Every major breeder from around the globe will have eyes on individuals in this catalog as representative of the most historic and coveted bloodlines that money can buy. Last year, record trade saw ten mares tipping past the 1,000,000gns mark.
The New York Racing Association was forced to cancel the final eight races of the nine-race card Nov. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a protest lodged by the jockeys resulting in their refusal to ride.
Taylor Made Sales consigns Porta Fortuna at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale. She highlights Taylor Made's first time back in Newmarket since 2021.
Officials from Jamaica's Mouttet Mile asked jockey Javier Castellano to participate in the Caribbean's largest purse race in 2023 and 2024. But other obligations compelled Castellano to decline their overtures. This year, he couldn't say no.
Report from Japan
Libertad produced the biggest performance of his career and one of the most dramatic finishes of The Pinnacles when the 5-year-old entire lunged late to deny Overpass the Winterbottom Stakes.
The world's top-rated horse, Calandagan, was all out to defeat Japan's best, Masquerade Ball, by a head at the end of the 1 1/2 miles of the Japan Cup (G1) Nov. 30 at Tokyo Racecourse.
Bella Ballerina, a half sister to 2023 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Pretty Mischievous, is on the Oaks trail herself after a win in the $397,375 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Nov. 29.
A dawdling pace in the $301,500 Hollywood Derby (G1T) Nov. 29 at Del Mar turned the race into a test of late acceleration, and Salamis passed with flying colors.
Joining Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Ted Noffey, Further Ado gives Spendthrift Farm two aces heading toward the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1). Further Ado captured the Nov. 29 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Florida Sire Stakes series wrapped up Nov. 29 at Gulfstream Park with a pair of homebreds taking top honors in the two $300,000 stakes for Florida-bred 2-year-olds.
Seabiscuit is considered one of horse racing's greatest longshot stories, so fittingly the $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar Nov. 29 was won by the race's longest shot: Call Sign Seven at 68-1.
Over the four days of selling, 646 lots sold for 37,893,400 guineas (US$52,671,826), down 13% year on year, while the average finished at 58,660 guineas (US$81,537), also down 13%, but the median came in at a record 30,500 guineas (US$42,395).
Group 1 winner Scorthy Champ will be standing at Barton Stud in 2026 as Tom Blain's team adds another aspect to the operation.
Satono Voyage set sail on a voyage that could find him at Churchill Downs in May with a victory Nov. 29 in the first leg of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
On Racing
Lush Lips rewarded her new ownership as she landed a hard-fought victory in the Mrs. Revere Stakes (G2T) Nov. 28 at Churchill Downs.
Augustin Stables' homebred Truly Quality became the first horse in a quarter century to win back-to-back runnings of the Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (G2T) when he rallied to score a 1 3/4-length victory Nov. 28 at Del Mar.
When Magnitude romped by 9 3/4 lengths in the Risen Star Stakes (G2) in February, he looked like a horse poised for racing success at Churchill Downs. That proved the case, except in the Nov. 28 Clark Stakes (G2) rather than the Kentucky Derby (G1).
The British Columbia provincial government told the horse racing industry in a Nov. 25 letter that all slot revenue sharing will end Jan. 31. The lost revenue is expected to hurt racing at Hastings Park and devastate the breeding industry.
Glorious Boy became the first black-type stakes winner for WinStar Farm's freshman sire Independence Hall in being declared the sole winner of the $100,000 Pulpit Stakes at Gulfstream Park Nov. 28.
Coolmore and Juddmonte traded seven-figure blows as a well-related son of Frankel fetched a cool 1.15 million guineas at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale Nov. 28. The sire had the top three lots on the third day of the sale.
Of 13 horses expected to fly into Southern California this week, only one didn't make the trip, according to Del Mar. Flights were grounded due to the FAA grounding MD-11 freighter aircraft for inspections and repairs.
HISA has issued a $6,000 fine and a 10-day suspension to trainer Danny Gargan for breezing a horse six days after it had received an intra-articular joint injection. The horse, the 2-year-old maiden Capo Di Tutti, experienced a fatal injury.
Grade 1 winner Hope Road appears strong to get a second consecutive win in the Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Del Mar, while Hey Nay Nay faces a competitive field of juveniles earlier on the Nov. 30 card in the Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (G3T).
