While he's the defending winner, Ethical Diamond likely will go off at generous odds when he tries to fend off the likes of Bay City Roller, Burnham Square, and other top runners in this year's Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
The $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 31 isn't the best race from a class perspective Breeders' Cup Saturday, but it is one of the most competitive. The race is led by Keeneland track specialist Further Ado.
Diana Stakes (G1T) winner Kathynmarissa leads the American contingent in the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) against several formidable group 1-winning European contenders, including four-time group 1 winner Blue Bolt.
Coming off an impressive 1 1/4-length victory in the Aug. 21 Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) at York Racecourse, the Kentucky-bred Bacio is back in his home state and considered the favorite for the loaded Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Keeneland.
Three fillies—Emphatic, Miss Monica, and Manuka Honey—will put their unbeaten records on the line Oct. 30 at Keeneland in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
There will be a lively East versus West battle in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) as American History, the 2-for-2 winner of the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, will carry the banner for the East in the 1 1/16-mile stakes for 2-year-olds.
As Aidan O'Brien seeks a fifth straight win in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), his son Joseph could stand in his way with the formidable Folsom Blues.
Ways and Means, whose gameness has led her to achieve great things, looks to scale even loftier heights while seeking her initial Breeders' Cup victory when she enters the starting gate for the Filly and Mare Sprint (G1).