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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 Company's 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.

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).