The Breeders’ Cup announced details of a new brand awareness campaign, A Breed Apart, supported by a multi-million dollar digital and broadcast media buy to promote the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
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ThoroughbredAuctions.com Sale Features Oklahoma-Breds
Oklahoma-Breds are featured in the November Mixed Internet Auction of Thoroughbreds by ThoroughbredAuctions.com.
Five-Time Grade 1 Winner Einstein Euthanized
Five-time grade 1 winner Einstein has died, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm’s founder and president Michael Blowen announced Oct. 28.
Wanamaker's Releases November Offerings
Continuing along their schedule of monthly online auctions, Wanamaker’s has released its November catalogue.
Zulu Alpha to Miss Breeders' Cup Turf
Zulu Alpha, one of the leading long-distance turf horses in the U.S., will miss the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) due to a minor injury, owner Michael Hui said Oct. 28.
View the Horses Pre-Entered in the 2020 Breeders' Cup
A listing of horses entered in this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
O'Brien Believes Breeders' Cup Turf Will Suit Mogul
Trainer Aidan O’Brien believes missing the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) might actually have been a blessing in disguise for Mogul who will try to give him an unprecedented seventh win in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T).
Fasig-Tipton October Sale Continues at Stable Pace
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale hummed along at a stable pace during the Oct. 27 second session, with overall numbers mirroring last year’s pre-pandemic auction.
Piranesi Tops Tattersalls Session After Bidding Battle
Jane Chapple-Hyam secured Piranesi (Lot 675) with a bid of 300,000 guineas (US$410,237) as the progressive 3-year-old topped a day of international trade at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale in Newmarket on Oct. 27.
Millionaire Giant Expectations Retired
Multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Giant Expectations has been retired from racing with career earnings of $1,343,600. He will begin his next career at stud this upcoming breeding season with the location still to be determined.
Los Alamitos Stabling Horses Evacuated from Fires
Los Alamitos Race Course, which is currently housing 87 horses that had to be evacuated from their homes due to the Silverado Canyon Fire and Blue Ridge Fire currently blazing in Orange County, is prepared to assist 250 more displaced horses.
Report Highlights Hard Hit to Yorkshire Economy
The financial impact of no crowds on tracks in Yorkshire has been presented in stark terms, with a report detailing how the nine courses in the region have lost over £100 million (US$130,257,000) since March.
TRF Receives $60,000 Matching Gift From Santulli Family
Gift will match up to $60,000 in donations to the TRF’s 2020 Hay Drive challenge.
Two Charles Town Winners DQed for Class 1 Violations
Two winning horses at Charles Town Sept. 17 have been disqualified for Class 1 drug positives, but no action taken against their trainers due to mitigating circumstances, according to rulings issued by the West Virginia Racing Commission.
Baffert Trainee Merneith Tests Positive for Dextrorphan
The California Horse Racing Board has filed a complaint against trainer Bob Baffert after his runner Merneith tested positive for dextrorphan after finishing second in an allowance optional claiming race July 25 at Del Mar.
Darby Dan Farm to Stand Higher Power in 2021
The son of Medaglia d’Oro is a grade 1 winner of $1,534,648. He is being pointed for the Nov. 7 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).
Mid-Atlantic States to Add Clenbuterol Restrictions
The controversial therapeutic medication clenbuterol will soon face added restrictions in the Mid-Atlantic region, according to an Oct. 27 release from the Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities.
King Fury, Camp Hope Among McPeek's Five BC Pre-Entries
Swiss Skydiver could be joined by as many as four barnmates at Keeneland next month in the Breeders’ Cup before she races in either the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) or the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 7.
Gunnevera to Enter Stud at Pleasant Acres Stallions
Multiple grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Gunnevera will enter stud at Joe and Helen Barbazon’s Pleasant Acres Stallions near Ocala, Fla., the farm announced Oct. 27. He retired with a 6-5-3 record from 21 starts and earnings of $5,561,800.
This Week's Racing Schedule for Radio, Television
This week’s racing schedule for radio and television, as compiled by America’s Best Racing.