at Woodbine.
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One Final Party For Penny and a Fond Farewell
Steve Haskin shares fond memories of Penny Chenery and Secretariat.
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Baffert Sees 'Big Improvements' in Arrogate
Traveling over the Santa Anita Park main track by himself the morning of Sept. 18, Arrogate, with Rafael Bejarano aboard, worked a half-mile in :49 3/5, cutting splits of :12 2/5 and :25 1/5 before galloping out to five furlongs in 1:02 3/5.
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First Winners for Duke of Mischief, Despite the Odds
Duke of Mischief's son Mr. G T brought his sire his first victory with a score at Gulfstream Park, while Despite the Odds earned his first win as a stallion when Fenton's Four won at even money at Laurel Park.
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Capla Temptress Earns Breeders' Cup Berth in Natalma
Exploding down the stretch while coming from well off the pace, Irish-bred invader Capla Temptress took the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (G1T) Sept. 17 in her North American debut, stamping her ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
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Untamed Domain Grinds Out Summer Stakes Victory
Untamed Domain, an Animal Kingdom 2-year-old colt trained by Graham Motion for West Point Thoroughbreds, sat off the pace and finished with enough in the tank to run down Hemp Hemp Hurray in the Summer Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine Sept. 17.
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Malagacy to Return to Training After Layoff
Given the summer off, Sumaya U.S. Stable's Malagacy is expected to soon return to the barn of trainer Todd Pletcher, owner Oussama Aboughazale said Sept. 17 while attending the Keeneland September yearling sale.
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Johnny Bear Earns Emotional Northern Dancer Win
Standing alongside her father and co-owner John Burness, trainer Ashlee Brnjas and witnessed Johnny Bear get his head down over Hawkbill in the 1 1/2-mile Northern Dancer Turf Stakes (G1T).
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Patrona Margarita Surges to Pocahontas Victory
Stretching out in distance seemed to do the trick for Patrona Margarita who pulled away from her competition in the stretch to win the Sept. 16. $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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Uni Runs Down La Coronel Late to Win Sands Point
After close calls in her first two U.S. starts, Uni broke through for her first graded stakes win Sept. 16 in the $400,000 Sands Point (G2T) at Belmont Park.
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World Approval Captures Woodbine Mile
Live Oak Plantation's homebred World Approval punched his ticket to the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) Sept. 16 in the $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1T) at Woodbine.
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The Tabulator Charges to Iroquois Win
Carolyn Wilson's The Tabulator picked up an automatic berth to the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) and 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a strong run in the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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Chublicious Upsets De Francis Dash at 10-1
The field may have been scratched down to four for the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3), but David Gruskos' Chublicious still found a way to provide a stunner in the six-furlong sprint at Laurel Park.
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Quidura Shows Her Class in Canadian Stakes
Quidura (GB) backed up a confident ride at the hands of jockey Junior Alvarado Sept. 16 when she used every inch of the Woodbine stretch to showcase her class in a one-length victory in the $250,000 Canadian Stakes (G2T).
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Romantic Vision Upsets Locust Grove
Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. expertly guided Romantic Vision along the rail to victory in the $100,000 Locust Grove Stakes (G3) Sept. 16 at Churchill Downs.
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Girvin Works for Oklahoma Derby
Girvin will get a bit of class relief. Next on tap for the three-time graded stakes winner is the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) Sept. 24 at Remington Park.
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Wise Gal First Black-Type Winner for Einstein
Wise Gal, bred and owned by Eric Wirth and trained by Dove Houghton, drove away from her opponents impressively to win the $100,000 Selima Stakes Sept. 16 at Laurel Park. She is the first black-type winner for her sire, Einstein.
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Lane, Humidor Rally to Win Makybe Diva Stakes
Within 90 minutes of picking himself up off the turf, jockey Damien Lane would win the group 2 Let's Elope Stakes before coming from last on Humidor to take the group 1 PFD Food Services Makybe Diva Stakes.
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Winx Makes it 20 Straight Wins With Randwick Triumph
After a few anxious moments where jockey Hugh Bowman was uncharacteristically getting to work on Australia's superstar mare, Winx responded with her usual kick to score a victory in the Colgate Optic White Stakes Sept. 16, her 20th straight win.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Woodbine Turf Showcase
Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week there are three races with Breeders' Cup implications on the Woodbine grass and two at Churchill Downs in the juvenile ranks.
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Trainer Louie Roussel Joins 1,000-Win Club
Trainer Louie Roussel III, who conditioned 1988 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Risen Star, earned his 1,000th victory when a horse he owns, Heavens Whisper, won the fourth race at Arlington International Sept. 15 on debut.
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Breeders' Cup Elects Fred Hertrich as Chairman
The Breeders' Cup Board of Directors unanimously elected Fred W. Hertrich III as board chairman Sept. 15.
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Globetrotting Mondialiste Seeks Return to Form
If Mondialiste's history is any indication, now is not the time to jump off his bandwagon.
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Litfin: Handicapping Stakes from Woodbine, Belmont
With all due respect to the Triple Crown trail, Saratoga Race Course and Del Mar, nothing beats autumn racing, when championships are decided and the juveniles begin to stretch out from the sprints of summer.
