Rebounding from a pair of losses to begin his 4-year-old campaign, reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty closed from the back of the pack to wallop the opposition in the $1 million Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
A landmark week for the Triple Crown and the North American 3-year-old division continued Aug. 5 as the new version of the Maryland Jockey Club announced a date change for its most important race, the Preakness Stakes.
A total of 46 stakes races across North America last week brought some changes to Equibase’s leaderboards tabulating 2026 North American earnings for horses, jockeys, and trainers.
Six weeks ago, a star-studded field competed in the Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic that was hyped as “the” race for older horses through the first half of 2026.
