Book 3 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale contains several half siblings to active graded stakes winners, appealing partly because those relations have proven to be of high quality without establishing their ceiling.

Ryan Moore gets the chance to complete a St Leger hat trick, five years after his last ride in the race. The usual clash with Irish Champions weekend means he has not been at Doncaster on this day since winning on Kew Gardens in 2018.

The connections of Mage—owners OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, and CMNWLTH; trainer Gustavo Delgado; and breeder Grandview Equine—will be on hand at Churchill Downs Sept. 16 to receive their engraved Kentucky Derby (G1) trophies.

Frankie Dettori began by finishing sixth in Scotland and he hopes to end it in Yorkshire with a 24th British classic victory on Arrest in the St Leger to take him into a joint third on the all-time list.

Accidental Hero and Sunbird—respectively third and fifth in the Canadian Derby (G3) Aug. 26 at Century Mile—lead a field of six in the 1 1/8-mile British Columbia Derby (G3) Sept. 16 at Hastings.

Roses for Debra and Loyalty, two sprinters with near-flawless synthetic records, square off against 10 other females Sept. 18 in the 6 1/2-furlong Presque Isle Masters (G2).  

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Selling from Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale concluded Sept. 14 with solid results, on par with the record-breaking results of 2022. A Curlin colt topped the fourth session after realizing $1.1 million from agent Lauren Carlisle.

Highlights from Day 4 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The wins are coming regularly for trainer Cherie DeVaux, topped by three victories in graded stakes races this year, and she’s expanding her stable with acquisitions at the September Yearling Sale at Keeneland.