As has been very well documented over the years, Japanese buyers have successfully sourced any number of America's top-performed broodmares to join their burgeoning program, many of which have punched well above their weight even within the context of being purchased for princely sums. The winners of such high-profile races as the GI Kentucky Oaks,

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LEXINGTON, KY – The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale concluded its four-day run with another day of steady trade and a record-tying median Thursday in Lexington. Through four sessions, 1,096 horses sold for $65,920,000. The average of $60,146 was down 8.2% from last year's record-setting figure of $65,491, while the median tied the 2025 record

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Five-time Eclipse-winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., who just returned Oct. 2 from an ankle injury that kept him from riding for nearly two months, was unseated at the start of Race 9 at Keeneland on Thursday, Oct. 22. The on-site UK HealthCare medical team removed Ortiz, Jr. from the track and evaluated him at First

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA)-related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU)'s “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, trainer Carlos Sedillo had an additional 18-month

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Wesley Ward is known for training fast horses and, once again, he has one of the quickest horse on the planet in his barn in Bacio (Maclean's Music), who will be favored in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Bacio's credentials jump off the page. He is 5-for-6 lifetime and is coming off a win

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