1st-GP, $65k, Msw, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 12:00p.m. ET Sumdge (Quality Road) debuts in Florida on Breeders' Cup Saturday, tabbed at 4-1 odds on the morning line for owner D J Stable and trainer Mark Casse. Sold at KEESEP in 2023 for $525,000, she is a half-sister to the ill-fated GISW Mongolian Groom (Hightail) as [...]

Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will be a non-runner for Saturday's FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile having been scratched by Aidan O'Brien on Friday morning.  ”We just weren't 100 per cent happy with him this morning on the track so we decided to take him out ourselves,” said the trainer.  The three-year-old colt is the second [...]

Tapiture will relocate from Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky to stand at Highfield Stock Farm in Alberta, Canada for the 2025 breeding season, the farm announced Friday. The son of North American leading sire Tapit has stood at Darby Dan Farm since his retirement to stud in 2016, and stood for a fee of [...]

Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony outlined his concerns arising from the government's budget announcement when reflecting on what proved to be a memorable Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale that saw a record-high price paid for the 1.3 million gns Delius (GB) (Frankel {GB}) earlier in the week.  That Coolmore-owned three-year-old was sold on Wednesday to continue his career [...]

Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky, has welcomed Oct. 30 MSW Noble Drama (Gone Astray), according to a press release early Friday. The 9-year old dark bay gelding arrived at the farm courtesy of his owner and trainer, David Fawkes. Noble Drama earned his ticket to Old Friends when he won the 2018 [...]

Much-loved racing journalist Alastair Down has died, the Racing Post reported on Friday. He was 68 and recently attended the Showcase Meeting at his beloved Cheltenham for a ceremony to mark the renaming of the press room in his honour. Speaking in an interview with ITV Racing on the day of the ceremony, Down said [...]

Leading European contender Ramatuelle (Justify) has been withdrawn from Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Mile on veterinary advice. Trained by Christopher Head for owners including NBA Hall of Famer Tony Parker, Ramatuelle was last seen making the breakthrough at the top level with an emphatic victory in the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp, impressing with [...]

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has recommended a delay to the start of the racing season at Turf Paradise due to concerns about the safety of the track surface. A HISA statement released Thursday evening read, “Based on recent reports and assessments from racetrack surface experts, concerns raised by on-site racing participants, and first-hand [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a son of Attraction (GB) (Efisio {GB}).   12.35 Newmarket, Mdn, [...]

Muhaarar (GB) will remain at €14,000 next year, as Haras du Petit Tellier released its 2025 roster and fees on Thursday evening, Jour de Galop reported. The son of Oasis Dream (GB), who was standing his first season at the stud, has a pair of Group 1 winners to his credit including French Classic hero [...]

Jack Gilligan has retired from race riding and has joined Inglis Digital USA as the auction company's new sales and recruitment associate. In his new role, Gilligan will focus on helping Inglis USA recruit horses, with a focus on racing-age offerings, traveling to tracks across the country to build and maintain relationships and help connect [...]

4th-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 10-31, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:22.05, ft, 6 lengths. GRAND JOB (f, 3, Justify–Sure Route {GB} {MSP, $201,163}, by Ishiguru) made her first North American start Thursday and certainly seemed to take to the Aqueduct main track after four prior starts in Ireland on both grass and Tapeta as a [...]