In 2019 Damian Lane became the first jockey to deliver the Ladbrokes Cox Plate to Japan, and this year he will be aiming for a second with PROGNOSIS 🇯🇵 The star 6yo has form around last year's winner Romantic Warrior, and he sizzled around the course this morning… #LEGENDARY Source
Positivity Aims for Caulfield Cup Win
Andrew Forsman already has a Caulfield Cup (G1) victory on his CV from his joint venture with Murray Baker, and the Kiwi horseman is plotting another raid on the Oct. 19 race with his stakes-winning mare Positivity. Source
Catalog Set for Inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale
Breeders’ Cup World Championships hopefuls Mufasa, Gold Phoenix, Kilwin, and Pandora’s Gift are part of the 12 offerings by Keeneland for their Championship Sale Oct. 30. Source
Havana Grey Filly Tops Opening Session of Tatts Book 3
The average price was up 7% at 26,330 guineas, while the median was down five points at 20,000 guineas. The clearance rate was 88% as 245 yearlings sold from 278 offered. Source
Irish Champion Stakes winner Economics set for blockbuster Ascot showdown with French ace Calandagan – as jockey insists he three-year-old is peaking at the right time
Persistent rain in Berkshire means the Champion Stakes will now be run on the inner course – which usually stages jump racing – rather than Ascot’s round track.Source
Joyce Named Jockeys and Jeans Person of the Year
Jockeys and Jeans, an all-volunteer group that has raised $3.4 million for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, has named Mike Joyce its 2024 Person of Year. Source
Taylor Made’s Not This Time Commands $175K Fee for 2025
Not This Time, sire of grade 1 winner Cogburn and multiple graded stakes winner Next, will command a fee of $175,000 for the 2025 breeding season. He heads the stallion roster at Taylor Made Stallions, who welcomes Angel of Empire for 2025. Source
Claiborne Posts Fees; Prince of Monaco to Join Roster
Claiborne Farm has secured the breeding rights to Prince of Monaco, one of the top dirt sprinters of his class and the only son of top sire Speightstown to win a grade 1 at age 2. Source
Oscar Performance Tops Mill Ridge Stud Fees at $45K
Mill Ridge Farm announced live-foal stud fees for the 2025 breeding season for Oscar Performance, Aloha West, and, new to its roster this year, Casa Creed. Oscar Performance will stand for $45,000, Aloha West for $8,500, and Casa Creed for $10,000. Source
Dam of Goliath Heads Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale
Goliath is the world’s highest-rated older horse and winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot. Source