Acacia Clement looks ahead at the Pennsylvania Derby & the Cotillion Stakes at Parx.

The California Horse Racing Board authorizes the Keeneland Championship Sale to conduct its second such horse sale Oct. 29 in the Del Mar paddock in conjunction with the Breeders’ Cup.

Trainer Dylan Cunha’s desire to compete at the highest level is seeing him hitting the sales ground hard once more, including a visit to the United States to chance his arm at the cream of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale offerings.

Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and retired jockeys Trevor McCarthy and Rosie Napravnik participated with other athletes in a mental health roundtable Sept. 16 in the United States Capitol.

Four races not contested at Canterbury Park the evening of Sept. 18 due to inclement weather will be run Sept. 20. They will follow the existing races scheduled on Saturday, Canterbury’s final day of its meet.

Immersive, champion 2-year-old filly of 2024, looks to get back in a winning groove with a class drop into the $175,000 Seneca Overnight Stakes Sept. 20 at Churchill Downs.

Philanthropist and owner Ken Freirich: “I want to send two messages to the industry—we need to do more, and we need to plan now for the future of the sport we all love.”

Woodbine-based Norm McKnight is a multiple graded stakes-winning trainer.

The Challenge, presented by Gainesway

Sept. 18 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where a colt by Liam’s Map topped the 10th session at $480,000, cumulative sales topped $500 million for the first time with two sessions still remaining.