Ombudsman (IRE), who currently rates second on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, is being pointed to a start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) Oct. 31 at Keeneland, according to Racing Post.

The Kentucky Horse Park has announced that its next installment of the Equine Ed series for Tuesday, Nov. 10 will feature Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Cherie DeVaux. 

Recent group-winning results and pleasing sale prices at this point last year provide Charles Briere and his Fairway Consignment with plenty of encouragement ahead of this week’s Arqana October Yearling Sale, held Oct. 20-23.

The New York Racing Association announced Oct. 19 significant purse increases to overnight races during the winter meet at the new Belmont Park.

David Eustace is eyeing a run at December’s Hong Kong International Races for Light Years Charm after he capped the English trainer’s best day in Hong Kong with victory in the HK$5.35 million Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (G2) at Sha Tin Oct. 19.

Forest Racing’s Lovcen aims to become the 9th horse to sweep the Japanese Triple Crown Oct. 25 in the Kikuka Sho (G1).

Why It Worked: Hall Stables, which formerly owned the mare Ready to Unleash, is enjoying the prospect of two of her foals potentially starting in the upcoming Breeders’ Cup.

Paramount Sales is bringing championship blood to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale Oct. 19-22, offering three yearlings with direct family ties to Breeders’ Cup contenders.

Magical Trickster put a spell on the competition, winning the Oct. 18 Frost King Stakes at Woodbine. The victory also served to give his sire, grade1 winner Collusion Illusion, his first black-type stakes winner.

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale is one of the last stops of the North American yearling auction season. Year after year, the sale continues to produce graded stakes winners, fueling high energy and excitment across the sale grounds.