Twenty-four racecourses across France will no longer stage Thoroughbred racing under revised cost-cutting plans approved by France Galop, although all will continue to host trotting.
The son of Gun Runner ranks seventh on the leading freshman sires list and is one of two stallions in his class to sire a grade 1 winner through Oct. 19.
Dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner Daryz is set to join the Irish stallion ranks, with the Aga Khan Studs announcing he will stand at Gilltown Stud next year rather than at its French base, Haras de Bonneval.
At the end of trade on opening day of Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, 265 horses sold for $15,294,000, including private sales, a 12% decrease from last year's corresponding session. The average also saw a dip from $60,993 to $57,713.
The seventh annual Grayson Grass Challenge brought in a total of $8,723 for the Grayson-Jockey Club Equine Research this year at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Ombudsman, who currently rates second on the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, is being pointed to a start in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) Oct. 31 at Keeneland, according to Racing Post.
On the Oct. 19 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Godolphin USA's director of bloodstock Michael Banahan discusses Sovereignty's readiness for the Breeders' Cup, Knightsbridge's pending race decision, and some of the team's top European runners.
The Kentucky Horse Park has announced that its next installment of the EquineEd series for Tuesday, Nov. 10, will feature Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Cherie DeVaux.