Curlin filly wins the Sept. 5 grade 1 contest in her second lifetime start.

Flightline, a seven-figure yearling purchase and a romping debut winner this spring, made a much anticipated return Sept. 5 at Del Mar. He dusted five rivals in a six-furlong allowance optional claimer, coming home 12 3/4 lengths the best. 

The catalog for the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale will be released Sept. 6 as the company comes to terms with the fact that Australasia’s biggest 2-year-old auction will again be unlikely to have international buyers in attendance.

The most accomplished horse in the $201,000 Sapling Stakes Sept. 5 at Monmouth Park turned out to be the toughest one as well. Double Thunder overcame traffic issues, tight quarters, and being pinned in until late for a half-length victory.

Echo Zulu was bet down to 3-5 odds as the heavy favorite for the $300,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course. The 2-year-old Gun Runner filly lived up to the hype, drawing away to complete seven furlongs in 1:22.51.

In a dramatic running of the Sept. 5 Grosser Preis von Baden (G1), Torquator Tasso ran out a determined winner over this season’s Deutsches Derby (G1) hero Sisfahan , scoring by a length.

Hall of Fame jockey Bill Boland and his wife Sandy plan to drive some 1,000 miles from their home in Palm Coast, Fla. to attend the Sept. 11 fundraiser at Monmouth Park that benefits the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.

After garnering his first grade 1 conquest in the Sept. 4 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course, Max Player will train up to the Nov. 6 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar, trainer Steve Asmussen said. 

Shadwell’s Baaeed aces first group 1 test and remains a perfect 5-for-5 after his decisive score over Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) hero Order of Australia in the Sept. 5 Prix du Moulin (G1) at ParisLonghcamp Racecourse.

2018 Triple Crown winner represented by first yearlings at auction in 2021.