Hillwood Stable’s Cordmaker won for the 10th time in his career and moved to the top of his Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series division as Colonial Downs hosted four MATCH stakes Aug. 23.

As anyone would expect, this week’s lead-up to the 152nd Travers Stakes (G1) will rekindle a bevy of memories for the trio of Jack Knowlton, trainer Barclay Tagg, and Robin Smullen.

Five-year-old Knicks Go kept his No. 1 rating in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for the third straight week, while the 3-year-old filly Malathaat, winner of the Alabama Stakes (G1), moved into eighth place.

The Goffs UK Premier Sale, which kicks off on Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. local time, stands out among an increasingly crowded auction calendar as one of the most important dates of the bloodstock year.

A deluge of rain from Tropical Storm Henri has forced Parx Racing to take its Aug. 24 races off the turf and move the $200,000 Parx Dash (G3T) to next week.

The Aug. 22 Prix Morny (G1) victory by Perfect Power should ensure that Tally-Ho Stud’s purple patch continues well into next month.

As anyone would expect, this week’s lead-up to the 152nd Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) will rekindle a bevy of memories for the trio of Jack Knowlton, trainer Barclay Tagg, and Robin Smullen.

James Chapman and Stuart Tsujimoto’s Ready to March became the first starter and winner for his sire Tom’s Ready when he won his debut in wire-to-wire fashion Aug. 23 at Finger Lakes. 

Leading New Mexico trainer Justin Evans received a 15-day suspension and $5,000 fine when two of his horses ran with the wrong saddle cloth numbers Aug. 14. The horse identifier had confirmed the horses and their numbers as correct before the race.

Several first-out winners make up this week’s Maiden Watch as Todd Pletcher’s My Prankster and Goddess of Fire win at Saratoga Race Course and Sparkle Blue dazzles at Colonial Downs.