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- Heavily favored in a field that was scratched in half from eight to four runners, Reagan's Flame justified her odds with a 3 1/4-length victory in the $128,640 Seaway Stakes (G3) Aug. 22 at Woodbine.
- Forever Carina, a full sister to Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner, launched her career with a victory Aug. 22 in the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course.
- Trainer Clive Cox won the Prix Morny (G1) in 2012 with Reckless Abandon and hopes to do so again 14 years later with Orthodox Aug. 23 at Deauville Racecourse.
- Diamond Necklace looks to take the next step along her road to being mentioned among the great modern fillies in the Aug. 23 Prix Jean Romanet (G1) at Deauville Racecourse.
- Jockey Luis Saez earns his 4,000th career North American victory Aug. 22, when guiding Rothschild to win the second race at Saratoga Race Course.
- Notable Speech streaks clear to claim his sixth group 1 with an impressive effort in the City of York Stakes (G1) at York Racecourse Aug. 22. Trainer Charlie Appleby confirmed his star will likely head straight to the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T).
- In this week's On Racing, Richard Mandella's Subsanador will bid to upset Bill Mott's favored Knightsbridge in the Aug. 22 Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), stirring memories of a similar matchup 30 years ago.
- A final eviction date of Aug. 31 is set for residents of the Hawthorne Race Course backstretch.
- This year's Australian Oaks (G1) runner-up Profoundly and a share in Australia's 2024-25 champion first-season sire Ole Kirk headline a typically interesting catalog for the Inglis Digital Australia August (Late) Online Sale.
- A 35-race career spanning six years, four countries, and a trio of victories in the world's biggest sprints has come to an end as Asfoora has been retired.
- Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is proud to announce its schedule for the 2026 Breeders' Cup week in Lexington.
- It was business as usual at Sha Tin Racecourse the morning of Aug. 21, as Ka Ying Rising dominates his return barrier trial ahead of the 2026-27 season, when he'll reappear in the newly upgraded Chief Executive's Cup Handicap (G3).
- The Aug. 21 Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) brought together sublime sprinters from around the world. In less than a minute, a United States speed sensation simply blew away his global rivals.
- The City of York Stakes (G1) Aug. 22 at York Racecourse, the only group 1 over 7 furlongs in Britain, has attracted a stellar field, which has been made that bit more intriguing by the inclusion of Notable Speech.
- After his runaway win in the Oceanside Handicap on opening day, Proletariat could be tough to catch again in the 1 1/8-mile Del Mar Derby (G2T). But that will not keep Oceanside runner-up Secured Freedom and seven other 3-year-olds from trying.
- Greg Wolf looks ahead to the Pacific Classic at Del Mar & the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
- Veteran rider Ricardo Chiappe reached a career milestone Aug. 20 when he rode his 1,000th Thoroughbred winner, Air Force Sue, in the second race at Penn National Race Course.
- The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation board on Aug. 21 denied Breeders' Cup-winning trainer Maria Borell's request for a license to train in the state.
- The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In runs through Del Mar and York Racecourse this week, with six races offering paid, automatic berths into the Breeders' Cup Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland in Kentucky.
- Princess Margaret Stakes
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