Ag Bullet, bought back by owners Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran at The November Sale at Fasig-Tipton when she fell short of her reserve when bidding halted at $2.9 million, may collect instead Nov. 30 in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (G1T) at Del Mar.
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen starts Iroquois Stakes (G3) winner Spice Runner and dominant allowance winner Soldier N Diplomat in the Nov. 29 Kentucky Jockey Club at 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs main track.
The Inglis Digital USA December catalog is highlighted by Brotha Keny, a 3-year-old Mo Town gelding whose steady climb up the ladder has led him to become a grade 3-placed, multiple stakes winner, with room to keep climbing at age 4.
Davyjonz's victory in the eighth race at Laurel Park on Thanksgiving Day put a tidy bow on a highly successful season of turf racing in Maryland.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club announces its first tranche donation of HK$100 million (approximately US$12.8 million) through its Charities Trust to support victims and the families of the deceased following the tragic fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.
The world's top-rated horse, Calandagan, bypassed this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships in favor of the Nov. 30 Japan Cup (G1T) but he could made the American trip in 2026, connections say.
The Jockey Club of Canada is proud to announce a new industry award: the Outstanding Western Canadian Backstretch Worker Award. It joins the longstanding Outstanding Groom Award, which is given to a groom working in Ontario.
Calandagan is the world's top-rated horse and rides a string of three straight group 1 wins but faces one more challenge this season--the Nov. 30 Japan Cup (G1T).
Alpine Princess put away 27-1 longshot Corningstone in deep stretch to win the 110th running of the $385,000 Falls City Stakes (G3) by 2 lengths in the traditional Thanksgiving Day fixture at Churchill Downs.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
After a lightning strike threatened his life, Thanksgiving would not only recover; he would thrive.
Bidders practically formed an orderly queue to take a crack at a well-related Havana Grey colt during Day 2 of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale Nov. 26. Haras de Meautry manager Nick Bell went to 260,000 guineas to secure the colt.
The state of Kansas approved 1,000 HHR machines, which is a precursor to the return of Thoroughbred racing in the state. While Kansas has not had live Thoroughbred racing since 2008, the goal is for the sport to return in the fall of 2026.
HISA has issued a show-cause notice and is considering a provisional suspension for New York-based trainer Rudy Rodriguez, alleging he failed to provide required veterinary care and diagnostic follow-up for horses placed on the veterinarians' list.
The 2025 live Thoroughbred racing season at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack came to an end Nov. 26.
In its Nov. 26 legislative update, "What's Racing Through Washington," the NTRA noted that there has been progress for legislation that would restore the ability of taxpayers with gambling winnings to claim 100% of their losses against the winnings.
The $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) Nov. 29 at Churchill Downs is the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Trainer Brad Cox will look for a second consecutive win with Rags to Riches Stakes winner Life of Joy.
Woodbine Entertainment announced Nov. 26 the launch of the Woodbine Cares Horsepower Fund, a new grant program designed to support charities and not-for-profit organizations that champion horse welfare and grow the bond between horses and people.
She may be the small filly taking on some seasoned sprinters, but Trevor Andrews insists Luana Miss is well capable of punching above her light weight as he gets set to unleash his stable star in the Nov. 29 Winterbottom Stakes (G1) at Ascot.
The resignation of Minnesota Racing Commission chair Dr. Camille McArdle highlights issues facing the state's horse racing and breeding industry, including continued tension between regulators, political leadership, and tribal gaming interests.
The Japan Cup is held on turf at a distance of 2,400 meters, or about 1 1/2 miles. It boasts a purse comparable to the Breeders' Cup Classic, with about 1.09 billion yen equaling about $7.2 million.
Reigning Eclipse Award winner Flavien Prat won a total of 14 races last week, including a five-win day Nov. 23 and a sweep of the day's stakes races. He was voted Jockey of the Week Nov.17-23.
Gentildonna became just the fourth filly to win Japan's Triple Tiara (fillies' Triple Crown) in her 3-year-old campaign and was crowned Japanese Horse of the Year in 2012 and 2014.
Porter on Pedigrees
With a last-to-first rally, Kentucky shipper Brotha Keny wore down his fatigued 3-year-old rivals to post a half-length victory in the $300,000 Zia Park Derby on Land of Enchantment Day, Nov. 25, at Zia Park in eastern New Mexico.
