Every race, every runner, in numbers

The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) will officially recognize and support the 2026 Canada’s National Arabian Championship, scheduled for Aug 6‑15 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. This marks the event’s fifth year under its current management.

Quick thinking, teamwork, and training from Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) program enabled responders to rescue 29‑year‑old retired police horse Dottie, who became unable to rise on a snowy, icy winter morning. The horse was safely stabilized and transported for care.

Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch in Springbank, Alberta, received a gift—a bay gelding named Cheyene—donated by the Helping Alberta Wildies Society. Cheyene, rescued from a campground near Sundre four years ago, will now enjoy a permanent home at the ranch.

Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolin, a lifelong horseman with deep roots in the American West, will narrate *Horse Power*, a new IMAX®/Giant Screen documentary produced with American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC). The film celebrates the spirit and conservation of wild horses.

With the Grand Prix Stakes approaching in just over a month, Seoul staged the weekend’s final prep after Busan’s last run, and Musket Day (aka Musket Man) validated his staying power by claiming the 2,300‑metre Class 1 Race 7 as the 2.7‑favorite on Ruan Maia. The card also featured Song Kyeong‑Yun riding six winners and Eunseong securing his first victory in four years.

Winner Clear secured his first Group‑3 victory in the Kookje Shinmun Cup over 1,400 metres, halting Roshe's unbeaten run. The colt had amassed six straight wins by a combined 46 lengths and returned after a ten‑length triumph in June's G3 Owners' race.

The first weekend of November features 11 races at Seoul (10:35‑17:55) and six at Yeongcheon (12:45‑16:30). The opening bout at Seoul is a Class 6, 1,000‑metre Special Weight A for KRW 45 million juvenile fillies, with ten of the eleven entrants making their debut.

The Seoul meeting hosts eleven races from 10:35 to 17:55, opening with a Class 6, 1400‑metre Special Weight A maiden worth KRW 30 million. BONBON TIARA, with two fourth‑places and a fifth in three starts, is stretched out to this distance.

Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O'Brien made history by winning the Breeders' Cup Turf on Benvenuto Cellini.

Wales' top-rated horse, Haiti Couleurs, captured his first Grade 1 victory in the Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Chase at Down Royal, Lisburn.

Ludlow racecourse has had to cancel a third meeting of the 2026‑27 jumps season due to the summer drought.

Sedgefield Racecourse has been fined £6,500 for breaching five safety ‘general instructions’.

On the 9th card at Aqueduct (9‑CD, $127k, ALW, N1X, 3yo/up, 1 mi), Godolphin home‑bred Zimmer (by Maclean’s Music) won a come‑from‑behind debut with a 102 Beyer figure over six furlongs at Belmont on Oct. 2. The GISP‑produced filly, out of a half‑sister to Royal Delta (by Empire Maker), is trained by Mike and faces winners at a 4:55 p.m. ET post time.

Initial plans called for only Pimlico to host live racing, with Laurel Park serving as a training center. The Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Stadium Authority have now agreed on a plan that brings live racing back to Laurel.

Gavin O'Connor, a founding member of Resolute Racing, has stepped down as General Manager to pursue new opportunities in the bloodstock industry, according to a Wednesday statement. He said the move will let him explore other roles within the sector.

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott captured the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic with Sovereignty (by Into Mischief) despite his colt missing the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup prep because of a foot abscess. He discusses the victory and other topics on the TDN Writers’ Room podcast presented by Keeneland.

Former New Zealand horseman Jack Harrington recorded his biggest longshot win when 4‑year‑old trotter Calders Revenge (Skyvalley) started at 125‑to‑1 and triumphed at Albion Park on Monday, November 2. The filly broke forward early, never relinquished the lead and secured a memorable, unbeaten finish.

Our harness racing analyst delivers complimentary selections for today's Oamaru meeting, which offers ten grass‑track races starting at 1:54 pm. Spot the special and value runners that could net you a profit.

The venue has postponed its Nov. 9 Monday program so track employees and owners can attend the funeral of longtime publicity director John Manki. General manager Shawn Wiles said the decision was made with heavy hearts following Manzi’s death.

The third and last yearling session of the 2026 Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, starts Wednesday at 10 a.m., covering horses catalogued as Hips 597–927. The event closes with mixed sales on Thursday and Friday, each beginning at 11 a.m.