Roses for Debra returns to the site of her first stakes victory achieved two years ago when she ships into Erie, Pa., for the Sept. 20 $300,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2).

Aidan O’Brien is confident favored Illinois, the unbeaten Jan Brueghel, and recent 20-length scorer Grosvenor Square all possess the right credentials to win Britain’s oldest classic.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation extending the $20 million annual purse enhancement for horse racing in the state, with the appropriation now scheduled to run through to the state’s fiscal year in 2029.

Keeneland announced that a 25% fractional interest in the undefeated stakes-winning juvenile filly Kilwin, winner of the Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs Sept. 8, will be sold at the inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale Oct. 30.

Acacia Clement & Sara Elbadwi look forwards to the Jockey Club Oaks Invitational at Belmont at Aqueduct & Woodbine Mile at Woodbine.

Neil Huffman, a well-known horseman and respected figure in Kentucky’s horse racing community, has died at the age of 87.

The second major sale of the season reserved for yearlings and a veritable showcase of French breeding, the Arqana October Yearling Sale produced some exceptional performers, such as Metropolitan, this year’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1) winner.

A veterinarian in Illinois filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging Hawthorne Race Course and other officials there allowed horses they knew to be injured, sick, or lame to run in races over a two-year period and approximately 75 race dates.

Keeneland announced that a 25% fractional interest in the undefeated stakes-winning juvenile filly Kilwin, winner of the Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs Sept. 8, will be sold at the inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale on Oct. 30.

Three Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In races will take place at Leopardstown Sept. 14, led by 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) winner Auguste Rodin in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1).