Subcontractor (#7, 5-1) returns in Friday's eighth race at Gulfstream Park West, a 6 1/2-furlong starter optional claimer. It will be his first start since finishing first by 1 1/4 lengths in a claiming race Sept. 16 at Belmont Park. The third-, fourth-, and fifth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts. Get the Key Race report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, Ky., announced on Thursday that the stud fee for its leading sire, Kitten's Joy, will remain at $100,000 for the 2016 breeding season.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will stand for $200,000 in his debut season at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud, making him by far the most expensive new stallion in recent years – and moreover, one of the more expensive stallions in North America overall.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, November 7th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
With slightly fewer horses sold in a selective market, the Keeneland November breeding stock sale’s Book 2 portion nevertheless continued the auction’s momentum with overall gains.
Newborn Sassy kept the good times rolling in winning her eighth straight race, one of four rich Matron stakes for 2-year-olds on the Thursday Dover Downs card. Other winners included Big Top Hanover, Womans Will and Dog Gone Lucky.
DRF handicapper Matt Bernier provides his best plays on Saturday's program at Del Mar.
Multimillionairess Put On A Show (1:47 3/5) was the sales topper on Thursday’s Standardbred Horse Sale, featuring a smattering of yearlings and weanlings, but otherwise all bloodstock.
There will be plenty of stakes activity at Balmoral Park on Saturday night and trainer Chris Oakes is hoping that his streaking pacing filly Devil Child can continue her ascent in the $120,000 American-National for 3-year-old fillies.
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