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The second and final session of NZB’s Ready To Run Sale propelled the auction to another record-breaking conclusion, with the aggregate soaring past NZ$41 million and both the average (NZ$156,255) and median (NZ$100,000) reaching all-time highs.

The Backside Learning Center announced their biggest, annual fundraiser, "Benefit for the Backside: A Day at the Races", will return Nov. 21 at noon in the exclusive First Turn Club at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky trainer Dale Romans formally announced a bid for the United States Senate Nov. 12, seeking to fill the seat that will be vacated by the retirement of longtime Senator Mitch McConnell in early 2027.

Everett Dobson, the new chair of The Jockey Club, will deliver the keynote address at the annual National HBPA Conference March 4.

After a successful Kentucky debut last month against allowance foes, John Gallegos' homebred One Magic Philly aims to make it 2-for-2 in her new home state in the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs Nov. 15.

Three-time grade 3 stakes winner Bishops Bay kicked off the opening hour of the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale by selling for $1.3 million to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables.

After winning a pair of stakes at Laurel Park Nov. 8-9, Sheldon Russell was named Jockey of the Week.

Baaeed, the highest-rated horse in Europe for over a decade, will head the 2026 Shadwell stallion roster at a reduced fee of £55,000 (approx. US$72,000) as the organization announced fees for its stallions based in England and Ireland.