Clicquot made a splash in her grade 1 debut, outfinishing Dry Powder and Ourdaydreaminggirl in a dramatic battle to the wire in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) Sept. 20 at Parx Racing.

Royal Ascot winner Docklands is set to bid for a first win for a European-trained runner in Japan’s Mile Championship (G1) Nov. 23, with the prestigious grade 1 forming the second leg of a plan that also includes the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1). 

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Sept. 19 the reappointment of Dennis Alfieri to the California Horse Racing Board, where he has served since 2018.

A year after his father won the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) with Roses for Debra, trainer Miguel Clement earned the top prize with West Point Thoroughbreds, Chris Larsen, and Titletown Racing Stables’ Gal in a Rush at Presque Isle Downs.

A colt by Vekoma from the family of Canadian champion Regal Intention sold for $220,000 to Mahmud Mouni to top the Sept. 19 penultimate session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Grade 1 winner and producer Hot Dixie Chick has died at age 18, Stonestreet Farm announced Sept. 19. The farm posted on X the mare was euthanized due to complications from colic.

In this week’s edition of On Racing: a look at the growing number of horses who will train up to the Breeders’ Cup, plus a historical reminder of the great Princess Rooney’s contrasting race schedule.

C R K Stable’s Englishman sparkles on debut at Churchill Downs, zipping seven furlongs in 1:21.35 under Jose Ortiz.

Houston businessman, philanthropist, and longtime owner/breeder Jim McIngvale is getting out of all his Thoroughbred racing and breeding interests because he said the sport lacks integrity.

The UC Davis William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has opened the All Species Imaging Center. This central hub for all advanced diagnostic imaging is outfitted with the latest in advanced imaging technology.