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Ami's Mesa Aims to Extend Win Streak in Masters
After three straight clear victories on the synthetic surface at Woodbine, Ami's Mesa will try to add to that winning stretch Sept. 18 in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2).
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Tower of Texas Takes Third Swing at Woodbine Mile
Tower of Texas, who has fought niggling issues throughout his 23-race career, will aim to give Roger Attfield his first Woodbine Mile (G1T) win when he breaks from post 2 in the 12-horse field on Sept. 16.
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Jockeys Carrasco, Ferrer Seriously Injured at Delaware
Jockeys Victor Carrasco and Jose Ferrer were seriously injured Sept. 14 after five horses fell during the running of the third race at Delaware Park.
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Kentucky Downs Shatters Wagering Record
Kentucky Downs concluded a record-shattering five-date session up 34 percent in wagering on the all-grass meet that has stamped itself among the most unique experiences in American races.
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Undefeated Hemp Hemp Hurray Takes on Summer Stakes
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's undefeated Hemp Hemp Hurray will look to build on two eye-catching performances with an automatic Breeders' Cup berth on the line in the $200,000 Summer Stakes (G2T) Sept. 17 at Woodbine.
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La Coronel Seeks Rebound in Sands Point
John Oxley's La Coronel will seek her fourth stakes victory when she takes on a field of eight competitors in the $400,000 Sands Point Stakes (G2T) contested at 1 1/8 miles over Belmont Park's inner turf course.
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Natalma Features Mark Casse-Trained Trio
Wonder Gadot is one of three Mark Casse-trained 2-year-old fillies co-starring in the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (G1T), one of two Breeders' Cup "Win And You're In" one-mile turf events Sept. 17.
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Whitmore Returns in Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash
After a minor foot injury added some extra time off, Whitmore is set to return to the races Sept. 16 in the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes (G3) at Laurel Park.
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Ten City, Hollywood Star Face Off in Iroquois
Grade 3 winner Ten City is the 122-pound highweight racing for Tommie Lewis and Magdalena Racing. He faces undefeated stakes winners Flameaway and The Tabulator.
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Curlin Colt Moves to Top of Keeneland Session
Nearing the halfway point of the Sept. 14 session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, a Curlin colt garnered the top price of the day to that point when purchased by Ken McPeek for Fern Circle for $850,000.
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Pegasus World Cup Highlights Gulfstream Meet
The second running of the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) and the 67th running of the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) highlight a 2017-2018 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park.
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St. Leger Should Sort Out 3-year-old Stayers
The William Hill St. Leger (G1) is the final classic on the British racing calendar and the Sept. 16 renewal at Doncaster finds 11 3-year-olds trying to confirm their place among the top stayers.
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Hard Spun Son Le Romain Aims for Fourth Group 1 Win
When Mark Carusi bought broodmare Mignard at a Darley dispersal sale for just $20,000 a few years back he had dreams of a horse like Le Romain, "well maybe not that good, but I wanted to breed a good one."
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20/20 Focus: Winx Aims to Extend Win Streak
Winx celebrated a birthday Sept. 14, but it is back to group 1 business for the star mare in the Colgate Optic White Stakes Sept. 16 at Randwick.
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Look Back: Hansel Holds off Strike the Gold in Belmont
The story, headlined "His Heart Got Him Home," was written by Edward L. Bowen and appeared in the June 15, 1991 issue of The Blood-Horse.
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Messi Returns to Woodbine for Northern Dancer
Gestut Brummerhof's homebred Messi hasn't visited the winner's circle in more than a year, but he'll return to the location of his last victory in the $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine.
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Take Charge Paula, Kelly’s Humor Head Pocahontas
Two stakes winning juvenile fillies, who are both two-for-two in their short careers so far, will put their undefeated records on the line when they take on eight others in the $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Sept. 16.
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World Approval Takes Aim at Woodbine Mile
The notion that World Approval thrives when given something to attack was the catalyst behind the decision to shorten him to up one mile. Trainer Mark Casse hopes that call will produce a victory in the $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1T) Sept. 16.
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Tapwrit to Rood & Riddle With Foot Injury
Tapwrit, the 2017 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) winner, has been sent to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital after he emerged from the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) with a foot injury.
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Streaking Tiger Moth Heads Locust Grove
John Gunther's homebred Tiger Moth will seek her third straight stakes win in the Sept. 16 Locust Grove Stakes at Churchill Downs.
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Horses Return to Training at Gulfstream Park
Just two days after Hurricane Irma left her mark on South Florida, Gulfstream Park, The Village at Gulfstream Park, Palm Meadows and Gulfstream Park West began returning to normalcy.
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Monmouth Stewards Urge Large Fines for Gindi, Navarro
Monmouth Park stewards have fined both owner Randal Gindi and trainer Jorge Navarro $5,000 for conduct "extremely detrimental to racing"—behavior documented in a Youtube video—and have requested that the state regulator increase the fine for both.
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El Areeb Readies for Return at Laurel Park
While Laurel Park is gearing up for its fall stakes program, trainer Cal Lynch is excited about another looming comeback, the return of grade 3 winner El Areeb.
