Since the Breeders' Cup is held at Keeneland this year, the Breeders' Futurity (G1), a historic 1 1/16-mile test for juveniles, holds even more significance.
Looking to extend her 2-for-2 record, the Brendan Walsh-trained Emphatic continues the success story for her connections, as consignor Four Star Sales reflects on the journey with breeder Jon Marshall.
The updated policies establish new requirements for the age of broodmares offered at Keeneland, increase the upset (minimum) price for all Keeneland sales, and add an additional eligibility requirement for pregnant mares.
Fasig-Tipton will offer a $500,000 bonus tied to this year's Fasig-Tipton Eastern Fall Yearlings Sale held Oct. 27. The bonus will be awarded if a graduate of the 2026 Eastern Fall Yearlings sale wins the 2028 Preakness Stakes (G1).
A colt by Spendthrift Farm's first-crop yearling sire Arabian Lion topped the Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale Sept. 30 for a sale-record price of $525,000. Michael McCarthy signed the ticket for Hip 202 on behalf of MWG Enterprises.
While an individual horse's vaccine schedule may seem like a fairly set piece of care, it is important to remember that both changes to the horse's situation and changes within vaccine protocols themselves need to be kept in mind.
It’s rare for a breeder to have two graded stakes competitors on one card. Robert Slack of Stoneriggs Farm is an exception. On Aug. 29 at Saratoga, Stoneriggs-bred runners competed in the Travers Stakes (G1) and H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1).
In this week's Eye on the World, with BloodHorse correspondent and world traveler Bob Kieckhefer, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's death adds to a roster of change in big international operations.
This year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale produced results that are contrary to what has been the typical pattern of growth being concentrated at the top of the market. The 2026 edition saw the highest growth rates in the lower third of the sale.