There has been a sense that a horse from Japan would win an event such as the Kentucky Derby (G1) and open the floodgates for that country’s competitors. Could that happen at the Breeders’ Cup?

Godolphin is this year’s leading owner by number of Breeders’ Cup starters with eight—all of them homebreds—and is additionally the leading breeder by number of starters with nine (including one co-bred with Machmer Hall).

New Vocations announced the Night at the Stars Pledge Nov. 1, an initiative created by DJ Stables to promote and raise much-needed funds for the program’s aftercare efforts.

In addition to the Oct. 31 withdrawal of Arcangelo from the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park, several other scratches have been reported in the last 24 hours by Breeders’ Cup officials.

The 2023 racing season of Chatalas has felt a little bit like a second chance for her connections as she prepares for a start in the $2 million Juvenile Fillies (G1) Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.

Global sport and entertainment agency CSM has been appointed by The Jockey Club as its principal sales agency for commercial rights, as part of a new opportunity for brands to partner some of Britain’s most iconic sporting events.  

A power-packed pinhooking panel drew an enthusiastic crowd to Goffs on a wintry Bank Holiday Monday evening for the latest seminar organized by the ITBA’s Next Generation.

Spearheaded by managing partners Billy Koch and Gary Fenton, Little Red Feather Racing bookended Del Mar’s summer meet with stakes victories.

With the Breeders’ Cup celebrating the 40th edition of its World Championships this year, BloodHorse thought it would be a good time to consider the event’s 40 greatest horses to date.

Breeders’ Cup Notebook