Wathnan Racing Secures Gladius at Tattersalls HIT Sale
Wathnan Racing's burgeoning string received a notable addition Oct. 28 when the high-class Gladius was secured for 950,000gns during day two of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale.
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Aqaareb Tops Inglis Digital USA October (Late) Sale
Inglis Digital USA once again proved itself to be a vibrant marketplace for fall trade Oct. 28, closing its second auction of the month, the October (Late) sale, led by the $260,000 broodmare Aqaareb.
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2026 Racing Dates Approved for Horseshoe Indianapolis
Horseshoe Indianapolis is set to offer 123 days of live racing April 7 through Nov.13, 2026.
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HRRN's Live Breeders' Cup Coverage From Del Mar
HRRN will broadcast live Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. ET (8:00-10:00 a.m. PT) on Sirius 160 and XM 206
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Ted Noffey, Brant Head Maiden Watch BC Starters
Maiden Watch: Breeders' Cup 2025
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Tamara Gets Chance to Grow Incredible Family Legacy
At this year's Breeders' Cup, Hall of Famer Beholder's daughter Tamara has a chance to embellish her own CV and add to her dam's illustrious legacy when she runs in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Fever Opens 'Possibility' Sovereignty Misses BC Classic
Trainer Bill Mott said there is a "possibility" Sovereignty will miss the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) after the colt registered a "mild fever" Oct. 27.
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Maryland's Northview Cutting Most '26 Stud Fees in Half
Northview Stallion Station is cutting in half the fees for six established stallions on its roster for the 2026 breeding season.
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Johannes to Stud at Claiborne After Breeders' Cup
The grade 1-winning son of Nyquist will make his last start in the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), in which he finished second last year.
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Complete 2025 Breeders' Cup Entries
The entries for the 14 races of the 2025 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, including the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
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Elite Turf Club President on Computer-Assisted Wagering
Elite Turf Club president Scott Daruty discusses computer-assisted wagering.
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Dollars & Sense: Portnoy Fuels Debate Over CAW
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst
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She Feels Pretty, Euros to Tango in Filly & Mare Turf
Five-time grade 1 winner She Feels Pretty's two-year wait to achieve World Championship glory is at hand as she headlines the field for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Johannes Ready to Shine in Breeders' Cup Mile
Johannes will look to improve off last year's finish and take home the top prize against an international cast in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Full Serrano Targets Dirt Mile Repeat Over Deep Field
Three entered in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) are seeking their second World Championships win: 2024 Juvenile (G1) winner Citizen Bull, last year's Dirt Mile winner Full Serrano, and White Abarrio, who won the 2023 Classic (G1).
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Horse of the Year on the Line in Breeders' Cup Classic
The Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar looms not only as a $7 million shoot-out at 1 1/4 miles but also a battleground on which Horse of the Year and other year-end titles may pivot.
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Rebel's Romance Aims for Historic 3rd BC Turf win
There's an overpowering foreign flavor providing the spice in a field of 14 entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Seismic Beauty Aims to Continue Roll in BC Distaff
Seismic Beauty will aim to use a well-timed arrival at the top level when she faces an expected 13 rivals in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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Straight No Chaser Seeks BC Sprint Repeat
Straight No Chaser, who won the 2024 Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), could become the fourth horse to win back-to-back editions of the race when he starts in the Nov. 1 edition at Del Mar.
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Ag Bullet to Take Another Shot at Boys in Turf Sprint
After beating the boys in the Jaipur Stakes (G1T) earlier this year, Ag Bullet aims to become the sixth filly or mare to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 1.
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West Coast Runners Hold Edge in BC Filly & Mare Sprint
Although East Coast-based horses have captured the last three runnings of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1), it's safe to say there is a strong chance a California-trained contender could take this year's $1 million prize.
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Hey Nay Nay to Try Favored Gstaad in BC Juvenile Turf
European-trained runners have won 12 of 18 runnings of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T). They're favored to win another: the Oct. 31 race with the Aidan O'Brien-trained Gstaad.
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Unbeaten Brant, Ted Noffey Clash in BC Juvenile
The $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) usually features an East vs. West showdown. Yet the Oct. 31 edition of the champion-making race at Del Mar offers a matchup with more pizzazz than normal.
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Precise Carries High Praise Into Juvenile Fillies Turf
A year after Lake Victoria exceeded expectations in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore aim to do it again with Precise.
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Iron Orchard Could Be Pick in BC Juvenile Fillies
Iron Orchard, trained by Danny Gargan, recently sold for $2.5 million and is undefeated going into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
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True Love Looks Like the One in BC Juvenile Turf Sprint
After adding to an already impressive initial campaign with a victory in the Cheveley Park (G1), True Love will aim for success in North America when she makes her overseas debut in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.
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ESPN Louisville Streaming Breeders' Cup Coverage
ESPN Louisville will be live at the Breeders' Cup, offering two days of shows from the shadows of the Del Mar paddock, anchored by BloodHorse Monday co-host Louie Rabaut.
