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Turfling
America
Monday 28 September 2026
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The lead
Fire and Wine makes all in the Breeders’ Stakes
Fire and Wine led every stride of the Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday, the closing leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, beating Bond Market four lengths in two minutes 30.57 seconds over the mile and a half turf route for three-year-olds foaled in Canada. Buium was third and Imyourmedicineman fourth, with Katie’s Grace fifth of the six who ran. Jalon Samuel rode the colt (The Canadian Press).
Samuel said it was the biggest win of his career. Zeljko Krcmar trains the colt for Paul Ryder, and he ran with his blinkers off on a course rated firm, leading through ten furlongs in 2:05.90. He had been third in the King’s Plate and fifth in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie this year, so no Triple Crown was in play on Sunday (Woodbine).
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Things to know today
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Super Corredora returned from six months off the course to win the Grade 2 Zenyatta at Santa Anita on Sunday, making all and beating Majestic Oops two and three quarter lengths, a mile and a sixteenth in 1:42.93, Joel Rosario riding for John Sadler. The 2025 champion two-year-old filly takes a fees paid place in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Keeneland. Listenupshance then led throughout the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship, six furlongs in 1:08.70 for Doug O’Neill and Emisael Jaramillo, and picked up the Sprint berth (Thoroughbred Daily News, America’s Best Racing) |
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Silent Tactic held Zihnal by a neck in the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park on Sunday, a mile and an eighth in 1:50.31, Jose Ortiz riding for Mark Casse and the owners John C. Oxley and Victoriam Farm. The colt won the Southwest in the spring, missed the Kentucky Derby with a bruised foot and was eased in the Travers last time, and now has 1,359,422 dollars. Pavlovian stumbled badly leaving the gate and unseated David Cabrera, and the stewards took no action, ruling that he caused his own trouble (Paulick Report, Horse Racing Nation) |
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Wicked Django won the first running of the Grand Valley Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday by a head from Paramount Prince, about a mile and an eighth on firm turf in 1:45.64, Keveh Nicholls riding for Renico Lafond. It was the six-year-old’s first win on grass. Trainer and rider both dedicated the race to the Ontario trainer Nathan Squires, who died earlier in the week, Lafond saying he wished Squires had been there to see it and that he knew he was watching over them (Woodbine) |
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Bishops Bay goes next to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland, the target announced on Saturday night by Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables, after the Brad Cox trainee beat Coal Battle a head in the Grade 3 Ack Ack at Churchill Downs. He has won eleven of his eighteen starts and 2,875,080 dollars. Ten of the last thirteen Ack Ack winners have gone on to the Dirt Mile (Horse Racing Nation) |
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Bill Carstanjen said the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has spent somewhere around 250 million dollars of the industry’s money in the short time of its existence, and asked whether the results justify that expense. The Churchill Downs chief executive, who backed federal legislation in 2020, said in an interview published on Sunday that he was disappointed by the authority’s reply to his August request for a Federal Trade Commission review, and that he wants provisional suspension restored on a failed A sample. No hearing has concluded (Horse Racing Nation) |
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The New Zealand 2000 Guineas remains on notice for its Group One status, the New Zealand Pattern Committee having kept the warning in place in its annual report this month. The race holds the grade only if the end of season world rankings of the first four home average more than the tolerance level of 111. The committee’s chairman, Matthew Goodson, said it would downgrade only with extreme reluctance if there was absolutely no choice, and that there is some sympathy at the Asian Pattern Committee for the problem (Breednet) |
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International
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Asia
Puro Magic leads all the way in the Sprinters Stakes
Puro Magic led throughout to win the Group 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama on Sunday, holding World’s End by a neck with Sound Moryana a nose further away third, 1200 metres on turf in 1:09.2. M. Iwata rode the five-year-old mare for the Ritto trainer S. Yasuda. Sixteen ran. Star Anise was fourth and Win Carnelian, who won the race last year, sixth. First prize was 170 million yen from a total value of 369,900,000 yen (netkeiba, Japan Racing Association)
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Europe
Goliath makes all in the Preis von Europa
Goliath made every yard of the 64th Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday, winning by a length and three quarters from Dubai Honour, with Hochkonig, who won last year’s German Derby, half a length away third over 2400 metres. Christophe Soumillon rode the six-year-old gelding for Francis Graffard and the owners Resolute Bloodstock and Baron Philip von Ullmann. It was a seventh Group win and a third at the top level for the 2024 King George winner, and only his second start in Germany. Graffard said he has lots of options around the world and will travel either East or West, and that Hong Kong is a possibility after he did well there last year (Thoroughbred Daily News)
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Australasia
Jimmysstar wins the Manikato on its first day at Caulfield
Jimmysstar came from the rear to win the Group 1 Manikato Stakes over 1200 metres at Caulfield on Sunday by three quarters of a length from Extragalactic, with Charm Stone, who won the race last year, a long head away third, in 1:08.24. Ethan Brown rode the seven-year-old gelding for Ciaron Maher, a fourth Group 1 for the horse. The race was run at Caulfield for the first time with Moonee Valley under reconstruction. Three races earlier Pride Of Jenni led throughout to take the Group 2 Feehan Stakes over 1600 metres for the third year running, a length and a half from Treasurethe Moment with Pounding third, Declan Bates riding the nine-year-old mare for the same stable in 1:35.32. Maher trained five winners on the card and said that when Jimmysstar lets rip there is no better horse. Key runners only. We do not reproduce Australian field content (The Straight, Betsy)
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Markets overnight
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Dow 51,828.62, up 0.93% (TheStreet) |
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S&P 500 7,743.41, up 0.51% (TheStreet) |
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Nasdaq Composite 27,068.72, up 0.48% (TheStreet) |
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10-year Treasury yield 5.18%, up 2 basis points (Investrade closing recap) |
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US Dollar Index 100.97, down 0.31% (Investing.com historical data) |
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Gold, December futures, 4,321.20 dollars, up 23.20 dollars or 0.54% (Investrade closing recap) |
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WTI crude, November futures, 92.41 dollars, down 2.20 dollars or 2.33% (Investrade closing recap) |
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Bitcoin 84,034.92 dollars (Yahoo Finance) |
As of the Friday 25 September close, which remains the most recent, US markets having been shut for the weekend and Monday’s session not yet open. Every figure is linked to the page it was read from and every one was read again this morning rather than carried forward. Gold and crude are the settlements named. The dollar index is the level recorded for Friday, and Bitcoin is the Friday daily close on the venue linked; crypto venues close their days at different hours and their figures differ. Nothing here is estimated, rounded from memory or carried forward.
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The week ahead
| Thu 1 Oct |
Belmont Park runs the six graded stakes lost to the nor’easter |
| Sun 4 Oct |
The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp |
| Sat 10 Oct |
The Caulfield Guineas |
| Sat 17 Oct |
The Thousand Guineas over 1600 metres at Caulfield |
| Sat 31 Oct |
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland |
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