Blood-Horse

Due to the construction of a new synthetic track at Belmont Park, Timely Writer's grave has been exhumed, and his remains will now be reinterred in Old Friends' Nikki Bacharach Memorial Cemetery. An event remembering Timely Writer is Oct. 16.

At a committee meeting Sept. 28, Kentucky lawmakers heard about progress in racing and breeding in the state from representatives of leading industry organizations.

As the field turns for home in the Sept. 30 Ack Ack Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, the stage will be set for two favorites, one on the lead and the other trying to catch him.

A lawsuit filed by trainer Bob Baffert alleges two persons are extorting him, threatening him and his family and damaging his reputation while making repeated negative social media posts and references to an alleged damning video.

Dr. Schivel, the 2021 winner, could repeat for trainer Mark Glatt, who saddled Howbeit to win it in 2022.

Turf runners look ready for action at Santa Anita after the short break from the Del Mar meeting and with the Breeders' Cup World Championships looming.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,605 yearlings for its Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, to be held Oct. 23-26 in Lexington. The four consecutive sessions, conducted Monday-Thursday, will begin each day at 10 a.m. ET.

Winner of two major stakes at Santa Anita earlier this year, Defunded is set to defend his win in the 2022 Awesome Again and give trainer Bob Baffert his ninth victory in the race.

Arizona horsemen announced Sept. 27 the 37 off-track betting outlets associated with Turf Paradise will stay open until Nov. 12 and a live meet is being planned to begin in January. Details to come.

Winner of two major stakes at Santa Anita earlier this year, Defunded is set to defend his win in the 2022 Awesome Again and give trainer Bob Baffert his ninth victory in the race.

Encores will be foremost on the menu Sept. 30 in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1T) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has submitted proposed changes to its enforcement rules and registration rules to the Federal Trade Commission for review.

The 76-year-old VanMeter was initially provisionally penalized with a two-year suspension and a $25,000 fine for negligence following the positive test for isoxsuprine in his horse Templement.

A group of four Breeders' Cup horses trained by Steve Asmussen arrived at Santa Anita Park Sept. 26, but the specific Breeders' Cup races for two members of his squad, Gunite and Echo Zulu, are still to be determined.

Godolphin's Cody's Wish is returning to what he does best, which is bad news for connections targeting the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).

The strength of the Oct. 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) was bolstered further Sept. 27 after St Leger (G1) hero Continuous and German ace Fantastic Moon were added to Sunday's race.

Jeff Drown's Zandon has some remaining racing to further his resume before he heads to stud next year at Spendthrift Farm, with a test coming Sept. 30 when he races in the $400,000 Woodward Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Royally bred Believe in Royalty is by Tapit and the first foal out of Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Believe You Can. The stallion is a freshman sire at the Maldonado family's Potrero Los Llanos in Puerto Rico.

Sales ring theatre doesn't come much more dramatic than what unfolded Sept. 27 at Goffs. The Coolmore buying party faced off with the Al Shira'aa Farms team for a blue-blooded Frankel (GB) filly with a pedigree packed full of Juddmonte celebrities.

Tamara is expected to make her next start in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 3, which would be her first try around two turns.