New Exploits in Texas for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
Inspired by Mark Twain characters, owner/turf writer Gary West named stakes-placed Tom Sawyer and maiden Huckleberry Finn.
Ortiz Jr. Back in the Groove, Wins Jockey of the Week
Five-time Eclipse Award winner Irad Ortiz Jr. captured his third graded stakes of Keeneland's fall meet with a win in the Franklin Stakes (G2T) Oct. 11, leaving no doubt that he is back in elite riding form after being sidelined…
Jockey Club Releases T.I.P. Championship Winners
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program Championships was held from Oct. 1-4 at Stable View in Aiken, S.C. The show saw participation from 300 entries.
American Pharoah's Fee Unchanged for Second Season
American Pharoah will stand for an unchanged fee of ¥4 million at the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association's Shizunai Stallion Station in 2027, following a successful first season at the stud.
Nyquist Tops Darley 2027 Roster at $225,000
Nyquist, a son of Uncle Mo, has sired 13 career grade 1 winners and 16 sales yearlings who brought $1 million or more. Sovereignty and Knightsbridge will join the Darley America roster next year, with their stud fees set after…
Sovereignty Holds Strong Atop NTRA Thoroughbred Poll
With just over two weeks until the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Sovereignty maintains a six-point lead over Forever Young in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Showcasing Colt Leads Final Day of Tattersalls Book 2
Shadwell continued its sales-ring resurgence with the 460,000 guineas signing of a striking son of Showcasing during the early exchanges of the final session of Tattersall's October Yearling Sale Book 2 Oct. 14.
Goffs Chicquita Session to Feature 22 Stakes Winners
A total of 22 black-type fillies and mares, including the already announced dam of group 1 winner Saffron Beach, Falling Petals, will feature in the inaugural Chicquita Session at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale.
Keeneland Catalogs 125 Horses for November HORA Sale
Keeneland has cataloged 125 horses to the November Horses of Racing Age Sale to be Nov. 12, the day after the conclusion of the November Breeding Stock Sale. The sale will begin at noon ET.
Filly Ada Clare Caps F-T October Digital Sale
Fasig-Tipton's October Digital Sale closed Oct. 14 with gross sales of $6,729,000 for 287 horses sold. The average price was $23,449 and the median was $10,000.