Dual champion Monomoy Girl returned to trainer Brad Cox’s care Aug. 26, joining assistant trainer Jorgito Abrego at Ellis Park.

Trainer Chad Brown will be represented by the three favorites in search of his sixth triumph in the 33rd running of the $400,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (G2T) for older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles over the Mellon turf at Saratoga Race Course. 

While his Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) victory remains in limbo pending a Kentucky Horse Racing Commission ruling, the next start for Medina Spirit was made quite clear the morning of Aug. 26.

Life Is Good arrived at trainer Todd Pletcher’s barn last month with an immense reputation.

The Challenge, presented by Gainesway

The 8-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy retired with a 7-4-11 record from 37 starts and earned $2,679,910.

Tribuhaven faces the greatest test of his career in the Aug. 28 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga, lining up against the likes of Channel Maker, Gufo, Japan, and recent Bowling Green Stakes (G2T) captor Cross Border.

A record number of low-priced, imported racehorses sent to Puerto Rico is overtaxing the resources of the Caribbean Thoroughbred Aftercare program. The CTA said without dedicated funding to the program, it will be forced to close in January.

Timonium, where racing takes place on a bullring track against a backdrop of Ferris wheels and Tilt-a-Whirls and the smell of corn dogs waft toward the aging grandstand, certainly has a niche. In more ways than one, in fact.

New York Showcase Day offers an 11-race card, including a half-dozen stakes for horses bred in the Empire State. The six stakes are worth a combined $1.15 million.