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Godolphin went to 900,000gns (US$1,260,000) to acquire a Starspangledbanner filly, the top lot of session one of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 Oct. 14.

The 2025 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed sale, held Oct. 14 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., established new records across the board. This year's renewal set historical high-water marks for gross, average, median, and top price.

Maiden Watch: Week of Oct. 6-Oct. 12

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announces the latest class of 15 industry leaders to be inducted into the FTBOA Hall of Fame on Oct. 24 in a private reception with the board of directors celebrating their achievements.

The son of Unbridled's Song was bought by O'Sullivan Farms owner John Funkhouser and syndicated. Cross Traffic will be standing at Mt. Airy Farm in Millwood, Va.

HISA and Onrise announced the addition of nutrition coaching to the suite of confidential wellness services available to licensed jockeys at HISA racetracks through the Onrise platform.

Oscar Performance (Kitten's Joy–Devine Actress, by Theatrical {Ire}) will stand for $60,000 in 2026, up from $45,000 this season, according to a Mill Ridge Farm release Wednesday. The 11-year-old stallion is expected to serve a limited book of approximately 170 mares (140 foals) in 2026.

“Oscar Performance had another exceptional year led by Grade I winner World Beater, owned by Pin Oak Stud, trained by Riley Mott and bred by Dr. John Chandler,” said Mill Ridge's Price Bell. “Remarkably, he is ranked #2 on the General Sire List with GSH (Graded Stakes Horses) by percentage of starters to only Not This Time, and over leading sires Into Mischief, Gun Runner, Justify and on.”

Bell continued, “With all the Americans going to Tattersalls to buy the European bred yearlings, we are reminded how much opportunity exists in the U.S. with turf racing. We know we went against the current, syndicating Oscar Performance, and thanks to our shareholders, breeders and his strength and gifts, he joins Diesis and Gone West as a 'breed shaping stallion' from Mill Ridge.”

Standing his first year at stud at Mill Ridge, Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed–Achalaya, by Bellamy Road) will stand for a fee of $8,500 in 2026, slightly down from $10,000 in this season.

“We believe Casa Creed has the qualities to contribute to the breed with his talent as a racehorse in (4) Grade I wins from (15) Grade I starts,” said Bell. “His biggest fan, trainer Bill Mott, said, 'his soundness, toughness and quality and that he was never X'Rayed in his seven years of racing and (36) starts sets him apart from all others and what our breed needs.'”

Aloha West (Hard Spun–Island Bound, by Speightstown), who will be represented by his first runners in 2026, will stand for $6,500. The GI Breeders' Cup Sprint winner stood for $8,500 this season.

“We look forward to Aloha West with his first runners in 2026 for he has a similar pattern as Speightstown, showing exceptional talent early on with Bob Baffert, only to have setbacks which limited his start to racing,” explained Bell. “Eventually, he made nine starts as a 4-year-old, winning five, and culminating with a win in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.”

“Physically, he also resembles Speightstown, his broodmare sire, and has the unique pedigree blend of three key stallions in Gone West, Danzig, and A.P. Indy, and Traces Back to Fappiano on the dam side.”

According to Bell, both Aloha West and Casa Creed will qualify for the 'Ride Together' incentive where the registered breeder will qualify for a free season to that stallion if the offspring wins a straight maiden as a 2-year-old.

“We are excited to anticipate the 2026 breeding season and welcome your inquiries on Oscar Performance, Casa Creed and Aloha West,” said Price Bell.

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October has been a month to remember for the team from Spendthrift Farm. Since Oct. 3, Spendthrift has won six stakes, including four graded stakes and two Grade I's. Meanwhile, they've also had three maiden winners, including Further Ado (Gun Runner), who broke his maiden by 20 lengths.

November could be even better as Spendthrift is planning on sending five horses to the Breeders' Cup. To talk about Spendthrift's recent run of success and its hopes for the Breeders' Cup, Spendthrift General Manager Ned Toffey joined the crew for this week's TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland. He was the Gainesway Guest of the Week.

The Spendthrift Line-up is as follows: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile starter Ted Noffey (Into Mischief): GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies starter Tommy Jo (Into Mischief); GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint starter Tamara (Bolt d'Oro); GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint starter Kopion (Omaha Beach); GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf starter Smart Deb (Authentic).

Toffey said there is some chance that Kopion will takes on males in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.

“I think we've got five very good shots,” Toffey said of his Breeders' Cup hopefuls. “We're not just going for the weather. It's a really nice group and I think everybody is live.”

But Toffey knows that even a racing operation as loaded as Spendthrift is, can't always produce at such a high level.

“You all know is that racing is a tough game,” he said. “There are plenty of weekends where it did not go like this. So, we really appreciate and are enjoying this run that we've had here lately.

“I think it's one of the things that is most gratifying is that it's coming from a lot of different places. A number of these are homebreds. A number of them are by our own sires. Some of these we bought out of yearling sales. Some of these we bought out of 2-year-olds in training sales. What's nice about that is that through all of those horses, they really encompass every aspect of what we do. It's the coming together of all of what we've been trying to do and what we've been trying to build here over time.”

The run began with Tommy Jo in the GI Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland. After she crushed her opponents in the GI Spinaway at Saratoga, more of the same was expected at Keeneland. She did win the race, but it was through the disqualification of Percy's Bar (Upstart). The brilliance she displayed in the Spinaway was not in evidence on this day.

