Hardest Core, winner of the Arlington Million in his start prior to the Breeders’ Cup Turf, has been returned to Runnymede Farm in Chester County, Pa. Plans call for him to be given the rest of the year off and then to begin jogging in January.
Betting on U.S. races in October was up 2.7 percent compared to the same month last year, according to figures released Wednesday by Equibase, but the October numbers this year were bolstered significantly by wagering on the Friday card of the Breeders’ Cup two-day event, which took place Oct. 31 this year, compared to Nov. 1 last year.
Graded stakes winner Ciao Bella continued a strong start for Wednesday's second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, selling for $1.6 million to Don Alberto Corp.
The $61,000 in net winnings from a sixth-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge by Daily Racing Form handicapper Matt Bernier will be donated to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Daily Racing Form announced Wednesday.
Voters in Colorado on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have allowed Arapahoe Park to add slot machines and table games, rejecting the measure by a margin of 72 percent to 27 percent.
Group stakes winner Aloof sold for $3.9 million to Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm to take over as the sale leader early in Tuesday's second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
The obvious Beyer Speed Figure question from the Saturday Breeders’ Cup card was: How could Take Charge Brandi run 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.95 in the fourth race and Texas Red get the same distance in 1:41.91 in the eighth race with the 2-year-old filly getting an 83 Beyer and the 2-year-old colt earning a 104?
Grade 1 winner Street Hero will stand the 2015 breeding season at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif.
A public memorial service for late champion Cigar will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington on Friday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Los Alamitos will host five stakes, including two Grade 1 races for juveniles, during its three-week December meeting. All five stakes are worth $200,000 or more.
