Bango, the winningest horse in Churchill Downs history and a longtime resident of trainer Greg Foley’s barn, was retired this month, bringing the end to an era. But Foley also has a rising star in his barn in Troubleshooting, who gave the trainer his first career Grade 1 win in late summer and has kept rolling since. Troubleshooting will look to continue his own winning era in the Grade 3, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Stakes winners Zabarta and Souper Diva will clash Saturday at Woodbine in the $150,000 Shady Well Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for Ontario-sired or Ontario-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Zabarta took a few starts to put it all together. She dropped to $25,000 and popped in her third start on Oct. 10, winning a six-furlong maiden event by 6 1/2 lengths with a 63 Beyer Speed Figure. Just nine days later, she rallied from 10 lengths off a fast pace at 13-1 to win the restricted South Ocean Stakes going away by seven lengths.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Local Knowledge, one of the most impressive 2-year-old maiden winners nationwide in 2025, will go postward an overwhelming favorite when making his stakes debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the $75,000 Juvenile Sprint. The imposing presence of Local Knowledge has limited the field for the 6 1/2-furlong dash to just six starters, including the stakes-placed duo of Strategic Reserve and Camigol.

Mika, a runaway allowance winner at Laurel Park on Sunday, will leave trainer Brittany Russell’s barn in Maryland and return to Mike Maker to continue his 3-year-old campaign in New York. Steve Spielman, owner of Nice Guys Stables, said that he could possibly ship to Florida and California in the future.

On a list that includes Chad Brown and Bob Baffert, trainer Gary Capuano stands apart. The Mid-Atlantic horseman is currently enjoying a stellar campaign with juveniles, winning 18 of 44 races with 17 horses. His 41 percent strike rate with 2-year-olds is the highest in the country among trainers with at least 40 starts.

“I pinch myself most of the days just thinking, ‘When’s it going to stop?’ ” Capuano said. “But these horses are really doing well and we’re finding some good spots, and things have just been working out for us. We’ll ride the wave as long as we can.”

Jockey Victor Carrasco said that he plans to spend a few more weeks at Laurel Park before shifting his tack to Turfway Park for the winter. Barring two meets lost to injury, it will be his first winter racing outside Laurel since his 2013 debut.

The 33-year-old rider said that he was considering making the move to Turfway last winter, but he chose to stay closer to home after his son was born in August 2024.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Panagiotis “Peter” Synnefias hopes his successful summer at Monmouth Park can be a harbinger for the fall and winter at Aqueduct. Synnefias has 15 horses stabled in New York, a number he hopes to increase to 20 to 25, either through the claim box, sales, or by attracting new clients.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – What Airdrie Hill lacks in experience, she makes up for in pure talent. She returns from a 17-month layoff on Friday to take on seven rivals in the $43,000 allowance feature at Gulfstream Park.

The race is restricted to Florida-bred fillies and mares and will be decided at 5 1/2 furlongs over the Tapeta surface.