Bullet Train, a three-quarters brother to unbeaten champion Frankel, will relocate to Pope McLean’s Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky. for the 2014 breeding season.

The 6-year-old Sadler’s Wells horse stood his debut season in 2013 at Wintergreen Stallion Station in Midway, Ky. His fee will remain the same at $7,500.

“We are very excited to have Bullet Train go to a farm as prestigious as Crestwood Farm,” said Sean Feld, managing director of Bullet Train LLC. “The McLeans are a great family and hands-on horsemen. We are looking forward to a prosperous partnership together.”

Grade 1 winner Idiot Proof has been acquired by Victory Rose Thoroughbreds and will relocate to the Vacaville, Calif., farm for the 2014 breeding season.

The 9-year-old son of Benchmark previously stood at Ballena Vista Farm in Ramona, Calif. He is represented by his first crop of racing age in 2013, with four winners from his first five offspring to race.

Multiple Grade 1 winner Dullahan was euthanized early Sunday following colic surgery, after suffering a ruptured colon.

The hottest young sire in Europe is without doubt Galileo’s champion son New Approach, sire of champion Dawn Approach and classic winner Talent in his first crop of 3-year-olds. The name and pedigree of perhaps the second-hottest young sire on the other side of the Atlantic, though, is much less familiar to Americans.

In 2007, the Indiana state legislature passed a law approving slot machines at the two parimutuel racetracks in the state. In June of the following year, the resulting slots operations were opened at both Indiana Downs in Shelbyville and Hoosier Park in Anderson.

Half a decade later, although the racing circuit, stallion market, and revenues in the state continue to shift, the momentum is largely positive for Indiana’s breeding and racing industry, with horsemen expressing optimism.

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Grade 1 winner Morning Line has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career in 2014 at Lane’s End in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $10,000 when the foal stands and nurses.

Explosive Girl, who took part in a 1988 match race with Who Doctor Who, died of natural causes at Caines Stallion Station in Wynnewood, Okla., on Oct. 9, said her owner, Ellen Caines. Explosive Girl was 29.

Jim Wells, who raced Explosive Girl, gave the mare to close friend Caines in 2005. Explosive Girl, who won 15 of 40 races including eight stakes and earned $467,592, had been retired from breeding after producing her last foal in 2008. She was living out her days at Caines Stallion Station.

GalileoCourtesy of Coolmore Stud

Novellist, a Group 1 winner in four countries, was sold to the Yoshida Family’s Shadai Corporation in Hokkaido, Japan, where he will begin his stallion career in 2014. The story was originally reported by Thoroughbred Daily News.

The 4-year-old son of Monsun raced the majority of his career in Germany. There, he tallied four group stakes wins, highlighted by the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden in his final career start.

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) and California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) will have a presence at the Breeders’ Cup Nov. 1 and 2 at Santa Anita Park, in order to raise awareness and support for Thoroughbred aftercare efforts.

The two organizations will be located near Santa Anita’s south entrance to hand out wristbands for fans to show their support for retired Thoroughbreds. The wristbands will be distributed free of charge, but donations are welcome.