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Santa Anita Park will deny computer-assisted wagering accounts access to win pools with two minutes to post at the track's fall meet, which begins Sept. 26.

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners' and Breeders' Association is proud to present the ITOBA Yearling Sale. The sale will begin at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville, Ind.

Vet Barry Judge's homebred Starman filly etched her name in the Tattersalls Ireland annals Sept. 25 as the first horse to break the six-figure ceiling in the history of the Tattersalls September Yearling Sale Part II.

Jockeys' Guild on Paco Lopez suspension: The notice issued by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority against Paco Lopez Sept. 22, 2025 for "immediate suspension for six months" is absolutely uncalled for and beyond ludicrous.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced key findings Sept. 25 from one of two pilot programs looking into exercise-associated sudden death in Thoroughbreds, linking some of these incidents to atrial fibrillation.

Johannes, the defending City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) winner and second in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), returns as the even-money morning-line favorite in this year's edition at Santa Anita Park.

This year has been a big step forward for Dazzling Move, who not only moved into graded company for the first time but also earned her first win in such a race.

The Thoroughbred industry lost one of its great horsewomen last month when Diane Perkins, a top breeder and trainer among her many accolades, died overseas Aug. 6 at 89.

Johannes, the defending City of Hope Miles Stakes (G2T) winner and second in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), returns as the even-money morning-line favorite in this year's edition at Santa Anita Park.

The Ciaron Maher team is set for another high-profile weekend across Sydney and Melbourne, headlined by Godolphin rising 3-year-old Tempted, who bids to become the first filly to capture Golden Rose Stakes (G1) glory since Forensics in 2008.

Lead Artist is a Juddmonte Farms homebred by multiple leading sire Dubawi out of the family of the farm's legendary blue-hen mare Hasili.

To honor John Harris' legacy, Santa Anita Park will host the John C. Harris Stakes Sept. 27. For 3-year-old fillies at about 6 1/2 furlongs on Santa Anita's unique hillside turf course, the race was previously named the Unzip Me Stakes.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,601 entries for its Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, to be held Oct. 20-23 in Lexington. The four continuous sessions, conducted Monday-Thursday, will begin each day at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced Sept. 25 a strategic partnership with EnviroEquine & Pet that involves an innovative online cookie drive aimed at raising funds for vital equine research.

Full Serrano is making only his second start of 2025 in the Goodwood at Santa Anita, with an eye toward another appearance in the Breeders' Cup.

Letters to the Editor for the Sept. 25 edition of BH Daily sees a call for changes in how the Eclipse Award for horseplayer of the year is determined.

Patriot Spirit, bred in Kentucky by Blue Heaven Farm, may not be as well known as some of his eight Vosburgh Stakes (G3) opponents, but he enters with all cylinders clicking in search of his first graded stakes win.

Turnover was up fully 51%, the average price rose 48%, and the median was up 54%. The financial details were underpinned by a rock-solid clearance rate of 93% as 440 yearlings found a buyer from 474 offered. 

R Disaster, who has been a hard-luck runner in graded stakes, will try to change her fortunes in the $250,000 Gallant Bloom Stakes (G2) Sept. 27 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Ken Wilkins has previously run stallion operations at Spendthrift Farm, Adena Springs, and Vinery.