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.
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.
The trajectory of Listenupshance's career changed this spring when Run Fast Racing trusted its hundreds of subscribers to make a decision on his next start, and now a few months later they find themselves in the Breeders' Cup.