The panel of racing experts votes Tyler Gaffalione Jockey of the Week for Sept. 21-27 after the rider’s success at Churchill Downs.

Oak Leaf Stakes for juvenile fillies, Rodeo Drive for older distaffers, and Chillingworth for female sprinters are on tap during Oct. 3 card, which features the American Pharoah Stakes.

Undefeated Hughes tops the four juveniles Bob Baffert has entered in the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita, a race named for the 2015 Triple Crown winner Baffert trained.

Storm Cat-line mares produce first grade 1 winners for Candy Ride and his son Vekoma.

This week’s Podcast Playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts Sept. 24-30, including Mark Cornett, racing manager of C2 Racing Stable, discussing Forged Steel’s victory in the Goodwood Stakes (G1) Sept. 26 at Santa Anita Park.

Leading California breeder Richard Barton, who bred last year’s California-bred champion 2-year-old male and female—Ocean Bear and Mohaven—will offer a group of 59 yearlings at Fasig-Tipton’s California Fall Yearlings Sale.

The supplemental catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales October Yearling Sale is now available online. A total of 60 horses have been supplemented to the auction taking place Oct. 6-7.

​​​​​​​Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner will get a chance to see if her excellence extends to racing two turns at 1 1/16 miles when she battles Forever Carina and six other 2-year-old fillies in the Oct. 2 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.

Bret Jones’ Libby Lloyd surely lived up to expectations in her career debut. Sent off a 6-5 favorite, she won like a 1-20 shot as she pulled away with ease in the stretch and won by 10 lengths.

Goffs faced a tall order to match the figures posted by a buoyant Book 1 at last year’s Orby Sale but, by the close of trade Sept. 29, there were gains across the range of market indices.