After two weeks of excitement highlighted by the Pacific Classic Stakes Aug. 22 and the DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 29, another huge weekend in horse racing is on tap spanning Saturday, Sept. 5 through the Labor Day holiday, Monday, Sept. 7.
French apprentice jockey Roxane Liegeois has never been afraid to travel across the world for an opportunity.
Her career has already taken her from France to racetracks across the United Arab Emirates and, most recently, to Southern California, where she is beginning a new chapter and finding success.
Before the grandstand fills and long before the day’s first race, there is a quieter rhythm on the backside. Horses move through the morning. Workers tend to the routines that keep a racetrack alive. And, often during a break in training, a voice comes over the track with a prayer — offering reflection, asking for safety, and sharing a measure of light for the day ahead.
Recently retired NFL quarterback and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson is set to make his official entry into Thoroughbred racing ownership Aug. 29, when 2-year-old colt Club Reign debuts in the first race at Saratoga Race Course.
The end of August is traditionally one of the most active times of the year in North American Thoroughbred racing as the historic DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course more often than not is held on the month’s final Saturday. That’s the case this year on Aug.
