After securing runner-up honors in the past two editions of the Phoenix Stakes (G2), Nakatomi will try to land top honors when he starts in the six-furlong sprint Oct. 3 at Keeneland.

On the Sept. 29 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Kenny McPeek discusses Mystik Dan’s Lukas Classic (G2) win and Thorpedo Anna’s upcoming start in the Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 5. Bob Ehalt recaps weekend racing in New York.

After his father, Carlo, has continued his strong opposition to decoupling, Gulfstream Park informed first-year trainer Nick Vaccarezza that they will not accept his entries.

The Oct. 7 sale session will offer Hips 1-230, plus supplements Hips 231 – 258. The Oct. 8 session will sell Hips 301-530 along with supplements Hips 531-551. Sessions begin at noon ET each day.

BBN Racing’s Bracket Buster landed his first graded stakes victory in the Oklahoma Derby (G3) Sept. 28 at Remington Park. His trainer Vicki Oliver became the first female trainer to win the race.

The 2019 champion 3-year-old colt and second-crop sire has been relocated to Breakway Farm near Dillsboro, Ind. A partnership focused on supporting the Indiana program put the stallion deal together.

Forever Young will get his warmup for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) in the Nippon TV Hai Oct. 1 at Funabashi Racecourse in Japan.

In his first meet at Churchill Downs since returning from a broken ankle, jockey Tyler Gaffalione earned his 14th overall riding title at the Louisville, Ky., track.

Report from Japan

Coming off an eight-month layoff between races, it would have been fair to wonder how Imagination would perform in his return to competition. The Into Mischief colt exceeded even the wildest of expectations to win the Santa Anita Sprint (G2).