Last year's champion 2-year-old filly, in her first race since March, captured the Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita and earned a berth into the Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Morplay Racing's 4-year-old filly Shisospicy, last year's champion female sprinter, continues to train forwardly for a planned return trip to the Breeders' Cup.

Winners of Sept. 26 graded stakes are targeting starts in the Breeders' Cup, including Cabo Spirit, Sorrento Sky, and Bishops Bay.

After crushing the field in the Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G2) in late May, Forged Steel returns Sept. 26 to Santa Anita Park and wins once again, this time in the Goodwood Stakes (G1).

Some horses can leave their trainers scratching their heads, wondering which type of race suits them best. Then there's one as easy to grasp as Bishops Bay, who is now 5-2-0 in seven starts at a mile after winning the Sept. 26 Ack Ack Stakes (G3).

Reigning 2-year-old filly champion Super Corredora returns Sept. 27 in the Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. "What I see in her is a mental freshness. Her brain seems happier having had some time off from the grind," trainer John Sadler says.

The Breeders' Cup, the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), and the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) were all mentioned in the aftermath of Haffner's authoritative victory in the Sept. 26 Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) at Newmarket Racecourse.

Stable notes on upcoming stakes action at Santa Anita Park.

D. J. Stable's champion Nitrogen proves too quick for approaching weather and the opposition in the $242,500 Beldame Stakes (G2) Sept. 25 at Belmont Park.

Like so many other well-known New York stakes, the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) returns home to Belmont Park. After a three-year stay at Aqueduct while Belmont Park was being rebuilt, the seven-furlong sprint will be contested Sept. 26.

Connie and Jerry Baker bred Vodka Vodka and Om N Joy, half siblings looking for "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup berths in upcoming Santa Anita Park stakes.

The Challenge, presented by Gainesway, looks at the Flower Bowl Stakes (G2T) as a key prep race for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T). Trainer Chad Brown will saddle this year's morning-line favorite, Kathynmarissa.

The Flower Bowl Stakes (G2T) Sept. 26 at Belmont Park features a showdown between European invader Sunlit Uplands and Diana Stakes (G1T) winner Kathynmarissa, with an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) on the line.

The Breeders' Cup is coming to Keeneland Oct. 30-31 and Central Kentucky Riding for Hope is giving racing fans a chance to experience the excitement in an extraordinary way—while supporting life-changing programs in Central Kentucky.

Nevada Beach, the 2025 Goodwood Stakes (G1) winner, looks to add a second victory Sept. 26, which comes with a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In berth to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).

After Buttah's next race Sept. 26, his connections might even be craving some Kentucky classics, such as Keeneland's famous burgoo and bread pudding as the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

Champion 2-year-old filly of 2025, Super Corredora will go into the Sept. 27 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) having not competed since March.

Nevada Beach, the 2025 Goodwood Stakes (G1) winner, looks to add a second victory, which comes with a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In berth to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).

The 4-year-old filly Eunomia has raced in Florida, Virginia, Kentucky, New York, and California this year. Plus, very soon, Delaware, where she battles Regaled and nine other fillies and mares in the Sept. 26 Delaware Handicap (G3). 

Defending Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Forever Young, who captured the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) Sept. 18, has been installed as the 5-2 favorite for the second of two future wagers on this year's $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).