In addition to Artic Tsar selling for 390,000 guineas, Scythe was purchased for 250,000 guineas by Bonnie and Tommy Hamilton of Silverton Hill Stables during the first day of Tattersall's Autumn Horses in Training Sale.
Coming off an impressive 1 1/4-length victory in the Aug. 21 Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) at York Racecourse, the Kentucky-bred Bacio is back in his home state and considered the favorite for the loaded Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Keeneland.
While he's the defending winner, Ethical Diamond likely will go off at generous odds when he tries to fend off the likes of Bay City Roller, Burnham Square, and other top runners in this year's Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
Ways and Means, whose gameness has led her to achieve great things, looks to scale even loftier heights while seeking her initial Breeders' Cup victory when she enters the starting gate for the Filly and Mare Sprint (G1).
Trainer Miguel Clement has seen thousands of horses, but during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale this year, he saw something he hadn't seen before. A filly, Brickyard Belle, who always plays with her ears.
When trainer Aidan O'Brien looks to add to his recent success in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) Oct. 30 at Keeneland, he'll start with a massive, talented runner who harkens back to 2-year-olds of another era.
Three fillies—Emphatic, Miss Monica, and Manuka Honey—will put their unbeaten records on the line Oct. 30 at Keeneland in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
There will be a lively East versus West battle in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) as American History, the 2-for-2 winner of the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, will carry the banner for the East in the 1 1/16-mile stakes for 2-year-olds.
As Aidan O'Brien seeks a fifth straight win in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), his son Joseph could stand in his way with the formidable Folsom Blues.
On the Oct. 26 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Racing Post's Scott Burton dives into the European Breeders' Cup runners, Chivalry AI's Charlie Gavin highlights how they use AI in horse racing.