The 2026 Labor Day holiday weekend featured top-class horse racing across the country, marking the conclusion of successful summer meets at Saratoga, Del Mar, and Colonial Downs. The upcoming week and weekend is highlighted by a sensational racecard Saturday, Sept.
2026 Woodbine Mile Cheat Sheet
The Woodbine Mile is one of the most important races for turf milers in North America, featuring a $1 million purse, a qualifying spot in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF, and an impressive list of past winners.
August Belmont II: The Man Who Bred Man o’ War
How many men in the history of horse racing can claim to have bred the greatest colt and the greatest filly of their time? Before you answer “no one” in the assumption that such a feat just isn’t possible, allow us to introduce you to August Belmont II, whose contributions to the sport were so vast that he was one of the inaugural “Pillars of the Turf” inductees into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame.
A Zest for the Zip: Zippy Chippy Showed There Is More to Life Than Winning
Once upon a time, there was a horse named Zippy Chippy. But only once. If you look at his record, zero wins in 100 races, you might think he just lived to lose. Rather, this racehorse loved to be himself more than anything else and that desire to do things his way always made him a beloved figure on the track and off.
