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.
In addition to Artic Tsar selling for 390,000 guineas, Scythe was purchased for 250,000 guineas by Bonnie and Tommy Hamilton of Silverton Hill Stables during the first day of Tattersall's Autumn Horses in Training Sale.
Based solely on what happened the last time Nitrogen and Fully Subscribed faced each other, it would be an exaggeration to call their matchup in the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland a "showdown."
Trainer Miguel Clement has seen thousands of horses, but during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale this year, he saw something he hadn't seen before. A filly, Brickyard Belle, who always plays with her ears.
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.
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.
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).
When trainer Aidan O'Brien looks to add to his recent success in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) Oct. 30 at Keeneland, he'll start with a massive, talented runner who harkens back to 2-year-olds of another era.