Although Conceit enters the Raven Run off a mild upset of division leader Explora in the Dogwood (G3), Mashallah appears the more likely Raven Run favorite.

Labor Day doesn’t figure to be too relaxing for bettors tackling the card at Kentucky Downs. Not with 14 races to sift through.

The Todd Pletcher pupil belied his inexperience to prevail in just his third career start, giving John Velazquez the 800th graded stakes victory of his Hall of Fame career.

Englishman emphatically aced the $500,000 Woody Stephens (G1) at Saratoga, winning by 5 3/4 lengths while equaling the track record for seven furlongs.

An undisputed highlight of Saturday's Belmont Stakes Day program at Saratoga, the $1 million Metropolitan H. (G1) over one mile, has attracted a stellar cast.

The well-traveled three-year-old asserted his class in the $150,000 Chick Lang S. at Laurel.

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby picked up an exciting new player in unbeaten Al Haram, U.S. shippers swept the $2 million sprints, and more from Saudi Cup Day.

Racing fans won't have to wait until the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) to see a clash of the generations among fillies and mares.

Ewing might have been slowest out of the gate in the $186,000 Saratoga Special (G2), but a quick recovery helped propel the speedy son Knicks Go to a one-length victory.