A talented assemblage of New York-breds lines up to compete in nine different stakes on Empire Classic day Oct. 25 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Breeders’ Cup unveils the official race order, post times, and wagering menu for the 42nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif. 

Journeyman jockey Floyd Wethey Jr. got a head start on his 36th birthday celebration, winning three stakes races on the Oklahoma Classics card Oct. 17 at Remington Park. The panel of racing experts voted Wethey Jockey of the Week for Oct. 13-19.

Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna will be honored in a special retirement ceremony during the sixth race at Churchill Downs Oct. 26 before she begins her second career as a broodmare at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa in Lexington.

Racing in Kentucky shifts from Lexington to Louisville Oct. 26 as Churchill Downs opens its 26-day fall meeting with an 11-race “Stars of Tomorrow I” program for 2-year-olds, highlighted by the Street Sense (G3) and Rags to Riches Stakes.

The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards marked its 10th anniversary in North America Oct. 21 in Lexington by honoring and awarding the individuals who make the Thoroughbred industry the unique and special industry it is.  

The Jockey Club announces the launch of its traceability survey, which records the status of a Thoroughbred, including the horse’s use and location, to better understand the whereabouts of Thoroughbreds retired from breeding and racing.

Porter on Pedigrees

Racing in Kentucky shifts from Lexington to Louisville Oct. 26 as Churchill Downs opens its 26-day fall meeting with an 11-race “Stars of Tomorrow I” program for 2-year-olds, highlighted by the Street Sense (G3) and Rags to Riches stakes.

At the conclusion of the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, 263 horses had changed hands for a total of $15,912,000, including private sales. The average price was $60,502, with a median of $32,000.