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While the general belief is the Belmont Stakes will move back to its traditional 1 1/2-mile distance in 2027 when it returns to Belmont Park, that may not be the case after all.
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After heat forced the $750,000 Bowling Green Gold Cup to be postponed to Wednesday's closing-day card at Kentucky Downs, Tawny Port, who likes a dry, firm, and fast course, gets exactly that in the 2 1/16-mile marathon.
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The 2-year-old colt Jas lost his career debut, won second time out on opening weekend at Kentucky Downs, and is entered right back Wednesday in the $750,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile.
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Pepper Brooks will try to remain unbeaten in Thursday's featured sixth race at Woodbine, a nonwinners-of-two hybrid sprint for Ontario-sired allowance types and $40,000 claimers.
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The morning line lists Kentucky Belle as the 3-1 chalk for the closing-day feature, the 1 5/16-mile Dueling Grounds Oaks for 3-year-old fillies, but she might wind up a hotter favorite than that.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Happy Valley
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Nobody Knows It, a striking chestnut with a blonde mane and tail, improved to five-for-five in her career and broke her own track record with a 1:56 effort in her $100,000 Maryland Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old filly trotters on Sunday night at Ocean Downs.
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No horse older than 3 won a stakes race at Emerald Downs on Sunday.
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Sent off favored, Vanta ($4) won the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf at a mile to remain unbeaten after two starts.
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Indiana invader Kountry Legacy popped after shipping in for the $80,000 final leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday night (Sept. 6) at The Red Mile and snatched victory in a 1:51 1/5 effort.