“It's sort of funny because I think it's not often that you get to win a Grade I and feel a little let down,” Toffey said. “She's been really highly touted from the beginning. Todd [Pletcher] and Johnny [Velazquez] probably held her in higher regard than Ted Noffey early on. I think maybe she just didn't relax quite as well as we would have liked her to. You saw her throw her head a little bit and that was way down the backstretch. That's going to be the trick to her. If Johnny can get her to relax, I think two turns will not be a problem. If she doesn't relax, then she'll probably run a race similar to the one she ran in the Alcibiades. She has to relax.”

And why isn't Further Ado being pointed to the Breeders' Cup after the 20-length runaway victory, which took place in his third lifetime start?

“In talking with Brad [Cox], that would probably be a little bit quick back, especially off that kind of an effort,” Toffey said. “Knock on wood, hopefully, there are lots of bigger and better things on the horizon for this horse. You could maybe cost him some chances at a future by trying to roll him back so quickly.”

Spendthrift has also enjoyed a phenomenal year with its stallions, a group led by Into Mischief. While Into Mischief is a sure thing, several other Spendthrift stallions emerged this year as potential star sires, like Vekoma, Omaha Beach and Yaupon.

“We're very fortunate in that we have Tammy and Eric Gustafson who've done such an incredible job of carrying on the legacy that Wayne [Hughes] built here,” Toffey said. “We have the resources to go after high quality horses. But, as we all know, that's not a guarantee of success. So we've been fortunate to have some sires who have gotten off to a great start. And that's really a credit to the breeders. Our salesmen do such a good job of building relationships with all the breeders in this industry. And that's really what you need. The breeders are the ones that are doing the heavy lifting, causing these horses to have the kind of success that they're having.”

The “Fastest Horse of the Week” was El Grande O (Take Charge Indy). Trained by Linda Rice, he got a 99 Beyer in an allowance win last week at the Belmont-at-Aqueduct meet. The Fastest Horse of the Week segment is sponsored by WinStarFarm.

Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by 1/st TV, the KTOB, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association and West Point  Thoroughbreds, the team of Bill Finley, Zoe Cadman and Moss talked about the historic contributions made to the sport by the pioneering female jockey Diane Crump and applauded Steve Asmussen for picking up win No. 11,000. There was also a discussion as to why Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) is passing the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile after his smashing win in the GI Champagne Stakes.

For the video version of the podcast, click here. For the audio version, click here.

 

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country.

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.

 

Resolved ADMC Violations

 

Date: 10/09/2025

Licensee: Jeffrey Trujillo, trainer

Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Let Me Love You, who finished third at Alburquerque on 9/7/25.

 

Date: 10/09/2025

Licensee: Michael Sabine, trainer

Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on October 10, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Not My Type, who finished tenth at Finger Lakes on 8/25/25.

 

Note: The higher than usual penalty for this kind of class C medication violation is due to the fact this was Sabine's second violation involving a class C substance within a two-year period.

 

Date: 10/08/2025

Licensee: Armando Hernandez, trainer

Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Guaifenesin (glycerol guaiacolate)-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Gray Lightning, who finished third in the Lady Carey Turf Sprint Stakes on 7/27/25.

 

Pending ADMC Violations

 

10/14/2025, Hugh McMahon, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine-a class B controlled substance-in a sample taken from Schrader, who finished second at Colonial Downs on 9/13/25.

 

10/13/2025, Maria Bowersock, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Flunixin and Phenylbutazone-both class C controlled substances-in a sample taken from Nezuko on 9/12/25.

 

10/13/2025, Reynaldo Yanez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Tramadol and Gabapentin-both class B controlled substances-in a sample taken from Butter Kisses, who won at Parx Racing on 9/8/25.

 

10/08/2025, Scott Corderman, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Flunixin – a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Nalla D, who won at Prairie Meadows on 9/8/25.

 

10/08/2025, Jose Gonzalez Jr., trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD) -a class B controlled substance-in a sample taken from Charlee Mae, who won at Prairie Meadows on 7/26/25

 

 

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Governor Kathy Hochul accompanied New York Racing Association officials, AECOM Tishman, Populous and unionized construction workers for a topping out ceremony Wednesday, marking the placement of the final beam at the new Belmont Park.

“As we raise the final beam, today marks a major milestone for Belmont Park and New York State,” Governor Hochul said. “This project is more than simply rebuilding a racetrack–it's creating jobs, boosting our economy and ensuring Belmont remains a world-class destination. This redevelopment means thousands of good-paying union jobs, new opportunities for local businesses and a facility that will attract visitors from around the world.”

Belmont Park will re-open for live racing in September 2026 with the GI Belmont Stakes, set to return to its Long Island home in 2027 following a three-year period where the event was temporarily shifted to Saratoga Race Course. In May, Governor Hochul announced the new Belmont Park as the site of the 2027 Breeders' Cup World Championships, last held in New York State in 2005.

The project to build a new Belmont Park will generate $1 billion in construction-related economic impact and create 3,700 construction-related jobs. Following the return of thoroughbred racing to Belmont in 2026, additional racing and non-racing activities at the new facility will generate $155 million in annual economic output and produce $10 million in new state and local tax revenue per year.

