The board of the Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation is delighted to announce Gemma Blumenshine as the recipient of its annual scholarship to the Irish National Stud in conjunction with KEMI

The catalog for the Arqana Vente d’Élevage, the auction house’s December breeding stock sale that will take place Dec. 4-7 in Deauville, has been released.

Last year’s Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1) winner Twilight Payment has been retired following his unsuccessful repeat bid in the Flemington showpiece on Nov. 2.

Dr. Schivel, whose name is steeped in Batman lore, has surpassed all of Branch’s expectations, with five consecutive victories that include the 2020 Del Mar Futurity (G1), 2021 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1), and 2021 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2).

After Hidden Connection stretched out in her second start to win the Pocahontas Stakes (G3), it may have taken her many owners more time to enter the winner’s circle than the 1:43.78 it took the precocious juvenile filly to complete the race.

Princess Grace is looking to continue her winning streak that started in November of last year. Her latest start was in September at Kentucky Downs where she broke slow but turned on her jets before the straight and surged to win by half a length.

Over the last four weeks, The Jockey Club released its annual statistics for the North American breeding industry and Ontario showed positive gains across the board.

Next year’s NZB National Yearling Sale at Karaka will be delayed until March, the first time it has not been staged in its traditional late January time slot for more than three decades, in the hope of more favorable border travel restrictions.

Mitchell, along with her husband, Fred, operated Clarkland Farm for more than 40 years. They purchased Leslie’s Lady in 2006 and bred Beholder, Mendelssohn, and America’s Joy.

Nine horses, including Catalan, a half sister to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) entrant Bubble Rock, have been supplemented to the horses of racing age portion of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.