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"Champions Give Back," a month‑long campaign offering fans, participants and partners ways to support Breeders’ Cup Charities and the thoroughbred racing community, returns this season. It runs from Oct. 1 through the Oct. 30‑31 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland, the organization said Wednesday.

The 1:30 Salisbury Novice Stakes for 2‑year‑olds over 8f, which delivered Bluestocking’s winning debut in 2022, now features a half‑sister to Pyledriver among a strong field of well‑bred prospects. Notable entries include La Pyle Partnership’s home‑bred HUMBLE PYLE (GB) by Mehmas.

Keeneland opens its fall meet on Friday with three Breeders’ Cup “Win‑and‑You’re‑In” stakes, giving fans and handicappers a glimpse of the season’s top contenders. Nakatomi is back to chase a second straight Phoenix Stakes win.

In the fourth trainee blog, Carly Schuerger of the 24th Godolphin Flying Start class (2026‑2028) asks why it’s hard for fans to simply watch U.S. horse racing. If she ruled American racing for a day, she’d create a centralized network to deliver high‑quality coverage.

John Pentland of Milton, Ontario, said a Little Brown Jug victory never seemed realistic enough to be a goal. Nonetheless, on Sept. 26 he rode his Ontario‑sired runner to an unexpected triumph in the prestigious race.

On Sept. 29 at the Cumberland Fair, the three‑year‑old pacer Wowzah Clousah powered through the soggy Southern Maine oval to secure his maiden seasonal victory in the Maine Sire Stakes series. The race, part of the $17,000‑plus early‑card events, served as the penultimate leg for the 3‑year‑old colt pacers.

The American Harness Drivers Club, an amateur driver organization in the Northeast, gave a contribution on Sept. 20 to the National Standardbred Horse Show in Allentown, N.J. Club president Anthony Verruso presented the gift, supporting the event hosted by the Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey.

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will air its ‘Saturday Night at the Races’ event, sponsored by the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center, from Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway on Oct. 3. The feed will stream on the OHHA YouTube channel, kicking off with the meet’s second race.

Pellitory won the Ayr Gold Cup for trainer David O'Meara after a lengthy delay caused by heavy rain, giving jockey Danny Tudhope his second win in the race.

St Leger-winning jockey Saffie Osborne says her fear of failure has vanished after winning a British Classic, making her the first woman to do so.

Saffie Osborne became the first female jockey to win a British Classic Flat race, riding Highwayman to victory in the St Leger.

Dry weather threatens race meetings, leaving trainers and tracks in the West awaiting rain.

Sunday’s Seoul card saw Fantastic Value turn what appeared to be a contested Jeju Governor’s Cup into a decidedly one‑sided black‑type win despite a full field. The headline handicap remained fierce, with Traum King clinching the race by the smallest of margins.

The Queens’ Tour Fall/Winter series for fillies and mares launches Sunday at Seoul Racecourse, with the 1400‑meter Jeju Governor’s Cup (G3) emerging as one of the season’s most compelling and challenging match‑ups. A full preview of all 17 races at Seoul and Yeongcheon is available.

The last meeting before the brief Chuseok pause ushers in the Queens' Tour Fall/Winter series, headlined by the Jeju Governor's Cup (1400 m G3). Eleven races run at Seoul from 10:35 to 17:55, followed by six contests at Yeongcheon between 12:45 and 16:30.

Ten contests run at Seoul on Saturday from 10:35 am to 5:55 pm, starting with a Class 6, 1,000‑metre Special Weight A offering a KRW 45 million purse. The opening race features Night Thunder and Songdang First, the sole entries from trainer Lee Kang‑seo with the highlighted condition.

Quick thinking, teamwork, and the Equine Guelph Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) program enabled the rescue of 29‑year‑old retired police horse Dottie, who could not rise on a snowy, icy winter morning. The incident underscores the importance of specialized equine‑emergency training.

Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch in Springbank, Alberta, received a bay gelding named Cheyene as a donation from Helping Alberta Wildies Society. The gentle horse, rescued from a campground near Sundre four years ago, has now found a permanent home.

Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolen, a lifelong horseman from the American West, will narrate *Horse Power*, an IMAX®/Giant Screen documentary produced with American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC). The film celebrates the heritage and conservation of wild horses.

To mark Pet Fire Safety Day on July 15, First Onsite Property Restoration pledged a $10,000 matching donation to support rescued animals and recovery efforts at Happy Days Sanctuary in Stevensville, Ontario. The sanctuary was founded in response to a local animal‑crisis and will use the funds for its ongoing work.