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Emerald Downs on Friday was approved to race 51 dates in 2026, the same number of programs that the suburban Seattle track was granted in 2025. Back in March, Emerald's president, Phil Ziegler, had said that the '26 race meet at the lone remaining commercial track in the Pacific Northwest could be in jeopardy because the fees imposed by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) were expected to be nearly doubling under a new assessment methodology. Although the track's assessment for '26 did go up, Emerald had a better-than-expected 2025 season that resulted in increases to average daily handle (49%), average daily on-track handle (18%), average attendance (“about 10%”) and average number of starters per race (up 0.9% to 7.35). While there was no talk of abandoning or curtailing the '26 racing season during Friday's Washington Horse Racing Commission (WHRC) meeting, at which commissioners unanimously approved Emerald's status-quo request, there was still plenty of discussion about the daunting HISA assessment and what could be done to mitigate it. WHRC executive secretary Amanda Benton read into the record that Emerald's gross assessment for '26 is $1,302,706, but that potential credits for sample collection and drug testing could reduce the net fee to $1,015,000. That's still $642,132 more than '25, Benton said. But additional credits are still in the negotiation phase, and the track and horsemen are brainstorming ideas to lighten the financial hit even further, several stakeholders said during the meeting. Benton also cited an email from HISA's chief executive officer, Lisa Lazarus, that outlined “potential additional credits towards the assessment fee if Emerald Downs agrees to various items listed in the email.” Benton said that, “Those items, according to [Lazarus], could offer potential credits of $350,000, bringing the total assessment fee to $604,000. Some of the items on the list would result in a cost for Emerald Downs, but that credit would be greater than the costs.” Pat LePley, the president of the Washington Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, said that even with the known reductions, the money that horsemen and the track must pay to HISA and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) is still concerning to everyone involved in Washington racing. “The costs that are imposed by HISA and HIWU, if we don't get some help along the way, some type of relief, either additional revenue or some type of a help from state government or local government, we're going to continue to be in serious trouble and in more serious trouble than we have been,” LePley said. “The owners of the horses that we have here, we don't run for enough money in terms of purses to be able to sustain the kind of expenses that HISA and HIWU want to impose upon us,” LePley said. “If we were required to pay $1.3 million in regulatory fees, I don't see how the racetrack can stay in business.” Emerald will open May 2 in '26, coinciding with the simulcast of the GI Kentucky Derby. With the exception of several tweaks because of the way the calendar falls, the season will largely feature racing on Saturdays and Sundays in May, with Friday night cards added to make three-day racing weeks June through August. The meet will close Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7. “Not many differences to [the '25] season,” Ziegler said. “A couple of minor changes. We did open a week earlier [in '25]. Our staff kind of likes getting a race day in before Derby day, when everybody shows up. But it was just too tough on the horsemen to be ready for that last weekend in April. “Derby day is the one day [of] overlap we have with Turf Paradise,” Ziegler noted. “So their meet ends on Derby day, and then we get [a number out outfits that] come up here [from Arizona]. We had very short fields and only a few races on opening weekend last year, so we went back to opening on Derby day.” Ziegler said Emerald's stakes and promotion schedules will be announced in the near future, and that the stable area is expected to open sometime in late February or early March. The post Emerald A ‘Go’ For 51 Dates In ’26, But HISA Fees Still Considered An Existential Threat appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

John Stewart's Resolute Racing silks were carried to victory for the first time in Australia when expensive filly Ernaux produced a commanding display to break through Nov. 14 at Canterbury Racecourse.View the full article

