The word for Locked is “pivotal.” The Sept. 27 edition of the Woodward Stakes (G2) will be quite telling for Locked, the lone grade 1 winner in the field.

Last-start Moir Stakes (G1) winner Baraqiel will chase back-to-back Moonee Valley group 1s when he lines up in the Manikato Stakes (G1) Sept. 26.

Making his first start since traveling to the Middle East this winter, reigning champion male sprinter Straight No Chaser seeks a repeat win in the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28.

There aren’t too many turf graded stakes races from the mile to 1 1/2-mile range in Southern California that Gold Phoenix hasn’t won yet, but the John Henry Turf Championship Stakes (G2T) is one of them.

Sales histories for horses entered in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale being held Sept. 30 in Timonium, Md.

Sales histories for horses entered in the Oct. 7-8 Ocala Breeders’ Sales October Yearlings Sale.

Legacy Ranch bought a California-bred daughter by first-crop yearling sire Corniche from Barton Thoroughbreds for $250,000 to top the Sept. 23 Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearling Sale.

After just failing to catch sprint division leader Book’em Danno in the Forego Stakes (G1), LNJ Foxwoods’ Scotland may finally get his moment in the sun in the $200,000 Vosburgh Stakes (G3) Sept. 27 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to award $5,000 to Amplify Horse Racing to be used for enhancing education.

America’s Best Racing’s Bob Ehalt gives his “At a Glance” analysis of the $200,000 Vosburgh Stakes (G3) at Belmont at The Big A. The winner will earn an expenses-paid spot in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Del Mar.