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British Champions Day 2026: Bay City Roller's Ascot-Keeneland Double
Two weeks after chasing Daryz home in the Arc, Bay City Roller is set for Ascot's Champion Stakes, with Keeneland planned two weeks after that. No horse has won both the Champion Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Turf in the same year since 2000.
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Competitions
Coapexpan Show Jumping 2026: Xalapa's CSI5* and What Five Stars Mean
Mexico's Luciana Roberta González Guerra won the opening five-star class in Xalapa, and Saturday brings the 1.60 m Grand Prix. Here's how to read the stars, the jump-off and the live results.
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Who Is Sandman? The Arkansas Derby Winner and Social Media Star Retires to Stud
Griffin Johnson, the influencer who co-owns him, announced on Oct. 7 that the gray Tapit colt is done racing. Here's his career, what life at stud looks like and why New York was the pick.
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Horse Culture
Lepe Horse Fair 2026: Huelva's Newest Feria del Caballo, Oct 15–18
A town on Spain's Huelva coast is launching its own horse fair, and the program came out on Oct. 8. Here's what happens each day, plus how a first-year fair handles its riders and horses.
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Buying & Costs
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale: Godolphin's 4.6M-Guinea Record
A Night Of Thunder colt sold for 4,600,000 guineas on opening day in Newmarket. Here is what that number really means, who does what at a yearling auction, and how it stacks up against Keeneland.
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Canadian Finals Rodeo 2026: Dates, Events and How Edmonton's Top 12 Qualify
CFR52 opens Wednesday night, Oct 7, in Edmonton. Here's the five-performance schedule, how the top 12 money earners earn their spot, and how Canada's finals differ from the NFR in Las Vegas.
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