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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.