Fresh off the news that Sands Of Mali would stand for €22,500 next year, Yeomanstown Stud also revealed fees for the remainder of its roster. Tops of the stud is reigning champion sire Dark Angel, who will stand at €45,000 (from €60k). The son of Acclamation is responsible for 115 stakes winners. A total of 13 of his progeny have struck at stakes level this season, with the consistent Khaadem successful across the pond in Keeneland's GII Woodford Stakes before running third in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Heredia won the GII Yellow Ribbon Stakes this year, while Just Call Me Angel struck in Milan's G2 Premior Dormello. In Canada, The Big Con saluted in the GII Grey Stakes, Time To Turn claimed the G3 Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury and the G3 Prix du Bois in France fell to Moojeed. Art Power claimed the G3 Renaissance Stakes in Ireland. Also on the roster is rising second-season sire Supremacy who is priced at €5,000, down from €8,000. In his first year with runners, the son of Mehmas has sired 16 winners from 69 runners. His best so far has been G3 Dick Poole Stakes heroine Anthelia. Rounding out the Yeomanstown roster is Mill Stream at €10,000 (from €12,500). Expecting his first foals next year, the G1 July Cup Stakes winner and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes third will be standing his second season. The post Reigning Champion Sire Dark Angel To Stand For €45k, As Yeomanstown Releases Full Roster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Awesome Result (Justify–Blossomed, by Deputy Minister), who opened her career with eight straight victories and was an intended runner in the 2024 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff, has been retired from racing and will be bred next year at Northern Farm, according to a tweet from the Insel Thoroughbred Co. Ltd. ownership club. Bred in Kentucky by Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt and trained by Yasutoshi Ikee, Awesome Result made the first five starts of her career at Japan Racing Association (JRA) venues, taking her lone appearance at two over the metric nine furlongs before adding victories in a trio of appearances in allowance company at three. On the back of a victorious 4-year-old debut in February 2024, Awesome Result was tried in some of the valuable listed races on the National Association of Racing (NAR) circuit and strung together a pair of black-type successes, capped by a five-length tally in the Breeders' Gold Cup at Mombetsu last August (see below, SC 11). . That 1800-meter contest had been used previously by Marche Lorraine (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}) as a springboard to her ground-breaking victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff, and Awesome Result was shipped stateside to contest the same event last fall, where she would have been the chief adversary to future Horse of the Year and 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna). She was a late scratch with an apparent fetlock issue. Kept in training at five, Awesome Result took the Listed Queen Sho on her return to action in February and was placed in three subsequent appearances at stakes level. She retires with a record of 11-8-1-2 and earnings of $1,323,545. “We express our deepest gratitude to everyone who was involved with this horse and everyone who supported here,” Insel Co. tweeted. Awesome Result is a half-sister to GI Spinaway Stakes heroine Sippican Harbor (Orb); UAE listed winner Saayedd (Malibu Moon); GSP Bodacious Babe (Mineshaft), the dam of GSW Royal Spa (Violence); and she is a full-sister to Crudo, this year's Sir Barton Stakes winner who was sold to Saudi Arabian interests for $350,000 during this week's Keeneland Horses of Racing Age Sale. WATCH: Awesome Result romps in the 2024 Breeders' Gold Cup at Mombetsu The post Justify’s Three-Time Japanese Stakes Winner Awesome Result Retired appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

4th-AQU, $85K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:10 p.m. ET. Jane Lyon bred and plans to race ROYAL QUEST (Not This Time), who sets sail on his maiden voyage for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. The colt is out of $2.1-million Summer Wind Keeneland November buy & SW For Royalty (Not For Love). The mare–responsible for GI La Brea Stakes winner Constellation (Bellamy Road) and MSW Truth Seeker (Into Mischief)–is herself a half-sister to GII Chilukki Stakes champ Kiss To Remember (Big Brown). Digging a little deeper into this first-time starter's extended female family we find GI Apple Blossom Handicap heroine Spun Sugar ( Awesome Again) and GI Cigar Mile Handicap victor Daaher (Awesome Again). TJCIS PPS The post Saturday Insights: Summer Wind Homebred Hunts For Maiden Success At Aqueduct appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The eight-horse Alne Park Dispersal leads a batch of 13 wildcards for the Tattersalls Online November Sale set to begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18 and end a day later. This brings the total entries to 199, a new record for the platform. Among the highlights from the dispersal are Doin'whatshelikes (Presenting) (lot 193) in foal to Walk In The Park; Flooring Portia (Tobougg) (lot 194, a half-sister to multiple Grade 1-winning jumper Flooring Porter (Yeats); and Get A Tonic (Getaway) (lot 195) who is in foal to Subjectivist. Apart from the dispersal is High Court Judge (Kitten's Joy) (lot 188), a nine-time winner under both codes. For the catalogue, please visit the Tattersalls Online website. The post Alne Park Stud Dispersal Highlights Tattersalls Online November Wildcards appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Japan's tribute race to the late Queen Elizabeth II fairly drips with history and a full field of fillies and mares looks to write a new chapter in the Nov. 16 renewal.View the full article

