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Mill Ridge Farm will host a stallion open house daily this week from Wednesday to Friday, highlighted by Oscar Performance, who has been established among the nation's leading sires; Casa Creed, whose first foals will be born in the spring; and Aloha West, whose first runners will debut in 2026.

Both Casa Creed and Aloha West are part of the “Ride Together” incentive, qualifying the registered breeder for a free season to that stallion if the offspring wins a straight maiden as a 2-year-old.

Mill Ridge is located at 2800 Bowman Mill Road near Lexington, where the gates will be open from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday. In addition, farm staff will serve rum cake to all visitors.

For more information, contact Kim Poulin at kpoulin@millridge.com.

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6. SOLITUDE DUDE, GP, 11/1, 6 1/2 furlongs. (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 86
(c, 2, by Yaupon–After the Party, by Into Mischief)
O-Chris Fountoukis. B-Martha Buckner and Matthew Ernst (Ky). T-Saffie Joseph, Jr.. J-Micah Husbands.
Debuting as third betting choice (another Saffie Joseph first-timer was favored), he drubbed the competition by 9 1/2 lengths after setting the fractions. Joseph signed the $300k ticket in June at OBS for the son of first-crop sire Yaupon. The jury is still out on Yaupon's stamina genes, and Solitude Dude's dam was also a sprint type, but from the looks of this a one-turn mile would definitely be within his scope.

5. BLACKSMITH, SA, 10/25, 6 1/2 furlongs. (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 91 (2nd)
(c, 2, by Liam's Map–Sweet Achiever, by Curlin)
O-Wathnan Racing. B-Hill 'n Dale Equine Holdings and St. Elias Stables (Ky). T-Bob Baffert. J-Juan Hernandez.
The Baffert first-timer was hard-ridden 3/8ths out trying to keep up with sharp winner Acknowledgemeplz (see below), but was finding his best late as if extra distance would help. And his pedigree seconds that thought. His unraced Curlin dam is a full-sister to fast Baffert-trained Cezanne but traces back to blue hen mare Better Than Honour (Jazil, Rags to Riches, Man of Iron, etc.), a stamina influence if there ever was one. The $525k yearling races for Qatar-based Wathnan Racing, which is trying to plant a flag in the U.S.–and its new association with Baffert won't hurt that cause.

4. NUANCED, KEE, 10/23, 1 1-16 miles. (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 91
(g, 3, by Complexity–Haven, by Take Charge Indy)
O-Klaravich Stables. B-Larmon and Christina Cowles (Ky). T-Chad Brown. J-Tyler Gaffalione.
Claim slips for $50,000 were dropped for five of the 10 starters in this race, but guess who wasn't claimed? The 12 1/2-length winner! A $340k yearling purchase by Seth Klarman, Nuanced wasn't highly regarded at Churchill in his first start, and ran like it, finishing 11th of 12 in a maiden special weight. But blinkers, experience and two turns did the trick, and at 5/1 odds he looked like 1/5.

3. EL PRESTIGIO, KEE, 10/22, 6 furlongs. (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 93
(c, 3, by Practical Joke–Bartlett Narrows, by Flatter)
O-Benjamin Gase. B-Edwin Anthony. T-Steve Asmussen. J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.
A six-race maiden who hadn't run since Oaklawn in January, he at least had racked up four seconds and a peak Beyer Speed Figure of 81. But he took some action at 7/2 odds against a decent maiden field, and stepped up his game considerably. His younger half-brother Comport was a GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner.

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMEPLZ, SA, 10/25, 6 1/2 furlongs. (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 93
(r, 2, by Bucchero–Starship Fantasy, by Yes It's True)
O-Purple Rein Racing and Mark Davis. B-Helen and Joseph Barbazon. T-Doug O'Neill. J-Antonio Fresu.
Success vs. 2-year-old dirt maidens in SoCal almost always requires beating an expensive Baffert runner (or two), and this fast-breaking underdog $75k purchase gave future graded winner Desert Code a gallant battle in their debuts back in June. Four-and-a-half months and a dozen breezes later, Acknowledgemeplz was readily acknowledged by bettors as 8/5 second choice to even-money Baffert firster Blacksmith (above) and was up to the task, again breaking like a shot and opening up into the stretch to win by daylight.

