A daughter of Tapit out of the grade 1 winner Embellish the Lace was picked up by Claiborne Farm’s Bernie Sams on behalf of one of the iconic nursery’s clients for $1.25 million during first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

A daughter of Tapit out of the grade 1 winner Embellish the Lace was picked up by Claiborne Farm’s Bernie Sams on behalf of one of the iconic nursery’s clients for $1.25 million during first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Filly gives trainer Dermot Weld his second group win of the year.

Filly gives trainer Dermot Weld his second group win of the year.

Acting on behalf of an unnamed client, agent Mike Ryan went to $1.05 million to score an attractive daughter of War Front during the Sept. 13 first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Acting on behalf of an unnamed client, agent Mike Ryan went to $1.05 million to score an attractive daughter of War Front during the Sept. 13 first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Larry Best’s OXO Equine purchased a son of Spendthrift Farm’s leading sire Into Mischief for $1 million midway through the Sept. 13 opening session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Mogul was a third straight winner of the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Also on the Sunday card at ParisLongchamp, ​​​​​​​Stradivarius narrowly failed to overhaul Anthony Van Dyck in a tactical running of the Qatar Prix Foy (G2).

Acting on behalf of an unnamed client, agent Mike Ryan went to $1.05 million to score an attractive daughter of War Front during the Sept. 13 first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

A well-related Medaglia d’Oro filly broke through the seven-figure mark during the first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale when Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm went to $1.1 million to buy Hip 58 from Denali Stud, agent.

A well-related Medaglia d’Oro filly broke through the seven-figure mark during the first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale when Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm went to $1.1 million to buy Hip 58 from Denali Stud, agent.

Kentucky Downs announced late Sept. 12 that because of Saturday’s rain and expectations of more inclement weather the originally scheduled 11-race card for Sunday, Sept. 13 is being moved to Tuesday, Sept. 15. The meet then will conclude Sept. 16.

Mizzen Beau was strong early and powerful late Sept. 12 in the $250,000 Bison City Stakes Presented by Rethink Breast Cancer at Woodbine.

Godolphin have taken strong aim again at the Longines Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) Sept. 13 in Germany, with Barney Roy out to give them a third consecutive win in the group 1 event.

The Sept. 13 Qatar Prix Vermeille (G1) is all about seeing what Raabihah can do relative to fillies that will be familiar to British and Irish fans.

Breeze Easy had two runners entered in stakes Sept. 12 at Kentucky Downs and swept both races, taking the $588,000 Runhappy Turf Sprint (G3T) with Imprimis and the $492,875 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint with Outadore. 

Mighty Heart lived up to his name with a dominating score in the 161st running of the Queen’s Plate Sept. 12 at Woodbine, where the one-eyed colt trounced 13 rivals as a 13-1 longshot.

Adding blinkers for the $910,000 Kentucky Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs, Arklow pulled off a mild 5-1 surprise over Red Knight and favored Zulu Alpha in the 1 1/2-mile turf race over soft going.

When rain started failing at Kentucky Downs, it made trainer Mark Casse nervous, to say the least. “I wasn’t worried a little bit,” Casse said about a storm that left the turf course in soft condition. “I was worried a lot.”

It is not all that unusual for Investec Derby (G1) form to be tested in the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) at ParisLongchamp. Four of the 10 runners lined up for the July 4 Derby, including winner Serpentine, the only runner out for the first time since.