No longer under consideration for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) are Supa Speed, Tigerish, and Acquitted. The Juvenile Fillies Turf is the eighth race on the Nov. 1 card. Source

Three days after Japanese baseball players Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani celebrated victory in the World Series as members of the Los Angeles Dodgers, more Japanese stars—these of the equine variety—seek to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Source

A lawsuit filed in Nelson Circuit Court in Kentucky by multiple parties claims Creech Horse Transportation negligently killed and injured several race horses while en route from Fair Grounds Race Course to Keeneland last year. Source

Owner Clark Brewster of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to name his superstar sprinter Rooster Cogburn because of actor John Wayne’s eye patch in his portrayal of that character in the movies. Source

Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) fourth-choice Ramatuelle has been withdrawn just a day before the race as a precaution, following a PET scan. Source

The Challenge presented by Gainesway Source