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Calandagan, the highest rated horse in the world according to Longines' World's Best Racehorse Rankings, will be the sole international challenger for the Japan Cup (G1) at the end of the month and is preparing for his trip to Tokyo.

Both looking to make a mark on the competitive Kentucky circuit, trainer Joe Roberts and apprentice jockey Amanda Poston team up in the Claiming Crown with Empire's Best and Shotshell.

Weeks after Jamaica sustained significant loss of life and damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, Caymanas Park outside of Kingston is set to resume racing Nov. 15. The weekend's cards will feature 19 races, each with fields of 10 or more horses.

Group 2 winner Coeur Volante is set for a date with Zoustar after she realized AU$500,000 at the Inglis Digital Spring Boutique Online Sale Nov. 12. She was bought by Widden Stud in association with Bangaloe Stud.

Haran Thoroughbreds soared to the top of the Thoroughbred owner standings to earn their second straight leading owner title for the 23rd season of racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

The constitutionality of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is back on the front burner in the federal court system after the U. S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments about the law for the second time.

The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) will for the first time be included in the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, Breeders' Cup and 1/ST Racing announced Nov. 13.

Chris Bernhard of Hidden Lake Farm announces the acquisition of two new stallions, Disarm and Confidence Game, to stand at the farm in Stillwater, N.Y., for 2026. Disarm's stud fee is set at $7,500, and Confidence Game's is $5,000.

In anticipation of rainy weather in Southern California, Del Mar has moved up the post time by half an hour for its Nov. 14, card to noon PT and canceled racing Nov. 15, the track announced on social media.

There is a new horse atop the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, though it is not Forever Young, winner of the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar. It's Calandagan, who took the Oct. 18 Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot.

Facing a two-year suspension from racing under an arbitrator's ruling earlier this year, trainer Phil Serpe was denied a preliminary injunction for the second time by a federal court in Florida.

This week's racing on radio, television, and streaming schedule, compiled by America's Best Racing.

A total of 112 horses changed hands for a total of $10,628,500, including post-ring sales, a 23% increase from last year when 106 head brought $8,620,500. The average was up 17% to $94,898, but the median decreased 16% from $47,500 to $40,000.

After a solid effort in a race such as the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1T) in mid-October, it's not unusual for the connections to give that 3-year-old filly some time off to prepare for the following year's campaign.

One of three horses saved from a feedlot by Resolute Racing last year, Awesome Hawaiian's debut victory at Churchill Downs Nov. 12 was a win for rescue horses.

The November Horses of Racing Age Sale, held Nov. 12 at Keeneland in Central Kentucky, had a strong Middle Eastern influence to it.

Baaeed, the highest-rated horse in Europe for over a decade, will head the 2026 Shadwell stallion roster at a reduced fee of £55,000 (approx. US$72,000) as the organization announced fees for its stallions based in England and Ireland.

Tickets for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby will go on sale on Nov. 13 at noon ET. The 2026 race will be run on Saturday, May 2.

Three-time grade 3 stakes winner Bishops Bay kicked off the opening hour of the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale by selling for $1.3 million to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables.

After winning a pair of stakes at Laurel Park Nov. 8-9, Sheldon Russell was named Jockey of the Week.