The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association hosted a regional breeders organization workshop at Churchill Downs Nov. 12 to identify best practices and areas of growth for the industry. View the full article

McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds has added 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Showcase (by Uncle Mo) to its stallion roster and the current 3-year-old will stand his first season at stud in 2026 for a fee of $5,000, the breeder said in a Friday release. A $300,000 Keeneland September yearling, Showcase quickly fulfilled his early promise as a juvenile for owner Harrell Ventures and trainer Todd Pletcher when the colt broke his maiden on debut during the Belmont At The Big A meet and earned a 'Rising Star' for the effort. Stepping up in the GII Saratoga Special Stakes, Showcase won by three and a half lengths upstate that August. “Showcase had enormous ability combined with an explosive kick of speed,” said Pletcher. “He was my best 2-year-old that year. He should be a huge asset to the New York breeding program, returning to Saratoga where he showed so much talent on the racetrack.” The newly-minted sire joins Central Banker, Solomini and sophomore Provocateur. The post McMahon Of Saratoga Adds Showcase To 2026 Stallion Roster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Laurelin (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}) has proven almost unbeatable through most of her career, that is until she ran into Lush Lips (GB) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) last time out in the Oct. 11 GII Queen Elizabeth Cup at Keeneland and had to settle for second, 1 1/4 lengths behind the winner. Despite the disappointment of losing her unbeaten tag in her latest start, Laurelin lost none of her luster since the filly that beat her that day, Lush Lips, realized a staggering $3.7 million at the recently concluded Keeneland November Sale. Campaigned by Newstead Stables, the Graham Motion trainee will look to get back on top in Saturday's 11-furlong GIII Jockey Club Oaks at Aqueduct. “I thought she ran great,” said Motion. “The winner ran a big race, and I thought we ran our race–she ran very well. It's always tough when you're undefeated but I thought she ran super.” Laurelin began her career with a trio of wins at Aqueduct, including victories in last season's Tepin Stakes in addition to a score in her 2025 bow in the Memories of Silver Stakes in April. Back on top in the Pennsylvania Oaks in June, the chestnut added a win in the 1 3/16-mile GII Saratoga Oaks Invitational in August. The Oaks will represent he first time that Laurelin will attempt to run past 10 furlongs. “I think that's what she wants to do,” said Motion of the added distance. “I wouldn't be surprised if that's what she likes, she's kind of bred to do that.” Laurelin has worked back twice over the Fair Hill synthetic, including a five-eighths breeze in 1:01.80 Saturday. “She's very straightforward in the morning. I don't think she needs to do as much now as she did early on in the year, she's very fit,” Motion said. George Messina and Michael Lee's Fionn (Twirling Candy) won the first leg of NYRA's turf series for sophomore fillies with a nose score over Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) in the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational in July. Since then, she won the Sept. 10 GIII Dueling Grounds Oaks at Kentucky Downs before finishing fourth as the favorite in the QEII. Accompanied by Flavien Prat this weekend, she will get blinkers taken off for her career longest start. Sunday's Big A card will feature the one-mile GIII Pebbles Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Among the contenders, Fast Market (Volatile) comes into the affair off a maiden-breaking score over course and trip in September followed by a close-up second last time out in the GII Sands Point Stakes on Oct. 18. “That was a fantastic effort,” said trainer John Terranova. “We were really proud of her. She has finally figured out what she wants to do and what types of races. In terms of distance, she'll run a mile to a mile and an eighth, but overall, she has just really matured and is moving forward for us.” More Graded Action at Churchill Downs, Woodbine Saturday's GIII Chilukki Stakes features the return of 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Ragtime (Union Rags), winner of the seven-furlong GIII Dogwood in Louisville on Sept. 20 before finishing a close-up third in the GII Raven Run at Keeneland on Oct. 18. Trained by Bill Mott, the Godolphin homebred finished a neck back of Kilwin (Twirling Candy) in the GI Test Stakes last summer. Ragtime