Fueled by gaming growth, Churchill Downs Inc. reported Oct. 25 record net third-quarter revenue of $572.5 million, up 49%, and net income of $61 million, up 7%, with both figures compared to the prior-year quarter.
Probable Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) favorite Arcangelo had what will likely be his final timed workout in advance of the most prestigious dirt race for 3-year-olds and up, breezing a half-mile in :47 2/5 Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park.
There are several layers to the success that has catapulted Linda Rice to five straight training titles at New York Racing Association meets. One of them can be seen in the 4-year-old colt Film Star.
After running a graded stakes-quality speed figure in winning the Seneca Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs last month, Xigera was considered for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) before her connections opted for a less ambitious spot.
Wathnan Racing continued to add new recruits to their increasingly powerful string when Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock bid 500,000gns for the sprinter Dark Trooper midway through Day 3 of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale.
The second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale Oct. 24 saw two colts bring $500,000.
The latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll experienced little movement In advance of the Nov. 3-4 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park.
The start of a new year could bring a change to HISA regulations covering the stand-down period for horses who receive intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the fetlock, with the time frame shifting from 14 to 30 days before a race.
Golden Gate Fields announced Oct. 23 that the Northern California track will conduct racing on a Friday-through-Sunday basis during the week of the Breeders' Cup in Southern California. The Breeders' Cup is Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park.