The first full week of racing in September is highlighted by the wrap-up of Del Mar’s summer meet plus big days at both Kentucky Downs and Colonial Downs.
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2025 Mint Millions Invitational Stakes at a Glance
It’s another Saturday of racing at Kentucky Downs, so say hello to huge purses and large fields.
2025 Old Dominion Derby at a Glance
Colonial Downs made a major change in its annual calendar and stakes schedule this year by moving the Virginia Derby. Previously a graded stakes race held in September for 3-year-olds on turf, the 1 1/8-mile race was switched to dirt and rescheduled to March as the anchor of a brief boutique meet.
Pacific Classic Win Moves Fierceness to No. 2 in Breeders’ Cup Power Rankings
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
