Los Alamitos

Juddmonte's Segesta is one of the leading contenders in a wide-open field of 11 fillies and mares who will line up Oct. 3 for the $800,000 First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.

Letters to the editor for the Oct. 1 issue of BloodHorse Daily include a tribute to the late trainer John Salzman Sr.

Sahlan, winner of last year's Prix du Moulin (G1), has retired from racing and will stand at Haras de Bouquetot in Normandy for 2027.

There was a case of deja vu on the opening day of Goffs Orby Sale Book 2, as owner Montgomery Motto was at the end of the winning bid for the top lot, a filly by Cotai Glory.

After taking a pair of grade 1s at Woodbine in September, Charlie Appleby ships Arabian Crown across the pond to compete in the CA$750,000 Canadian International Stakes (G1T) Oct. 3.

Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey knows what a promising 2-year-old colt looks like. And he saw one in U. S. S. Valor after the juvenile's Aug. 8 debut at Saratoga Race Course.

After landing a pair of graded stakes against her generation this summer at Saratoga Race Course, Counting Stars is entered to face older fillies and mares for the first time in the $650,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) Oct. 4 at Keeneland.

Bidding concludes Sept. 30 for the Magic Millions Digital Sale, as the auction achieved a clearance rate over 75% across all categories. 

Maxify and Repo Man—first-out winners by Ashford Stud stallions Justify and Golden Pal, respectively—are two of the race favorites in the Oct. 4 Zuma Beach Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park, along with Duty Bound, an unbeaten Jack Christopher filly.