Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty and Japan's Forever Young are tied atop the Oct. 26 National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll with 12 first-place votes each, though Sovereignty holds a thin one-point lead overall.
Led by grade 1 winners Golden Tempo and Knightsbridge, 19 BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects are scheduled to compete in the Oct. 30-31 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. Another pair are also-eligibles and could gain entry with scratches.
Thanks to trainer Graham Motion's growing connections with owners such as Newstead Stable's Steven and Jessica Jell, the presence of South African-bred Breeders' Cup entrants has more than doubled the past couple seasons.
The final curtain rises on the North American yearling marketplace Oct. 26 for Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearlings Sale. The one-day sale offers buyers their final chance to purchase a yearling at public auction in North America.
Klaravich Stables' Fully Subscribed went back to the track Oct. 26 for the first time since her final breeze two days earlier toward the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1).