The state's richest night of Thoroughbred racing for Oklahoma-breds, the Oklahoma Classics, has been drawn for racing Oct. 16. The card is led by the Classics Cup Handicap at 1 1/16 miles.
The Aga Khan Studs announces the retirement of Daryz, five days after the 4-year-old won a second consecutive running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1).
After displaying the same brilliance at two turns as he exhibited in a trio of one-turn tests, the focus of this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) will begin with undefeated dual grade 1 winner Hughes and his Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
A Night of Thunder colt out of the well-related Capture The Heart went the way of Ace Stud at 2.2 million guineas. The seven-figure youngster was consigned by Luca and Sara Cumani's Fittocks Stud.