Probably the only way Harrodsburg can beat Built in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes is if it rains Saturday at Churchill Downs. Good news for the Harrodsburg camp: As of Thursday, there was close to a 70 percent chance of showers and, possibly, a thunderstorm or two.
Constitution River, winner of the Group 1 French Derby in May, and Blue Bolt, unbeaten in four starts this year, will start favored in Group 1 races at Leopardstown Racecourse in Ireland on Saturday that have ramifications for Breeders' Cup races on Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
Since she finished third by a half-length in the $100,000 Mildred Vessels Handicap at Los Alamitos last September, Shaken Goin On has been perfect, winning five starts at the California track as the odds-on favorite each time.
Splendora is breezing like the splendid horse she has become and will take no end of beating in the Grade 2, $400,000 Locust Grove.
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Ka Ying Rising has created history in the wake of his record-breaking performance in the G3 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap at Sha Tin on Sept. 6 by achieving the highest rating ever awarded to a sprinter and returning to outright No. 1 in the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.
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Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Bettors this time of year should consider standing against summer's precocious 2-year-olds. The horses who flash in June, July, and August can struggle with longer distances and more rapidly advancing peers. But the favorites in a pair of 2-year-old stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs are horses who look like they should be better over one mile in September than sprinting in July.
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The final weekend of harness racing at The Meadowlands before a four-week break will go out with a bang this Friday (Sept. 11) and Saturday (Sept. 12), as $1.78 million in purses will be on the line Friday on New Jersey Classic Finals.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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