Blood-Horse

Odds are Carl Spackler will be the one to catch again in the Oct. 5 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) opening weekend of the Keeneland fall meet.

Juddmonte's champion homebred mare Idiomatic has her eyes set on more Breeders' Cup glory, with her next stop along that path a familiar one in the $600,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 6.

The New York Racing Association announced Oct. 2 that Rob MacLennan has been promoted to the position of Racing Secretary.

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is scheduled to arrive at Keeneland Oct. 2 to continue training for his first start since finishing eighth in the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 8.

Phoenix Stakes (G2) favorite Nakatomi cemented himself as one of the best dirt sprinters in the land when capturing his first grade 1 in the July 27 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1).

Forever Young, making his first start since a dramatic third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), returned an easy winner Oct. 2 in his prep race for the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Anthony Farrior, who is on pace for a third straight season of finishing in the top 10 among trainers by wins, nailed down a milestone victory in the second race at Thistledown Oct. 1.

Trainer Chad Brown only needed a single word to express all of the talent and potential he sees in Senza Parole.

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of Cozmic One, the first foal of 2010 Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Zenyatta.

The Jockey Club is projecting a North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 17,300 in 2025. This represents 700 fewer foals than the 2024 foal crop estimate of 18,000.

Bregman Family Racing's daughter of Justify comes into the Jessamine Stakes (G2T) off a victory in the P. G. Johnson Stakes in New York. The Jessamine is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series event for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T).

Arzak is 2-for-2 on the Keeneland Turf while the other 11 in the main field for the Oct. 5 Woodford Stakes (G2T) are a combined 3-for-25.

The name Pete Rose has been synonymous with baseball and, more notoriously, betting on that sport. But when Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader died Sept. 30 at the age of 83, many recalled Rose's love of horse racing.

A filly by City of Light, Hip 49, was the sale topper at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearlings Sale Oct. 1 in Timonium, Md. LC Racing went to $165,000 to secure the Maryland-bred. 

Repole Stable's Fierceness has been making it hard for Todd Pletcher to stick to plans to train the Travers Stakes (G1) winner up to the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

An €850,000 Blue Point filly topped the opening session of the Goffs Orby yearling sale, which saw average prices increase 8% from the first session a year ago. Read more:

For Judy Hicks everything felt right again after the emergence of Thorpedo Anna, a Horse of the Year candidate being pointed to the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.

The 3-year-old filly Brightwork will see how she stacks up against the filly and mare sprint division as she makes her first start against older in the $350,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) Oct. 5 at Keeneland.

Maiden Watch: Week of Sept. 23-29

Ferocious leads an 11-horse field in the 1 1/16-mile Breeders' Futurity (G1) after running second in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.