Maiden Watch: Week of Sept. 1-7

Alan Foreman, CEO and chairman of the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, accepts the Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association dinner Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington.

Runaway Again upsets Mansetti by a half-length Sept. 9 at Fort Erie in the CA$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes.

A filly (Hip 338) from 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline’s first crop brought $2.2 million from LSU Stables, becoming the co-top-selling lot of the day and Flightline’s top-priced offering to sell at public auction.

The 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs is still 33 weeks away, but the Derby trail officially begins Sept. 13 beneath the twin spires.

Judy Hicks accepts the TOBA Broodmare of the Year honor for Sataves during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association awards dinner Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington.

Mike Marsico, of Marsico Brothers Racing, accepts the Claiming Crown Horse of the Year honor for Like a Saltshaker during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association awards Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington.

Maiden Watch: Week of Sept. 1-7

Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale opens Sept. 10, and the session includes full siblings to 2022 champion 3-year-old male Epicenter and 2023 champion turf male Up to the Mark, plus a half to grade 1-winning sprinter Drain the Clock.

Mike Marsico, of Marsico Brothers Racing, accepts the Claiming Crown Horse of the Year honor for Like a Saltshaker during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association awards Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington.