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Champagne Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Park, Johnny Hockey, Raku, Gaudreau, Club Reign, Russ Wilson, U. S. S. Valor, Earth Song, 2-year-old, juvenile, horse racing, ABR

2026 Champagne Stakes at a Glance

Like so many other New York stakes, the Champagne Stakes returns to a familiar locale Saturday when it will be contested at Belmont Park for the first time since 2022. The one-turn mile contest generally attracts the circuit’s top 2-year-olds and this year is no exception.

Breeders’ Cup, Distaff, Classic, Zenyatta Stakes, Goodwood, Beldame, Belmont Park, Santa Anita, Super Corredora, Nitrogen, Forged Steel, Sovereignty, Joseph, Mott, workout, Forever Young, Sadler, Casse, Rosario, horse racing, ABR

Key Takeaways from Racing News Five Weeks Out From Breeders’ Cup

America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents four takeaways from an active weekend in horse racing highlighted by “Win and You’re In” preps at Santa Anita Park, a champion’s tuneup for the Breeders’ Cup at Belmont Park, and the reigning Horse of the Year’s return to training.

Gaudreau, U. S. S. Valor, Champagne Stakes, Rookie Rankings, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

Rookie Rankings for 2027 Kentucky Derby Prospects: Sept. 28 Edition

Get ready — the road to the 2027 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is about to take several major turns.

Vosburgh Stakes, Belmont Park, Breeders’ Cup Sprint, Moonlight, El Grande O, Senior Officer, Doc Sullivan, Bring the Smoke, Ignite the Light, Crazy Mason, Contrary Thinking, Buttah, T Kraft, jockey, trainer horse racing, glance, ABR

2026 Vosburgh Stakes at a Glance

Like so many other well-known New York stakes, the Vosburgh Stakes returns home to Belmont Park on Thursday, with a slight delay as the race was rescheduled from Saturday, Sept. 26, after Belmont cancelled due to bad weather. After a three-year stay at Aqueduct while Belmont Park was being rebuilt, the seven-furlong sprint will be contested at the ultra-modern, newest edition of beautiful Belmont Park.

Ghostzapper: The Horse That Blazed a Brilliant Path in a Brief, But Potent Racing Career

Ghostzapper was not exactly a workhorse.

He never raced more than four times in any of his four seasons.

Yet in the relatively brief time he spent on the racetrack, Ghostzapper had few – if any – peers.

In 2004, when he was named Horse of the Year, he was an undefeated graded stakes winner, versatile enough to win at seven furlongs, 1 1/8 miles, and 1 ¼ miles while registering blazing fast times in each of them.

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