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It's been 23 years since the Claiming Crown was run in Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Park, later to be renamed Parx Racing. Still, the outcome of the headline event on Claiming Crown Day at Churchill Downs had a Keystone State feel to it.

The 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner, Nobals, repeated in the $127,026 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) at Woodbine Nov. 15.

Jockey Dylan Davis will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering multiple fractures and internal injuries in a Nov. 14 spill the seventh race at Aqueduct Racetrack.

It's been an outstanding year for the 3-year-old filly Fionn and it may not be over.

Returning from a six-month layoff, 3-year-old filly Shred the Gnar took her elders gate-to-wire in the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

A 12-strong Godolphin draft including group 2 winner Corniche and a three-in-one package featuring the half-sister to multiple group 1 winner Hartnell headline the Inglis Australia Digital November (Late) Online Sale, which has opened for bidding.

Hit The Bid Racing Stable's Fast Market exited the summer racing season as a maiden, having gone winless in her first eight starts. But she could end the fall as a graded stakes winner.

The New York Thoroughbred Breeders’ Inc. is pleased to announce the return of its annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 12, at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs, NY, from 7-10 p.m. ET.

The evening will feature exquisite hors d’oeuvres, chef-attended dinner stations, an open bar, and live musical entertainment. Tickets can be purchased by visiting nytbreeders.org/events and are $125 for NYTB members and $150 for non-members.

“Our annual holiday party brings together NYTB members and New York-bred program participants to celebrate our community ahead of the holidays and the new breeding season,” said Najja Thompson, Executive Director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. “This year’s gathering will carry added excitement as we reflect on the remarkable growth and continued advancement of the New York-bred program.”

Please note that the holiday party is a sellout event! You must RSVP by purchasing tickets directly at nytbreeder.org/events or calling the NYTB office at 518.587.0777.

 

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After four straight wins at Prairie Meadows, Happy Strike will face his toughest challenge yet for owner and trainer Dewaine Loy.

The 3-year-old son of Uncle Mo and grade 2 winner will enter stud at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds for $5,000.

Landing a daily double on the last two races of the Breeders' Cup World Championships and earning $607,800 with his win, Dave Smyth, 50, a financial planner from Lexington, won a record-setting edition of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge. 

A year-and-a-half after being told he only had about five months to live because of cancer, Bryan Bushey made the journey to Churchill Downs to support Point Dume in the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel Nov. 15.

Brian Spearman, who has served as chairman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners since 2015, has decided to step away from his day-to-day role with the company at the end of this year. 

John Stewart's Resolute Racing silks were carried to victory for the first time in Australia when expensive filly Ernaux produced a commanding display to break through Nov. 14 at Canterbury Racecourse.

The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association hosted a regional breeders organization workshop at Churchill Downs Nov. 12 to identify best practices and areas of growth for the industry.

Japan's tribute race to the late Queen Elizabeth II fairly drips with history and a full field of fillies and mares looks to write a new chapter in the Nov. 16 renewal.

Stud fees are unchanged for Ocala Stud's roster of seven stallions for the upcoming breeding season, the farm announced Nov. 14.

All race day test samples (post-race and TCO2) collected from participants in the 2025 Breeders' Cup Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar have been cleared by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit

The ninth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 12 and featured a veterinarian from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discussing foal conformation and possible corrections.

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that 1997 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, Touch Gold, has been euthanized at the age of 31 due to the infirmities of old age.