“Thanks to the leadership and vision of Governor Hochul, who has long recognized the importance of horse racing to New York State's economy and culture, NYRA is transforming Belmont Park into the sports and entertainment destination that New York deserves,” said New York Racing Association President and CEO David O'Rourke. “Today's milestone is a testament to the dedicated efforts of the construction personnel on-site, the NYRA team, and the expertise of our partners at AECOM Tishman and Populous. Because of their work, a new Belmont Park is coming to Long Island in 2026.”

 

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A share in Grade I winner Mindframe (Constitution–Walk of Stars, by Street Sense) will be offered at the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held in the Del Mar Paddock on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

The share in the 4-year-old will be consigned by Claiborne Farm, where the bay is also expected to take up stud duty in 2026.

“We are pleased to offer this special opportunity to participate in the stallion career of a truly outstanding prospect, Mindframe,” Claiborne President Walker Hancock said. “With significant early demand from breeders already requesting seasons, this share provides guaranteed access to a top-tier stallion prospect as he retires to stud following the Breeders' Cup.”

Last season, Mindframe ran second in both the GI Belmont Stakes and the GI NYRA Bets Haskell after a pair of blowout wins by a combined 21 1/4 lengths. This year, he kicked off the season with a victory in the GII Gulfstream Park Mile followed by a win in the GI Churchill Downs Stakes on Derby Day.

In this summer's nine-furlong GI Stephen Foster, Mindframe defeated reigning Breeders' Cup Classic winner, Sierra Leone.

The winner of five of eight starts, Mindframe has amassed over $1.8 million in earnings.

“Mindframe has put together a near-perfect record this year, and with the Breeders' Cup Classic as his next step, there's plenty more excitement to come,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “For buyers, this share represents a rare opportunity to participate in the tremendous potential of his future stallion career.”

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Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), the 2024 Horse of the Year and a shoo-in to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2031, the first year she will be eligible, has been retired.

The news came in the form of a press release sent out by Keeneland, McPeek Racing and Hill 'n' Dale.

Additionally, a 20% share in the champion will be offered at the upcoming Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar on Oct. 29.

The announcement came as no surprise as Thorpedo Anna finished a dull fourth in the GI Spinster S. in what will be her last race. Afterward, trainer Kenny McPeek told reporters that she would likely be retired.

In the announcement McPeek promised the filly's many fans that there is nothing wrong with her.

“For everybody out there who is worried about her, you can rest at ease,” McPeek said. “She's fine. She has been examined by several veterinarians. Dr. [Larry] Bramlage of Rood and Riddle found some very mild bone bruising, which is consistent with horses in work at her level and she could go back in training in 90 days, but we have opted to retire her.

Hill 'n' Dale owner John Sikura said a decision as to who she will be bred to has not yet been made and will not until after the Breeders' Cup.

“Her last race was disappointing, but the performance was not her,” Sikura said. “If she were to resume training she would need 90 days off and with her accomplishments she deserved and earned her retirement.”

Of the 20% stake in the champion up for grabs through Keeneland during Breeders' Cup week, Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin added, “It's an incredible privilege to offer an interest in reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna. Her brilliance on the track has captured the imagination of fans everywhere. Buyers now have an extraordinary opportunity to share in her future as a broodmare.”

Thorpedo Anna was purchased for just $40,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale of 2022 and became one of many stars that McPeek has found at the sales for bargain-basement prices.

She began her career on Oct. 26, 2023 with a 'TDN Rising Star'-earning 8 1/2-length win in a maiden at Keeneland. She followed that up with an allowance win and then a second-place finish in the GII Golden Rod S. at Churchill Downs.

She was just getting started as 2024 was the year in which she became a superstar. She won four straight, including three Grade I's, The Kentucky Oaks, the Acorn and the Coaching Club American Oaks.

Many believe that her best performance of the year came in her only defeat. Never afraid to try something different, McPeek entered her against males in the GI Travers S. She gave it everything and lost by just a head to the accomplished male Fierceness (City of Light), a four-time Grade I winner.

She finished out 2024 with wins in the GI Cotillion S. and the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Her 2025 campaign started on a good note as she won the GII Azeri S followed by the GI Apple Blossom H.

But she was never quite the same after that race. She was a distant seventh in the GI La Troienne S. and, two races later, was pushed to the limit by Dorth Vader (Girvin) when winning the GI Personal Ensign S. by a nose. In the Spinster, she tracked the leaders down the backstretch but had nothing left for the final quarter-mile.

“We're really proud of her,” McPeek said. “She's had tremendous support. Thank you to all the fans that have cheered her on during her career.”

Owned by the partnership of Hill 'n' Dale, Judy Hicks, Mark Edwards and McPeek's Magdalena Racing, Thorpedo Anna retires with a record of 12-for-16 and earnings of $5,440,913. She won 10 stakes races, including seven Grade I's.

 

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With a stud fee for multiple Grade I winner Mindframe (Constitution–Walk of Stars, by Street Sense) still to be determined pending his start in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, Claiborne Farm has released its advertised stud fees for 2026, with Grade I winner Prince of Monaco (Speightstown–Rainier, by Medaglia d'Oro) leading the way at $30,000.

The fastest-ever 2-year-old by prominent sire-of-sires Speightstown, Prince of Monaco covered a Claiborne-record 176 mares, including 44 black-type runners in his first season at stud in 2025.

GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Blame (Arch–Liable, by Seeking the Gold) will be offered at $25,000, pending Breeders' Cup results. His 2025 graded stakes winners include Group 1 winner Sibayan (Fr), $2.5-million GIII Mint Millions Invitational Stakes winner Epic Ride, and Explora, who won the GII Oak Leaf Stakes at Santa Anita Park to secure a “Win and You're In” berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

Blame is also the broodmare sire of four individual Grade I winners in 2025: Hope Road, Kilwin, Simply in Front, and World Beater.

Grade I winner and stakes record-setter Annapolis (War Front–My Miss Sophia, by Unbridled's Song), who will see his first weanlings go through the November sales this fall, will stand for an advertised fee of $12,500. The Bass Stables homebred was well sought after in his second season at stud, breeding 115 mares with an impressive 25% of his book consisting of black-type earners in 2025.

Bright Future (Curlin–Sophia's Song, by Bellamy Road), a Grade I-winning son of sire-of-sires Curlin and a half-brother to two graded stakes winners, also completed his debut book at stud earlier this year. Hailing from the family of champion Housebuster and Grade I winner Nutella Fella, Bright Future will stand for $10,000 in 2026.

Silver State (Hard Spun–Supreme, by Empire Maker)'s first juveniles performed well at this year's 2-year-old sales, selling for up to $335,000 and breezing as fast as :9 4/5. The GI Met Mile winner will stand for $7,500.

War Front (Danzig–Starry Dreamer, by Rubiano)'s stud fee will be private in 2026. He is North America's leading sire by lifetime percentage of stakes winners, graded stakes winners, and Grade I winners. This year, he added to his impressive list of top runners with GI Arlington Million winner Fort Washington, Grade II winner and Grade I-placed Liguria, and Grade I-placed  stakes winner Two Out Hero.

War of Will will stand the 2026 season at Rockridge Stud in New York, while Runhappy was sold to stand in South Korea and Demarchelier (GB) was sold to stand in Brazil.

First Samurai and Lea have been retired from stud duties.

The complete list of Claiborne Farm stallions with advertised fees for the 2026 are: Annapolis, $12,500; Blame, $25,000*; Bright Future, $10,000; Mindframe (NEW), TBD*; Prince of Monaco, $30,000; Silver State, $7,500; War Front, Private.

*Subject to change pending Breeders' Cup results.

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Not This Time (Giant's Causeway–Miss Macy Sue, by Trippi), in the midst of a landmark season, will stand for $250,000 S&N in 2026, Taylor Made Stallions announced Wednesday. He stood the 2025 season at $175,000.

The sire of nine Grade I winners, Not This Time's progeny have been dominating on the racetrack and delivering impressive results in the auction ring. He is the number one-ranked sire by black-type winners with 22, and the number two-ranked General Sire in 2025 with nearly $19 million in progeny earnings. He is the number one-ranked sire of 2-year-olds this year in every key category and a leading sire of 3-year-olds as well–with crops bred off $40,000 and $45,000 stud fees, respectively.

In the auction ring this year, Not This Time was the number one sire of seven-figure yearlings at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. With yearlings up to $2 million, $1.7 million, $1.6 million, $1.4 million (x3), Not This Time had 17 million-dollar yearlings all told this year–from a crop bred off his first six-figure stud fee.

Not This Time's Breeders' Cup roster includes a trio of “Win and You're In” qualifiers at the Keeneland Fall Meet. Rhetorical won the GI Coolmore Turf Mile, Imaginationthelady captured the GII Jessamine S., and Final Score triumphed in the GII Bourbon S.

Additional top-level winners for Not This Time this year include his chief earner Troubleshooting ($1,364,382), winner of the $2-million GI Franklin-Simpson S. at Kentucky Downs in September; Magnitude, winner of the GII Risen Star S.; undefeated 3-year-old Disco Time, winner of the GIII Lecomte S., and multiple Grade I-placed Goal Oriented, who is pointing toward the GI Breeders' Cup Mile.

Early Voting (Gun Runner–Amour d'Ete, by Tiznow), winner of the 2022 GI Preakness S., will stand for $12,500 S&N. From his first yearlngs to go through the sales ring, Early Voting was represented by a $700,000 colt and a $525,000 colt at Keeneland September, as well as a $525,000 co-sale topping filly at the Fasig-Tipton New York Bred Yearling Sale.

Early Voting ranks as a top five first-crop yearling sire from one of the most talented crops of stallions to retire in recent years, averaging $155,625 and an ROI of 6.1x his first-year fee. Early Voting had an 89% fertility rate in 2025, and the Classic winner is out of a Tiznow half-sister to the influential sire Speightstown.

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Knicks Go (Paynter–Kosmo's Buddy, by Outflanker), whose fee will be announced later, is the co-leading first-crop sire by graded stakes winners and already has 14 winners to his credit. Leading the charge is 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Ewing, a $585,000 OBS Spring Sale graduate who proved his class at Saratoga with a dominating 12-length maiden special weight win on debut before securing a front-running victory in the GII Saratoga Special. Knicks Go is also the sire of La Culasse, third in the GI Natalma S. at Woodbine in September.

Instilled Regard (Arch–Enhancing, by Forestry), who will stand for $8,000 S&N, is the sire of Minaret Station, the OXO Equine homebred who won the GII Bourbon S. at Keeneland at two last year and followed up with a victory in the American Derby at Churchill Downs this year at three. Instilled Regard is further represented by Gordon Pass, third in this year's GII Bourbon S.

