USA: The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) have announced the launch of horseracingreform.org, an advocacy and information website designed to promote improved regulatory standards for horseracing. The site replaces cleanhorseracing.org.

USA: Online voting is now open for the third annual Secretariat Vox Populi Award.

HONG KONG: Carlton House won’t be one of the favourites for Sunday’s LONGINES Hong Kong Cup but he has rarely been out of the headlines during his nine race career and he made another one this week when it was announced that after his Hong Kong adventure he would become the first horse owned by The Queen to be trained in Australia.

JAPAN: The Japan Cup, in its 32nd year, continues to attract some of the top turf horses from around the world while a number of runners have made this race their starting point towards further international success in following years.

USA: The American Thoroughbred racing information and statistics compiler Equibase Company informs us that the following jockeys are approaching a major North American (US and Canada) Thoroughbred milestone as listed below:

USA: The Breeders’ Cup has announced that its 'Text to Donate' campaign has received a contribution of $10,000 from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA). 

USA: The Jockey Club has released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for the 2012 breeding season. Based on RMBs received through 14 October, 2012, The Jockey Club reports that 1,861 stallions covered 35,391 mares in North America during 2012.

JAPAN: The history of Kikuka Sho, the Japanese St Leger and the last leg of the Triple Crown race for three-year-old colts and fillies, dates back to 1938 – a year after Japan’s 11 racing clubs integrated into one organisation named Nihon Keiba Kai (the forerunner of the JRA).

HONG KONG: A stunning field for the HKG2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy (Handicap) is all but arrayed for Sunday 28 October, with five of Hong Kong’s 10 highest-rated horses among the provisional 14 for the 1600m contest.