Some two decades after the New York Racing Association bankruptcy pointed to the need for added protections in the pari-mutuel wagering settlement process, here we are again with Hawthorne Race Course, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy February.

Larry Roth co-founded Marchon Eyewear that he and his partners sold in 2008. The Roths started LNJ Foxwoods in 2012 and enjoyed tremendous success as both owner and breeder.

The half sister to Minnie Hauk lived up to her star billing at the Goffs Orby Sale Book 1, selling to Coolmore’s M.V. Magnier in front of a packed auditorium Sept. 28. The daughter of Justify will follow a similar path to her illustrious sibling.

John Salzman Sr., a stalwart of Maryland Thoroughbred racing for decades who trained Hall of Famer Xtra Heat, died Sept. 28 at age 81.

In a win for horse racing interests, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prediction market platform Kalshi is operating in violation of two bodies of law by taking bets on sporting events.

On the Sept. 28 episode of BloodHorse Monday: C2 Racing Stable’s Mark Cornett discusses Forged Steel’s victory in the Goodwood Stakes (G1), Frank Angst on the ripple effects of Hawthorne’s bankruptcy.

James L. Gagliano will retire as president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club effective Jan. 1, 2027, it was announced Sept. 28 by Everett R. Dobson, chair of The Jockey Club.

Susumu Fujita’s 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and 2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) winner, Forever Young, closed as the 5-2 favorite upon the completion of betting Sept. 27 in Pool No. 2 of the Breeders’ Cup Classic Future Wager.

Fiber Sonde, an unraced son of Unbridled’s Song and a half brother to champion sprinter Speightstown, was West Virginia’s general leading sire from 2018-23.

The daughter of Too Darn Hot was born early last week at Coolmore’s Hunter Valley and she has already been exploring her new home.