Calandagan is a slight favorite to win Saturday's $1.72 million Champion Stakes at 1 1/4 miles and become the first repeat winner of the famous autumn race since Cracksman in 2017-18.
Famed steeplechase trainer Gordon Elliott goes for his third win in the Grade 1 American Grand National with Western Fold Saturday at Far Hills.
Trainer Brad Cox has targeted the Grade 3, $350,000 Perryville for Deep Flame since shortly after the this summer's H. Allen Jerkens, but he didn't scare anyone away. Deep Flame drew the far outside post in a 12-runner field, though that's not a bad place to be racing seven furlongs at Keeneland.
Divisional honors for Canadian champion male 3-year-old could be on the line in Saturday's Grade 3 Ontario Derby at Woodbine when Military Time clashes with Fire and Wine in the nine-furlong Tapeta event worth $175,000.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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The HK$56 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series – worth record prizemoney across the three-race challenge – doesn’t commence until 31 January next year, but talented hopeful Mr Incredible (135lb) makes his return on Monday (19 October) at Sha Tin.
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Stormy Grove exceeded Frankie Lor’s expectations first-up, and the trainer is hoping Monday’s HK$5.35 million G2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap can serve as an important stepping stone for the five-year-old gelding in a bid to reach the 2026 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races.
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Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) final action for 2-year-old trotters headlined the Wednesday (October 14) program at Harrington Raceway, as finals for colts/geldings and fillies were contested to wrap up a week of stakes action as the track's 80th anniversary season winds down.
