Trainer Bob Baffert has won 10 runnings of the Bob Hope Stakes (G3), a tally likely to increase when the $100,000 race for juveniles is renewed Nov. 14 at Del Mar.

Buyers finding stiff competition, particularly with mares and broodmare prospects.

Nailing a $33,000 win wager on Knicks Go in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Matt Miller, an attorney for a health care consulting firm from Chicago, won last week’s 2021 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. 

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The 19th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing at Indiana Grand ended Nov. 11, completing 123 days of racing. Both breeds brought in record numbers for the year, showing a 47% increase in overall handle compared to similar dates in 2019.

Taylor Made Stallions introduced the weekend of Nov. 12-14 its new stallions for 2022: Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Knicks Go and multiple grade 1-placed, multiple graded stakes winner Tacitus.

Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Knicks Go arrived Nov. 11 at Taylor Made Farm outside Lexington for a brief layover before returning to trainer Brad Cox’s barn to prepare for the final race of his career, the Pegasus World Cup (G1) in January.

Six-time Churchill Downs leading rider Tyler Gaffalione added his name to the record books Nov. 12 when he notched six wins beneath the historic Twin Spires.

Trainer Bob Baffert has won 10 runnings of the Bob Hope Stakes (G3), a tally likely to increase when the $100,000 race for juveniles is renewed Nov. 14 at Del Mar.

Honeysuckle and St Mark’s Basilica are in the running to be crowned horse of the year at the 2021 Horse Racing Ireland Awards, for which nominations for the various categories were revealed this week. The awards ceremony will be held Dec. 7.