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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.

Zenyatta Stakes, Santa Anita, Breeders’ Cup, Distaff, Sprint, Sprint Championship, Super Corredora, John Sadler, Joel Rosario, trainer, jockey, Majestic Oops, Listenupshance, Doug O’Neill, Emisael Jaramillo, horse racing, ABR

Champion Super Corredora Returns with Zenyatta Win, Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth

Super Corredora’s midyear mental break did exactly what trainer John Sadler hoped. The 2025 champion 2-year-old filly returned to the races for the Sept.

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