Series on North America’s leading sires launches with three-time champion.

Ivan Dalos’ Avie’s Flatter made amends for a winless 2020 campaign in landing a second graded stakes score on the year in the Oct. 17 Nearctic Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine.

Having already won the Aug. 22 Dance Smartly Stakes (G2T) going 1 1/4 miles on the Woodbine turf, Mutamakina used similar pace-stalking tactics to capture the E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) over the same course and distance Oct. 17.

Thunderous Affair, trained by Lindsey Partridge, was selected by the panel of judges of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium as the 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover Champion.

Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner and Belmont Stakes (G1) runner-up Hot Rod Charlie worked six furlongs at Santa Anita Park Oct. 16 in 1:14 as he prepares for a bid in the Nov. 6 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Peter Bradley discusses Haughty’s maiden win at Keeneland Oct. 17 and hopes to aim big with the 2-year-old turf filly.

Mutamakina returned to the Woodbine turf after one graded score to add a second in the CA$600,000 E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) Oct. 17.

Yearling sale season moves on to Arqana this week and an event which has, should it be needed, some ready evidence that each stop is worthwhile for buyers seeking a quality horse.

The remarkably durable 9-year-old Brando has been retired after finishing 12th on his sixth and final crack at the Oct. 16 British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1).

There are close to 300 horses cataloged for the Oct. 18 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Sale, with the majority of them being weanlings representing both established stallions and horses whose first crop have hit the ground this year.