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Smith Savors Opportunity to Add to Breeders' Cup Mark
Mike Smith, the all-time leader in wins (27) at the Breeders' Cup, has given patient and professional Breeders' Cup rides to some all-time greats in horse racing, including Lure, Skip Away, Azeri, Zenyatta, Royal Delta, Songbird, and Arrogate.
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Oxley 'Grateful' for Sierra Leone's 4-Year-Old Campaign
Owner/breeder Debby Oxley may have a mere 20 mares on the farm and a few graded stakes winners to her credit as an owner, but the impact of her breeding operation has been nothing short of potent.
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Improving Praying Takes Medina to the Breeders' Cup
BH Interview: Robbie Medina
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BH Monday: Mindframe Carries Johnson Legacy to Classic
BloodHorse Monday: Larry Johnson's daughters on Mindframe carrying his legacy to the Breeders' Cup Classic, Racing Post's David Jennings highlights European runners, Conrad Bandoroff on Denali's Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale consignment.
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Ted Noffey Headlines Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1
The first of six opportunities to bet on the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) opens Oct. 29 through Oct. 31 with Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, headlined by likely Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite Ted Noffey.
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Grade 1 Mares From Vinery Sales to Benefit Charities
Stakes-winning mares Dorth Vader, Free Like a Girl, and Sacred Wish will head to Fasig-Tipton's November Sale Nov. 3 with a twist: a portion of the proceeds from each sale will benefit a charity, Matt Bowling of Vinery Sales announced Oct. 27.
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Warming Earns First Graded Win in Autumn Miss Stakes
It didn't take the whole mile, but Warming needed about three-quarters of a mile to heat up and find her stride to win the $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes Oct. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
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Thorpedo Anna Says Final Goodbye to Racing
Thorpedo Anna made her final racetrack appearance Oct. 26, parading for fans at Churchill Downs before retiring to begin her broodmare career at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa.
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Barocio Swinging for the Stars with Lovesick Blues
After succeeding with successful claim Johnny Podres, a son of Grazen, owner/trainer Librado Barocio has done even better with Breeders' Cup Sprint hopeful Lovesick Blues.
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Journalism Puts in Final Breeze Ahead of BC Classic
Fifteen horses put in their final serious moves Oct. 26 ahead of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, including Preakness (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) winner Journalism, who breezed 5 furlongs in 1:01 2/5.
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Incredibolt Flashes Late Turn of Foot in Street Sense
Emulating the same move that carried Sovereignty to victory in last year's Street Sense Stakes (G3), Pin Oak Stud's Incredibolt placed himself on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail Oct. 26 at Churchill Downs.
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Two Saint Cloud Wins Push O'Brien to 25 G1s on Year
Pierre Bonnard (IRE) completed a group 1 double for Aidan O'Brien with a determined victory in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud (G1) under Christophe Soumillon Oct. 26.
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Attica Rallies to Captures Spring Champion Stakes
Attica capped a golden day for Godolphin colts and his departed stallion, Lonhro, while stamping himself a stud-bound star of the future with a breathtaking victory in the Oct. 25 Spring Champion Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse.
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Asher Honored as Louisville 'Hometown Hero'
Churchill Downs' late Vice President of Communications John Asher, who died unexpectedly in 2018 at age 62, will be honored by the city of Louisville Oct. 27 with a "Hometown Hero" banner that will be displayed in front of Presentation Academy.
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JS Company's Autumn Broodmare Sale Sees Record Average
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Energico's Stamina Carries the Day in Kikuka Sho
Energico found enough energy at the end of 3,000 meters to post a dominating victory in the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger, G1) Oct. 26 at Kyoto Racecourse.
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Southern Hemisphere Buyers Set For Tattersalls HIT Sale
The Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale gets underway in Newmarket Oct. 27, and it is a sale that has become an annual pilgrimage for many buyers from the Southern Hemisphere, who are expected to be active once again this week.
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Rhyme Schemes Retired, to Stand at Clear Creek Stud
Rhyme Schemes, winner of the 2023 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2), has been retired to stud duties, and will stand his first season in 2026 at Clear Creek Stud near Folsom, La.
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Test Score Ships in for Big Twilight Derby Score
Sent away as the 3-5 favorite, Test Score won smartly under Juan Hernandez for owners John and Jerry Amerman and trainer Graham Motion.
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Hit Show Repeats in Fayette Stakes for Wathnan Racing
Wathnan Racing's Hit Show scores a repeat victory in the Fayette Stakes (G3) at Keeneland Oct. 25, securing a sixth consecutive fall meet training title for Brad Cox.
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Dean Martini Retired From Racing; Joins Old Friends
Graded stakes winner Dean Martini has been retired by owner David Bernsen and has joined Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky.
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Two Key Shippers to Watch Sunday at Saint-Cloud
There are 24 British- and Irish-trained horses declared in the six group races, including three group 1s, at Saint-Cloud Oct. 26. Here are two 2-year-olds you should be watching especially closely, plus quotes from the trainers on their stablemates.
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Bank Frenzy Keeps Up Aqueduct Returns in Empire Classic
Bank Frenzy has an affinity for Aqueduct Racetrack, a point on display Oct. 25 with a victory in the $250,000 Empire Classic Stakes.
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