Peppers Pride, a winner of all 19 of her starts from 2005-08 while facing other New Mexico-breds, was euthanized Sept. 19 at the Taylor family’s Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky. Laminitis was the cause of death for the 16-year-old mare.

Six weeks away from the Breeders’ Cup Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita, Roy H remains unraced since taking the Jan. 19 Palos Verdes (G2) at Santa Anita and Stormy Liberal is winless in five starts last year.

Dave Litfin handicaps some of Saturday’s top stakes races.

Peppers Pride, a winner of all 19 of her starts from 2005-08 while facing New Mexico-breds, was euthanized Sept. 19 at the Taylor family’s Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky. Laminitis was the cause of death for the 16-year-old mare.

A letter posted on the National HBPA website with more than 600 signatures voices support of protecting Lasix as a choice for horsemen and veterinarians to administer on race day for the well-being of equine and human athletes.

Plusvital is providing expert genomics advice and services to The Jockey Club as it examines breeding trends in the Thoroughbred.

Fresh off a head-turning debut July 13, Meru ventures into stakes company Sept. 21 in the $75,000 Smoke Glacken Stakes at Monmouth Park, a race trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. hopes will lead to higher-level opportunities.

Omaha Beach is tentatively scheduled to return to Churchill Downs from his Southern California base Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. to compete in next Saturday’s $150,000 Ack Ack Presented by GE Appliances (G3).

Jockey David Cabrera began circling the top jockeys at Remington Park like a shark in dangerous waters by winning four races on the Sept. 19 card.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sept. 20 applauded a decision by Flutter Entertainment’s Betfair division to halt offering the HKJC signal on its exchange.

Baffert, Sadler, O’Neill, Baltas, and McCarthy are among those with large stables running horses at Santa Anita for a meet that begins Sept. 27.

Gatewood Bell’s Cromwell Bloodstock bought a precocious-looking son of Maclean’s Music for $300,000, topping the Sept. 19 session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau announced Sept. 19 that it has conducted technician training in 25 states and five Canadian provinces, and that more than 900 Thoroughbreds have already received their digital tattoos.

Los Alamitos Race Course was granted a fifth week of Thoroughbred racing in 2020, up from an originally issued four weeks, under actions approved Sept. 19 by the California Horse Racing Board at its regular monthly meeting.

There will be plenty of room on the dance floor Sept. 22 when a graceful equine terpsichorean named Come Dancing will continue her cha-cha toward an Eclipse Award in the $300,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Nicholas Meittinis, DVM to the Board of Directors of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.