Blood-Horse

Fred Mo quickly moved to the front of the field and won in his second career start, giving his sire Jess Mo his first winner Sept. 7 at Emerald Downs. 

Returning from a victory on the Aug. 28 opening day card at Kentucky Downs, Midway Racing's Street Beast pulled away to a seven-length victory in the $1 million Juvenile Mile Stakes Sept. 7.

In just his second outing, Brant turned in a professional victory in the Del Mar Futurity, beating stablemate Desert Gate, both trained by Bob Baffert.

Coming off a record 2024 auction that produced the highest grossing auction in history with total sales of $428,097,000, including private sales, the bar has been set high for this year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale that will run Sept. 8-20.

After upsetting the Prix du Moulin (G1) at Longchamp Sept. 7, trainer Francis Graffard said he's eyeing the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 1 with Sahlan.

The Donamire Farm broodmare band is a small one, but it was shown to pack a punch Sept. 6 when homebred Troubleshooting rallied down the Kentucky Downs stretch to earn a half-length victory in the Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T).

A year after bringing the $5 million sales-topping Curlin colt to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, the dynamic Stonestreet operation returns to the ring for Book 1 with a quartet of high-quality offerings.

Trainer Troy Corstens was moved to tears after injury-prone gelding Baraqiel overcame a career of setbacks to capture the Moir Stakes (G1) at The Valley Sept. 6, delivering one of the most emotional victories of his career.

The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association teamed with Kentucky Downs to present $100,000 checks apiece to three industry non-profit organizations during the Sept. 6 showcase card.

With victories in the Korea Cup (G3) and Korea Sprint (G3), Diktaean and Self Improvement have clinched berths to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and Sprint (G1), respectively, through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.

Resolute Bloodstock and Philip Baron Von Ullmann's Goliath returned to winning ways at the group 1 level when landing the Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) in Germany Sept. 7.

Toronado, one of Victoria's leading stallions, will miss the 2025 breeding season as he battles a significant infection and lameness, Swettenham Stud confirmed Sept. 7.

Quadruple group 1 winner Porta Fortuna is set to be one of the stars of the glittering fourth edition of the Sceptre Session at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale held Dec. 1-4.

Ka Ying Rising won the Opening Day feature in Hong Kong easily over Lucky Sweynesse and both champion sprinters now head for overseas assignments.

The seven-day all-turf meet at Kentucky Downs wraps up Sept. 10 with a pot of gold—err, prize money—awaiting the winner of the Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T).

Jeff and Chiquita Reddoch's Stonehaven Steadings is back with another strong consignment for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, held Sept. 8-20 in Lexington. Their Book 1 contingent features sire power and strong physicals.

Godolphin, who campaigned eight grade 1 winners in 2024, was awarded with the National Breeder and National Owner of the Year awards for the fourth consecutive year at the TOBA awards dinner Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton.

Gimme a Nother, one of a handful of top South African performers to join trainer Graham Motion's barn in the past year, landed her first North American victory in the $252,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) Sept. 6 at Del Mar.

Wathnan Racing's heavy 1-2 favorite Instant Replay got up in the final jump to win the $250,000 Super Derby Sept. 6 by a head over longshot Perry County.

The story is familiar: trainer Mike Maker heads to Kentucky Downs with a turf marathoner, one more than likely that he claimed, and walks away with a victory in the Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes (G2T).