Also standing for $8,000 S&N is Instagrand (Into Mischief–Assets of War, by Lawyer Ron), who has established himself as a leading second-crop sire in 2025 and is the number two Cumulative Second-Crop Sire by wins with 80, second only to Vekoma.

Instagrand is the sire of Grade I-placed Ourdaydreamingirl, third in the GI Cotillion S. at Parx, and his leading earner on the year is Gateskeeper, runner-up in the GII Gallant Bob S. at Parx.

Tacitus (Tapit–Close Hatches, by First Defence) is represented this year by his first 2-year-olds, which include recent maiden special weight winners Silent Tactic, a $500,000 acquisition by John Oxley at the OBS Spring Sale and an impressive two-length winner at Woodbine in his career bow for Mark Casse, and Politics, a determined winner at 1 1/16 miles at Churchill Downs in his second start for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trainer Michael McCarthy. Tacitus will stand for $5,000 S&N.

Dr. Schivel (Violence–Lil Nugget, by Mining for Money), a Grade I winner at two and three, had his first foals in 2025. Winner of the 2020 GI Del Mar Futurity at two and the GI Bing Crosby S. at three against older horses, Dr. Schivel just missed in the 2021 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint at Del Mar. He was a two-time winner of the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship S., including in 2023 when he got six furlongs in a sizzling 1:08.49. Dr. Schivel, who will have first yearlings in 2026, will stand for $5,000 S&N.

Idol (Curlin–Marion Ravenwood, by A.P. Indy), victorious in the 2021 GI Santa Anita H., was represented by well-received first yearlings this year, including a $175,000 colt purchased by Repole Stable at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Sale. Idol, who will stand for $5,000 S&N, is a full-brother to multiple Grade I winner Nest. Idol's first 2-year-olds hit the track in 2026.

Angel of Empire (Classic Empire–Armony's Angel, by To Honor and Serve) stood his first season at stud in 2025 and will stand the upcoming season for $5,000 S&N. Winner of the 2023 GI Arkansas Derby, Angel of Empire also won the GII Risen Star S. and finished a charging third as the race favorite in the GI Kentucky Derby. He recorded a career-best 104 Beyer Speed Figure on two occasions–in the Kentucky Derby and finishing third in the GII Jim Dandy S. Angel of Empire hit the board in 7-of-9 lifetime starts and banked $1,489,375.

Taylor Made Stallions will be offering incentives for multiple mares and to previous breeders.

The 2026 roster of stallions and fees for Taylor Made Stallions are as follows: Angel of Empire, $5,000; Dr. Schivel, $5,000; Early Voting, $12,500; Idol, $5,000; Instagrand, $8,000; Instilled Regard, $8,000; Knicks Go, TBD; Not This Time, $250,000; and Tacitus, $5,000.

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Canadian Horse of the Year and U.S. champion turf female Moira (Ghostzapper–Devine Aida, by Unbridled's Song) has been retired from racing, according to a statement from Chris Waller, who had trained the mare in Australia after she was purchased by Yulong Investments in 2024.

“Moira is obviously a world-class mare and, while she hasn't yet quite reached those same heights here in Australia, her performance earlier in the prep gave us a glimpse of her class,” Waller's statement read. “We simply feel that she is not racing at her absolute best right now and, with her extraordinary resume, she will be an outstanding broodmare, a real asset to the Australian breeding industry.”

Moira set a track record while winning the Queen's Plate in 2022 while racing for Donato Lanni's X-Men Racing partnership, Madaket Stables and SF Racing and trainer Kevin Attard. She as named Canada's Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old filly that season.

In 2023, she added the GII Canadian Stakes to her resume, as well as third-place efforts in the GI Breeders' Cup F/M Turf and GI E. P. Taylor Stakes.

Bought back for $3 million at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton November sale, Moira returned for perhaps her best season in 2024. She won the GII Beverly D. Stakes and finished second in the GI Diana Stakes and GI E.P. Taylor S. before concluding her North American campaign with a win in the GI Breeders' Cup F/M Turf. That victory earned the bay mare an Eclipse statue as champion turf female in the U.S.

Returned to the Fasig-Tipton sales ring just days after her Breeders' Cup win, Moira sold to Yulong Investments for $4.3 million at the 2024 November sale. She raced five times, with a runner-up effort, in Australia in the Yulong colors.

On the board in 16 of 22 starts, Moira won seven times–all in black-type company–and earned $3,058,077.

“It's fantastic to see international-class horses coming into Australia; it clearly lifts our breeding pool and bloodlines. We very much look forward to seeing her progeny develop and race in the years to come,” Waller's statement concluded.

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5. (tie) BLAST FURNACE, KEE, 10/8, 1 mile 1/8th (turf) (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-83
(g, 4, by The Factor–Aliquippa, by Yes It's True)
O-Three Diamonds Farm. B-EH Beau Lane (Ky). T-Mike Maker. J-Luis Saez.
This should sound familiar: Maker gets new horse in barn, runs him longer distances on grass, and improvement ensues. Blast Furnace was transferred this summer by Three Diamonds to Maker, who ran him 1 5/16 miles and then got this MSW victory at 1 1/8 miles.

