There was a change at the head of the Book 2 market Oct. 13 when a Lope de Vega colt with a big pedigree update fetched 650,000 guineas.

Juveniles Tannhauser and Jump Seat are the latest BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects after promising victories at Keeneland.

Cecil Seaman was among the first to compile physical measurements on Thoroughbreds for biomechanical evaluation.

Sweetwater Downs closed out the 2026 Wyoming racing season (Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing) with record-setting prize money highlighted by the richest race in Wyoming history, the $300,000 Sweetwater Downs Futurity for Quarter Horses.  

The Last Dance, runner-up in this year's Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, G1), has been added to the catalog for the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale and will be offered on the opening evening of the sale Dec. 5.

Goffs unveils the catalog for its November Foal Sale Oct. 13, and it can now be viewed online. It features 1,028 foals to be offered from Nov. 16-19 at Kildare Paddocks.

Fall race meets at Keeneland, Belmont Park, and other tracks are ongoing, and a premier steeplechase event, the Far Hills Race Meeting in New Jersey, is set for Saturday, Oct. 17. Radio, TV, and streaming coverage is planned.

A brief handicapping look at the Raven Run Stakes (G2) from America's Best Racing.

Johnny Mac Smith, whose work with the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and with the Keeneland yearling inspection team made him a celebrated equine veterinarian, died Oct. 10 at his Woodford County, Ky. home after a battle with liver cancer.

Claiborne Farm announced Oct. 13 the advertised stud fees for its 2027 stallion roster with multiple grade 1 winner Mindframe at the top at $40,000.