The 5-year-old Mr Speaker mare raised her MATCH points total to 38 after winning the Oct. 3 Salvatore DeBunda PTHA President’s Cup at Parx Racing. Owner William Pape earned $50,000 and trainer Edward Graham earned $25,000.

The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit, which will administer the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program, announced Oct. 4 that it has named Dr. Mary Scollay as its chief of science.

The owner of Sheriff Brown, a horse disqualified from victory in the $200,000 Downs At Albuquerque Handicap Sept. 24 due to a riding crop violation from jockey Oscar Ceballos, has formally appealed the ruling.

Dr. Richard J. Sheehan Sr., one of the most respected and admired equine veterinarians in New England and beyond during his illustrious career, passed away on Sept. 30 with his family by his side in Mansfield, Mass. He was 91.

With its three sessions comprising 550 of the world’s best-bred yearlings, Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which begins Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., can be considered the Everest of bloodstock auctions.

The New York State Gaming Commission’s board Oct. 3 also put off until November a decision on Churchill Downs Inc.’s bid to purchase a company whose holdings include a large casino in the Finger Lakes region.

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale kicked off Oct. 3 at a steady pace, seeing horses change hands, including the session topping $320,000 daughter of Uncle Mo, purchased by Legion Bloodstock, agent.

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale kicked off Oct. 3 at a steady pace, seeing horses change hands, including the session topping $320,000 daughter of Uncle Mo, purchased by Legion Bloodstock, agent.

Hazelwood Bloodstock brings a draft of 20 carefully selected and precociously bred yearlings to be offered during Books 1 thru 3 of the Tattersall’s October Yearling Sale, beginning Oct. 4 at the Park Paddocks in Newmarket.

With its three sessions comprising 550 of the world’s best-bred yearlings, Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which begins Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., can be considered the Everest of bloodstock auctions.