Solid Trade on Day 1 of Fasig-Tipton's October Sale
Hip 241, a colt by Into Mischief, and Hip 39, a colt by Quality Road, brought the top price of $350,000.
Hip 241, a colt by Into Mischief, and Hip 39, a colt by Quality Road, brought the top price of $350,000.
After winning her first United States start last month, Les Reys (FR) looks to remain unbeaten in her new home country as she headlines a contentious field of 3-year-old fillies in the $350,000 Valley View Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 25.
The dual-surface grade 1 winner and son of influential international sire More Than Ready will stand in California starting in 2025. He will stand for $6,000.
With the deadline looming next week for publication of pedigrees for January's Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale catalog, uncertainty over Australia's black-type pattern is set to affect two more races at Randwick Oct. 26.
There are concerns that Ireland's incoming Gambling Regulation Bill, designed to protect children as well as problem gamblers and responsible gamblers, could backfire and lead bettors to the black market.
The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings
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Trainer Matthew Sims experienced the biggest success so far in his young career Oct. 19 when Brunacini, a 28-1 longshot, pulled off the upset against a deep cast in the $259,000 Perryville Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.
This year will be the 41st edition of the Breeders' Cup Classic. Much has changed in the sport of horse racing since the first edition in 1984, but history can guide us in multiple ways in terms of what to look for in a Classic winner.
After individual graded stakes wins Oct. 19, jockey Luan Machado and trainer Brad Cox teamed up to cap a stellar weekend at Keeneland Oct. 20 as Selective's Chop Chop brought them their second graded victory in the $296,738 Dowager Stakes (G3T).
The Kentucky October Yearlings Sale has produced many graded stakes winners in recent years, including Thorpedo Anna, Goodnight Olive, May Day Ready, Nakatomi, and Nobals.
Sportsmen Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Photos Finish, Corms Racing Stable and trainer Jorge Abreu's grade 1-winner Scottish Lassie worked Oct. 20 in preparation for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 1.
A busy Sunday morning at Santa Anita Park Oct. 20 included more than a dozen prospects for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar registering timed workouts.
A dominant winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) on his most recent appearance, Goliath brushed away the cobwebs accrued during an 85-day absence with a snug defeat of Hamish in the Oct. 20 Prix du Conseil de Paris (G2).
Report from Japan
Mary Rachel Broman, who with her husband Chester established one of New York’s leading breeding and racing operations, passed away Oct. 16 at the age of 88.
Urban Chic seized leadership in Japan's 3-year-old division with a decisive victory Oct. 20 in the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger-G1) at Kyoto Racecourse.
True North Stable and Bloom Racing Stable's Dresden Row continued his mastery of the all-weather main track at Woodbine with a half-length victory in the $100,530 Ontario Derby (G3) Oct. 19.
Rated by Merit started Vinnie Viola's Saturday on a winning note at Gulfstream Park with a 3 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Affirmed Stakes Oct. 19.
Pulled up in last year's running after running second in 2021 and sixth in 2022, Snap Decision would not be denied a fourth time, battling home in a driving finish to finally land the elusive American Grand National Stakes (NSA-1) at Far Hills.
Stonestreet Stables' Emery continued to prove herself as one of the nation's top female sprinters as the year draws to a close. She picked up her fourth win in five starts this season with an eye-catching score in the $340,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2).
Tears, cheers, and every emotion in between was on full display in the Keeneland winner's circle Oct. 19 as Brunacini, a 28-1 longshot, pulled off a shocker in a deep edition of the $259,000 Perryville Stakes (G3).
Works by top 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna and multiple graded stakes winner Sierra Leone led a contingent of New York-based Breeders' Cup hopefuls Oct. 19 at Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park.
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm's grade 1 winner Locked made a victorious return to the races in the opener at Aqueduct Racetrack Oct. 19, besting elders in a seven-furlong allowance optional claimer by 7 1/2 lengths.
With the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar now just two weeks out, a slew of prospects worked Oct. 19 at Santa Anita Park including five for trainer Phil D'Amato.
