Blood-Horse

Trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey Ethan Brown described Jimmysstar as a matured "ultimate professional" after the gelding cruised to his third elite success—all of them landed this year—in the C.F. Orr Stakes (G1) Nov. 15.

The New York Racing Association has canceled live racing following Race 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 16 due to high winds currently impacting the New York City metropolitan area.

Regaleira put to rest some doubts with an impressive, off-the-pace victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Kyoto Racecourse Nov. 16.

It's been 23 years since the Claiming Crown was run in Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Park, later to be renamed Parx Racing. Still, the outcome of the headline event on Claiming Crown Day at Churchill Downs had a Keystone State feel to it.

The 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner, Nobals, repeated in the $127,026 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) at Woodbine Nov. 15.

Jockey Dylan Davis will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering multiple fractures and internal injuries in a Nov. 14 spill the seventh race at Aqueduct Racetrack.

It's been an outstanding year for the 3-year-old filly Fionn and it may not be over.

Returning from a six-month layoff, 3-year-old filly Shred the Gnar took her elders gate-to-wire in the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

A 12-strong Godolphin draft including group 2 winner Corniche and a three-in-one package featuring the half-sister to multiple group 1 winner Hartnell headline the Inglis Australia Digital November (Late) Online Sale, which has opened for bidding.

Hit The Bid Racing Stable's Fast Market exited the summer racing season as a maiden, having gone winless in her first eight starts. But she could end the fall as a graded stakes winner.

After four straight wins at Prairie Meadows, Happy Strike will face his toughest challenge yet for owner and trainer Dewaine Loy.

The 3-year-old son of Uncle Mo and grade 2 winner will enter stud at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds for $5,000.

Landing a daily double on the last two races of the Breeders' Cup World Championships and earning $607,800 with his win, Dave Smyth, 50, a financial planner from Lexington, won a record-setting edition of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge. 

A year-and-a-half after being told he only had about five months to live because of cancer, Bryan Bushey made the journey to Churchill Downs to support Point Dume in the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel Nov. 15.

Brian Spearman, who has served as chairman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners since 2015, has decided to step away from his day-to-day role with the company at the end of this year. 

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.

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.

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.

Stud fees are unchanged for Ocala Stud's roster of seven stallions for the upcoming breeding season, the farm announced Nov. 14.

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 Unit