Larry Rabold’s Polished Gal provided trainer Hugh McMahon with his 1,000th career victory in thrilling fashion, getting her nose down on the wire ahead of late-running Splendor Gal in the sixth race Nov. 22 at Laurel Park.

Miss Marissa will carry a three-race winning streak—including a her first stakes score last out in the Black-Eyed Susan (G2)—into the $100,000 Comely Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 27.

For trainer Shug McGaughey, the final increasingly chilly weeks of 2020 in Kentucky and New York could be his most productive of the year and feature the kind of top-level success that seemed destined to happen much earlier in the year.

A session of yearlings brings the curtain up on this year’s Tattersalls December Sale, and there are plenty of notable lots on offer at Park Paddocks Nov. 23.

The 10-horse field for the $100,000 Red Carpet Handicap (G3T), the Thanksgiving Day feature at Del Mar, includes four horses that last raced in New York or Kentucky on assignment from nationally-renowned trainers.

Golden Sixty continued his progression toward the mile event on the Dec. 13 card with a victory in the Jockey Club Mile (G2).

The canceled race cards at Woodbine represented a significant opportunity for horse people to earn purse money that is critical for their livelihoods and the welfare of their horses as they enter the off-season for Thoroughbred racing in Ontario.

Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard is set to break new ground by sending six of his jumping string to Ireland this winter.

Gran Alegria battled out of traffic in the stretch run of the Mile Championship (G1) Nov. 22 at Hanshin Racecourse, circled the leaders, and rolled home first by three-quarters of a length, landing her third straight grade 1 title.

In a page out of the odd facts about Thoroughbreds book, it seems Ride a Comet, a 5-year-old son of Candy Ride, is quite a baseball fan.

Highland Ice could light up the track with his racing brilliance; this shooting star of a racehorse faded away Wednesday night, passing from this world at the age of 27.

On the heels of her three-length Wonder Where Stakes win, Merveilleux turned in another dazzling performance in the Nov. 21 Ontario Damsel Stakes for Ontario-bred 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine. 

Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred Artie’s Princess collected her second consecutive stakes score Nov. 21 at Woodbine, holding off late-running Boardroom to take the CA$197,750 (US$151,038) Bessarabian Stakes (G2).

It looked as though Field Pass would be standing on the sideline rather than the winner’s circle, but a late burst of speed netted the son of Lemon Drop Kid the score in a thrilling edition of the Nov. 21 Ontario Derby (G3) at Woodbine.

City of Berkeley Public Health continues to work closely with Golden Gate Fields on a significant outbreak where more than 200 people living or working on-site at the racetrack have tested positive for COVID-19.

After beginning the season full of promise, Finite came full circle with a 2 1/2-length score in the $100,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) Nov. 21 at Churchill Downs.

There are times when even a Hall of Fame trainer like Shug McGaughey can be fooled.

Trainer Flint Stites reached his 2,000th milestone Nov. 20 as North and South Stable’s Justkissmygrits drew off to win the first race at Penn National Race Course by seven lengths. 

Juddmonte Farms’ Bonny South tops a competitive field of nine fillies and mares in the $200,000 Falls City Handicap (G2) Nov. 26 at Churchill Downs.

Group 1 winners will stand for €6,500 in 2021.