1. LIFE AND TIMES, BAQ, 11/1, 1 mile. (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 94
(g, 4, by Justify–Silky Serenade, by Unbridled's Song)
O-Michael Tabor. B-Chelston (Ky). T-Todd Pletcher. J-Jose Lezcano.
Overlay alert, far too late: 11/1 odds on a Pletcher-trained first-timer by Justify, owned by Tabor and a half-brother to a Grade I winner. Odds-on favorite Time to Win didn't help himself with a slow start, but given how Life and Times dashed to a 5 3/4-length score for a 94 Beyer, it likely wouldn't have mattered. The 4-year-old didn't breeze until June last year, had a setback in the fall that cost him six months then went another three months between breezes this summer. Tabor loves a good wager, but given this price and with Coolmore focused on Breeders' Cup Saturday, you have to wonder if he got very involved.

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A weanling colt by Gun Runner brought $2.2 million from Donato Lanni on behalf of Zedan Racing at Keeneland November Tuesday. He is a half-brother to GSW Ides of March (Ire) (Wootton Bassett).

Hip 146, consigned by Denali Stud, Agent XXIV, was produced by GI Frizette S. heroine Nickname (Scat Daddy). He was bred by Three Chimneys Farm, LLC and Brookdale Racing.

Record broken again! Hip 146, a weanling colt by Gun Runner out of Nickname, brings $2.2 million from the @DenaliStud consignment. pic.twitter.com/oP7HPjrbq5

— Keeneland Sales (@keenelandsales) November 4, 2025

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When 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio (Race Day) was scratched in the moments before the field loaded into the starting gate for Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar, it was on the recommendation of the on-track veterinarian in a call to the stewards. Some of the horse's connections–comprised of C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber, and La Milagrosa Stable–have been vocal on social media and in the media in the days since about their disagreement with the call.

Tuesday afternoon, C2 Racing Stable posted the following statement on their X account, indicating they were retaining counsel and seeking an investigation into the event. The statement appears below in full.

“As the co-owners of White Abarrio, we are deeply concerned by the decision fo the Breeders' Cup to scratch White Abarrio from the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile only minutes before he entered the starting gate. White Abarrio had a PET scan at the Breeders' Cup request which resulted in findings normal for a race horse in training. He was also examined every day by Breeders' Cup veterinarians in the week leading up to the race, including on the morning of the race and the veterinarians deemed him fit to race. No problems were noted in the paddock pre-race and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. stated that White Abarrio warned up 'perfectly' on the track. Despite this fact, for reasons that remain unknown, the Breeders' Cup directed that White Abarrio be scratched right before the race was set to run.

“To be clear, the health and safety of our equine athletes is always of paramount importance. On that point, all parties can agree. If there were any facts or circumstances to support the notion that White Abarrio was in any way unfit to race, we would wholly support a decision to scratch him. However, in this instance, there is no such evidence. Based on what we know to date, we are very concerned that the decision to scratch White Abarrio was completely unjustified. It was certainly made for reasons that are unknown to trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. and the ownership group. White Abarrio has raced 24 times throughout his career and we always take the utmost precaution to ensure he is healthy, as evidenced by our full compliance with the pre-race examination protocols.

“Given the foregoing, C2 Racing Stable, LLC and Gary Barber have retained counsel and have asked for a full and transparent investigation into this matter. We have requested that the Breeders' Cup, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club preserve and disclose all relevant documents related to White Abarrio being scratched.

“Until such time as we determine next steps, we will not be answering any questions or making any further comments related to this matter.”

WHITE ABARRIO scratch from Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile prompts co-owners to investigate protocols. pic.twitter.com/FFBaxYbjt8

— C2 Racing Stable (@C2RacingStable) November 4, 2025

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Lush Lips (GB) (f, 3, Ten Sovereigns {Ire}–Lamyaa {GB}, by Arcano {Ire}), winner of last month's GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland, brought a sale-leading $3.7 million from Dixiana Farm at Keeneland November Tuesday.

Lush Lips (Hip 129), campaigned in partnership by Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Hoffman Thoroughbreds, LLC, Mrs. Paul Shanahan and Mrs. M. V. Magnier and trained by Brendan Walsh, was consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CLXXXIX.

