Kentucky Belle won the Aug. 7 Saratoga Oaks Stakes (G2T) in her last start at Saratoga Race Course, a performance that makes her the favorite for the Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T) Sept. 9, closing day of the Kentucky Downs meet.

Glycogen produces the needed late energy to rally to victory in the Sept. 4 P. G. Johnson Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course.

Group 1-placed mare Bellatrix Star headlines a 275-lot Inglis Digital Australia September (Early) Sale catalog featuring a strong selection of breeding stock as the Southern Hemisphere covering season gets underway.

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association CEO Lonny Powell has been elected vice chair of the Animal Industry Working Group.

Gamely Stakes (G1T) winner Thought Process returns from a three-month layoff to take on the cream of the local female turf crop in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7, Labor Day, at Del Mar.

Citing a post-race positive for the corticosteroid dexamethasone, the enforcement arm of HISA has issued sanctions against trainer Domenick Schettino and will disqualify That’sthefactjack from victory in a May 16 claiming race at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The Sept. 6 Korea Cup (G2) and Korea Sprint (G2) offer “Win and You’re In” spots for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs Sept. 10 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. ET when it opens its 14th annual September meet over 14 days through Sept. 27.

Keeneland’s Tony Lacy discusses the 2026 September Yearling Sale, horse selection, market trends, buyer resources, and improvements to the sales grounds.

Megan Burgess looks ahead to the Hopeful Stakes & the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Race Course