Blood-Horse

Wathnan Racing's Hit Show scores a repeat victory in the Fayette Stakes (G3) at Keeneland Oct. 25, securing a sixth consecutive fall meet training title for Brad Cox.

Graded stakes winner Dean Martini has been retired by owner David Bernsen and has joined Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky.

There are 24 British- and Irish-trained horses declared in the six group races, including three group 1s, at Saint-Cloud Oct. 26. Here are two 2-year-olds you should be watching especially closely, plus quotes from the trainers on their stablemates.

Bank Frenzy has an affinity for Aqueduct Racetrack, a point on display Oct. 25 with a victory in the $250,000 Empire Classic Stakes.

Troubleshooting parlays a victory in the 6 1/2-furlong Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T) at Kentucky Downs into another stakes success, this time in the Bryan Station Stakes (G3T) over a mile at Keeneland.

Hawk Mountain led home an Aidan O'Brien-trained trifecta in the Futurity Trophy Stakes (G1) at Doncaster Racecourse Oct. 25.

The final session of the Arqana October Yearling Sale concluded Oct. 25, and the five-day sale finished with across-the-board declines in total sales, average price, and median, bucking trends seen at many yearling sales across the world in 2025.

Richard Hannon hailed Rosallion as "a horse of a lifetime" after the trainer said the three-time group 1 winner had been retired.

Yulong Investments' Via Sistina became the oldest mare to land the Cox Plate (G1) and joined an elite list of dual winners in a fittingly classic edition of the race Oct. 25 in its last staging at Moonee Valley Racecourse before its redevelopment.

Nearly four dozen horses preparing for the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar breeze across the country, including 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone.

Ironhorse Stallions announced Oct. 25 that Bucchero will stand the 2026 breeding season for $12,500, with an early-bird discount available through Dec. 31 for mares foaling in New York and a breeder-friendly mare cap of 140. 

Riley Mott, 33, will saddle his first Breeders' Cup starter at this year's World Championships. He will be represented by a solid contender in grade 1 winner Argos, a 2-year-old son of Nyquist, in the Oct. 31 Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.

Bidding has opened for the 2025 Inglis Digital USA October (Late) Sale, featuring a slate of 73 offerings for a broad spectrum of buyers, led by a 11-horse consignment from Paramount Sales, and racing prospects with notable updates.

In a race where the favorites failed to show up, Claiborne's Admit was left to pick up the pieces, powering to her first graded stakes victory in the $396,013 Valley View Stakes (G2T) Oct. 24 at Keeneland.

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announces Oct. 24 that Valerie Dailey, a Thoroughbred breeder in Florida since 1985, was elected president of the FTBOA at a board meeting.

Veteran jockey Willie Martinez will retire from riding this month and will begin work as a regional manager for the Jockeys' Guild effective Nov. 1.

A lawsuit filed in a New York federal court accuses major national players in the horse racing industry of engaging in racketeering through their activities in computer assisted wagering companies.

Troubleshooting, victorious in the Sept. 6 Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T) at Kentucky Downs when sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on turf, ventures into new territory Oct. 25 at Keeneland when he routes in the 1-mile Bryan Station Stakes (G3T).

What goes without question is that the field of 11 pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) is so deep and star-studded that gamblers will have a field day betting on the race and getting odds way above the horses' prices in recent races

Backcheck (Hip 223) is a Not This Time a half sister to this year's Frizette Stakes (G1) winner.