Maiden Watch: Week of Oct. 13-19

The second Keeneland Championship Sale to be held Oct. 29 at Del Mar has supplemented a 25% ownership interest in grade 1 winner and millionaire Mullikin, a contender for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

The Jockey Club reported Oct. 21 that 1,099 stallions covered 27,180 mares in North America during 2024, according to statistics compiled through Oct. 13. These breedings have resulted in 17,103 live foals of 2025 being reported to The Jockey Club.

Economics, one of the 2024 season’s standout stars with an impressive victory in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1), has been retired from racing.

With less than two weeks before the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup, no changes occurred in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll Oct. 21.

The List: An Update and Review of General Sires List Rankings, other class rankings

A colt by Curlin, consigned as Hip 268, brought $900,000 from Legion Bloodstock, agent, on the first day of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale Oct. 20 in Lexington.

A Louisiana-bred filly (Hip 289) by first-crop yearling sire Epicenter sold for $400,000 during the Oct. 20 first session of the Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale. Marette Farrell signed the ticket on behalf of Scott Mawaka’s Mo Speed Racing.

A federal search warrant was served Oct. 19 by approximately 200 law enforcement personnel from federal, state, and local agencies, targeting an alleged illegal horse racing gambling operation in Wilder, Idaho.

Veterinary issues, pedigree, conformation, and what “flaws” can be forgiven when hunting for a future racehorse were addressed during a one-day clinic on opening day of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale.