Maiden Watch: Week of Sept. 23-29

The Frankel colt is out of the mare Tisa River. She is a sibling to Iridessa, winner of the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Turf, and Order of Australia, winner of the Breeders Cup Mile.

America’s Best Racing brings us the recap from the first California Crown at Santa Anita, which was a thrilling success.

Ferocious leads an 11-horse field in the 1 1/16-mile Breeders’ Futurity (G1) after running second in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

Registration has opened for Thoroughbred racing’s biggest live-money handicapping tournament, the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge.

The catalog will include dispersals of Stuart S. Janney III, the estate of John Hendrickson, Siena Farm, and Solera Farm (Ed Seltzer). Among the horses in the catalog are the first mares in foal to Cody’s Wish and the first weanlings by Flightline.

Keeneland, in collaboration with TJC Innovations, will introduce a new Dynamic Pedigree for the upcoming November Breeding Stock Sale that enables users to customize different aspects of a horse’s pedigree that are of interest.

Tony Cissell has been promoted to the position of general manager and chief operating officer. Chris Baker resigned as COO to start Baker Thoroughbred Advisory.

The 6-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile is a grade 3 winner out of a deep family. He will be offered at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale as Hip 3083 in the Lane’s End consignment.

The Retired Racehorse Project announced the list of former breeders, owners, trainers, stallion farms and other connections participating in Makeover Champions, a new initiative to encourage more support of Thoroughbreds in careers beyond racing.