Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst

The colt was consigned and bred by Gainesway. McKinzie topped the sire list for the seventh session of the Keeneland September Sale, which showed there is still a strong market for the top horses.

The momentum has continued into Book 4, with many top trainers and buyers still active during the seventh session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The last three months have been rough on the 3-year-old colt Seize the Grey. But three months do not a year make.

The 4-year-old son of Arrogate didn’t race due to financial conflicts among his owners.

Georganne Hale, a stalwart of Maryland’s racing industry, will be honored with the Jane Goldstein Exemplary Leadership Award at the third annual Horse Racing Women’s Summit, Sept. 25-27, in Arcadia, Calif.

Superstar filly Thorpedo Anna, fresh off her near-triumph against the boys in the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (G1), is back against females Sept. 21 in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing.

Report from Japan

The momentum has continued into Book 4, with many top trainers and buyers still active during the seventh session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Stan Bowker saw nearly every aspect of Thoroughbred racing. From his starting point in Omaha, Neb., at Ak-Sar-Ben, he ended his career as a racing commissioner and a respected steward. Bowker died Sept. 10 in Clearwater, Fla., after a long illness.