In this week’s edition of On Racing: A look at the life of 1997 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Touch Gold, who died at age 31 on Nov. 13.

The 3-year-old son of Uncle Mo and grade 2 winner will enter stud at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds for $5,000.

Landing a daily double on the last two races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and earning $607,800 with his win, Dave Smyth, 50, a financial planner from Lexington, won a record-setting edition of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. 

A year-and-a-half after being told he only had about five months to live because of cancer, Bryan Bushey made the journey to Churchill Downs to support Point Dume in the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel Nov. 15.

The ninth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 12 and featured a veterinarian from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discussing foal conformation and possible corrections.

John Stewart’s Resolute Racing silks were carried to victory for the first time in Australia when expensive filly Ernaux produced a commanding display to break through Nov. 14 at Canterbury Racecourse.

Brian Spearman, who has served as chairman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners since 2015, has decided to step away from his day-to-day role with the company at the end of this year. 

Japan’s tribute race to the late Queen Elizabeth II fairly drips with history and a full field of fillies and mares looks to write a new chapter in the Nov. 16 renewal.

The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association hosted a regional breeders organization workshop at Churchill Downs Nov. 12 to identify best practices and areas of growth for the industry.

Keeler Johnson shares five promising juveniles to follow on the Kentucky Derby trail.