Randall Gatlin Brandon, 80, passed away Aug. 15, 2022, in his hometown of Camden, S.C.

The Manny Franco-piloted Faith in Humanity, a French-bred daughter of Lope de Vega, posted a gate-to-wire score at Aqueduct and avenged her last-out defeat to Gina Romantica in the restricted Riskaverse on Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

Ready for the Lady entered with the second longest odds (14-1) in the six-horse field and used a late surge to rally past even-money favorite King Vega (GB) and British Royalty (9-5) to capture his first graded stakes victory.

Racing will join the rest of Britain and much of the Commonwealth Monday when it comes to a halt for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 

Anthony Stabile looks at the results of the Grade 3 Jockey Club Derby & Grade 3 Jockey Club Oaks.

Freddy Head, one of a select band of champion jockeys to make a real success of training, will hand in his license at the end of the year.

Liam O’Rourke, director of bloodstock for WinStar Farm, talks to our Anne Eberhardt about Constitution, whose popularity continues to rise.

The first day of Book 3 selling at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale saw steady trade Sept. 17, headlined by a $900,000 Curlin colt purchased for the BSW/Crow Colts Group in partnership with Spendthrift Farm and Gandharvi.

Two out of three wasn’t bad at all for a filly named McKulick, who won the $671,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T) Sept. 17 on the first weekend of the Belmont at the Big A meet.

Last Call is a maiden no more after surging to a 21-1 upset in the Sept. 17 CA$508,000 Natalma Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine.