The star of the show was the stallion share in Flightline, the 2022 Horse of the Year and champion older horse.

Experience the first Keeneland Championship Sale Oct. 30 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club prior to Breeders’ Cup. Shannon Arvin and Tony Lacy tell us their impressions of the new sale, which was headlined by a $2.5 million fractional share in Flightline.

Breeder’s Cup Notebook

BloodHorse’s Sean Collins takes you trackside at Del Mar Oct. 30 as contenders train for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Trainer Kevin Attard has been one of the most successful trainers in Canadian racing over the last decade, but one of the boxes on his résumé remains unchecked: a Breeders’ Cup victory.

A 2-year-old named after the Spanish word for acorn grew into a mighty price at Tattersalls Oct. 30 as wildcard entry La Bellota topped Day 3 of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 425,000 guineas.

Officials outlined procedures Oct. 30 that have led to increased equine safety and explained why Breeders’ Cup provides limited or no health information when horses are announced as scratched or withdrawn for physical reasons.

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar will be run in accordance with the industry’s most comprehensive safety and integrity protocols, developed in conjunction with leading experts in the field.  

Saffie Joseph Jr. discusses the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and his two runners in the race, Honor D Lady and Batucada. The latter eventually was scratched from the race.

The Irish National Stud has announced the retirement of Invincible Spirit, the sire of 22 individual group 1 winners worldwide, including Kingman, Moonlight Cloud, and Magna Grecia.