Andrew Balding described Kalpana as a "horse of a lifetime" after the four-time group 1 winner ended her career on the track in the British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes (G1) Oct. 17 at Ascot Racecourse.
A meticulous 12-month plan bore fruit in the richest possible way when Tempted dug deep to cause a massive upset in toppling Ka Ying Rising in the Oct. 17 The Everest (G1), avenging her defeat to him in the event last year.
Mister Omaha hadn't run since June 27 and when he did, he finished sixth, beaten 10 lengths in Texas on the turf. That poor showing didn't matter Oct. 16 at Remington Park as he won the Oklahoma Classics Cup Handicap on the main track.
Grade 1 winner and Gainesway freshman sire Drain the Clock was represented by his first stakes winner Oct. 16 when Drain the Shot earned a maiden-breaking win in the $76,000 Oklahoma Classics Juvenile Stakes at Remington Park.
Mill Ridge Farm announced Oct. 16 the 2027 stud fees for its three stallions, led by Oscar Performance who will remain at $60,000. Casa Creed will stand for a fee of $7,500, while freshman sire Aloha West will stand for a private treaty.
In this week's On Racing, Steve Cauthen's best finish in the Breeders' Cup as a jockey was a second-place effort in the 1985 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T). This year, as racing manager for Dixiana Farm, he hopes to secure an elusive Breeders' Cup win.
More encouraging figures through two days of Book 3 took the entirety of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to a new record for turnover of nearly $300 million.
Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Napoleon Solo turned in another breeze on the Belmont Park main track Friday, Oct. 16 ahead of the Breeders' Cup Oct. 31 at Keeneland, covering a solo half-mile in 48.63 seconds shortly after 5:30 a.m. ET.