Joining forces to find top colts to give to trainer Bob Baffert, the Avengers, consisting of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables, are enjoying quick success with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) contender Eight Rings.

As trainer Phil D’Amato prepares Acclimate for his engagement Nov. 2 in the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, he hopes that the friendly confines of “The Great Race Place” will be a blessing for his 5-year-old gelding.

Speaking as part of the sixth annual Thoroughbred Owner Conference Oct. 30 at Santa Anita Park, three veterinarians emphasized the importance of cooperation between trainers and regulatory and practicing veterinarians for successful racehorse care.

Topics covered in the Oct. 30 panels included how to select a trainer, when to drop horses in class, homebreds vs. buying at auction, partnerships vs. sole ownership, communication, and aftercare.

Aftercare should not be an afterthought was one of the most prominent messages conveyed by panelists devoted to Thoroughbred aftercare in one of the Oct. 30 morning sessions of the sixth Thoroughbred Owner Conference at Santa Anita Park.

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the 2019 Belmont Park fall meet generated all-sources handle of $274,929,718, a 2.2 percent increase in all-sources handle over the 2018 Belmont Park fall meet.

Bolstered by a purse subsidy from the state of New Jersey, Monmouth Park showed increases across the board for its final handle totals and attendance during a 60-day meet that concluded on Sunday, Oct. 27.

Churchill Downs announced Oct. 30 a series of $300 million capital investments, including the construction of permanent stadium seating, a hotel, and historical racing facility in the first turn of the racetrack.

Before the Breeders’ Cup stakes races begin on the Nov. 2 card at Santa Anita Park, the track will serve up a trio of stakes races.

Trainer will also saddle Old Persian in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T)

When Santa Anita Park hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for an unprecedented 10th time Nov. 1-2, the top priority for the event is equine welfare, Breeders’ Cup officials said Oct. 30 during a news conference on safety protocols.

As veterans of America’s recent conflicts approached Omaha Beach, the classy 3-year-old calmly greeted each visitor, welcoming their pats on a sunny Oct. 30 morning on the Santa Anita Park backstretch.

A six-figure showdown between Oliver St. Lawrence and Saudi Arabian owner Khalid Mishref resulted in Salute The Soldier topping trade Oct. 30 during the third day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale.

Kaleem Shah’s Donna Veloce, a $800,000 sale 2-year-old in March, is the morning-line favorite for the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filles (G1) at Santa Anita off a single 6 1/2-furlong maiden win Sept. 28.

As trainer Phil D’Amato prepares Acclimate for his engagement Nov. 2 in the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, he hopes that the friendly confines of “The Great Race Place” will be a blessing for his 5-year-old gelding.