5. (tie) CUT TO THE CHASE, KEE, 10/12, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-83
(f, 3, by Complexity–Listen to Libby, by Indian Charlie)
O-Thomas Bachman. B-Brereton Jones (Ky). T-Wesley Ward. J-Victor Espinoza.
In her second start, Cut to the Chase led all the way for a sharp 4 3/4 length Keeneland score. Owner Thomas Bachman–who previously raced Grade II winner Kehoe Beach with Ward–bought the filly for $375,000 at Keeneland September 2023 from Airdrie Stud's Brereton Jones, exactly one week before Jones' death.

4. SIMPLE SONG, SA, 10/10, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-88 (2nd)
(g, 3, by Munnings–Serene Melody, by Street Cry)
O-Muir Hut Stables. B-Lewis Thoroughbred Breeding. T-Mark Glatt. J-Kazushi Kimura.
He proved no match for the latest Zedan/Baffert freight train Jude (see below), but all things considered his debut second was highly encouraging–as is his pedigree. His dam Serene Melody was a minor stakes winner, but her dam was 11-time Grade I winner and Hall of Famer Serena's Song.

3. JUDE, SA, 10/10, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-93
(c, 3, by Uncle Mo–Helena Bay (GB), by Johannesburg)
O-Zedan Racing Stables. B-Runnymede Farm, Peter Callahan and Three Chimneys Farm (Ky). T-Bob Baffert. J-Juan Hernandez.
Baffert's soon-to-be 2026 3-year-olds will sort themselves out eventually, but his Derby hopeful list continues to grow. Amr Zedan's $2-million yearling purchase Jude, named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', debuted with a sharp 2 1/2-length victory in fast time–and he broke slowly, then rallied from last. He's a half-brother to former Baffert star Collected, whose remarkable 2017 run began with four straight stakes wins including the GI Pacific Classic, followed by a second to Gun Runner in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.

2. COFFEE TALK, KEE, 10/9, 6 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-94
(g, 3, by Medaglia d'Oro–Desert Legacy, by Tapit)
O/T- David Jacobson. B-Godolphin (Ky). J-Jose Ortiz.
Fifteen months ago, Jacobson purchased Godolphin owned-and-bred 4-year-old Banishing at auction for $80k. At the time, Banishing had made $100,000 on the track; since the purchase he has earned $1.8 million and is being pointed for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. This summer, Jacobson went back to the Godolphin well, spending $30,000 at Ellis Park to claim Coffee Talk, who had made $14,443 in five starts with a top Beyer of 76. Jacobson ran him back for $50,000 and got a 10 3/4-length win with a 94 Beyer. The bad news for Jacobson: Coffee Talk was claimed again out of the race, this time by Linda Rice.

1. FURTHER ADO, KEE, 10/10, 1 mile 1-16th (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-98
(c, 2, by Gun Runner–Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa)
O-Spendthrift Farm. B-John Oxley (Ky). T-Brad Cox. J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Further Ado, named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', is now being pointed for the Nov. 29 GII Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes after this 20-length romp continued Spendthrift's remarkable October run. His 98 Beyer tied Ted Noffey for the second-fastest 2-year-old figure of the year behind only Brant's 101. His female side traces back to Oxley's champion mare Beautiful Pleasure.

 

 

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The 8-year-old Power Broker mare Showmethemagic topped the Saratoga fall mixed sale on a $260,000 bid from Jonathan Thorne’s Thorndale Farm. Fasig-Tipton Photo.

By Mary Eddy

The strength of the New York-bred program and its sires was again on full display at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale, which saw considerable increases in total sales, average price and median Tuesday at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs.

“The market has been strong all year, and with the positive buzz leading into the sale, we were excited, but seeing the final numbers is tremendous,” said Najja Thompson, executive director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. “All credit goes to our breeders and program participants for continually raising the quality of New York-breds, and to Fasig-Tipton for their ongoing commitment to our program and another outstanding sale.”

Gross sales totaled $6,177,500 for 133 horses sold, up from just over $3.9 million when 148 horses sold at last year’s auction. The average sale price rose from $26,663 to $47,438 with median rising from $15,000 to $23,500.

“It was a tremendous sale with lots of interest, and it is reflective of the quality of horses that were on offer today, in terms of both their physicals and their pedigrees,” said Boyd Browning Jr., Fasig-Tipton president and chief executive officer. “Average was up 80 percent, the median was up 67 percent, and gross sales were up about 57 percent. We’ve seen a strong marketplace throughout 2025. We all had high expectations and optimism coming into this sale, but I don’t think any of us thought it would be this strong.

“The New York-bred program is so strong, and has such recognition around the United States. Obviously, it helps when you had two Grade 1-winning New York-breds earlier this month, and it just shows the type of horses that can be produced and raised in New York. We are very thrilled with the results today.”

The sale was topped by the 8-year-old broodmare Showmethemagic, Hip 98, who hammered for $260,000 to Thorndale Farm. Showmethemagic, along with her Golden Pal weanling colt (Hip 99) that sold for $210,000 to Cherry Knoll Farm, were part of the first consignment at a Saratoga fall mixed sale for Garrencasey Sales, which sold 14 horses for a combined $954,000.

Emma Quinn, who owns Garrencasey Sales with her husband Dermot, expressed satisfaction with their first foray at this sale, which she chose to enter because of the growing popularity of the New York-bred program.

“This is my first consignment here and I wanted to come up with something special – we felt this package would do it,” Quinn said. “The foal is a nice, correct foal that came up here and presented himself very well. He was extremely busy, and each time he did a fantastic job. The mare is a beautiful physical and her first foal is now black type, so what more would you want? We thought it would be smart to come here, and we are absolutely thrilled with the result.

