In a Sept. 11 release the University of Kentucky said it had followed through on plans to terminate the employment of Scott Stanley, the former head of the Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab that provided drug testing for Thoroughbred racing.

Fillies remain a key component of the operations of Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing, a point emphasized by Flying Dutchmen’s acquisition of Hip 887, a Not This Time filly, for $1 million at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 11.

Three exciting races in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In will take place at Leopardstown Sept. 13 as part of Irish Champions weekend, led by Coral-Eclipse (G1) winner Delacroix in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1). 

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association announced an amended 2025 awards plan that sets in-state breeder and stallion award rates at 15% of the gross purse. FTBOA also unveiled a new Florida-bred export incentives program for 2026.

Following his victory in the Juddmonte International Stakes (G1), Godolphin’s Ombudsman is the highest-rated horse in the latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings covering racing performances in 2025 through Sept. 7.

Gulfstream Park’s 2025-26 Championship Meet will offer a stakes schedule with 68 stakes, 27 graded, worth $15.2 million in purses.

Forty minutes into the fourth session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, a Flightline colt bred and consigned by Dixiana Farms grabs the sale’s spotlight, selling for $1.4 million to Mayberry Farm on behalf of CRK Stables.

The $500,000 Summer Stakes (G1T) is one of three races scheduled for Sept. 13 at Woodbine that are part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series.

Charlie Appleby hopes to work some familiar magic as he saddles Notable Speech for the Sept. 13 Woodbine Mile (G1T), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T).

Sharilyn Gasaway accepts the award for TOBA Small Breeder of the Year on behalf of 4G Racing, Lance Gasaway, and Daniel “Banks” Hemby III during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association awards Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington.