Churchill Downs has restricted the movement of horses away from its backstretch after five horses stabled in a quarantined barn tested positive Nov. 30 for the contagious equine herpesvirus

Though Cigar did not enter the national spotlight until he was 4, the race at Aqueduct Racetrack named after the two-time Horse of the Year has been quite kind to 3-year-olds.

A pair of CA$150,000 black-type events for juveniles, the Clarendon Stakes and Shady Well Stakes, share the spotlight on an 11-race card Dec. 3 at Woodbine. 

The truly global nature of the bloodstock industry was perfectly encapsulated by King’s Harlequin, the 4-year-old Camelot filly who made the early running during the second of the Sceptre Sessions.

James McDonald proved unstoppable during the 2022 Longines World’s Best Jockey competition. He led the standings for most of the year, ultimately claiming the title with nine qualifying wins on five different horses.

Michael Dubb and Gandharvi’s Battle Bling will look to add to her spoils when she headlines a talented field of 11 in the Dec. 3 Go for Wand Stakes (G3), a one-turn mile for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up, at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Day 3 turnover was down 3% year on year at 4,226,000gns ($5,341,266), albeit from 28 fewer sold lots, while the average and median figures went in the opposite direction.

Aldana Spieth thinks her 2-year-old colt Dreaming of Kona might have the most potential of any horse she has trained since going out on her own full-time in 2014. He races in the $100,000, six-furlong Inaugural Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Dec. 3

Julia Shining, a 2-year-old daughter of Curlin, will look to follow in her big sister’s footsteps when she moves to graded company in the Dec. 3 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) for 2-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack.

After two successful runs in the Mid-Atlantic, Tuskegee Airman takes aim on New York when he travels to Aqueduct Racetrack for the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) Dec. 3.