Acacia Clement & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the N.Y.S.S. Thunder Rumble Division & the N.Y.S.S. Staten Island Division at Aqueduct.

Higher Power, a son of Medaglia d’Oro and winner of the 2019 Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), will stand next year at R.C. Cline Thoroughbred Farm for $2,000.

Returning to racing action in Dubai months after finishing fifth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and sixth in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Heart of Honor romps in the one-mile Nakheel Stakes at Meydan.

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announces its fourth annual Holiday Giving Campaign, running Dec. 1-31.

Docklands starts a two-week British assault on Japanese racing while taking on some of the best local milers in the Mile Championship (G1) Nov. 23 at Kyoto Racecourse.

Superstars Ka Ying Rising, Lucky Sweynesse, Romantic Warrior, and Voyage Bubble will highlight the Nov. 23 preps for the December Hong Kong International Races.

It is a haul from Turfway Park in Northern Kentucky to Zia Park in Eastern New Mexico, though it is understandable why the connections of Brotha Keny are sending him west for the Nov. 25 Zia Park Derby. The 1 1/16-mile dirt race is worth $300,000.

Mrs. Astor will try to duplicate the result from a year ago in seeking a second consecutive victory in the Red Carpet Stakes (G3T) when the $100,000 race is renewed Nov. 23 at Del Mar.

As U.S. racing moves to create a national marketing campaign in 2026, it would be well served to gather some input from France Galop, which recently was honored for its advertising and marketing efforts that aim to reconnect people with the sport.

Taylor Made Stallions announced Nov. 20 the launch of its new “State-Bred Initiative Program,” an opportunity created to support and incentivize regional breeders who participate in state-bred programs outside of Kentucky.