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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.

Ten races will be run at Seoul on Saturday, starting at 10:35 and wrapping up at 17:55. The day opens with a 1,000‑metre Class 6 Special Weight A for juvenile maiden fillies offering a ₩45 million purse, featuring (5) WILD CAVIAR, who captured her trial and finished third on her debut over the same distance on October 4.

Ten races will take place at Busan on Friday, running from 10:45 am to 5:55 pm, and it’s shaping up as the most competitive meeting of the weekend. The first contest is a Class 6, 1,000‑metre Special Weight for KRW 45 million juvenile maidens, featuring six debutants among eleven runners, with (2) FLY SKY currently the market favourite.

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.

Ludlow boss Simon Sherwood remains hopeful, yet fears the summer drought could cost the club the entire 2026-27 season.

Point of Law, ridden by Ethan Brown, won Australia's "race that stops a nation".

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.

The 2027 season opens with the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 30, then the Saudi Cup (G1) on Feb. 6 and the Dubai World Cup (G1) on Mar. 27. These premier events lead into the Triple Crown trail, starting with the Kentucky Derby in the spring.

Kevin Ross Bloodstock and Killeen Glebe bought the top lot—a Doctor Dino son—for €115,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale. Consigned by Ballyreddin, the weanling colt was one of three six‑figure sales in the second session, matching the 2025 second‑session total.

Badgers Bloodstock paid €500,000 for a share in leading French sire Zarak (lot 1) at the Arqana November Online Sale. The Dubawi‑sired stallion, based at the Aga Khan Studs' Haras de Bonneval, sired French 2000 Guineas winner Metropolitan and Group 1 winners Haya Zark and Zagrey.

Ahead of the EU‑UK summit in Brussels on November 20, the European and Mediterranean Horseracing Federation (EMHF) is calling for the reinstatement of free movement for “high‑health thoroughbreds” between Britain and EU members. The prior Tripartite Agreement, involving Britain, Ireland and France, had permitted racehorses and breeding stock to move freely.

On a special Serbia‑Hungary race day, 3.1/1 shot Pure Muscle (by Muscle Hill out of Allmar Surprise) clocked 1:14.1 to win the István Pásztor Memorial over 1,800 m with a 2 million HUF purse, beating six other older starters. Trainer György Horváth secured the horse’s fourth victory from eight Hungarian starts this year and sixth overall since his import, racing for Pure Stables.

In the $800,000 Group One Go Media New Zealand Trotting Cup, every pre‑race scenario materialised as Leap To Fame surged past a quick‑starting Swayzee and a durable Tact McLeod to take the win. The race was hailed as one of the most memorable Cups in recent years.

Despite an unfavorable second‑row gate, Cherish Me (by Downbytheseaside) steam‑rolled a high‑quality fillies field to secure the $200,000 Nevele R 3‑Year‑Old Fillies Series Final at Addington. The decisive victory cements her reputation as a rising star.

Gus, a son of Majestic Son, captured his second $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion title at Addington over 3200 m, becoming the first Australian horse to win the race twice. After a nervous start, he settled into a smooth trot and held on for the victory.