Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Classicist should continue his ascent against winners
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Saturday, September 13, at Belmont at the Big A.
David AragonaSep 12, 2025
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Saturday, September 13, at Belmont at the Big A.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 9/15 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Atitlan finished a fast-closing third by a neck in the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap on Aug. 31, just missing a win and an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Atitlan has another chance to prove he belongs in the BC Turf in the Grade 2 John Henry Turf Championship at Santa Anita on Sept. 27.
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Baeza, second or third in four of the nation’s toughest races for 3-year-olds since early April, was declared on schedule for the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing on Sept. 20 after a quick six-furlong workout in 1:11.60 at Santa Anita on Friday.
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Sovereignty, the leading 3-year-old in the country and a Horse of the Year contender, was expected to return to the work tab over the weekend as he prepares for a start in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Book'em Danno, the leading male sprinter in the country, returned to the work tab on Thursday, going an easy half-mile in 50 seconds at Monmouth Park, but trainer Derek Ryan said no decision has been made on where the New Jersey-bred gelding will make his next start.
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With a race under her belt and now back on her favorite surface, the New York-bred Moonage Daydream looks well prepared to step back into open company in Sunday's $150,000 Athenia Stakes at Aqueduct.
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With a projected jackpot of $1.25 million, the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park is sure to be a worthwhile endeavor for bettors Sunday. A clear standout in the feature could simplify things, but parsing through five claiming races to complete the bet will inevitably lead bettors into several traps.
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The Australian mare Asfoora is the featured player in the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes, one of four Group 1s on the Sunday card at the Curragh in Ireland. The Flying Five and the Moyglare Stud Stakes both are Win and You're In races for the Breeders' Cup.
Toby Sis is an undefeated 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly who needs more wins to equal the achievements of her stakes-winning older brother London Toby. London Toby, 7, has won 10 of 25 starts and earned $357,489. Toby Sis has won three races and can gain significant prize money with a win in Sunday's $260,000 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association Breeders Futurity at Los Alamitos.