J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Sara Elbadwi & Megan Burgess look ahead at the Jockey Club Gold Cup & the Flower Bowl at Saratoga

Sanford Stakes (G3) winner Obliteration, most recently runner-up to Ewing in the Saratoga Special (G2), tries turf for the first time in his fledgling career in the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs.

Led by the sale of a yearling Speightstown colt for CA$400,000, gross receipts during the Aug. 27 Canadian Premier Yearling Sale at Woodbine totaled CA$3,638,000 from 133 hips sold.

Highlighted by the purchase of a yearling Take Charge Indy filly for $92,000 by Judy Prior, the ITBOA All Age Thoroughbred Sale concluded Aug. 28 with preliminary receipts totaling $813,500.

The racing card planned for Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Delaware Park is canceled due to insufficient entries.

This year’s Two Thousand Guineas (G1) winner Ruling Court dies following complications with the foot disease laminitis.

The 2-year-old colt Ted Noffey has a name based on a typo, a gaffe that also gave the sport American Pharoah instead of the correct American Pharaoh.

The Challenge, presented by Gainesway

Trainer Phil D’Amato accounts for half the six-horse field with Irish-breds The Padre and Mythical Reel, plus Kentucky-bred Iron Man Cal, in the Del Mar Derby (G2T) Aug. 31 at Del Mar.