will get blinkers on for the one-mile test. “She came back to us about a month ago from our New York string and has been training very well in the morning,” Mott's assistant Kenny McCarthy said. “She started her career at Saratoga with blinkers and we'll put them back on Saturday to help her stay a little more involved early.” On Saturday's undercard, Churchill Downs plays host to the 27th Claiming Crown, which features eight races that showcases several of North America's top blue-collar horses. Shifting north of the border, Woodbine hosts the GII bet365 Kennedy Road Stakes on Saturday. Former Breeders' Cup winner Nobals (Noble Mission {GB})) will attempt to defend his title in the 6-furlong test over the synthetic surface. “He can run on turf and synthetic, which is nice to have in a horse,” said trainer Larry Riveli. Victorious in the 2023 renewal of the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita, the gelding took last year's Kennedy Road over former Canadian sprint champion Patches O'Houlihan. This season, the 6-year-old has accounted for a single win–a 5 1/2-furlong turf optional claimer at Churchill in May–while hitting the board in four other starts, including a runner-up finish last time out in the 5-furlong GII Nearctic Stakes over the Woodbine turf course on Oct. 4. “It was another big effort from him,” said Rivelli, who recently reached the 2,000-win plateau. “He's just an incredible horse, who shows up every time and gives it every single thing he's got.” This season alone, Nobals has run at seven different racetracks, both on the turf and synthetic surfaces. “He has never been the type the sweat the small stuff,” Rivelli added. “He's been to so many racetracks and he handles everything like a pro.” The post Laurelin Heads Turf Features at Big A This Weekend appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Adam Hamilton The tide has turned, at least for now. The Aussie influence in New Zealand’s biggest races has been growing over the past few years, but this week was utter dominance. From the seven major races the Aussies contested, they won six and finished third in the other. The likes of Swayzee, then Just Believe, Keayang Zahara and Leap To Fame have paved the way for this week in the past couple of years. But not even the most biased and passionate Aussie fan could have confidently predicted what we saw this week. From the mind-blowing win of Kingman in the IRT NZ Cup, a horse who wasn’t even in the race a couple of weeks ago, to the contrastingly stunning Group 1 double Gus, a Queensland trotter who has always promised something special. Leap To Fame made his mark with a fighting second to Kingman and this a win of his own in the NZ Free-For-All. It shouldn’t be overlooked he became just the third Aussie-trained pacer to win that race. The “story” of the Aussie raiders – the story of the week for that matter – came when Tracy The Jet toyed with her rivals in The Ascent, with similar dominance to her compatriot Keayang Zahara in the inaugural running of the slot race last year. Emotions overflowed, tears were everywhere. This was special. For Jess Tubbs to return to Addington seven months after losing her husband, champion driver Greg Sugars, and 12 months after they shared one of their greatest moments with Just Believe in the Dominion, was everything we love about racing. This time she did it herself after a week of memory triggering moments about Greg. It was everything we love about racing. And Tracy The Jet shows all the qualities to suggest she’ll go on to bigger and better things, just like Keayang Zahara has and will seemingly continue to do. Kyvalley Ray added to the Aussie flavour when he gave former Kiwi horseman Brent Lilley, who is now hugely successful in Victoria, a Group 1 win in the 2YO Trotters’ Sires’ Stake final. You’ll see lots more of him. He’s staying with Hayden and Amanda Cullen to chase more Group 1 glory in Auckland next April/May. There were lots of great moments for the Kiwis too. That epic stoush between Got The Chocolates and Marketplace arm-wrestled the NZ Cup for best race of the week. It was some sort of win by Got The Chocolates to lift off the canvas. Cran and Chrissie Dalgety had a heck of a week, which could have really been iced had Republican Party gone one better than his brave second to Leap To Fame in the NZ Free-For-All. Through the late 1980s, 90s and early 2000s, the Kiwis regularly came to Australia and dominated our major races. It made the Aussies get better. Breed better horses, train better. The tide has turned, but it won’t be forever. As an Aussie, of course I enjoyed the week. But what I enjoyed most was the genuine coming together of two great harness racing countries – regardless of whether it was in NZ or Australia. Hopefully, we’ll see a lot more of it. What a week! View the full article

