Aidan O’Brien bids for a third win in this race with a trio of runners, including Content, Wingspan, and Grateful.

The Jockey Club reported Oct. 18 that 1,181 stallions covered 28,104 mares in North America during 2023. These breedings have resulted in 17,700 live foals of 2024 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports, a decrease of 2.4% from 2023.

Having come out of his Oct. 16 five-furlong breeze in great shape, star dirt marathoner Next will take his talents to Del Mar for a start in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, trainer Doug Cowans confirmed Oct. 18.

Classic-placed King of Steel, winner of the 2023 Champion Stakes (G1) for owner Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing, will stand at Tally-Ho Stud in County Westmeath, Ireland, next season.

Ramatuelle, recent winner of the Prix de la Foret (G1) at Longchamp, headlines the latest group of supplemental entries to Fasig-Tipton’s star-studded The November Sale.

The $165,368 New York Breeders’ Futurity highlights one of the richest cards in the history of Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack, with three stakes races and four claiming-series finals packed into the nine-race program Oct. 21.

Top Japanese 3-year-olds tackle 3,000 meters in the third leg of their Triple Crown, the Oct. 20 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger, G1).

Andy Serling & Sara Elbadwi look forward to the Athenia & Awad Stakes at Belmont at The Big A.

Some familiar connections celebrated the first winner for classic-placed freshman sire Lookin At Lee when Missing Rocks raced prominently throughout before drawing off to a 4 3/4-length win in an Oct. 17 maiden special weight race at Remington Park.

Classic-placed King of Steel, winner of the 2023 Champion Stakes (G1) for owner Kia Joorabchian’s AMO Racing, will stand at Tally-Ho Stud in County Westmeath, Ireland next season.