Letters to the Editor

Leading British juvenile filly Relief Rally is surprisingly set to go under the hammer at next month’s Tattersalls December Mare Sale to “test the water” of the market but would be sold at the right price according to connections.

Frank Di Giulio’s Patches O’Houlihan continues his pursuit of perfection in 2023 when he battles nine rivals into the CA$175,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) at Woodbine Nov. 18.

Tickets for the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at The Breakers Palm Beach, will be on sale beginning Monday, Nov. 20.

Keeneland has supplemented 10 horses, including 2023 stakes winner Lady Lowery, to its November Horses of Racing Age Sale on Nov. 17.

Robert Lothenbach’s stable has earned more than $30.2 million in purses since 2000. The Minnesota native was equally successful with breeding, having raced 13 homebred black-type winners among the 37 stakes winners he raced since 1992.

Taking place from December 9th-12th at Deauville, the prestigious ARQANA December Vente d’Élevage will offer for sale more than 1000 mares, fillies, and foals.  

Amid continued challenges with its turf course despite dry fall weather, Churchill Downs scrapped grass racing Nov. 15—the fourth consecutive day at least one scheduled turf race has been moved to the main track.

Louisiana-based stallion Hard Aces was represented by his first stakes winner last week when Spinning Aces captured the Nov. 10 Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta Downs.

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of graded-stakes winning millionaire, Channel Maker, Nov. 14.