Nyquist, a son of Uncle Mo, has sired 13 career grade 1 winners and 16 sales yearlings who brought $1 million or more. Sovereignty and Knightsbridge will join the Darley America roster next year, with their stud fees set after the Breeders' Cup.
Keeneland has cataloged 125 horses to the November Horses of Racing Age Sale to be Nov. 12, the day after the conclusion of the November Breeding Stock Sale. The sale will begin at noon ET.
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program Championships was held from Oct. 1-4 at Stable View in Aiken, S.C. The show saw participation from 300 entries.
Five-time Eclipse Award winner Irad Ortiz Jr. captured his third graded stakes of Keeneland's fall meet with a win in the Franklin Stakes (G2T) Oct. 11, leaving no doubt that he is back in elite riding form after being sidelined for 55 days.
With just over two weeks until the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Sovereignty maintains a six-point lead over Forever Young in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.
This week's Podcast Playback looks at quotes of interest from racing podcasts Oct. 7-13 that include Mike Weiss on Eureka Downs, Alex Henry on Japan's Breeders' Cup hopefuls, and Elliott Walden on his new podcast.
After years of conflict over the implementation of rules under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, key Texas horse racing stakeholders are optimistic that a path exists to restore interstate simulcasting in the state.