Breeders’ Cup announced a generous pledge from Ken Freirich’s Better World Records in conjunction with 40 Days of Giving, a fundraising program that puts key Thoroughbred industry charities in the spotlight.

Trainer Joseph O’Brien will bid to complete a remarkable treble in the Oct. 21 Caulfield Cup (G1) when saddling Valiant King and Okita Soushi in the AU$5 million 1m4f handicap.

HIWU will no longer impose provisional suspensions on Covered Persons upon notice of a positive test result for banned substances that are recognized as substances of abuse in humans.

Brett Brinkman and Dale Laudner have yet another flashy sprinting filly in the Raven Run Stakes (G2) with the front-running Alva Starr. In 2021, the trainer/owner duo saddled Louisiana-bred Cilla to a third-place finish in the Raven Run .

The Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger-G1), could be either a rubber match between the winners of the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown or a chance for a third winner to grab a jewel.

DK Horse, the ADW platform affiliated with fantasy and sports betting behemoth DraftKings, was approved to operate in California at a regular monthly meeting of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) Oct. 19 in Sacramento, Calif.

J. Keeler Johnson shares a pair of price horses worth supporting at the 2023 Breeders’ Cup.

The second half of Arqana October’s part two Oct. 19 saw trade settle down at a notch below Wednesday’s prices, though a clearance rate remained buoyant throughout the session, proof of some level of satisfaction for vendors.

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte, the champion 2-year-old male of 2022, has been retired from racing and will begin a career as a stallion at Spendthrift Farm next year, according to co-owner Mike Repole.

An internal review conducted by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit revealed that not all participating laboratories applied the same detection limit in analyzing samples for the presence of metformin.