Graded stakes winner Venetian Harbor could race in the Oct. 17 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland as a potential steppingstone to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) there Nov. 7, trainer Richard Baltas said.

The NYTHA board is comprised of five owner directors, five trainer/trainer-owner directors, and the president.

The 7-year-old millionaire son of Twirling Candy won the 2019 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) and consecutive editions of the San Antonio Stakes (G2).

Enable was back in action on the Newmarket gallops Oct. 8, just four days after her Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) disappointment, and could yet have one last hurrah before retirement on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Oct. 17

Magic Attitude is likely to start as the favorite in the Oct. 10 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1T), a $500,000 1 1/8-mile turf test that is considered the most prestigious race in the U.S. for 3-year-old grass fillies.

Oleksandra, away since winning the June 20 Jaipur Stakes (G1T) at Belmont, recorded her second breeze of the fall when she worked a half-mile in :50.17 at Belmont toward a possible return in the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Keeneland.

Limato, one of flat racing’s most popular and durable performers, will begin a new chapter of his life next week after owner Paul Jacobs decided the time had come to bring down the curtain on the veteran’s tremendous racing career.

McKinzie, a four-time grade 1-winning son of Street Sense, has been retired to stand at Gainesway Farm near Lexington, it was announced Oct. 7.

The relocation of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms’ 13 stallions Oct. 7 was the final piece in the farm’s relocation to the historic Xalapa Farm near Paris, Ky.

Part owner Cameron Beatty announced via Twitter Oct. 7 that Beldame Stakes (G2) winner Horologist will be supplemented to the Nov. 7 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland.

In a year filled with unique and unusual events, two trainers recently faced decisions no one had ever pondered before.

It was not all plain sailing for vendors during Day 2 of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Oct. 7, but Sheikh Mohammed’s appetite for the most choice offerings continued to supply some soaring highs.

The relocation of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms’ 13 stallions Oct. 7 was the final piece in the farm’s relocation to the historic Xalapa Farm near Paris, Ky.

While his two wins in as many starts this season have been spread out, Aurelius Maximus appears ready to return to stakes company for the first time in more than two years Oct. 10 in the $200,000 Hagyard Fayette Stakes (G2) at Keeneland.

Making her Keeneland debut Oct. 7 in the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G2T), Aunt Pearl quite literally left her competition in the dust when she smashed the stakes record for the 8 1/2-furlong test. 

On the heels of a historic meet at Pimlico Race Course that saw Swiss Skydiver win the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Maryland Jockey Club is set to raise the curtain on its calendar year-ending fall stand at Laurel Park.

A field of nine is assembled to challenge Credit River, who upset the Sept. 19 Ontario Racing Stakes at Woodbine in his career debut.

Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, and Swilcan Stable’s Vequist will try to add a second grade to her resume in the $250,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) Oct. 10 at Belmont Park after breaking her maiden in the Spinaway Stakes (G1) last out at Saratoga.

The artwork will be featured on promotional materials for the 2020 Breeders’ Cup, including the Official Track Program covers which will be available online this year.

Jesus’ Team, who finished third in the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1), has taken up temporary residence at trainer Kenny McPeek’s Magdalena Farm in Lexington before moving to Keeneland on Friday to begin preparation for a start in the Breeders’ Cup.