Trainer Mark Casse on Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) favorite Nitrogen, who will make her third start in the World Championships after finishing third to Lake Victoria in the 2024 Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) and second to Scylla in last year's Distaff.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux on having dual classic winner Golden Tempo, and top 3-year-old sprinter Englishman in the barn. She also sizes up this year's Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
Some of the most accomplished jockeys in the world have mounts in the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). It's a diverse field featuring four riders who have won the Classic before, and also one who will be making his debut in the race.
On the morning of Oct. 27 at Keeneland, record-breaking European conditioner Aidan O'Brien talked about how Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) favorite Sun Goddess walks.
Despite having more than $2.5 million in the bank and defeating Bentornato this spring, Dark Saffron enters the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) as a longshot.
Defending FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) champion Notable Speech wasted little time getting reacquainted with Keeneland Oct. 27, leading a strong European contingent onto the track for the first time since clearing quarantine Monday night.
Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty and Japan's Forever Young are tied atop the Oct. 26 National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll with 12 first-place votes each, though Sovereignty holds a thin one-point lead overall.