Trainer Chad Brown brings three grade 1 winners and a grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner to the First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland. They will face three accomplished runners by top 10 sire Twirling Candy.

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is scheduled to arrive at Keeneland Oct. 3 to continue training for his first start since finishing eighth in the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 8.

Phoenix Stakes (G2) favorite Nakatomi cemented himself as one of the best dirt sprinters in the land when capturing his first grade 1 in the July 27 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1).

The New York Racing Association announced Oct. 2 that Rob MacLennan has been promoted to the position of Racing Secretary.

Juddmonte’s champion homebred mare Idiomatic has her eyes set on more Breeders’ Cup glory, with her next stop along that path a familiar one in the $600,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 6.

Forever Young, making his first start since a dramatic third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), returned an easy winner Oct. 2 in his prep race for the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Anthony Farrior, who is on pace for a third straight season of finishing in the top 10 among trainers by wins, nailed down a milestone victory in the second race at Thistledown Oct. 1.

Trainer Chad Brown only needed a single word to express all of the talent and potential he sees in Senza Parole.

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of Cozmic One, the first foal of 2010 Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Zenyatta.

The Jockey Club is projecting a North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 17,300 in 2025. This represents 700 fewer foals than the 2024 foal crop estimate of 18,000.