“We normally do small consignment and not normally regional ones, so this was our maiden voyage, and I am delighted with the results. The New York breeding program is so exciting. People are becoming more involved and we just felt this was a good package to present here.”

Showmethemagic, a daughter of Power Broker, is from a strong female family. Her second dam, Malibu Magic, is a half-sister Grade 1 winner Imaginary Lady, the second dam of 2021 champion older dirt female Letruska. Her family also includes 2008 champion 3-year-old filly Proud Spell and Grade 1 winner J P’s Gusto.

Showmethemagic sold in-foal to popular first-year sire Cogburn, and caught the eye of bidders as her juvenile Not This Time filly, Believe in Magic, finished third in Kentucky Downs’ Untapable Stakes in September. The foal she carries is of close relation, with Cogburn being a son of the red-hot Not This Time.

“I tell you what, she’s a young mare and her 2-year-old can really run,” said Jonathan Thorne, who signed the ticket for the mare. “I love Cogburn and it’s the same cross as the 2-year-old. It’s hard to come across mares that have that much going on. The whole female family is riddled with champions, and I think this will pay off in the long run. A beautiful horse, and it’s hard to find those types.”

First-crop stallions again proved popular, with Spendthrift Farm’s Arabian Lion siring three six-figure weanlings. Among them was Hip 58 from The New Hill Farm consignment, a bay colt out of the Gemologist mare Our Hope Diamond that hails from the family of Grade 2-winner Inside Straight.

Agent Ricardo Gonzalez signed the $150,000 ticket on behalf of buyer Mahmud Mouni, and said he and his client are pleased to get in on the action early with new stallions.

“First crop, and it’s a nice-looking colt,” Gonzalez said. “He has a lot of quality.”

The colt was bred by Dutchess Views Farm, SGO Thoroughbred LLC and Winding Road Thoroughbreds.

Just a few horses later, Mouni also purchased Hip 62, the highest-priced weanling of the sale as the Yaupon colt hammered for $240,000. The bay colt was bred by Sequel Thoroughbreds and Milan Bloodstock, and foaled at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson, which also consigned him.

Gonzalez noted the colt’s professionalism in the sales ring.

“A lot of class,” he said. “He’s really smart and in the ring, he acted like an older horse.”

Five weanlings sold for more than $200,000, starting early with Hip 4, a Vekoma colt out of the Trappe Shot mare Kathryn’s Sky that sold to En Fuego Stables for $230,000. The chestnut was consigned by Rhapsody Farm, who bred and foaled him at their Plymouth farm. Progeny of Vekoma weanlings were in high demand, and each of the leading freshman sire’s three weanlings that sold did so for six figures.

Hip 170, a daughter of Vekoma bred by Highclere Inc., brought the sale’s top price for a weanling filly at $210,000 from MWG. Consigned by Gracie Bloodstock and foaled at Saratoga Glen Farm in Schuylerville, the filly is the second foal out of the winning Midshipman mare Bella Figura.

Leading the New York-based sires was Americanrevolution, whose first weanlings were met with an enthusiastic response and were topped by Hip 85 from the Vinery Sales consignment, a chestnut filly out of the unraced Union Rags mare Royal Rags that hammered for $100,000 to Amanda Gillman. The filly’s second dam is the dual stakes-winner Career Oriented, and hails from the family of graded stakes-placed Kept Waiting. She was bred by Denlea Park Ltd.

Gillman worked for trainer Todd Pletcher during Americanrevolution’s Grade 1-winning tenure with the Hall of Fame conditioner, and said the filly demonstrates the young sire’s best qualities.

“She is gorgeous and stood out from the first day I saw her,” Gillman said. “She has all the parts to be a good horse and I really like Americanrevolution. He’s throwing a lot of nice foals, and I’m excited to get one. They’ve very similar. I think he’s throwing a lot of himself, which is good – you want to see that with young sires. He was very good-looking and still is.”

Hip 4, a colt by Vekoma bred by Rhapsody Farm, got things going when he sold for $230,000 in the first few minutes. Fasig-Tipton Photo.

Other top sellers for the son of Constitution include Hip 64 from Vinery Sales, a $50,000 dark bay filly out of the First Samurai mare Paris Cruise bred by Pure Bred Funding LLC that went to Bronco Bloodstock, and Hip 101, a colt bred by Jeremiah Desmond and a $90,000 purchase for Magnolia Lane Farm from The New Hill Farm consignment. Americanrevolution stands at Rockridge Stud in Hudson.

Additionally, New York stallion Honest Mischief is the sire of Hip 132 from the Sequel New York consignment, a colt out of Tiznowornever bred by Sequel New York and Barone’s Sunny Crest Farm that sold for $70,000 to Seth Morris, agent for Sabby Racing. Honest Mischief stands at Sequel Stallions New York.

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Undefeated Flightline, the 2022 Horse of the Year whose first yearlings averaged $749,083 for 55 sold this year to date, will anchor the Lane's End stallion roster in 2026 and stand for $125,000. Flightline, whose first runners will be eagerly anticipated in 2026, had 10 yearlings sell for $1 million or more between the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga and Keeneland September sales.

The 17 members of Lane's End's roster includes one new addition in multiple Grade I winner Raging Torrent (Maximus Mischief–Violent Wave, by Violence), who was retired at the end of July and had already been announced as a future Lane's End stallion. Raging Torrent will be introduced at $15,000.