Goliath makes his return to action in the Prix du Conseil de Paris (G2) at Longchamp Oct. 20, almost three months after sweeping to a wildly impressive victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse.
Victory for 40-1 shot Anmaat might have seemed unlikely before a rough-and-tumble running of the Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse, and no one could deny that he did it the hard way.
In what proved to be an unforgettable day for Ciaron Maher Oct. 19, the trainer scored his second Caulfield Cup (G1) victory and first Everest (G1) win, in his first year with runners in the newly anointed group 1.
After nearly two months out of action with a fractured hand, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano made a special trip from New York to Keeneland in Lexington for a morning session with Ferocious.
Just 13 days after Bluestocking's tour de force in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), Kalpana became the latest filly to carry the Juddmonte silks to group 1 glory in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (G1) at Ascot.
Everything remains on course for Hillwood Stable's Maryland-bred and based multiple graded-stakes winner Post Time following his final local workout Oct. 19 ahead of a scheduled start in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.
Coolmore's grade 1-winning freshman sire Echo Town was represented by his first stakes winner Oct. 18 when Elegant Echo rallied from off the pace to score in the $100,000 Oklahoma Classics Lassie Stakes at Remington Park.
LNJ Foxwoods' Kentucky homebred Ellen Jay, the first foal out of their dual champion Covfefe, made a name for herself with a first stakes score in the $150,000 Glen Cove Stakes Oct. 18 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Another chapter of Thoroughbred racing in Northern California begins Oct. 19. Golden State Racing is proud to announce the upcoming schedule for Thoroughbred racing which will be held at the historic Pleasanton Racetrack with opening day Oct. 19.
On Racing
A lawsuit filed by veteran trainer Philip Serpe against Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the Federal Trade Commission appears to be the first of its kind in an ongoing string of litigation against the horse racing regulators.
A "breathtaking" renewal of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale concluded Oct. 18 with the key market metrics having reached unprecedented highs. Aggregate sales topped the 200 million mark for the first time in the auction's history.
Aidan O'Brien bids for a third win in this race with a trio of runners, including Content, Wingspan, and Grateful.
Stefi Magnetica will try to continue her stunning trajectory in the AU$20 million The Everest (G1) Oct. 19 at Randwick Racecourse, the first edition of the weight-for-age, 1,200-meter race as a group 1 affair.
Economics bids to cement his status as the best 3-year-old in Britain on just his sixth career start in the Oct. 19 Champions Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse.
The Jockey Club reported Oct. 18 that 1,181 stallions covered 28,104 mares in North America during 2023. These breedings have resulted in 17,700 live foals of 2024 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports, a decrease of 2.4% from 2023.
Having come out of his Oct. 16 five-furlong breeze in great shape, star dirt marathoner Next will take his talents to Del Mar for a start in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, trainer Doug Cowans confirmed Oct. 18.
The $165,368 New York Breeders' Futurity highlights one of the richest cards in the history of Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack, with three stakes races and four claiming-series finals packed into the nine-race program Oct. 21.
Top Japanese 3-year-olds tackle 3,000 meters in the third leg of their Triple Crown, the Oct. 20 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger, G1).
Some familiar connections celebrated the first winner for classic-placed freshman sire Lookin At Lee when Missing Rocks raced prominently throughout before drawing off to a 4 3/4-length win in an Oct. 17 maiden special weight race at Remington Park.
Classic-placed King of Steel, winner of the 2023 Champion Stakes (G1) for owner Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing, will stand at Tally-Ho Stud in County Westmeath, Ireland, next season.
Airdrie Stud's 2025 stallion roster will be headlined by four young stallions all being offered for a fee of $25,000 with breakout freshman sire Complexity moving into that group.
April Vintage, a stakes-placed mare who is pregnant to the red-hot sire Justify on Southern Hemisphere time, will be on offer by WinStar Farm in the Inglis Digital USA October Sale, taking place Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Ramatuelle, recent winner of the Prix de la Foret (G1) at Longchamp, headlines the latest group of supplemental entries to Fasig-Tipton's star-studded The November Sale.