Libby Lloyd Steps Up to Grade 1 Company in Frizette
Bret Jones' Libby Lloyd surely lived up to expectations in her career debut. Sent off a 6-5 favorite, she won like a 1-20 shot as she pulled away with ease in the stretch and won by 10 lengths.
Coolmore, Godolphin Clash Over Half to Senorita Bonita
Goffs faced a tall order to match the figures posted by a buoyant Book 1 at last year's Orby Sale but, by the close of trade Sept. 29, there were gains across the range of market indices.
Super Corredora Among Entries for Keeneland Nov. Sale
Keeneland's 83rd November Breeding Stock Sale will kick off Nov. 3—three days after the track hosts the Breeders' Cup World Championships for the fourth time—with 3,397 horses cataloged to nine sessions through Nov. 11.
High Official Back on His Preferred Surface in Pilgrim
As $500,000 grade 1 races for 2-year-olds on dirt, the Champagne Stakes (G1) and Frizette Stakes (G1) command the spotlight Oct. 4 at Belmont Park, but four stakes on grass for juveniles serve as stellar supporting acts.
Summer Starlet, Forever Carina to Clash in Alcibiades
Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner will get a chance to see if her excellence extends to racing two turns at 1 1/16 miles when she battles Forever Carina and six other 2-year-old fillies in the Oct. 2 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at…
Barton Brings Strong Group to F-T California Sale
Leading California breeder Richard Barton, who bred last year's California-bred champion 2-year-old male and female—Ocean Bear and Mohaven—will offer a group of 59 yearlings at Fasig-Tipton's California Fall Yearlings Sale.
OBS Adds 60 Supplements to October Yearling Sale
The supplemental catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales October Yearling Sale is now available online. A total of 60 horses have been supplemented to the auction taking place Oct. 6-7.
Tawny Port To Bypass Melbourne Cup
GII Belmont Gold Cup Stakes winner Tawny Port (Pioneerof the Nile) will bypass the G1 Melbourne Cup in Australia in November and instead point towards the GI Canadian International Stakes Oct. 3 at Woodbine. In a social media post made…
OBS Supplements 60 Horses To October Yearling Sale
Sixty horses have been supplemented to next month's Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2026 October Yearling Sale which will take place in Florida Oct. 6-7. The Oct. 6 sale session will offer Hips 1-189 plus supplements Hips 190-224. The Oct. 7…
Quirks In 2027 Calendar Present Potential Kentucky Race-Meet Conflicts
Kentucky's five-track Thoroughbred circuit has largely operated on the same annual racing template for the past few seasons. But quirks in the calendar next year–specifically, a later Labor Day on Sept. 6 and an earlier Breeders' Cup on Oct. 29…