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October 14, 2020

COUNTDOWN TO THE BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NEWSLETTER

Advisory: This is the eighth of nine weekly news releases focusing on the horses and races leading to the 37th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 at Keeneland. For more information, please visit BreedersCup.com. The Breeders’ Cup will be televised live on NBC and NBCSN. You can follow all the contenders’ activity leading up to the Breeders’ Cup with Equibase’s free “Road to the Breeders’ Cup” Virtual Stable notification service.

Ascot’s Champions Day Could Have Direct Breeders’ Cup Impact

Saturday’s QIPCO at Ascot in Berkshire, England, which will have a quartet of Group 1 stakes, could go a long way in defining several key Breeders’ Cup contenders from Europe. The day is highlighted by the Champions Stakes, which could send a key starter or two to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), while the Queen Elizabeth II, Champions Fillies & Mares and Champions Sprint could all send leading contenders to Keeneland for the 37th Breeders’ Cup.

The $1.807 million QIPCO , at about 1 ¼ miles, will be led by the Coolmore conglomerate of , Derrick Smith, and Mrs. ’s defending champion (IRE), a superstar 5-year-old daughter of (IRE) who should be well known to Americans off her close second to the supermare (GB) in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf at Downs in 2018. Magical, who is 15-8 in the ante-post betting, qualified for the Turf when she won Leopardstown’s “Win and You’re In” Irish Champion (G1) in her last start Sept. 12 for trainer Aidan O’Brien. All told, Magical is 12-for-25 lifetime, which includes seven Group 1 wins.

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Magical (IRE) winning the Photo courtesy of Leopardstown Racecourse

Prince A A Faisal’s (IRE) is a strong second choice at 5-2 for trainer , as the 3-year-old son of Make Believe (GB) has won three straight, including the (G1) two races back in July at Chantilly. His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed Racing’s (IRE), who qualified for the Longines Turf when he won Royal Ascot’s “Win and You’re In” Prince of Wales’s (G1) in June for Gosden, is also expected for the Champions Stakes, as are major group stakes winners (IRE), (GB), (GB), (GB), (IRE), and SKALLETI (FR), who are all trading at 10-1 or under in a field that could have 16 runners.

Queen Elizabeth a Worthy Co-Feature at Ascot

Ascot’s $1.463 million Queen Elizabeth II Sponsored by QIPCO (G1) hardly takes a backseat on Champions Day, and the 1-mile test figures to have the biggest favorite on the card, as Sheikh Hamdan al bin Mohammad Al Maktoum’s (GB) is 8-11 in the early betting off a 5-for-5 record for trainer John Gosden. The 3-year-old son of (GB) earned an automatic starting berth into the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF when he won Deauville’s “Win and You’re In” Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (G1) in his last start Aug. 16.

10.14.20 PAGE 2 Palace Pier, who also won the St James’s Palace (G1) at the Royal Meeting in June, could see as many as 16 opponents in the Queen Elizabeth II, including Flaxman Stables and Coolmore’s (IRE), who earned a Mile bid when he won the “Win and You’re In” Queen Anne (G1) at the Royal Meeting in June for trainer Aidan O’Brien, as well as (GB), (GB), and (GB), who are all 10-1 or less in ante-post betting.

The $731,500 QIPCO Fillies & Mares (G1), at about 1 ½ miles, is shaping up as the most competitive race of the four Group 1 stakes on the card, as the top five contenders are trading at 6-1 or less among European punters, with Anthony Oppenheimer’s DAME MALLIOT (GB) a tepid 9-2 favorite. The 4-year-old daughter of Champs Elysees (GB) is 4-for-8 lifetime for trainer Ed Vaughan, including the (G2) at Newmarket in July.

Mrs. John Magnier and Mrs. Paul Shanahan’s EVEN SO (IRE), who won the Irish Oaks (G1) at The Curragh in July for O’Brien, ALPINISTA (GB), ANTONIA DE VEGA (IRE), and WONDERFUL TONIGHT (FR), are all being well-backed in a Fillies & Mares field that could reach 13.

