Tom Pedulla offers 10 takeaways from the 42nd edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which offered 14 races worth more than $34 million in purses and awards when it was held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at picturesque Del Mar.
Month: November 2025
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing and Sales Coverage Nov. 3-9
Another Breeders’ Cup is in the books, but the Thoroughbred calendar never really lets down and this upcoming week is highlighted by a quick turnaround as NYRA and FOX Sports bring North Americans coverage of Australia’s signature race and America’s Best Racing presents an on-site livestream of one of the year’s most anticipated horse auctions – both on Monday, Nov. 3.
Novembers to Remember: Shining Stars at Fasig-Tipton
Electric, bursting at the seams, remarkable, and fast and furious are just a sprinkling of the vivid descriptions for Fasig-Tipton’s November Sale printed over the years in the pages of BloodHorse magazine. Billed decades ago as the “Night of the Stars” sale in the afterglow of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the November sale has morphed into much more than a Thoroughbred breeding stock auction. It is an event. Come for the “stars,” savor the fireworks.
CALUM McCLURKIN: Rapid decline in foal numbers and betting turnover MUST be the final wake-up call for this sport to cut the fixture list no matter the cost
Not for the first time in the world of British racing, the numbers don't add up.