Lush Lips was an £82,000 yearling purchase by Avenue Bloodstock, Medallion Racing, and Donnacha O'Brien at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale in 2023.

Winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland, LUSH LIPS (GB) shines at $3.7 million at #KeeNov! Consigned by @TaylorMadeSales pic.twitter.com/FLiIOv3nHN

— Keeneland Sales (@keenelandsales) November 4, 2025

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Justique (m, 5, Justify–Grazie Mille, by Bernardini), a MSW & MGSP half-sister to GISW Mo Town (Uncle Mo), brought $2 million from Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm at Keeneland November Tuesday.

The $725,000 Keeneland September yearling and 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' was campaigned by C R K Stable.

Hip 107 was consigned as a broodmare prospect by Lane's End, agent.

Justique commands $2 million at #KeeNov! The half-sister to G1W Mo Town was consigned by @LanesEndFarms and purchased by Whisper Hill Farm. pic.twitter.com/Wdsj90YVIa

— Keeneland Sales (@keenelandsales) November 4, 2025

 

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The stakes-winning Greenfinch (m, 4, Justify–Misty for Me {Ire}, by Galileo), in foal to Gun Runner, brought $1.5 million from Marette Farrell on behalf of Mt. Brilliant Farm at Keeneland November Tuesday. She is a half-sister to top-level winners Roly Poly (War Front) and U S Navy Flag (War Front). She was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency as Hip 93. The 2024 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Cairn Rouge S. heroine was campaigned in partnership by Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor and trained by Aidan O'Brien.

#KeeNov Book 1 – Tuesday: Hip 93 – GREENFINCH (Justify), out of MG1W Misty For Me, sells for $1.5 million to @mtbrilliant from the @TaylorMadeSales consignment.

The half-sister to US NAVY FLAG, etc., is in foal to Gun Runner. pic.twitter.com/WfI4Eogbgb

— TDN (@theTDN) November 4, 2025

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A filly by Curlin realized a $1.25 million final bid from Wesley Ward at Keeneland's opening session of the November Sale in Lexington Tuesday.

Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, the February 20 foaled filly is out of Galloping Ami (Victory Gallop), Broodmare of the Year in 2016.

Offered as Hip 82, the bay is a Kentucky-bred half-sister to MGISW Kopion (Omaha Beach), Canadian Champion 3-year-old Amis Gizmo (Giant Gizmo) and GSW and GISP Ami's Flatter (Flatter.)

She was bred by Tall Oaks Farm and The Curlin Syndicate.

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Seven months after a joint agreement to drop a year-old lawsuit against Camarero Race Track over complaints about a purportedly unsafe dirt surface, the Puerto Rico Horse Owners Association, Inc. (PRHOA) is back in federal court against the island's only Thoroughbred track, alleging that Camarero and a different horsemen's group, the Confederacion Hipica de Puerto Rico (CHPR), have undertaken a “concerted scheme” to exclude PRHOA from simulcasting revenues while at the same time trying to “coerce” PRHOA members to join the rival faction.

According to the lawsuit, filed Oct. 31 in United States District Court of Puerto Rico, the defendants, which also include executives from both Camarero and the CHPR, “are jointly engaged in a pattern, scheme, and agreement, as well as acts and omissions, that violate the United States Constitution and other applicable federal statutes [and are] designed to deprive the PRHOA and its members of their rights, benefits, and lawful participation in the horse racing industry.”

These allegations represent only one side of the story in a years-long series of regulatory and legal battles between the PRHOA and the track that have been playing out at the gaming commission, state, and federal court levels.

The defendants in this new lawsuit could not be reached for comment prior to deadline for this story, but they will have a chance to answer the complaint within a court-mandated time frame.

The Oct. 31 lawsuit cited both the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 (IHA) and the Puerto Rico Horse Racing Industry and Sport Act in outlining why the PRHOA believes it is entitled to “preliminary and permanent injunctions ordering Defendants to immediately resume and maintain equitable distribution of simulcast-in proceeds to PRHOA” and compensatory and treble damages of “no less” than $500,000.

“Camarero, operating under an exclusive license or franchise from the Commonwealth, administers all wagering proceeds under governmental regulation, including simulcasting, making it an instrumentality of the state,” the lawsuit stated.