The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) hosted a regional breeders workshop at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to identify best practices and areas of growth for the industry, the organizations said in a joint press release on Friday. Racing executive Chief Stipe Reed presented on his work in Iowa and New Mexico featuring the feasibility of regional programs. Other panels focused on Maryland, New York, and Virginia, and the mare reimbursement practices in California, Indiana, Maryland, and Ontario. In addition, Corey Johnsen, a Thoroughbred breeder, owner, and racetrack executive, shared ideas on awards for open races, a handicap system and how to recruit new breeders. To facilitate further cooperation, The Jockey Club and TOBA will organize face-to-face meetings with the many regions represented at the workshop, and follow-up is being planned for next year. The workshop concluded with an open forum and next steps presented by Jockey Club Chairman Everett Dobson and TOBA President Dan Metzger, followed by networking opportunities during an afternoon of racing at Churchill Downs. Click here to view the booklet provided to attendees. The post Regional Breeders Workshop At Churchill Identifies Best Practices appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group 1 winner Whistlejacket has been acquired by a group of breeders led by Jean-Philippe Dubois and will stand for €14,000 at Haras de Grandcamp next year, France-Sire reported on Friday. The full-brother to fellow juvenile top-level winner Little Big Bear will have his stallion career and syndication managed by Jean Daniel Manceau of Capucines Bloodstock. Dubois said in a statement, “I had the opportunity to follow the two-year-old season of Whistlejacket, a true model of precocity and courage. His victory in the Prix Morny made an impression, It has been a long time since a two-year-old of this calibre has returned to stud in France.” The son of No Nay Never, bred by Camas Park, Lynch Bages and Summerhill, sold for 500,000gns to MV Magnier and White Birch Farm from the Camas Park Stud draft at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. The chestnut raced for the Coolmore partners and won both the Prix Morny and G2 July Stakes as a juvenile for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Also placed in the G1 Phoenix Stakes and G1 Middle Park Stakes, Whistlejacket won the Listed Committed Stakes at three and was also second in the G3 Lacken Stakes. He retires with four wins from 13 starts and over $560,000 in earnings. O'Brien said, “Whistlejacket was a two-year-old with a lot of speed and easy to train. The 1000 or 1200 meters were his ideal distance. There is no doubt that he will give foals quickly and precociously. That said, he has enough size and radius to produce horses that will be able to go beyond short distances.” Manceau added, “We have been looking for a precocious horse of international level for several years. Whistlejacket embodies the ideal profile. Our ambition is to give him all the means to succeed at stud.” Out of the stakes winner and group-placed Bering mare Adventure Seeker, he is a full-brother to the aforementioned Phoenix Stakes hero and Coolmore sire Little Big Bear, and to the G3 Hobart Cup second Andrea Mantegna (Giant's Causeway). This is the extended family of five-time Group/Grade 1-winning champion All Along (Targowice). Eric Lhermite, of Haras de Grandcamp, said, “We are particularly proud to welcome Whistlejacket to Haras de Grandcamp. His profile combines speed, precocity and an exceptional origin. He is a horse that perfectly meets the expectations of French breeders, and we will do everything we can to support him towards a career as a stallion that matches his talent.” There are still shares of Whistlejacket available. The post Morny Hero Whistlejacket Sold, Will Stand For €14k At Haras De Grandcamp Next Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Arqana, Goffs, Goffs UK, Tattersalls and Tattersalls Ireland have agreed to harmonise the starting letter for sales catalogues from January 1, 2026. The agreement will see all sales which are catalogued alphabetically, either by lot name or dam name, start with the same letter across the participating sales companies. The starting letter for the next three years will be as follows: 2026 – F 2027 – K 2028 – P This change will apply to both Flat and National Hunt sales, with the agreement designed to provide clarity and consistency to both vendors and purchasers. The post Catalogue Starting Letter to be Harmonised Across Europe’s Leading Sales Companies appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rathbarry Stud has announced the 2026 fees for its four stallions, with the newcomer Unquestionable, successful in the 2023 edition of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, being introduced at €10,000. The son of the late Wootton Bassett is joined at Rathbarry by the multiple top-level winner State Of Rest, whose first yearlings have sold for up to 300,000gns. State Of Rest has had his fee reduced to €15,000 (from €20,000), while Kodi Bear, the sire of this year's unbeaten G2 Gimcrack Stakes scorer Lifeplan, has been clipped from €15,000 into €12,500. The roster is