The Timonium Fairgrounds got off to a flying start Oct. 2 with the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale seeing early fireworks. LC Racing got their hand up early, securing the $135,000 Classic Empire colt who boasts two stakes-winning siblings. Source
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Photo Contest Winners
The winning images will be used in the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance’s 2024 calendar. Source
Threes Are Wild for Chad Brown in the First Lady
Chad Brown has three of the eight entries for the Oct. 7 First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland and the trio, also likely to be the three favorites, drew the inside gates for the one-mile test. Source
Stronghold Ends Churchill September Meet on High Note
Maiden Watch: Sept. 25-Oct. 1 Source
European Sale Record-Setter Marsha Dies at 10
Trained by Sir Mark Prescott for owner/breeder Elite Racing Club, the daughter of Acclamation proved a tough and talented performer over three seasons of racing. Source
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, October 3
Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday’s meetings at Wolverhampton, Ayr, Southwell and Sedgefield.Source
HISA Announces Jockey Mental Health Steering Committee
Owner/breeder and former ambassador to Finland Earle Mack will head the 10-member Jockey Mental Health Steering Committee and 10-member advisory council. Source
Equine Welfare, Social Values Focus of IFHA Conference
A key top of the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities at Saint-Cloud Racecourse Oct. 2 was safeguarding equine welfare and the sport’s response to shifts in societal expectations. Source
Superpowers Set to Collide at Tattersalls Book 1
Every sport has its own season-defining fixture. The NFL has the Super Bowl, golf has the Masters, and European football has the Champions League final. Where the best of the best go head-to-head in full-blooded competition. The winner takes it all. Source
Up to the Mark to Lane’s End Upon Retirement
The multiple grade 1 winner is by leading fourth-crop sire Not This Time, who is the sire of 2022 champion 3-year-old Epicenter. Source