The spring of 2026 is the spring of Cosmic Crusader after Bob Peters' remarkable and durable gelding stormed to victory in the Cox Plate (G1) Oct. 24 at Flemington.

Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable's Golden Tempo returned to the Keeneland main track around 8:10 am Oct. 25 for a light jog the opposite way around under Enrique Miranda, assistant to trainer Cherie DeVaux.

Making his first start on dirt, Red Lane Thoroughbreds' Jas made good on the expectations of the Asmussen family Oct. 25 when he outdueled Staunch in the stretch of the $195,000 Street Sense Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Purchased for just $2,500 as a yearling, millionaire Chunk of Gold seeks to add a Breeders' Cup triumph to his accolades.

Anyone believing the 5 1/2 lengths that Drumbeat put on his Zetland Stakes (G3) rivals was the bigger deal at Newmarket's Future Champions meeting will have had that reinforced with a smooth Criterium de Saint-Cloud (G1) success.

Queenstown added another chapter to Galileo's remarkable legacy when landing the Prix Royal-Oak (G1) at Saint-Cloud Oct. 25, becoming the late Coolmore super sire's 105th individual group/grade 1 winner.

Dual grade 1 winner and likely Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite Hughes led four of Bob Baffert's Breeders' Cup runners on the Churchill Downs work tab Oct. 25.

A total of 105 weanlings were sold for 6,060,500,000 yen. While the average price dipped 12.2% from 2025 to 57,719,048 yen, the median price rose 2% year-over-year to 50,000,000 yen.

Among the top prospects is 4-year-old The Lost King, a son of Kingman from the family of Oaks (G1) winner Talent. He boasts strong form credentials, having recently finished second behind Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) winner Talk of New York.

In his final work before the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Sovereignty pleased his Hall of Fame trainer, Bill Mott.