“For many years, prior to PRHOA's creation, CHPR was the only association of horse owners operating at the Camarero Racetrack, consisting of the majority of the horse owners in Puerto Rico,” the lawsuit stated.

“On Jan. 23, 2007, Camarero and CHPR entered into a written agreement [that was later] renewed on a month-to-month basis by Camarero and CHPR,” the lawsuit stated.

“On Jan. 29, 2013, several licensed horse owners decided to form PRHOA, [which is now] composed of a substantial number of licensed [owners who] own a significant number of Thoroughbreds participating [at Camarero]. As mandated by state law, since PRHOA's creation, Camarero has uninterruptedly distributed simulcast in proceeds to PRHOA's members and nonaffiliated horse owners to either PRHOA or CHPR,” the lawsuit stated.

“PRHOA is not a contracting party to the Contract, and the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico expressly so held in a final and unappealable decision,” the lawsuit stated.

“However, since PRHOA's organization, Camarero and CHPR unlawfully applied the Contract to PRHOA and its members, deducting sums from the purse earnings of their horses not authorized by the Horse Racing Act, but stemming from the Contract to which PRHOA has never been a party,” the lawsuit stated.

“The Contract violates the [Puerto Rico] Horse Racing Act [and] the IHA and it is unconstitutional since it requires racehorse owners to be affiliated to the CHPR to receive simulcast-in proceeds, and it is unconstitutional since it requires racehorse owners to be affiliated to the CHPR to receive simulcast-in proceeds,” the lawsuit stated.

“On Nov. 26, 2021, PRHOA filed a suit against Camarero and CHPR in the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, seeking the return of the illegally deducted funds and an injunction to permanently halt the unlawful practice. The State Case remains pending and unresolved as of this filing,” the lawsuit stated.

“In the meantime, Camarero and CHPR [have been] for some time conspiring to harm PRHOA and its members by means of in-person meetings, email correspondence, and other interstate electronic communications to deprive PRHOA and its members of their legal right to receive their share of the wagering on simulcast-in races arising from sources outside of Puerto Rico,” the lawsuit stated.

“Via a letter sent on Oct. 17, 2025, following private meetings between Camarero and CHPR, PRHOA received notice that beginning on Nov. 1, 2025, Camarero would cease distributing proceeds from simulcast-in wagering to PRHOA and its members,” the lawsuit stated.

“PRHOA has made multiple efforts to persuade Camarero not to do so, but all such efforts have failed. As a result, PRHOA and its members now face imminent and irreparable harm,” the lawsuit stated.

“In [a separate state lawsuit], the Puerto Rico Supreme Court further recognized that horse owners have a constitutional right to affiliate-or to decline to affiliate-with any association of their choosing, rights grounded in the freedom of expression and association guaranteed by the Constitutions of Puerto Rico and the United States,” the lawsuit stated.

“Currently, Camarero and CHPR are conditioning the payment of monies-belonging by law to all licensed racehorse owners-on those their mandatory membership in CHPR, in direct violation of constitutional protections,” the lawsuit stated.

“Camarero's decision to halt payments of proceeds from simulcast into PRHOA's members is arbitrary, lacks any statutory or regulatory basis, was made without notice or hearing, and directly violates Puerto Rico law,” the lawsuit stated.

“The exclusion seeks to coerce PRHOA's members into joining CHPR, thereby consolidating political and financial control over the racing industry. If this were to happen, only one racehorse owners' association would forcibly exist,” the lawsuit stated.

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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.

The dam of undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Ted Noffey tops Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale Nov. 3. She is in foal to leading sire Not This Time.

The son of leading European sire Lope de Vega is a three-time grade 1 winner who has earned nearly $2 million.

Puca, the dam of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, Belmont Stakes (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) victor Dornoch, and Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Baeza, sold for $5 million Nov. 3 at Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale. 

Just F Y I, a 4-year-old daughter of Justify, is a multiple grade 1 winner and millionaire. Carrying her first foal, by Into Mischief, she was bought by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm.

John Stewart, owner and CEO of Resolute Racing, announced that Chelsey Stewart, currently the chief operating officer of Resolute Racing, will assume the role of CEO effective immediately.

The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale begins Nov. 4 and will run through Nov. 13 in Lexington. A total of 3,085 horses have been cataloged for the eight-day sale that consists of four books.