November

Godolphin Ireland has announced that Jimmy Hyland will take over as head of the organisation, succeeding Joe Osborne. Hyland, who has spent 38 years with Godolphin Ireland, brings extensive experience and leadership to the role, having most recently served as stud director. "I'm honoured to be part of such a dynamic organisation," Hyland said. "I'm excited to continue working with our great people, elite bloodstock and world-class facilities as we pursue further success."

Keeneland has supplemented seven horses--three weanlings, three racing or broodmare prospects and one young broodmare--to Book 1 of the November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The session, which has cataloged 220 horses, begins at 2 p.m. ET. The broodmare Roikop, who is consigned by Lane's End, agent, is out of Grade II winner Red Ruby, a daughter of Tiznow and a half-sister to Grade III winner and sire Mo Tom; stakes winner and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Beautician; and stakes winner Bella Castani. Roikop also is...

Through three sessions of next week's Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, over 1,300 broodmares, short yearlings, racing and stallion prospects will cross through the ring en route to new beginnings. And while it may be a fresh start for many of them, the sale marks the end of a process that dates back to September for Keeneland's new Sales Recruitment Manager Josie Mattmiller. "We consider the January sale an extension of the November sale and there are some real advantages to January because there is a lot of...

Group 1 winner Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}--Onshore {GB}, by Sea The Stars {Ire}), who is bound for the Breeders' Cup next month, will stand at Haras d'Etreham in 2024, the French stud announced on Tuesday. Bred by Diamond Creek Farm in Ireland, the Fabrice Chappet runner was a debut winner at Chantilly in September of his 2-year-old year and won the G2 Prix Greffulhe in his second start at three. Fifth in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, he claimed the Grand Prix de Paris last July and the colt...

The ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale will be the first yearling auction of its kind held by a UK auction house on Nov. 8. All yearlings sold will have the chance to win ThoroughBid's £5,000 Every 1's a Winner Bonus for their new connections. In order to qualify for the bonus, the sale graduate must win on debut under rules either as a 2- or 3-year-old in a Flat race held in any IFHA member territory. Entries for the ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale close on Sunday, Oct. 8. CEO of ThoroughBid,...

Sharp miler Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}) has pleased trainer Ralph Beckett in his preparations for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland, the trainer revealed on Friday. Marc Chan's 5-year-old gelding is riding a four-race winning streak, and after victories in the G2 City Of York S. and the G2 Park S. in August and September, found France to his liking with a two-length victory in the G1 Prix de la Foret. He added an exclamation point to his season with a 2 1/4-length tally in the G1 British Champions...

Classic heroine Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) has exited her close second in the G1 Prix de l'Opera in good order and will travel to Keeneland in November to contest the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, according to owner Imad Al Sagar's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe. Blue Diamond Stud's retained rider Hollie Doyle will ride the bay. The Blue Diamond Stud homebred took the May 14 Listed Haras de Bouquetot Fillies' Trial S. and was third in the G1 Cazoo Oaks in early June. She gained her Classic laurel...

G1 Dewhurst runner-up Dubawi Legend (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) is being pointed to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar in November. The Dr. Ali Ridha-owned bay has not been off the board in three runs. He won a novice at Doncaster on July 22, and was found to be below his best after a third in the G3 Acomb S. on Aug. 18. "He's come out of the race great," said trainer Hugo Palmer. "He ran an absolute blinder. He showed the world what we have always thought...

Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Turf heroine Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) has exited Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in good order after running second to Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), and her connections are still considering at run at the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar in November. The Dermot Weld trainee opened her campaign with a 6 1/2-length win in the G3 Ballyroan S. at Leopardstown on Aug. 5 and was second to St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Irish Champion S. there on Sept....

Friday's G3 Round Tower S. heroine Sacred Bridge (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), who races in the colours of breeder Juddmonte, is a possible starter in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, as long as her European campaign concludes in satisfactory fashion, trainer Ger Lyons revealed to the Nick Luck Daily Podcast. The four-for-four bay's next target is the G1 Cheveley Park S. on Sept. 25. Lyons, who saddled his 1,000th winner on Monday, told the Nick Luck Daily Podcast, "The little filly gave me a 'wow' feeling on Friday--it...