Horse Racing News on November 3, 2021

Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien says the unprecedented move for all 14 Breeders' Cup races this weekend at Del Mar to be run without race-day medication is "definitely a good thing."

A 2-year-old filly named Set the Tone dumped her exercise rider during training hours Wednesday at Del Mar and ran off, hitting a fence and severely injuring her shoulder.

Star of Africa was the fifth horse to die from a racing or training injury or other cause during the fall meet at the Arcadia track, which ran from Oct. 1-31.