Dane Kobiskie, who rode 290 winners as a jockey from 2005-09 before winning another 672 races in 14 years as a trainer, has stepped aside as the trainer for the Haughey family to serve as a part-time consultant. Kobiskie ran his last starter on July 1, with Doug Cowans taking over the horses owned by PTK, the nom de course of Tom Haughey and his daughter Kaitlin.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rich Strike could make his next start in the Oct. 1 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs as a prep for either the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland or the Nov. 25 Clark at Churchill, trainer Eric Reed said this week.

“It’s probably where we’ll go unless something dramatic happens,” said Reed.

Hes Judgeandjury and Chasing Aj, the Heath Taylor-trained Quarter Horses who finished first and third in the $2.9 million All American Futurity on Monday at Ruidoso Downs, could both see stakes action later this year in Southern California. 

Hes Judgeandjury is paid up in both the Golden State Million and Los Alamitos Two Million, Taylor said Tuesday. But before plans are made with the All American winner, he will undergo a round of X-rays and other routine diagnostics to assess his general health. 

The remnants of a Pacific hurricane are expected to lead to wet conditions at Del Mar on Friday and Saturday and could jeopardize some turf racing.

Track officials on Thursday were closely monitoring forecasts of Hurricane Kay, which was headed north off the west coast of Baja California in Mexico.

Significant rain could force overnight races to be moved from the turf to the main track.

Jockey Flavien Prat will ride four days of the 31-day summer season at Del Mar and, though it seems extraordinary, might sneak into the top 10 in the standings before the meet closes on Sunday.

Prat won four races from eight mounts last Saturday, his only day of riding at the meeting. One of those victories came aboard Flightline, who won the Grade 1 Pacific Classic by 19 1/4 lengths.

Prat is booked to ride at Del Mar Friday through Sunday, with six mounts on Friday and nine on Saturday. Entries for Sunday were being drawn on Thursday.

Trainer Jorge Delgado won a pair of stakes over Labor Day weekend and will attempt to keep the barn’s momentum going Friday with a pair of starters in overnight races at Gulfstream Park.

Delgado saddled the undefeated Awesome Strong to victory in the $200,000 Affirmed division of Florida Sire Stakes on Saturday, then made his way to Monmouth Park on Monday to send out Winfromwithin to capture the $102,000 Red Bank.

“It was a very good weekend,” said Delgado.

Delgado has divisions of his stable at Gulfstream and Monmouth and could soon branch out to New York.

The New York Racing Association will offer 33 stakes worth $6.375 million at the Aqueduct fall meet, which has been extended to include 11 race days in December that typically have been designated part of the winter meet.

After hosting the 28-day Belmont fall meet from Sept. 15 through Oct. 30, Aqueduct will officially host its own 29-day fall meet from Nov. 4 through Dec. 31. In previous years, Aqueduct’s fall meet would end the first weekend in December, with its winter meet beginning the following week. Now, the winter meet will start in January.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Moira had her first work since her impressive victory in the Aug. 21 Queen’s Plate when she breezed an easy half-mile in 50.20 in company with Gaston on the dirt training track on Wednesday at Woodbine.

“I didn’t want anything too fancy,” trainer Kevin Attard said.

Moira won $1 million Queen’s Plate, the opening race of the Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine, by seven lengths in a synthetic track record time of 2:01.48 for the 1 1/4 miles. She earned a 97 Beyer Speed Figure.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The rain that fell here Monday was an outlier for the last eight weeks and couldn’t dampen what was yet again a record-setting summer at Saratoga.

All-sources handle for the 40-day meet was $878,211,963, a 7.7 percent increase over last year’s previous record of $815,508,063. Ontrack handle, which includes money bet through NYRA Bets from New York residents, was $152,274,728, an increase of 10.5 percent over the 2021 figure of $137,765,882. Paid admissions, which counts season passes sold, was 1,075,586, up 2.7 percent from the 2021 figure.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Texas Wedge, a former $50,000 claimer who won two stakes and earned $484,615, has been retired, trainer Peter Miller said over the weekend.

The decision was made after the 7-year-old Texas Wedge finished last of eight in a $25,000 claimer on turf last Thursday at Del Mar.

“We’re going to call it a day,” Miller said. “He’s been good to us. He’s been with us for five years.”

Miller said the decision was made after Texas Wedge was found to have an entrapped epiglottis after his loss.