Blood-Horse

The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund is proud to announce the appointment of Craig Bandoroff and Ken Freirich to its board of directors.

Ace Bloodstock, under the name Raging Torrent Syndicate, bought the graded-placed daughter of Bolt d'Oro to breed to its new stallion Raging Torrent.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its annual TRF Online Auction, hosted on eBay for Charity from Nov. 4 - 13.

A stellar line-up will contest the 2025 Longines International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse Dec. 10, including five previous winners—Ryan Moore, Zac Purton, Mickael Barzalona, Joao Moreira and Christophe Lemaire.

Jockey Flavien Prat is Jockey of the Week after two wins at the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar and seven wins on the Nov. 2 card at Aqueduct.

A list of upcoming farm open houses and stallion shows

A total of 129 horses changed hands during the first session for gross receipts of $74,299,000, including post-ring sales, a 13% increase from last year's $65,555,000 from 152 head sold. The average price was $575,961, with a median of $400,000.

Kilwin, winner of the Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, sold for $3 million to Rick Howard at the end of Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 4.

Sales Notebook: Trainer Wesley Ward, acting as agent for an undisclosed client, went to $1.25 million Nov. 4 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale for Hip 82, a weanling Curlin filly and half sister to Derby City Distaff (G1) winner Kopion.

Vahva, who was second in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1), sold for $3.1 million to Killora/Linton, agent for Boyd Racing, on Day 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 4. 

One glaring absence from Amr Zedan's resume is a Kentucky Derby (G1) win. The motivation to change that led him to buy Hip 146, a Gun Runner weanling, at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Maiden Watch: Week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2

Lush Lips, the winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1T), drew vigorous bidding Nov. 4 in Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale that ended with the hammer dropping for $3.7 million.

Mandy Pope went to $2 million for multiple stakes winner Justique, highest price at the halfway point of the opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 4 in Lexington.

With their final starts in the Breeders' Cup in the rearview mirror, champions Sierra Leone, Fierceness, and Citizen Bull have safely arrived at their new home of Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., ahead of the 2026 breeding season.

After the cancellation of racing Oct. 30-31, Aqueduct Racetrack will add a Nov. 12 card and additional races to other cards throughout November.

In an incredible achievement from horse, jockey, and trainers, the rise of Half Yours hit a meteoric peak Nov. 4 when he became only the 13th horse in history to complete the Caulfield Cup (G1)/Melbourne Cup (G1) double.

Despite missing the Breeders' Cup with a fever, the results from the weekend could not dethrone Sovereignty from his top position in the final week of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Morplay Racing wanted to continue racing its Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Shisospicy. Its partner, Qatar Racing, did not. So Morplay bought them out at Fasig-Tipton's November Sale, where the daughter of Mitole went to $5.2 million.

The first-crop weanling sires lead their sire class by average at Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale.