The Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge, now in its 18th year, attracts top horseplayers from across North America and will crown its winner based on the highest accumulated bankroll at the conclusion of the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Multiple group 1 winner Autumn Boy is set to return to Sydney for the Oct. 3 Epsom Handicap (G1) at Randwick Racecourse, having drawn barrier 1 for the 1,600-meter (about 1-mile) event.

Daryz has been handed a good draw (stall 5) in his bid to become the first colt since Alleged in 1978 to retain his crown in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) Oct. 4 at ParisLongchamp.

Averill Racing and Anthony Mattera's R Disaster repeats as a front-running winner in the $242,500 Gallant Bloom Stakes (G2) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park.

Since the Breeders' Cup is held at Keeneland this year, the Breeders' Futurity (G1), a historic 1 1/16-mile test for juveniles, holds even more significance. 

Coach Pope, a son of Tapit, last out won by an easy 12 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs. He faces four other challengers that won their last starts, two of them by 6 lengths or more.

Balantina, winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), will be offered at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale later this year. 

Looking to extend her 2-for-2 record, the Brendan Walsh-trained Emphatic continues the success story for her connections, as consignor Four Star Sales reflects on the journey with breeder Jon Marshall.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps half a dozen Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks qualifiers.

Fasig-Tipton will offer a $500,000 bonus tied to this year's Fasig-Tipton Eastern Fall Yearlings Sale held Oct. 27. The bonus will be awarded if a graduate of the 2026 Eastern Fall Yearlings sale wins the 2028 Preakness Stakes (G1).