“2025 was an exceptional year for the Lane's End roster,” said the farm's Bill Farish, “with Liam's Map and Twirling Candy both siring three Grade I winners, as well as Flightline's knockout first-crop yearling sales results, including a sale-topping filly and an average of $749,083. With the addition of multiple Grade I winner Raging Torrent, 2026 looks to be another exciting year.”

Lane's End's entire roster–with all fees live foal, stands and nurses–follows in alphabetical order:

• Arcangelo–$30,000
• Candy Ride (Arg)–$60,000
• City of Light–$35,000
• Connect–$10,000
• Flightline–$125,000
• Game Winner–$20,000
• Honor A.P.–$7,500
• Liam's Map–$50,000
• More than Looks–$15,000
• Quality Road–$100,000
• Raging Torrent–$15,000
• Senor Buscador–$7,500
• The Factor–$5,000
• Tonalist–$10,000
• Twirling Candy–$75,000
• Union Rags–$10,000
• Up to the Mark–$25,000

 

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The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale, not to be outdone by its yearling sale counterpart which broke records in August, set its own highwater marks for gross, average, median and top-priced lot Tuesday in upstate New York. During the one-session auction, 133 horses grossed $6,177,500, for an average of $46,447 and a median of $22,000. The average jumped 74.2% from last year's figure of $26,663 and the median rose 46.7% from $15,000 in 2024. With 73 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 35.4%. It was 40.8% a year ago.

The broodmare Showmethemagic (Power Broker) (hip 98), in foal to Cogburn, brought the auction's top price of $260,000 when selling to Jonathan Thorne's Thorndale Farm. The mare was one of four to surpass $200,000 and one of 21 to bring six figures. Eight sold for $100,000 or more in 2024.

The stakes-placed Showmethemagic is out of Magic Charm (Horse Greeley), a half-sister to the dam of champion Proud Spell. The mare's 2-year-old filly, Believe in Magic (Not This Time), her first foal, was third in the Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs in September.

“Young mares like this that have such an active family–the female family is kind of riddled with champions, beginning with Proud Spell, but there are other ones in there–these mares don't come to market very often,” said Thorne. “She's a beautiful mare and I loved her foal. It's an investment in the future.”

Of the sale-topping price, Thorne said, “I definitely had to extend for her. I wanted to be about $175,000, but it's only going to get tougher as the fall goes on here. Hopefully, we can get a couple of nice foals out of her and we will just take care of her.”

Showmethemagic | Fasig-Tipton

Showmethemagic was followed into the sales ring by her weanling colt by Golden Pal (hip 99), who sold to Peter Pugh on behalf of Cherry Knoll Farm for $210,000. The weanling was bred by Ahlschwede Family and Dr. Scott Pierce. Scott Ahlschwede's River Valley Farm purchased Showmethemagic, in foal to Epicenter, for $85,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November sale. The mare's Epicenter filly sold for $57,000 at last month's Keeneland September sale.

Both mare and weanling were consigned by Emma and Dermot Quinn's Garrencasey Sales, which was making its first appearance at the Saratoga Fall Mixed and celebrating its first-ever sale topper.

“The mare was pretty straightforward,” Emma Quinn said. “She is correct and obviously it's a great cover. And then you've got that great update. Her first foal is now black-type placed. And the foal she is carrying is bred on that same cross. Then we accompanied her with this Golden Pal weanling, who has been a very, very nice foal since the day he was born. He just came up here and did a great job every day showing himself. We are really pleased with the results.”

Of the decision to present her first consignment at the upstate New York auction, Quinn explained, “I always wanted to come up to this sale. I had some clients who had some New York-bred foals and I just took the opportunity to come up and experience it. Lesley Campion is my best friend–she works for Paramount–and when I made the decision to come, Lesley said she would come and join me in the adventure and it was a successful time for both of us. She helped me so much.”

Walking away with the sale topper capped a great first experience, according to Quinn.

“It's been a wonderful experience,” she said. “We are really glad we came up. And we are so thankful for our clients and all of their support. Everything went smoothly and we were made very welcome. We will be back.”

Libyan bloodstock agent Mahmud Mouni purchased the auction's top-priced weanling, going to $240,000 to acquire a colt by Yaupon (hip 62). Bred by Sequel Thoroughbreds and Milan Bloodstock and consigned by Sequel New York, the weanling is out of Owl Moon (Ghostzapper) and is a half-brother to stakes-placed Blue Strike (Smart Strike).

Mouni purchased four weanlings Tuesday in Saratoga. In addition to hip 62, he purchased a colt by Arabian Lion (hip 58) for $150,000, a colt by Zandon (hip 94) for $75,000, and a filly by Arabian Lion (hip 273) for $40,000.

“I think the market was really strong,” Thorne said. “We bought a couple of weanlings with some partners, but it was tough to buy. Everyone in New York is doing a great job, between NYRA and the New York Thoroughbred Breeders. And we have Belmont coming on. I think the market is just going to go up and up. We just need more quality. I am always looking for quality. [Showmethemagic] was a quality type of mare that deserved being bought.”

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Two 3-year-old sprinters close behind Patch Adams in Aug. 23 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1)—runner-up Captain Cook and third-place Barnes—compete Oct. 18 against four other 3-year-olds in the Perryville Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.