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A fierce competitor on the New York turf sprint circuit the last few years, the hard-knocking Alogon landed his first graded stakes victory at the ripe age of 6.

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Snow Face Princess, a maiden and stakes winner at Saratoga Race Course over the summer, returns to New York for the Oct. 2 Matron Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Godolphin's globetrotting 7-year-old Rebel's Romance easily won the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T)  Sept. 27 at Aqueduct Racetrack in the reigning champion turf male's return to American racing.

Mark Cohen owns Dr. Venkman with partners Dan Agnew, Clint Bunch, and James Hailey. The two-time grade 2 winner will start Sept. 28 in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.

Charm Stone advertised her spring credentials when she returned from a spell with a brilliant victory in the Sept. 26 Manikato Stakes (G1) over 1,200 meters (about six furlongs) at Moonee Valley Racecourse, her second taste of group 1 honors.

After suffering six straight defeats, R. Lee Lewis' Gun Song returned to the winner's circle in the $232,500 Beldame Stakes (G2) Sept. 26 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Multiple graded stakes winner Drafted is named the 2025 Bill Kraatz Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award winner.

The catalog for the Inglis Digital USA October (Early) Sale is now online, with 64 horses on offer appealing to all sections of the market. Among the standouts in the catalog is grade 2 winner Damon's Mound, offered as a racing or stallion prospect.

The Bond: Two Hearts-One Spirit honor's the young racehorse fan Cody Dorman and his namesake and champion Cody's Wish. The statue will be dedicated Oct. 11 at the Kentucky Horse Park.

This year's 2-year-old program has marched on without bringing the horses with it. The division is still forming ahead of the Middle Park (G1) Sept. 27, which has as strong a claim as any to be the last real leading 2-year-old race of the campaign.

The Sept. 27 Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) at Newmarket is by no means a straight head-to-head, with four fillies holding major claims, but it could be decided by the outcome of the rematch between Lowther (G2) 1-2 Royal Fixation and America Queen.

A reimagined Saddling Paddock with centralized saddling stalls and a ceremonial Stakes Winner's Circle, along with the new Show Bet Bonus for on-track patrons, are among the highlights of Keeneland's 17-day Fall Meet from Oct. 3-25.

This week's radio and television schedule, compiled by America's Best Racing.

Straight No Chaser is back for a repeat bid Sunday in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park, and he's already secured a berth to this year's Sprint Nov. 1 via a win earlier this year in Saudi Arabia.

Lucky Sweynesse looks to become the third Hong Kong-based horse to win the Sprinters Stakes (G1), one of only two grade 1 sprints on the Japanese racing schedule.

The horse racing industry will gain access to advanced machine vision technology through a new partnership between Equius AI and global surveillance provider IREX AI, the companies announced today.

Due to technical difficulties beyond Remington Park's control, The Sept. 25 nine-race card was canceled.

Express Train is ready to defy Father Time again Sept. 27 for the C R K Stable of Lee and Susan Searing in the Goodwood Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.

The Sept. 28 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park pays fitting tribute to one Hall of Famer, but it is another one, Beholder, who may hold more of a key to this year's running of the 1 1/16-mile race for distaffers.

Undefeated Ciunas looks to give Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield a record 10th Breeders' Stakes win Sept. 28 at Woodbine.