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Weekend GamePlan for Oct. 17, 2026: Picks for Raven Run, Perryville, and Lure
Weekend GamePlan for Oct. 17, 2026: Picks for Raven Run, Perryville, and Lure
Marcus HershOct 15, 2026
Weekend GamePlan for Oct. 17, 2026: Picks for Raven Run, Perryville, and Lure
After a four-week hibernation while the Thoroughbreds took the spotlight, the Standardbreds will be back racing over the mile oval at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Oct. 17) night as the Fall Meeting resumes its march to the end of 2026.
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It took 13 months from the time she was purchased for $1.25 million at a 2-year-old auction for Mashallah to debut, and seven months after her debut, we're still waiting to see how real it was.
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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.
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Famed steeplechase trainer Gordon Elliott goes for his third win in the Grade 1 American Grand National with Western Fold Saturday at Far Hills.
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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.
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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.