Blood-Horse

Calumet Farm's homebred grade 1 winner, Lexitonian, will be transferring to Calumet Farm for his third breeding season after standing previously at Lane's End Farm.

A tremendous selection of 50 outstanding horses and broodmares have been cataloged for the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Sale Oct. 18 at Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

Mage will stand at stud at the Midway, Ky., nursery upon his retirement from racing. The son of Good Magic is currently being aimed for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).

Equibase Company, the Thoroughbred industry's official database for racing information, today announced the addition of entries from France to the list of countries available within the international section of equibase.com.

Ushba Tesoro rolled to an easy victory Sept. 25 in his first race since winning the Dubai World Cup (G1) in March, setting up an expected trip to Santa Anita Park for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).

A half brother to multiple stakes winner Kings River Knight topped the Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings and HORA Sale at $250,000.

Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Saudi Crown has moved into the top 10 in the latest Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, while Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Arcangelo maintains the overall lead following the 11th week of voting.

Before the racing action at Santa Anita Park picks up with eight stakes races this weekend, the Southern California track's 19-day autumn meet kicks off Sept. 29 with the $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes (G3) topping the opening-day program.

Porter on Pedigrees

Dermot Carty, an international bloodstock agent and an associate with Adena Springs for more than 30 years, died Sept. 22 in Ontario, Canada. He was 65. Carty started Frank Stronach's stallion operation in 1993 with El Prado.

State of Rest took Joseph O'Brien on an amazing journey by winning four top-level races in four different countries. The trainer now has the globetrotter's Sea The Stars half sister to look forward to. 

Horse racing industry groups that oppose the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act joined Congressman Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, Sept. 26 to introduce the Racehorse Health and Safety Act to bring safety to the industry.

Coolmore is the new custodian of longtime breeder John Singleton's renowned Strawberry Hill Stud property on the New South Wales central coast.

Following a second-place finish in the Parx Dirt Mile Stakes, Gunite dropped three places in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's latest Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Four stakes, topped by the $150,000 Selima Stakes and $150,000 Laurel Futurity, highlight the first Saturday of the fall meet at Laurel Park Sept. 30.

Lucky Seven Stable's Rattle N Roll, whose rally stalled when sixth as the favorite in the Sept. 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, has an opportunity to bounce back at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) Sept. 30.

Soloshot won the Lady Finger Stakes Sept. 25 at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack gate to wire.

The bay colt won the Aspirant Stakes by a head at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. Leofric is now the 10th North American freshman sire to be represented by a stakes winner.

Attention turns to Ireland this week as Goffs host the country's most significant yearling sale, the Orby. Ireland's reputation for producing Thoroughbreds is underpinned by a rich history, but it's the future that buyers will be fixed on this week. 

The weather at Goffs might not have been much to write home about Sept. 24, as inspections ahead of the Orby Yearling Sale took place amid squally rain, but the Staffordstown draft was walking on sunshine.