Blood-Horse

Coteau Grove Farms' Little Miss Curlin dueled on the front end and drew away late to win the $100,000 Donovan L. Ferguson Memorial Stakes Nov. 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course, giving freshman sire Charlatan his first black-type stakes winner.

The grade 1-winning son of Pulpit sired stakes winners in North and South America and champions in South Korea and Panama.

Enthralling, a half sister to this year's Epsom Derby (G1) hero Lambourn, proved the headline act Nov. 21 at the opening session of Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale when she sold to Northern Farm for €780,000.

Bonuses totaling $350,000 are up for grabs to breeders of horses competing on Stars of Tomorrow II Day at Churchill Downs on Saturday, Nov. 29, in conjunction with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and the Kentucky HBPA.

Higher Power, a son of Medaglia d'Oro and winner of the 2019 Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), will stand next year at R.C. Cline Thoroughbred Farm for $2,000.

Returning to racing action in Dubai months after finishing fifth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and sixth in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Heart of Honor romps in the one-mile Nakheel Stakes at Meydan.

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announces its fourth annual Holiday Giving Campaign, running Dec. 1-31.

Docklands starts a two-week British assault on Japanese racing while taking on some of the best local milers in the Mile Championship (G1) Nov. 23 at Kyoto Racecourse.

Superstars Ka Ying Rising, Lucky Sweynesse, Romantic Warrior, and Voyage Bubble will highlight the Nov. 23 preps for the December Hong Kong International Races.

It is a haul from Turfway Park in Northern Kentucky to Zia Park in Eastern New Mexico, though it is understandable why the connections of Brotha Keny are sending him west for the Nov. 25 Zia Park Derby. The 1 1/16-mile dirt race is worth $300,000.

Mrs. Astor will try to duplicate the result from a year ago in seeking a second consecutive victory in the Red Carpet Stakes (G3T) when the $100,000 race is renewed Nov. 23 at Del Mar.

As U.S. racing moves to create a national marketing campaign in 2026, it would be well served to gather some input from France Galop, which recently was honored for its advertising and marketing efforts that aim to reconnect people with the sport.

Breakway Farm announced Nov. 20 that Bango, a multiple stakes winner and the winningest horse in Churchill Downs history, will stand at the Indiana farm in 2026 for a fee of $2,500.

Second-crop stallion Mr. Money registered his first black-type stakes winner when his 2-year-old son Mr Mo Money won the Joseph R. Peluso Memorial Stakes Nov. 20 at Fair Grounds.

Taylor Made Stallions announced Nov. 20 the launch of its new "State-Bred Initiative Program," an opportunity created to support and incentivize regional breeders who participate in state-bred programs outside of Kentucky.

There's just one graded stakes race across North America on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27: the $400,000 Falls City Stakes (G3), the centerpiece of a holiday program at Churchill Downs.

Spendthrift Farm's Local Knowledge is set to return from an eye-catching debut as an imposing 3-5 morning-line favorite for the $75,000 Juvenile Sprint Stakes Nov. 22 at Gulfstream Park.

Runaway first-season sire Starman has had his covering fee upped to €40,000 for the 2026 breeding season. Tally-Ho Stud’s latest rising star stood the most recent campaign at €10,000.

The four-day sale saw 707 foals sell for a gross of €34,160,500, a 5% year-on-year gain. The average price was almost identical at €48,320, although the median dipped by seven points to €26,000, down from €28,000 in 2024.

Mountain View Farm, owned by a partnership including owner/trainer David Cannizzo, is launching a stallion venture in 2026 as part of a new full-service farm. Top 10 freshman sire Leinster and grade 1 winner Fire At Will are its first stallions.