Coach Pope, a son of Tapit, won by an easy 12 1/2 lengths last time out at Churchill Downs. He faces four other challengers that won their last starts, two of them by 6 lengths or more.
Minaret Station had to wait a few more minutes than usual after the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park ended, but the 4-year-old withstood a stewards' inquiry to gain his first grade 1 victory.
The 5-year-old daughter of American Pharoah won her third graded stakes this year and earned a place in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) to be run Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
LRE Racing's T Kraft dug deep in the final furlong to hold off a furious late charge from Crazy Mason to win by a nose in the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park.
Fresh off a victory in the Canadian Stakes (G2T), Proctor Street will look to carry her winning momentum into the CA$200,000 Dance Smartly Stakes (G2T) Oct. 3 at Woodbine.
Minaret Station had to wait a few more minutes than usual after the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park ended, but the 4-year-old withstood a stewards' inquiry to gain his first grade 1 victory.
There was a dramatic finish to Book 2 of the Goffs Orby Sale as Cormac Farrell secured the session-topping Ghaiyyath colt just four lots before the close of trade.