completed by the G3 Prix de Meautry winner Bouttemont, who remains at a fee of €5,000 ahead of his first foals being sold in the coming weeks. A press release from the County Cork-based operation added, “In announcing the above fees, Rathbarry Stud feel that, in response to an uncertain market, the stallion fees represent value for money for high-quality stallions.” The post Breeders’ Cup Hero Unquestionable Introduced at €10,000 at Rathbarry Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stud fees are unchanged for Ocala Stud's roster of seven stallions, which is led by second-crop sire Win Win Win (by Hat Trick {Jpn}) who will stand for $8,500 S&N, the farm said via a release on Friday. Filling out the list is Roadster (by Quality Road), who will stand for $7,500 S&N, Colonel Liam (by Liam's Map) for $6,500 S&N, and Khozan (by Distorted Humor)–Florida's leading general sire each year since 2000–for $6,000 S&N. Win Win Win, the leading second-crop sire in Florida this year with progeny earnings of nearly $2 million, is at the top of every statistical category. He is represented by 33 winners, six black-type horses, and two stakes winners, including Win N Your In, winner of the Sophomore Fillies Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and third in the Game Face Stakes at Gulfstream Park, and Mati Gol, winner of the Carry Back Stakes and third in the Roar Stakes. In the auction ring this year, Win Win Win saw his juveniles command up to $325,000, $300,000 and $230,000. Roadster, a son of perennial leading sire Quality Road, will have first 2-year-olds in 2026. A winner of the GI Santa Anita Derby, Roadster is out of the stakes-winning and stakes-producing Silver Ghost mare Ghost Dancing and is a half-brother to GISW & Keeneland track record-setter Ascend (Candy Ride {Arg}). Roadster's first yearlings this year included a $120,000 colt at the OBS October Yearling Sale. Colonel Liam is a back-to-back winner of the GI Pegasus Turf Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park. He also netted the GI Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs, recording a 102 Beyer. Colonel Liam was a $1.2 million graduate of the OBS Spring Sale, where he was purchased by Jacob West on behalf of Robert and Lawana Low after breezing a quarter in :20 4/5. A son of GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Liam's Map, a half-brother to the red-hot sire Not This Time, Colonel Liam is produced from the Bernardini mare Amazement and hails from the family of MGISW Wonder Again, his second dam. Colonel Liam will have first 2-year-olds in 2026. Khozan, whose progeny earnings have topped $5.6 million, is the sire of 115 winners, 10 black-type horses and four stakes winners. His top runners this year include Khozalite, winner of the Florida Sire Affirmed Stakes at Gulfstream Park; Shaq Diesel, winner of the Benny the Bull Handicap and the Big Drama Handicap; Hurricane Nelson, victorious in the Sprint Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs; and Jasper Robusto (¥134,868,000), a two-time stakes winner in Japan. A son of Distorted Humor out of the multiple graded stakes-winning A.P. Indy mare Delta Princess, Khozan is a half-brother to Grade I winners Royal Delta, Crown Queen and Delta Prince. Ocala Stud Roster (Stallion/Fee): Adios Charlie–$3,000 Awesome Slew–$4,000 Colonel Liam–$6,500 Gretzky the Great–$3,000 Khozan–$6,000 Roadster–$7,500 Win Win Win–$8,500 The post Win Win Win Leads Ocala Stud’s Roster For 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The catalogue for the fifth edition of the BBAG Christmas Online Sale is now available. Set to begin on Friday, November 21 at noon, the sale will end on Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m. local time. The mixed sale features 59 horses divided between 27 three-year-olds and older horses, eight juveniles, 16 broodmares, seven yearlings and one foal. The broodmares are in foal to stallion like Churchill, Fantastic Moon, Neatico, Northern Ruler, Sea The Moon and Alter Adler. Supplements may be added through Wednesday, November 19. The post BBAG Christmas Online Sale Attracts 59 Entries appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Internaute, the son of two Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners in Sea The Stars and Solemia, will join the National Hunt stallion roster at Haras de la Hêtraie for 2026. The deal was brokered by Cécile Adonias of CAVA Associates. The Wertheimer homebred retires as the winner of two of his 10 career starts for Christopher Head, including the Listed Prix de la Porte de Madrid at Saint-Cloud in March this year. Beaten just a neck behind the subsequent Group 1 winner Sibayan in July's G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil at ParisLongchamp, he also finished second in April's G3 Prix de Barbeville at the same venue, having first gained black type when finishing third in last year's G3 Prix du Lys at Chantilly. Internaute is one of six winners and the first black-type scorer out of Solemia (Poliglote), who memorably won