Team Valor International's Champagne Stakes (G1) winner U. S. S. Valor (8-1) headlines the first of six opportunities to bet on 2027 Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders in advance when Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Oct. 28.
National and international horse racing media outlets will direct their coverage to Keeneland all week long as contenders make final preparations for 14 races comprising the 43rd Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 30-31.
It would be more than enough for any breeding operation to come up with a superstar runner such as Nitrogen, but she represents only part of the collection of stakes winners for whom D. J. Stable is responsible this season.