The November Horses of Racing Age Sale, held Nov. 12 at Keeneland in Central Kentucky, had a strong Middle Eastern influence to it.

In his first day riding in races since a Sept. 21 fall sent him to the hospital, jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. won an allowance optional claiming race aboard Sir Greylind at Churchill Downs Nov. 12.

The November Horses of Racing Age Sale, held Nov. 12 at Keeneland in Central Kentucky, had a strong Middle Eastern influence to it.

Baaeed, the highest-rated horse in Europe for over a decade, will head the 2026 Shadwell stallion roster at a reduced fee of £55,000 (approx. US$72,000) as the organization announced fees for its stallions based in England and Ireland.

Tickets for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby will go on sale on Nov. 13 at noon ET. The 2026 race will be run on Saturday, May 2.

Three-time grade 3 stakes winner Bishops Bay kicked off the opening hour of the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale by selling for $1.3 million to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables.

Everett Dobson, the new chair of The Jockey Club, will deliver the keynote address at the annual National HBPA Conference March 4.

The Backside Learning Center announced their biggest, annual fundraiser, “Benefit for the Backside: A Day at the Races”, will return Nov. 21 at noon in the exclusive First Turn Club at Churchill Downs.

After winning a pair of stakes at Laurel Park Nov. 8-9, Sheldon Russell was named Jockey of the Week.

After a successful Kentucky debut last month against allowance foes, John Gallegos’ homebred One Magic Philly aims to make it 2-for-2 in her new home state in the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs Nov. 15.