Reigning Eclipse Award jockey Flavien Prat has had remarkable weeks as a rider but collecting three Breeders' Cup victories and the coveted Bill Shoemaker Award as outstanding jockey of the event surely ranks near the top. 

The final turnover, average, and median numbers for the three days of trade at the 2026 Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale all top 2025 figures.

The son of Uncle Mo was first or second in 16 of 18 career starts and had 11 victories. He has career earnings of $2,875,080, second only to prominent sire Nyquist among the sons of Uncle Mo. He will enter stud at $12,500.

In a back-to-the-future moment, Laurel Park may not just be a training center. It's also slated have an additional role: as a racetrack.

Whitsbury Manor Stud has announced its roster for 2027 with Havana Grey again heading the lineup at a private fee.

Multiple graded stakes winner Stronghold, winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1) in 2024, has been retired and will stand the 2027 breeding season at Gary Broad's Walmac Farm in Kentucky.

Donna Barton Brothers, one of Thoroughbred racing's most recognizable and respected personalities, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Clay Puett Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Racing Industry.

As part of the partnership with the National HBPA, the Retired Racehorse Project is launching the Claiming Crown Pledge.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has launched its 2026 Hay and Feed Drive with a generous $100,000 matching gift from Peggy and Richard Santulli.

The Professional Racetrack Groom Course is returning in 2027 through a long-standing partnership between Horse Racing Alberta and Olds College of Agriculture & Technology's Industry Training & Continuing Education division.