Great to host @USDA Under Secretary Dudley Hoskins and his team in Lexington this week for a @universityofky agriculture roundtable and visits with Thoroughbred leaders at @BreedersCup quarantine barns, @keenelandracing, @FasigTiptonCo and @coolmoreamerica Ashford Stud.

Are you a Race Lens subscriber? Play in tomorrow's free Race to the NHC contest! Register here: horseplayers.com/share/zvwtp…

Horseplayers.com is offering three online contests this weekend, all with chances to qualify for NHC2027. Don’t miss out!

The Laurel Park “Maryland Million Day” Handicapping Challenge will consist of a one-day, ON-SITE OR ONLINE contest taking place at Laurel Park or through Xpressbet, TwinSpires, TVG/4NJBETS and HPI only. The $800 contest will take place Saturday, October 24 and prizes include two seats to NHC2027! More information: bit.ly/4d3VlIV

Versatile Knightsbridge Sits at No. 3; Stablemate Sovereignty Tied for First ntra.com/versatile-knightsbr…

Day 1 of the 4-day @FasigTiptonCo Kentucky October Yearlings Sale begins tomorrow at 10 am. Today? A perfect day in Central Kentucky for showing and inspecting.

Two more weeks until the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. The BCBC total cash prize pool is expected to be $1.25 million and 15 NHC2027 seats are guaranteed.

Today in Thoroughbred Racing History, October 15, 2025: Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna retired after compiling a lifetime record of 12 wins in 16 starts and earnings of more than $5.4 million. The Fast Anna filly earned Horse of the Year honors in 2024 after winning six of seven starts, with her only loss being a head defeat when second to Fierceness in the Travers Stakes (G1).

The Race to the NHC is calling! The top two finishers in Saturday's feeder contest will advance to the Race Lens Final 50. The Race Lens Final 50 top two finishers will receive a qualifying berth to NHC2027. Register: horseplayers.com/share/jvdeu…

No. 2 Forever Young Breezes at Belmont Park; Sovereignty Still on Top ntra.com/no-2-forever-young-…

Today in Thoroughbred Racing History, October 12, 2003: Bill Shoemaker, Hall of Fame jockey who won 8,833 races including four Kentucky Derbys, died at age 72.

Tam Tam becomes a millionaire with her win in the G1 QEII Challenge Cup! The 3yo Medaglia d’Oro filly has won 5 of 7 starts this year and back-to-back Grade 1s. #EclipseAwardsWatch

October brings another round of Race to the NHC contests. Race Lens subscribers can put their skills to the test in tomorrow’s free feeder contest for a shot at the Race Lens Final 50. Register here: horseplayers.com/share/taj2u…

The BCBC-NHC Fall Handicapping Challenge returns Saturday, Oct. 10. Prizes include as many as 10 NHC spots, six BCBC berths and two Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge spots! More info here: keeneland.com/events/bcbc-nh…

Keeneland’s $400 Fall Challenge, with one BCBC and as many as four NHC spots up for grabs, will be held this year on Friday, October 9, on-track only at Keeneland. Register here: keeneland.com/events/400-fal…

The @OBSSales October Yearling Sale is underway in Ocala. Two days and more than 400 yearlings scheduled to be offered. Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Bentornato is a graduate.

Sovereignty Maintains Top Spot as Breeders’ Cup Nears ntra.com/sovereignty-maintai…

Fully Subscribed and pilot Flavien Prat take charge to win the G1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes! The daughter of @coolmoreamerica stallion Tiz the Law has won back to back G1s, having won the Personal Ensign last out, and has a 2026 record of 5-3-2-0. #EclipseAwardsWatch

Today in Thoroughbred Racing History, October 4, 1762: Nineteen members of England’s Jockey Club announced an agreement at Newmarket to register their racing colors for purposes of distinguishing runners among a field of horses. The Duke of Devonshire chose “straw,” and the color, still registered for the family, is the oldest continuously used color in racing.