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In the final hours of Del Mar’s 2026 summer meet, Imperial Honor, owned by Pegram, Watson and Weitman, breezed to an easy win in a 5½‑furlong juvenile race on Monday, earning the TDN Rising Star title presented by Hagyard. The victory capped the meet’s action‑packed day.

Monday saw the conclusion of the summer campaigns at both Saratoga and Del Mar, locking in the final jockey, trainer and owner rankings. Franco topped the chart, earning the Saratoga riding title for the season.

The three‑year experiment of staging the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga ended Monday, closing a distinctive chapter in the historic track’s summer schedule. The extended meets were memorable but will not return.

Team Europe continued its graded‑stakes dominance at Kentucky Downs as Take Charge Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) powered home to capture the GII Mint Franklin‑Simpson Stakes on day six of the seven‑day meet.

Following three straight runner‑up finishes in the Kentucky Championship Series for two‑year‑old trotting fillies, Heart Of Secret (trainer Gimpanzee) finally seized the $80,000 fourth preliminary at The Red Mile on Sept. 7. The filly went from the outermost post to a 1:53.2 winning time.

James (Roach) MacGregor’s Arbitrage Hanover, after victories in the Gold Cup and Saucer consolation, returns to Charlottetown’s Red Shores Racetrack for the $6,250 Preferred Pace on Tuesday at 6 p.m., following the postponement of the 15‑heat card from Saturday. The gelding aims to keep his winning streak alive.

During Labor Day at Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania‑bred two‑year‑olds competed in four $300,000 championship heats and four $50,000 consolation races, and Shalom Hanover captured the marquee event. The recap details each division’s outcomes, highlighting that none of the front‑running horses finished first.

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows begins its autumn meet with live races on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 12:45 p.m. The venue will suspend all racing for maintenance from Saturday, Sept. 19 through Monday, Sept. 28.

Local three‑year‑old Funny Wild, who captured both the KRA Cup Mile (1600 m) and the Minister’s Cup (2000 m) and placed third in the Derby, is primed for the 1800 m Korea Cup after recording five wins overall.

The horse’s last victory came in July 2024, yet he has since settled into a reliable minor‑stakes performer at class‑1, frequently finishing in the top five of major handicaps. In his most recent outing he tracked the leaders and held on for a respectable fourth place.

Sunday’s International Day features ten runs at Seoul (10:35‑17:55) and six at Busan (11:25‑15:45). The first Seoul contest is a Class 6, 1,000‑metre Special Weight A with a KRW 45 million purse, eleven debutants, and Myeongseong Party leading the odds.

Ahead of the Korea Cup and Sprint, Saturday offers seven top‑level international Trophy races, opening a ten‑race program that runs from 12:55 to 19:55. Below is a quick preview of each contest.

Ten-year-old Galopin Des Champs, a two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, died less than a week after retiring.

Daiquiri Bay edged out Hopewell Rock and Opportunity in a three‑way sprint at York to claim the Ebor Handicap.

The horse racing meeting at Ffos Las in South Wales will start about two hours earlier on Wednesday due to the solar eclipse.

BBC Sport Wales looks back at the major events on the Monmouthshire track as it marks its centenary.

Quick thinking, teamwork, and Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training enabled responders to rescue Dottie, a 29‑year‑old retired police horse, after she became unable to rise on a snowy, icy winter morning. She was found on a slippery surface and was safely moved to a warmer area for care.

Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch in Springbank, Alberta received a special gift – a horse donation from Helping Alberta Wildies Society. The gentle bay gelding Cheyene, rescued from a campground near Sundre four years ago, has found his forever home.

Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolin, a lifelong horseman with roots in the American West, will narrate the IMAX®/Giant Screen documentary *Horse Power*. The film, produced with American Wild Horse Conservation, celebrates wild horses.

To mark Pet Fire Safety Day on July 15, First Onsite Property Restoration pledged a $10,000 matching donation for rescued animals and recovery work at Happy Days Sanctuary in Stevensville, Ontario. Happy Days was founded in response to a local fire.