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He bought a full brother to multiple graded stakes-placed Shoplifted during the third session of Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale Oct. 23 for $450,000 from the Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services consignment.
Three Chimneys announced Oct. 23 that Into Mischief's grade 1-winning son, Newgate, will stand at Three Chimneys upon his retirement. His next planned start is the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
In a massive coup for the Australian breeding industry, Widden have struck a deal with the North American operation WinStar Farm to stand grade 1-winning sprinter Cogburn for the 2025 Southern Hemisphere breeding season.
While the pari-mutuel wagering segment of its advance-deposit wagering platform showed some weakness, Churchill Downs Inc. reported a record-breaking quarter overall powered by its continued success with historical horse racing.
Having sold the joint session topper at the opening session of the Arqana October Yearling Sale, Haras du Mont Dit Mont continued a spectacular week when Ross Doyle landed their son of Showcasing for €170,000 early Oct. 23.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of jockey Katie Davis McCarthy to its board of directors.
Pre-entries for the Breeders' Cup World Championships were released Oct. 23 and perhaps the biggest surprise is the absence of trainer Chad Brown from the Breeders' Cup Filly Mare Turf (G1T).
The second session saw 267 yearlings sell for a total of $14,888,000, and an average of $55,760.
Breeders' Cup will again partner with Equine MediRecord to provide their equine welfare compliance software platform for the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.
A deep field of 3-year-olds, led by favored Trikari, is set to take their shot at the $600,000 Bryan Station Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland Oct. 26.