Claiborne Farm announced Oct. 13 the advertised stud fees for its 2027 stallion roster with multiple grade 1 winner Mindframe at the top at $40,000.

Johnny Mac Smith whose work with the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and with the Keeneland yearling inspection team made him a celebrated equine veterinarian, died Oct. 10 at his Woodford County, Ky. home after a battle with liver cancer.

The Jockey Club releases 2027 foal crop estimate and 2026 Report of Mares Bred statistics.

Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst, sponsored by NTRA, looks at the harmful economic impact from Texas’ decision to not participate in the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.

Elaine Peck’s Rhapsody Farm had a banner day with its weanlings by first-crop sires at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale Oct. 12. A colt by multiple grade 1 winner Dornoch topped the sale, bringing $260,000 from East Lake Racing.

New owner Gary Showalter and trainer Tom Foley bought the grade 3-winning son of Quality Road and hope to restart his stallion career at Showalter’s new farm near Horseshoe Indianapolis.

A US$279,277 Showtime colt headed a selective but solid edition of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses in Training Sale on Oct. 12, with international buyers playing a prominent role.

On the Oct. 12 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Kate Hunter highlights the horses coming from Japan to compete in the Breeders’ Cup, Eureka Downs general manager Mike Weiss on racing’s return to Kansas for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Plan B worked like a charm for Ballyhimikin Stud when a well-related Blue Point colt progressed from a 215,000 guineas foal to a 600,000 guineas yearling Oct. 12 during the opening session of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.

Top five freshman sire Flightline will have his 2027 stud fee set at a later date, while Liam’s Map’s fee has been raised to $80,000. Grade 1 winner Deterministic, a son of Liam Map, will join Lane’s End’s roster next year.