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The Manny Franco-piloted Faith in Humanity, a French-bred daughter of Lope de Vega, posted a gate-to-wire score at Aqueduct and avenged her last-out defeat to Gina Romantica in the restricted Riskaverse on Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

Ready for the Lady entered with the second longest odds (14-1) in the six-horse field and used a late surge to rally past even-money favorite King Vega (GB) and British Royalty (9-5) to capture his first graded stakes victory.

Racing will join the rest of Britain and much of the Commonwealth Monday when it comes to a halt for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 

Freddy Head, one of a select band of champion jockeys to make a real success of training, will hand in his license at the end of the year.

The first day of Book 3 selling at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale saw steady trade Sept. 17, headlined by a $900,000 Curlin colt purchased for the BSW/Crow Colts Group in partnership with Spendthrift Farm and Gandharvi.

Bell's the One collared pacesetter Joyful Cadence in deep stretch Sept. 17 to win the $295,000 Open Mind Stakes while Miles Ahead eked out a victory in the $265,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes, both at Churchill Downs.

The Caesars Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes (G3T) may not have a long list of past winners, but it's definitely illustrious.

Two out of three wasn't bad at all for a filly named McKulick, who won the $671,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T) Sept. 17 on the first weekend of the Belmont at the Big A meet.

Last Call is a maiden no more after surging to a 21-1 upset in the Sept. 17 CA$508,000 Natalma Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine.

The spring campaign of Anamoe looked to be in doubt last night after he was reported to have finished lame (3/5) after he added a fifth group 1 success to his CV when coming home a ready winner of the Sept. 17 George Main Stakes (G1).

Lady Speightspeare continued her stakes-winning streak when she took the Sept. 17 Seaway Stakes (G3) going seven furlongs over the all weather track at Woodbine. 

Two out of three wasn't bad at all for a filly named McKulick, who won the $671,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T) Sept. 17 on the first weekend of the Belmont at the Big A meet.

Shortly before Notre Dame defeated California 24-17, where Mike McLoughlin spent the day Sept. 17 rooting on his alma mater, Curly Jack gave the owner a victory by rallying for a length score over Honed in the Iroquois Stakes (G3).

Last Call is a maiden no more after surging to a 21-1 upset in the Sept. 17 CA$500,000 Natalma Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine.

Coming off a troubled second-place finish in restricted maiden special weight company in a turf sprint at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31, Webslinger went on to a half-length victory in the Sept. 17 $500,000 Nownownow Stakes at Monmouth Park.

With a seven-week freshening and bullet five-furlong breeze Sept. 11, British Royalty is gearing up to take his first photo of 2022 in the Sept. 17 CA$150,000 Singspiel Stakes (G3T) at Woodbine.

In her 12th start, Philip Bauer trainee Played Hard aired by by 5 3/4 lengths to win her first taste of stakes victory Sept. 17 in the Locust Grove Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Godolphin's homebred Modern Games roared home from the back of the pack Sept. 17 to win the Woodbine Mile (G1T) at Woodbine, securing the third top-level score of his career.

The Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce its inaugural golf tournament and auction Oct. 10 at Houston Oaks Golf Course, Paris, Ky.

Godolphin's homebred Mysterious Night, cut loose after a pocket trip from William Buick, impressed with a dominant win Sept. 17 in the CA$516,000 Summer Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine.