Stable notes on upcoming stakes action at Santa Anita Park.

Mornington-based trainer Clayton Douglas feels that Giga Kick has improved significantly from his first-up run in the Moir Stakes (G1) and is ready for his start in the Sept. 27 Manikato Stakes (G1).

John Ortiz will retire in early October from training racehorses, desiring to spend more time with his family in Kentucky and saying he has fulfilled his career goals.

D. J. Stable’s champion Nitrogen proves too quick for approaching weather and the opposition in the $242,500 Beldame Stakes (G2) Sept. 25 at Belmont Park.

Trainer Charlie Appleby aims for his third consecutive Middle Park Stakes (G1) with Inner City Blues, who is 2-for-2 in his career.

Monmouth at Meadowlands cancels the Sept. 26 card because of the threat of heavy rain in the area.

Bidding is open for the latest Magic Millions Digital Sale, which runs Sept. 25-30 and features a strong selection of racing stock alongside fillies, 3-year-olds, shares, unbroken horses, yearlings, and broodmares. 

The winners of the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1), Prix Morny (G1), and Lowther Stakes (G2) meet in a potential juvenile race of the season in the Sept. 26 Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) at Newmarket, with the betting narrowly favoring Sun Goddess.

The New York Racing Association announced Sept. 25 that the Sept. 26-27 live racing programs at Belmont Park have been canceled because of a powerful nor’easter forecast to bring extremely high winds and heavy rain to Long Island, N.Y.

Simulcast coverage from Santa Anita Park will play a critical role in bringing racing action to off-site fans during the autumn meet as the longtime home of horse racing on television, FanDuel TV, winds down.