Blood-Horse

Lot 72 from Staffordstown, Ireland, is by Frankel and out of Alwilda, making Kirsten Rausing's filly a sister to none other than Alpinista, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe two years ago.

Returning to the Thoroughbred Makeover after 11 years, Dr. Jennifer Selvig will compete in eventing and dressage with the accomplished Minnesota-bred Hot Shot Kid. The event will be held Oct. 9-12 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

A half sister to Breeders' Cup star Big Evs is on course to make her belated debut at Wolverhampton Oct. 7, with Queen Of The Roses starting out over seven furlongs in the fillies' novice.

The 58th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities was held Oct. 7 at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in Paris.

Director Jeff Celentano and producer Warren Ostergard, who recently collaborated on the award-winning Dennis Quaid movie The Hill, have secured the exclusive rights to bring the incredible and inspirational story of Cody's Wish to the silver screen.

Dreamfyre, a multiple grade 3 winner on dirt and turf by Flameaway, is being offered as a broodmare prospect as one of eight horses supplemented to Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale, which will be held Nov. 4.

Top turf sprinter Cogburn breezed a "smooth" half-mile in :49 4/5 at Churchill Downs Oct. 7 in preparation for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2.

Minaret Station wrapped up the first weekend of the Keeneland fall meet by delivering a victory at a mouth-watering price in the Bourbon Stakes (G2T) Oct. 6.

The sire Collected and owner Little Red Feather may have been the biggest winners of the day Oct. 6 at Santa Anita Park.

Scythian must have felt a little like Moses entering the stretch of the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (G2T) at Aqueduct Racetrack Oct. 6 when the seas suddenly parted. She took advantage to pull off an 11-1 upset.

The sale originally slated for Oct. 8-9, at 11:30 a.m. ET each day, will now begin Monday Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. with Hips 1-200 selling, and the second session, hips 201-595, will sell Oct. 8 at 11:30 a.m.

Juddmonte's homebred champion mare Idiomatic was back to her winning ways at Keeneland Oct. 6, submitting an eye-catching 6 1/2-length romp in the $600,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) as her final act before her title defense in the Breeders' Cup.

Bluestocking fulfilled the huge confidence of jockey Rossa Ryan and trainer Ralph Beckett to put the emerald and pink silks of Juddmonte back into the hallowed Prix de'l Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner's circle for a record seventh time.

As of Saturday, Oct. 5, there are 303 horses entered in the Thoroughbred Makeover. Of that group, 13 are graded stakes horses, including grade 1 winner Decorated Invader and grade 3 winner Cavalry Charge.

Raging Sea's performance in the Beldame Stakes wasn't what anyone expected, but it served the purpose.

Kieran Shoemark's wait for a first group 1 winner as stable jockey to John and Thady Gosden came to an end as he delivered Friendly Soul for a hard-fought victory in the Prix de l'Opera (G1).

Via Sistina continued her spectacular season Oct. 5 at Flemington, using a sustained rally in the stretch under jockey Damian Lane to edge stablemate Buckaroo to win the Turnbull Stakes (G1).

In a bizarrely run rendition of the $201,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T), Hang the Moon proved best with a scintillating last-to-first victory Oct. 5 at Santa Anita Park.

Fresh from his victory in the Oct. 5 Prix Daniel Wildenstein (G2) at Longchamp, Ramadan shone brightest at Saint-Cloud bringing €1.5 million from Lion Rock Bloodstock. Three other lots brought seven figures at the sale.

Citizen Bull, third in his grade 1 debut Sept. 8, captured the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) Oct. 5 in front-running fashion to complete a Bob Baffert 1-2 finish at Santa Anita Park.