The Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip gave a grandstand of spectators fresh out of lockdown something to cheer about Oct. 16 when he finally put his Everest ghosts to bed with a thrilling victory in the AU$15 million race at Randwick.

Shantisara drew off to collect her third straight victory in the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Presented by Dixiana (G1T) Oct. 16 at Keeneland.

After finishing fifth in the Arc (G1) two weeks before, Sealiway defeats a top class field in the Oct. 16 Champions Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse.

Camp David was slated for a turf race at Keeneland Oct. 16, but when the race was moved to the main track, his connections opted not to scratch and were rewarded with a victory.

Woodbine Entertainment is pleased to welcome and recognize Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society as part of the first Aftercare Alliance Day this Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack.

The rapid rise of Incentivise hit new heights Oct. 16, as the Peter Moody-trained gelding proved he was the very best middle distance stayer in Australia with a breathtaking display in the Caulfield Cup (G1).

Eshaada bounced back to the form of her narrow defeat at Royal Ascot in the Oct. 16 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (G1), executing a plan hatched in the height of summer by winning trainer Roger Varian and her owner-breeders at Shadwell. 

Given the season he has had, the greatest surprise after Creative Force landed the Oct. 16 Qipco British Champions Sprint (G1) for trainer Charlie Appleby was that he had never previously saddled a runner on Champions Day.

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said his best chance to win the Oct. 17 CA$250,000 Nearctic Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine will come if there’s a hot pace that falls apart late in the six-furlong race on the E. P. Taylor Turf Course.

Trueshan retained his Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (G1) crown Oct. 16 at Ascot Racecourse with old rival Stradivarius taking third.