Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}) is being targeted at the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge at Meydan on Friday, January 24, according to Fred Heyman, who was recently named president of Team Valor International. Trained by Jerome Reynier for Team Valor, Facteur Cheval is no stranger to Meydan, having made the breakthrough at the top level [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations features a half-brother to a leading member of this year's Classic generation. [...]

Bentley Combs, who has served as an assistant to trainer Chad Brown since last March, has resumed training on his own and his new solo operation will have its first starter when he saddles City of Clouds (City of Light) in the ninth race Friday at Churchill Downs. Combs ran his own barn from 2017 [...]

The Racing Together Webinar Series returns on Thursday, November 14 with a look back at National Racehorse Week and how it has become a community outreach success story. The webinar will be hosted by Sally Lyons from Great British Racing (GBR), who will be joined by guests including Richard Phillips, the originator of the idea [...]

Newsells Park Stud has released its stud fees for next season, with Classic sire Nathaniel (Ire) receiving an increase to £20,000 and last year's Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up Isaac Shelby (GB) being introduced at £7,000. Perhaps best known as the sire of the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and triple King George VI [...]

After 24 World Pool Moment of the Day prizes were awarded in 2024, which saw each groom of the winning horse receive a cheque for £4,000, four finalists remain in the running to be crowned World Pool Moment of the Year. This year's shortlist for the World Pool Moment of the Year competition features winners [...]

Zero Gravity (GB) (Dansili {GB}), the dam of this year's G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes winner Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), has been added to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale as a wildcard and will be offered as lot 1485A during the Sceptre Sessions on Monday, December 2. She will be offered [...]

Dullingham Park Stud's roster for 2025 is headed by European Champion Sprinter and dual Group 1 winner Shaquille, who remains unchanged at £15,000. Dullingham Park's Ollie Fowlston commented, “Shaquille covered a very good book of mares in his first season and we are extremely excited to see his first foals on the ground. If they [...]

The best is yet to come from You Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), according to her trainer Ralph Beckett, who drew parallels between the Irish Oaks heroine and his brilliant Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}) ahead of the December Mares Sale at Tattersalls, which takes place from December 2 [...]

Baaeed (GB), the top-class six-time Group 1 winner whose first foals are set to hit the European market in the coming weeks, will head the Shadwell stallion roster for 2025 at £65,000. That represents a £15,000 drop from the £80,000 that Baaeed stood for in 2023 and 2024 as Shadwell acknowledged an “unpredictable climate” facing [...]

A pair of horses–a weanling colt by McKinzie and the broodmare Thrill (Candy Ride {Arg}), in foal to champion Up to the Mark–both sold for $200,000 to post the highest price of Sunday's sixth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Offered his Hip 2050, the Apr. 13 foal was secured by Cherry Knoll [...]

4th-Del Mar, $54,500, Msw, 11-10, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.58, ft, 6 lengths. MAGNIFY (c, 3, Justify–Stellar Wind {Ch. 3-year-old Filly, MGISW, $2,903,200}, by Curlin) was never a factor in his May debut at Santa Anita but came back with an improved effort off a break to be second at Del Mar Aug. 22. Now in his [...]