Maxify and Repo Man—first-out winners by Ashford Stud stallions Justify and Golden Pal, respectively—are two of the race favorites in the Oct. 4 Zuma Beach Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park, along with Duty Bound, an unbeaten Jack Christopher filly.

After landing a pair of graded stakes against her generation this summer at Saratoga Race Course, Counting Stars is entered to face older fillies and mares for the first time in the $650,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) Oct. 4 at Keeneland.

On the final episode of BH In Session: Keeneland September, Louie Rabaut recaps the record-breaking 2026 sale alongside BloodHorse sales editor Olivia Newman and bloodstock editor Eric Mitchell.

After taking a pair of grade 1s at Woodbine in September, Charlie Appleby ships Arabian Crown across the pond to compete in the CA$750,000 Canadian International Stakes (G1T) Oct. 3.

There was a case of deja vu on the opening day of Goffs Orby Sale Book 2, as owner Montgomery Motto was at the end of the winning bid for the top lot, a filly by Cotai Glory.

Sahlan, winner of last year’s Prix du Moulin (G1), has retired from racing and will stand at Haras de Bouquetot in Normandy for 2027.

Letters to the editor for the Oct. 1 issue of BloodHorse Daily include a tribute to the late trainer John Salzman Sr.

Kantharos returns to Ocala Stud to stand the 2027 breeding season, the farm announced Sept. 30. A stud fee will be announced at a later date.

Juddmonte’s Segesta is one of the leading contenders in a wide-open field of 11 fillies and mares who will line up Oct. 3 for the $800,000 First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 208 main entries for The November Sale, the company’s selected mixed sale to be held Nov. 2 in Lexington, days after the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The single-session sale will begin at 2 p.m. ET.