Trainer Will Walden shares 3 things you might not know about Rhetorical as he heads to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T).

Riley Mott, 33, will saddle his first Breeders’ Cup starter at this year’s World Championships. He will be represented by a solid contender in grade 1 winner Argos, a 2-year-old son of Nyquist, in the Oct. 31 Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.

In a race where the favorites failed to show up, Claiborne’s Admit was left to pick up the pieces, powering to her first graded stakes victory in the $396,013 Valley View Stakes (G2T) Oct. 24 at Keeneland.

Bidding has opened for the 2025 Inglis Digital USA October (Late) Sale, featuring a slate of 73 offerings for a broad spectrum of buyers, led by a 11-horse consignment from Paramount Sales, and racing prospects with notable updates.

On Racing

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association announces Oct. 24 that Valerie Dailey, a Thoroughbred breeder in Florida since 1985, was elected president of the FTBOA at a board meeting.

Troubleshooting, victorious in the Sept. 6 Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T) at Kentucky Downs when sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on turf, ventures into new territory Oct. 25 at Keeneland when he routes in the one-mile Bryan Station Stakes (G3T).

Veteran jockey Willie Martinez will retire from riding this month and will begin work as a regional manager for the Jockeys’ Guild effective Nov. 1.

The Kikuka Sho (G1) completes Japan’s Triple Crown series and, at 3,000 meters (about 1 7/8 miles), poses a unique challenge for the nation’s 3-year-olds by including a backstretch climb over 200 meters.

A lawsuit filed in a New York federal court accuses major national players in the horse racing industry of engaging in racketeering through their activities in computer assisted wagering companies.