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09/04/2026

An incredible field of 8 2yo fillies will line up for tomorrow's G1 Spinaway at Saratoga Race Course, a Breeders' Cup World Championships for the Juvenile Fillies! 🟣

🏇 #2 Summer Starlet - broke her maiden by 6 1/2 lengths at SAR

🏇 #4 Stress Relief - broke her maiden by 5 lengths at CD and won the G3 Adirondack S. at SAR by 3 1/2 lengths

🏇 #5 Girvy Girl - broke her maiden by 15 lengths at GP

🏇 #6 Harper's Corner - broke her maiden by 7 3/4 lengths at LRL and won the Schuylerville S. at SAR by 5 1/4 lengths

🏇 #7 Angel of Kirk - broke her maiden by 4 3/4 lengths at SAR

🏇 #8 Life Changing - half sister G1 Preakness winner SEIZE THE GREY broke her maiden by 7 lengths at SAR

6 Spinaway winners went on to win the BC Juvenile Fillies:
2024 - Immersive
2021 - Echo Zulu
2020 - Vequist
1997 - Countess Diana
1994 - Flanders
1990 - Meadow Star

Spinaway entries:
https://equibase.com/static/entry/SAR090526USA-EQB.html

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09/04/2026

Good Morning and Happy Friday! 🏇☕️

The jockey with the most wins in North America yesterday was JOSE ORTIZ, who had 4 wins from 7 mounts at Kentucky Downs Racing!

Ortiz won races 1,4,5 & 7 at KD yesterday and now leads the 2026 meet with 5 wins (28%)!

For more statistics from today and the day prior, visit Equibase Daily Insights with the link below:
https://equibase.com/DailyInsights/dailyInsights.cfm

📸Ortiz aboard Interceptor in R7 at KD 9/3 - Coady Media

09/03/2026

Ep. #97 of The Inside Track handicapping podcast, sponsored by NYRA Bets, is available now on all platforms!

This week's episode is all things G2 Nashville Derby at Kentucky Downs Racing , with contender by contender analysis and top picks!

See why Ben landed on a 20-1 ML to try and beat Causeway (IRE) and Glacius (GB).

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09/03/2026

A field of 12 is set for Saturday's $3,000,000 G2 Nashville Derby Invitational Stakes at Kentucky Downs Racing!

The last two editions of the Nashville Derby were won by horses making their first start in North America with Bellum Justum (IRE) in 2024 and Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) in 2025.

ML 5-2 favorite CAUSEWAY (IRE) ships in from across the pond for the Coolmore team of Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore, who win at 56% in turf routes together in North America over the last 3 years 👀

🗓️Saturday, Sep. 5 at KD
🏆$3M G2 Nashville Derby
🏇3yos
📍1 5/16 miles on Turf
⏰R8 4:36 CT/5:36 ET

FREE KD PPs for Saturday:
https://equibase.com/content/custompps/kentuckydowns/090526.pdf

09/03/2026

Saturday's $2,000,000 G2 Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational S. at Kentucky Downs Racing, a Breeders' Cup World Championships for the Turf, drew an incredible field of 10!

🏇Group 1 winner - Tiffany (IRE)
🏇2025 G1 BC Turf winner - Ethical Diamond (IRE)
🏇G1 Arlington Million winner - Burnham Square
🏇Last year's Turf Cup winner - Ole Crazy Bone

🗓️Saturday, Sep. 5 at KD
🏆$2M G2 Ky Turf Cup Inv. S.
🏇3yos and Up
📍1 1/2 miles on Turf
⏰R7 3:56 PM CT/4:56 ET

Entries:
https://equibase.com/static/entry/KD090526USA-EQB.html

09/03/2026

Good Morning and Happy Thursday! ☕️🏇

The sire with the most wins across North America yesterday was the #1 ranked sire in Virginia CROSS TRAFFIC, with 4 progeny wins from 5 starts!

Progeny of Cross Traffic won races at PID, PRX, TDN and FL yesterday.

Cross Traffic entered stud in 2015 and stands at Mt. Airy Farm in Virginia.

For more statistics from today and the day prior, visit Equibase Daily Insights with the link below:
https://equibase.com/DailyInsights/dailyInsights.cfm

📸Cross Traffic after winning the 2013 G1 Whitney - Eclipse Sportswire

09/02/2026

"Major Movement in Top 50 and New Leaders Among 2-Year-Olds; Klaravich Stables New Leading Owner"

This week's Equibase leaderboard update 📝
-Seneca Park and Mid American become new leaders in 2yo divisions from stakes wins at Kentucky Downs Racing
-In Our Time becomes a millionaire and now leads older female division
-Leading Change upsets the G1 Travers for trainer Brad Cox
-Englishman dominates the G1 H. Allen Jerkens
-Niche goes gate-to-wire in Charles Town Oaks
-Fully Subscribed romps in G1 Personal Ensign
-Ways and Means earns automatic berth into BC Filly & Mare Sprint
-W***y D's earns career best 116 ESF in G2 Charles Town Classic
-Hymn picks up first graded stakes victory in G1 Forego
-Test Score earns 119 ESF in G2 Del Mar H. win
-Klaravich Stables passes Godolphin on owners list
-Prat notches 15-win week with more than $2M in earnings
-Franco moves into 4th with $1.8 million for the week
-Maker moves into top 10

Read more with the link below:
https://equibase.com/content/leaderupdates/090226Recap.cfm

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Weekly Rundown: Leaders Update

09/02/2026

What. A. 3YO.

Just how good was Englishman's performance in the G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course?

The Maxfield c**t covered 7F in 1:20.71, 0.31 seconds off the track record he set in the G1 Woody Stephens in June and 0.17 seconds off the stakes record set by Runhappy in 2015.

8/29 7F races at SAR:
H. Allen Jerkens - 1:20.71
Ballerina - 1:22.05
Forego - 1:22.48

Englishman earned a 118 ESF for his 3 3/4 length win for trainer Cherie DeVaux with Jose Ortiz aboard.

GPS stats📊
▪️Distance Traveled: 4,630.58 ft. (4,620 in 7F)
▪️Total # of Strides: 193.70
▪️Avg. Stride Length: 23.91 ft.
▪️Avg. Strides per Second: 2.40
▪️Avg. Speed: 39.21 MPH
▪️Closing Speed: 38.15 MPH
▪️Top Speed: 41.44 MPH
▪️First Quarter - 23.01 seconds
▪️Final Quarter - 23.69 seconds
▪️Final Furlong - 12.31 seconds

2026 G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. GPS Chart:
https://equibase.com/static/chart/gps/SAR082926USA8.html

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09/02/2026

5 more days left in the Kentucky Downs Racing meet! 🏇

🗓️Thursday, September 3
🗓️Saturday, September 5
🗓️Sunday, September 6
🗓️Monday, September 7
🗓️Wednesday, September 9

Get FREE PPs for the entire KD meet with the link below!
https://equibase.com/content/custompps/kentuckydowns/2026kd.cfm

09/02/2026

Wishing a happy and healthy retirement to the world's richest racehorse in history... ROMANTIC WARRIOR (IRE)!🐎🎉

Romantic Warrior (IRE), an 8yo gelding by Acclamation (GB) out of Folk Melody (IRE), retires with 24 wins from 31 starts and $35,498,508 in lifetime earnings.

Romantic Warrior (IRE) won 15 Group 1 races across 4 different countries and was 4-for-4 as an 8yo in 2026.

Career record:
🏇31 starts
🥇24 wins
🥈5 seconds
💵$35,498,508
🏆15 Group 1 wins
🏆3 Group 2 wins
🏆4x G1 Hong Gold Cup winner
🏆4x G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup winner

Checkout his horse profile on Equibase for all statistics:
https://equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10485191®istry=T&rbt=TB

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