Keeneland September

3rd-TAM, $55K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1m 40yds, 1:36 p.m. ET. Three Chimneys bred ALWAYS A RUNNER (Gun Runner) as the first foal out of GSP Always Carina (Malibu Moon) who is the half-sister to Jeff Drown and Don Rachel's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Structor (Palace Malice). The farm bought Always Carina's dam, Miss Always Ready (More Than Ready), for $400,000 at the 2014 Keeneland April 2-Year-Old Sale. Her full-sister is Bobby Flay's GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf victress More Than Real. During the 2024 Keeneland September Sale,...

'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard CORNUCOPIAN (c, 4, Into Mischief--Magical World, by Distorted Humor) hit a traffic jam nearing the quarter pole of a 6 1/2-furlong Santa Anita allowance on Saturday, but it proved but a minor inconvenience, as he got his feet back under him, quickly took a gap at the rail inside of a rival and was off and gone in his first start in nearly 10 months. The 1-2 chalk returning off an allowance defeat going a mile at Aqueduct last spring, the $1.1 million Keeneland...

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Kyoto and Tokyo Racecourses: Sunday, February 1, 2026 4th-KYO, ¥12,330,000 ($81k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1400m REVIVI (f, 3, Good Magic--Seasoned Warrior, by Majestic Warrior), whose dam was Grade II-placed at two, is a half-sister to SP Souper Echo (Macho Uno) and...

In this series, we will have a look predominantly at American-bred first-time juvenile starters (through the end of 2025) and debuting 3-year-olds in maiden races at Meydan Racecourse, with a specific focus on pedigree and/or performance in a sales ring. The flagship venue for racing in the United Arab Emirates is Meydan Racecourse, which will host racing on Fridays through the end of March, with the exception of Super Saturday on Feb. 28 and Dubai World Cup night Mar. 28, 2026. Here are the horses of note for this Friday's...

Congressional (Constitution) made a winning debut Saturday going two turns on the grass facing several more experienced rivals for trainer Miguel Clement. Drawn inside, he was quickly outrun by fellow firster Friday Night Light (City of Light) who jumped out to a quick advantage around the clubhouse turn. Settling third on the fence, the 7-2 fourth choice saved ground and raced covered up through moderate fractions with a pair of rivals passing him to push the tempo into the far turn. That trio began to get away and Congressional had...

WinStar Farm's Heartland, a 'TDN Rising Star' son of Justify out of the Cat Thief mare Sambuca Classica and a half-brother to Classic Empire, sired his first reported foal on Friday, Jan. 16, when a colt out of I Love Nola (Champali) was born at Katierich Farm in Midway, Ky, the farm announced Friday. The colt, whose dam is a half-sister to stakes-placed Love Boot (Storm Boot), the dam of stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Made to Love Her (Steve Wonderboy), and hails from the family of multiple stakes winner...

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Saturday running at Kyoto Racecourse: Saturday, January 17, 2026 6th-KYO, ¥15,200,000 ($96k), Allowance, 3yo, 1800m BOOM BAP BEAT (c, 3, Into Mischief--Point of Honor, by Curlin), a $1.25-million Keeneland September acquisition for owner Susumu Fujita, has acquitted himself well in his two previous...

6th-FG, $60k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:30 p.m. ET A pair of Keeneland September acquisitions by Belladonna Racing and C R K Stable, each sold for better than a half-million dollars, debut for the in-form Cherie DeVaux barn in what appears to be a hot maiden on the Lecomte Stakes undercard. MOJACAR (Essential Quality) looks to become the fifth winner from as many to the races for dam Spanish Star (Blame), who is responsible for 2025 GI Test Stakes victress Kilwin (Twirling Candy); the crack Grade II-winning turf sprinter One Timer...

Accoring to DRF Formulator statistics, from near-enough a 100-horse sample, Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott strikes with about five percent of his first-starters, but Wathnan Racing's THUNDEROUSLY (c, 3, Gun Runner--Princess Warrior, by Midshipman) made it two very taking debut scorers Saturday at Gulfstream when he kicked off his career in rousing fashion around two turns. Off at odds of 19-5, the $300,000 Keeneland September purchase bounced alertly from gate three and settled midfield on the inside as Ramajay (Knicks Go) galloped them along through even sectionals. Given the...

Six years after purchasing her at Keeneland November for $320,000 in 2019, Jonathan Green's D. J. Stable will return Tiffany Case (Uncle Mo) (hip 465) to the ring Monday in the opening session of this year's Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. The dam of Canadian champion 2-year-old filly and Eclipse Award finalist 3-year-old filly Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) has only continued to back up what Green initially saw in her as a then-unproven 6-year-old carrying her first foal, a Violence filly who became SW/MGSP Love to Shop. "We were...

Right to Party (Constitution), third beaten 9 lengths going six furlongs in his debut Dec. 13, went two better Saturday to break his maiden second time out. Relegated to the back after a bumpy beginning, the 5-2 second choice trailed the field up the long backstretch run in his first stretch out to the mile distance. Saving ground around the far turn and picking up momentum and positions, Right to Party hit the top of the lane and tipped out to close past late leader Dr. Sinatra (Speightstown), rallying to...

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this coming Monday running at Kyoto Racecourse: Monday, January 12, 2026 4th-KYO, ¥12,330,000 ($78k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m CHURCHILL DEUCE (JPN) (c, 3, Into Mischief--Beautiful Gift, by Medaglia d'Oro) carries the Kieffers Co. Ltd (Do Deuce) silks and is out of the 2021 GIII...