the 2012 edition of the Arc. Solemia, in turn, is out of the G3 Prix Cleopatre heroine Brooklyn's Dance (Shirley Heights), whose other star progeny include the multiple Group winner and Prix du Jockey Club runner-up Prospect Park and G2 Prix Greffulhe scorer Prospect Wells, both by Sadler's Wells. “We are delighted that this Poliglote grandson [and] descendent from Arc winner Solemia joins Haras de la Hêtraie,” said Pierre-Yves Bureau, racing manager for Wertheimer et Frere. “Internaute belongs to one of our oldest families, [which remains] extremely active in 2025. His physical, his turn of foot and his fighting spirit on the track are real assets to produce in National Hunt.” Pascal Noue of Haras de la Hêtraie added, “In these uncertain times, it is reassuring to rely on such genetics. I was immediately impressed by his physical: 1.66m, not too heavy, with a powerful walk – one can easily picture him at Auteuil. He will start at a very attractive fee to give him every chance in the current context. A few breeding rights will be available.” The post Regally-Bred Internaute Retires to Haras de la Hêtraie for 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukushima Racecourses: Saturday, November 15, 2025 5th-FKS, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 2000mT HO O STRIKE (c, 2, Good Magic–Nightlife Baby, by Flatter) was knocked down for $95,000 as a Keeneland November weanling in 2023, but was the subject of a ton of interest after breezing a furlong in a slick :9 4/5 and was knocked down to owner Yoshihisa Ozasa for $575,000 at this year's OBS March Sale. Bred on a variant of the extremely successful cross of Curlin over A.P. Indy-line mares, the Apr. 1 foal is out of a winning half-sister to Eddington's Note (Eddington), whose black-type placing came as a juvenile in the Presque Isle Debutante Stakes. O-Yoshihisa Ozasa; B-Robert Losey & Good Magic Syndicate (KY); T-Yasutoshi Ikee 6th-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m PRINCESS MOKO (f, 2, Charlatan–Tiger Ride, by Candy Ride {Arg}) is set to become the third to face the starter from her dam, winner of a rained-off renewal of Keeneland's GIII Valley View Stakes at three and runner-up to Forever Unbridled (Unbridled's Song) in the GI Beldame Stakes at four. A $170,000 Keeneland September yearling, the February-foaled bay filly fetched $300,000 at this year's OBS April Sale after covering an eighth of a mile in :10 flat. O-Mishima B.; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-Hideaki Fujiwara Sunday, November 16, 2025 4th-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m WAZAOGI (c, 2, Gun Runner–Ladies' Privilege, by Harlan's Holiday) cost $700,000 at the 2024 Keeneland September sale just under two months before his half-brother More Than Looks (More Than Ready) stormed home to take out the GI Breeders' Cup Mile. The stakes-winning Ladies' Privilege, a full-sister to three-time graded-winning turfer Takeover Target, was purchased by this breeder for $575,000 with the colt who would become More Than Looks in utero. The current yearling out of the mare, a filly by Upstart, made $650,000 at KEESEP this year. O-Sanshisuimei Co Ltd; B-Hinkle Farms (KY); T-Tomoyasu Sakaguchi 5th-TOK, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT DANON MUSTANG (c, 2, Not This Time–In a Jif, by Saintly Look) was hammered down for $300,000 at Keeneland September in 2024 in aftermath of the GI Jaipur Stakes won in course-record time of :59.80 for 5 1/2 furlongs set by the colt's full-brother Cogburn. The Apr. 21 foal was routed for this year's OBS March Sale and worked a quarter-mile in :21 1/5 before selling to Katsumi Yoshida for $650,000. The visiting Alexis Pouchin has the riding assignment. O-Danox Co Ltd; B-Taylor Made Stallions Inc, Clark Brewster, John Cummins et al (KY); T-Hiroyasu Tanaka The post Well-Related Colts Down To Debut Sunday in Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The ninth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 12 and featured a veterinarian from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discussing foal conformation and possible corrections, the conference series said via a Thursday press release. Guest Dr. Ali Broyles, a surgeon at Rood & Riddle, covered how soon after birth a veterinarian or farm manager can assess a foal's conformation to helping a horse stay sound into the future. The event, hosted by The Jockey Club of America and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, was presented by Bessemer Trust, Keeneland and Stoll Keenon Ogden. Sponsors included Rood & Riddle and Juddmonte Farm. A Q&A, sponsored by West Point Thoroughbreds, followed the presentations. Click here to access all OwnerView webinars. The post OwnerView Webinar Discusses Foal Conformation And Corrections appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Shares in stallion Beaumec De Houelle and Onesto were added to Arqana Online's November Sale set for Thursday, November 27 from 4-6 p.m. A son of Martaline, Beaumec De Houelle won the G1 Prix Cambaceres