In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, American wildcard Malaika Rapolu has knocked out the second seed and World No. 61 Alycia Parks in the first round of the WTA 125 Austin event. Rapolu, ranked well outside the Top 400, delivered a brilliant performance in front of a home crowd, dispatching the favored…
A bay colt by leading sire Gun Runner grabbed the title of highest-priced weanling late into the Nov. 4 opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale when agent Donato Lanni went to $2.2 million on behalf of Zedan Racing. Denali Stud consigned the colt that was bred out of grade 1 winner and stakes…
This column highlights the performances of 2-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more likely to…
Lush Lips , the winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1T), drew vigorous bidding Nov. 4 in Book 1 of the Keeneland November Sale that ended with the hammer dropping for $3.7 million. Consigned as Hip 129 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Lush Lips was purchased by Dixiana, which plans to keep…
Mandy Pope went to $2 million for multiple stakes winner Justique , the highest price at the halfway point of the opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 4 in Lexington. The 5-year-old Justify mare is out of the winning Bernardini mare Grazie Mille, dam of grade 1 winner and sire Mo Town and stakes-placed Champagne…
With their final starts in the Breeders’ Cup in the rearview mirror, champions Sierra Leone , Fierceness , and Citizen Bull have safely arrived at their new home of Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., ahead of the 2026 breeding season. Sierra Leone, the 2024 Eclipse champion 3-year-old male, tops the new additions with a $75,000 stud fee….
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the addition of one day of live racing on Wednesday, November 12 as part of the fall meet at Aqueduct Racetrack. Following the cancellation of live racing on Thursday, October 30 and Friday, October 31, NYRA, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) and New York…
In an incredible achievement from horse, jockey, and trainers, the rise of Half Yours hit a meteoric peak Nov. 4 when he became only the 13th horse in history to complete the Caulfield Cup (G1)/Melbourne Cup (G1) double. Providing trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy and his rider Jamie Melham with a first win in the…
Despite not participating in the Breeders’ Cup after spiking a fever, Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty still reigned supreme in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll released Nov. 4. The poll, which is voted on by the national media, is designed to give a glimpse at the Horse of…
If a weekend of scintillating racing at the Breeders’ Cup failed to do anything, it would be how little the results at Del Mar did to change the positioning of North American sires based on progeny earnings. Not that this is a bad thing; for the most part, it would have required the sort of…