over hurdles and is one of the leading sires in France with 42% winners to runners. He is based at Haras de Montaigu and has already produced Grade 2 winner Mamisuz De Houelle, and the Grade 1-placed Bellodam among others. G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero and G1 Irish Champion Stakes second Onesto was also third in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. By Frankel and from the family of Hasili, he is based at Haras d'Etreham. For the full catalogue, please visit the Arqana website. The post Stallion Shares In Onesto And Beaumec De Houelle Added To Arqana November Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The multiple Group winner Topgear has been retired from racing and will stand at Capital Stud for the 2026 breeding season. The son of Wootton Bassett will command a fee of €7,500. Topgear was unbeaten in three starts as a juvenile for trainer Fabrice Chappet, culminating with a narrow success in the G3 Prix Eclipse at Chantilly. Transferred to the care of Christopher Head after failing to add to his tally in six starts the following season, the Hisaaki Saito-owned colt then peaked towards the end of his four-year-old campaign when he registered consecutive wins in the G3 Prix du Pin at ParisLongchamp and the G2 Challenge Stakes at Newmarket. He won by five and a half lengths on the last occasion and ended the season with a Timeform rating of 123. “We are incredibly excited to be standing what is one of the highest-rated sons of Wootton Bassett at Capital Stud,” the operation's Ger O'Neill said of Topgear, who also won the G3 Prix du Palais-Royal on his return to action in May this year, beating the subsequent G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Sajir (Make Believe). “Topgear is a horse we have been tracking for quite some time and it is an honour to be partnering with Mr Saito for his stallion career. Just as exciting for us is that we are offering equity shares in him to the public, so we look forward to partnering with multiple breeders and going on this journey together for what will hopefully be a great long-term success for everyone that gets involved. “We are still a relatively new stallion farm on the scene, but being able to offer a horse of this standard to breeders is what it's all about for us, so we'll be doing everything we possibly can to make a success of him.” Bred by Snig Elevage, Topgear sold for €200,000 at the Arqana Deauville September Yearling Sale and is one of four winners from as many runners out of the winning Giant's Causeway mare Miss Lech. His second dam is a sibling to three stakes performers, while the third dam, the Listed Hopeful Stakes scorer Rose Indien (Crystal Glitters), is a half-sister to the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris-winning sire Majorien and the G2 Prix de Malleret scorer America (Arazi). The latter is herself the dam of the G1 Melbourne Cup-winning sire Americain. Sebastian Desmontils, racing manager to Hisaaki Saito, added, “We were honoured to race Topgear and were very keen to retain an interest in his stallion career. We are delighted to have retained shares in him for the next phase of Topgear's career at Capital Stud and intend to offer him as much support as we can both in the breeding shed and in the sales ring.” Castle Star will complete Capital Stud's Flat roster for 2026, standing for €3,000. The post Highly-Rated Topgear to Stand for €7,500 at Capital Stud in 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

All race day test samples (post-race and TCO2) collected from participants in the 2025 Breeders' Cup Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar have been cleared by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare UnitView the full article

All race day test samples (post-race and TCO2) collected from contenders in the 2025 Breeders' Cup held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club have been cleared by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU) and purse distribution has begun accordingly, the organizer said in a press release on Friday. In 2025, the Breeders' Cup was run for a third year under the full jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority (HISA), including the Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program, which took effect in May of 2023 and is administered and enforced by HIWU. As was the case under Breeders' Cup's anti-doping and medication control rules that were in place before HISA's ADMC Program was implemented, the vast majority of medication is prohibited within 48 hours of the 14 Championship races and the undercard. All potential Breeders' Cup competitors were also subject to out-of-competition testing for banned substances leading up to the two-day global festival of racing. The post HIWU Clears Race Day Samples From 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that 1997 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, Touch Gold, has been euthanized at the age of 31 due to the infirmities of old age. View the full article