The $731,500 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1), at 6 furlongs, has a strong 3-2 favorite in Saeed Suhail’s (IRE), a 6-year-old son of Dream Ahead who is 7-for-28 lifetime and has won two straight for Sir , including the Sprint Cup (G1) at Haydock Sept. 5. Lael Stable’s (GB), who won Longchamp’s Oct. 4 Prix de la Foret (G1) for trainer , is 9-2, while ART POWER (IRE), (GB), MAKE A CHALLENGE (IRE), (GB), and STARMAN (GB) are all 10-1 or less in a field that could swell to 19.

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News and Notes

Tiz the Law Works as Classic Field Begins to Take Shape

Sackatoga Stable’s Belmont winner TIZ THE LAW, recently second as the heavy favorite in Churchill Downs’ Sept. 5 (G1), continued his preparations for the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) with a 5-furlong drill in 1:01.87 Oct. 10 at . The 3-year-old son of Constitution, who passed on the Oct. 3 Preakness (G1), which was a “Win and You’re In” for the Classic, posted his third drill since the Derby, with his work tab highlighted by a scintillating 57.87 5-furlong bullet move Oct. 2 at Belmont.

Trainer Barclay Tagg opted to pass on the Preakness, as Tiz the Law, who also won the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park in March and Travers (G1) at Saratoga in August, exited the Derby with some minor stiffness. Tiz the Law is expected to have one, or possibly two works over Keeneland’s main track as he continues preparations for the Classic.

The 1 ¼-mile Classic is shaping up to have one of the most complete and dynamic fields in the 37 runnings of the race, with older stars IMPROBABLE, , and TOM’S

10.14.20 PAGE 3 D’ETAT—all “Win and You’re In” qualifiers—leading the handicap brigade. Kentucky Derby winner and “Win and You’re In” qualifier , as well as the star 3-year-old filly SWISS SKYDIVER, who won the Preakness, will join Tiz the Law in looking to become the 13th 3-year- old to win the Classic, a feat most recently accomplished by Arrogate in 2016 at Santa Anita. Handicap stalwarts BY MY STANDARDS, GLOBAL CAMPAIGN, HIGHER POWER, and MIDCOURT are also expected for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, while 3-year-olds HAPPY SAVER, who won the “Win and You’re In” (G1, see race recap below) Oct. 10 at Belmont to qualify for the race, and ART COLLECTOR are possible.

Kameko Passes Queen Elizabeth II, Headed to Mile

Qatar Racing Limited’s , who was highly regarded in Saturday’s $1.463 million Queen Elizabeth II Sponsored by QIPCO (G1, see preview above) was declared Wednesday by his connections and will instead be sent to Keeneland for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF. The 3-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy won the 2000 Guineas (G1) at Newmarket in June and the (G2) there Sept. 25 for trainer and is 4-for-9 lifetime. Kameko was a clear 4-1 second-choice behind the undefeated Palace Pier (GB) but David Redvers, racing manager for Qatar Racing, was not only weary of that superstar, but the ground as well, which figures to be soft after taking plenty of rain over the past 10 days.

"In that regard we didn’t want to risk a good-actioned horse like Kameko on Saturday,” Redvers said. “We would prefer to tackle Palace Pier at the Breeders' Cup, where we are considering running him in the Mile.”

Got Stormy Wins Again, Points to Mile or Turf Sprint

Gary Barber’s multiple Grade 1 winner GOT STORMY, second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, won her second straight turf sprint Oct. 9 at Keeneland in the Buffalo Trace Franklin County (G3). The 5-year-old daughter of Get Stormy had lost her first five starts this year—all between 1 mile and 1 1/16 miles—before trainer Mark Casse elected to cut her back to 6 ½ furlongs in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint (G3), where she closed strongly for an easy win. Got Stormy is 10-for-25 lifetime, which includes last year’s Fourstardave (G1) at Saratoga and Matriarch (G1) at Del Mar, but has struggled over a softer turf course, which could be the deciding factor when Casse and Barber pick their Breeders’ Cup race at Keeneland.

“Gary and I will talk about it and if the turf course were to be extremely firm, it would be a decision (between the FanDuel Breeders’ Mile presented by PDJF and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint),” Casse said. “It’s all going to depend on weather.”

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COUNTD OWN TO THE BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

10.14.20 PAGE 4 A listing of the upcoming major stakes races this weekend:

LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF

October 15 – $150,000 Sycamore (G3) at Keeneland. Run at 1 ½ miles on turf for 3yos & up.

October 17 – $1.807 million QIPCO British Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot. Run at about 1 ¼ miles on turf for 3yos & up.

October 18 – $300,000 (G1) at Woodbine. Run at 1 ½ miles on turf for 3yos & up.

October 18 – $200,000 Twilight Derby (G2) at Santa Anita. Run at 1 1/8 miles on turf for 3yos.

MAKER’S MARK BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF

October 16 – $150,000 Valley View (G3) at Keeneland. Run at 1 1/16 miles on turf for 3yo fillies.

October 17 – $731,500 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (G1) at Ascot. Run at about 1 ½ miles on turf for fillies & mares.

October 17 – $100,000 Autumn Miss (G3) at Santa Anita. Run at 1 mile on turf for 3yo fillies.

October 18 – $600,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine. Run at 1 ¼ miles on turf for fillies & mares.

October 18 – $125,000 Dowager (G3) at Keeneland. Run at 1 ½ miles on turf for fillies & mares.

FANDUEL BREEDERS’ CUP MILE PRESENTED BY PDJF

October 17 – $1.463 million Queen Elizabeth II Sponsored by QIPCO (G1) at Ascot. Run at 1 mile on turf for 3yos & up.

BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT

October 16 – $200,000 Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland. Run at 7 furlongs for 3yo fillies.

BREEDERS’ CUP TURF SPRINT

October 17 – $731,500 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1) at Ascot. Run at 6 furlongs on turf for 3yos & up.

October 18 – $250,000 (G2) at Woodbine. Run at 6 furlongs on turf for 3yos & up.

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Happy Saver takes the “Win and You’re In” Jockey Club Gold Cup Eclipse Sportswire photo

MAJOR STAKES RECAP Oct. 9 - 11

A review of the major global races in the corresponding Breeders’ Cup divisions from last week. Winning jockeys’ names are in parenthesis in each recap. The top Breeders’ Cup Points' leaders and Breeders’ Cup Challenge winners by division are listed at the end of each section. Breeders’ Cup Point earners are limited to horses who finish first, second or third in Graded Stakes races. Horses based outside of the U.S., who have not won a Breeders’ Cup Challenge race, are selected into World Championships races by the Breeders’ Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel at the Pre-Entry stage, Oct. 26. An asterisk in the points section denotes a foreign contender. A complete Breeders’ Cup Points list is available here

Race: $242,500 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 3yos & up, 1 ¼ miles BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing 1 – HAPPY SAVER, 2 – MYSTIC GUIDE, 3 – TACITUS Order: Margins: ¾, 2 ¼, 6 ¼ Also ran: PRIORITIZE, NAME CHANGER Winning Owner: Wertheimer and Frere; Trainer: Todd Pletcher; Jockey: Connections: Irad Ortiz Jr. Time: 2:01.77 (fast)

10.14.20 PAGE 6 Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic – Wertheimer and Frere’s homebred HAPPY SAVER (Irad Ortiz Jr.) remained undefeated and earned an automatic starting berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic with a three-quarter length win over MYSTIC GUIDE in Belmont Park’s $242,500 “Win and You’re In” Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). Todd Pletcher trained the winner, a 3-year-old son of Super Saver who was an unraced maiden in mid-June but has clearly come a long way in a short period of time. Happy Saver broke his maiden locally on June 20—the same day Tiz the Law won the Belmont—then won an allowance at Saratoga in July and entered off a win in Laurel Park’s Federico Tesio Sept. 7. Now 4-for-4, he figures a major player for the Classic, though Pletcher indicated running isn’t a forgone conclusion. “We’re under no pressure to run him, at the same time if he takes us there we’ll look at it closely,” Pletcher said. ’s homebred Mystic Guide ran well in defeat for trainer Mike Stidham, who indicated the 3-year-old son of 2004 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Ghostzapper would likely pass on the Classic and point to a 4-year-old campaign. Juddmonte Farm’s TACITUS disappointed in third at 3-5 after setting a slow and uncontested early pace, though trainer Bill Mott, who won the race with Cigar in 1995 and Drosselmeyer in 2011, indicated the Classic was still in the plans for the 4-year-old son of . Video

Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Swiss Skydiver Kenneth G. McPeek Peter J. Callahan BCC Winner Authentic Bob Baffert Spendthrift Farm LLC, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, Starlight Racing Stable BCC Winner Improbable Bob Baffert WinStar Farm, LLC, China Horse Club International Limited, SF Racing LLC BCC Winner Maximum Security Bob Baffert Gary & Mary West, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith BCC Winner Happy Saver Todd A. Pletcher Wertheimer et Frere BCC Winner Tom's d'Etat Albert M. Stall Jr. G M B Racing BCC Winner (IRE) Charlie Appleby Godolphin 40 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Sackatoga Stable 28 By My Standards W. Bret Calhoun Allied Racing Stable, LLC 22 Midcourt John A. Shirreffs CRK Stable, LLC 20 Mr Freeze Dale L. Romans Jim Bakke , Gerry Isbister 14 Global Campaign Stanley M. Hough Sagamore Farm, LLC, WinStar Farm, LLC 12 Code of Honor Claude R. McGaughey III W. S. Farish 8 Higher Power John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC 6 Art Collector Thomas Drury Jr. W. Bruce Lunsford 6 Jesus' Team Jose Francisco D'Angelo Grupo 7C Racing Stables Inc.

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Race: $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), 3yo fillies, 1 1/8 miles (turf)

10.14.20 PAGE 7 Track: Keeneland Finishing 1 – HARVEY’S LIL GOIL, 2 – MICHELINE, 3 – MAGIC ATTITUDE Order: (GB) Margins: ¾, ½, ½ Also ran: RED LARK (IRE), CALIFORNIA KOOK, HENDY WOODS, SWEET MELANIA Winning Owner: Estate of Harvey A. Clarke & Paul Braverman; Trainer: Connections: Bill Mott; Jockey: Marin Garcia. Time: 1:48.72 (good)

Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – The Estate of Harvey A. Clarke and Paul Braverman’s HARVEY’S LIL GOIL (Martin Garcia) held off MICHELINE by three quarters of a length in Keeneland’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1). The 3-year-old daughter of 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner American Pharoah has been a versatile performer this year for trainer Bill Mott, as she won the Regret (G3) on turf at Churchill Downs in June and was also third in the Alabama (G1) on dirt at Saratoga in August. Harvey’s Lil Goil, who entered off a second in the Dueling Grounds Oaks at Kentucky Downs Sept. 10, and is now 4-for-8 lifetime and Mott indicated the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) will be under consideration. Lael Stables’ MAGIC ATTITUDE (GB) was third as the favorite for trainer Arnaud Delacour, as the daughter of Galileo (IRE) couldn’t double up on her win in the Belmont Oaks (G1) Sept. 19. Video

Race: $250,000 Flower Bowl (G1), fillies & mares, 1 ¼ miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing 1 – CIVIL UNION, 2 – MY SISTER NAT (FR), 3 – NAY LADY NAY Order: (IRE) Margins: Head, ¾, 2 ¾ Also ran: CAMBIER PARC, LA SIGNARE (FR), BEAU BELLE, LOVELY LUCKY Winning Owner: Allen Stable; Trainer: Shug McGaughey; Jockey: Joel Connections: Rosario. Time: 2:01.28 (firm)

Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Allen Stable’s homebred CIVIL UNION (Joel Rosario) won her fourth straight and earned an automatic starting berth into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf with a head win over MY SISTER NAT (FR) in Belmont Park’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In” Flower Bowl (G1). Shug McGaughey trained the winner, a 4-year-old daughter of War Front who began her career with Chad Brown but has blossomed in five starts this year for her new trainer. Civil Union, who is 5-for-8 lifetime, has advanced up the class ladder during her winning streak, which started locally with a N1X in June and the Winter Memories in July before the Glens Falls (G2) Sept. 5 at Saratoga. McGaughey indicated that if owner Joseph Allen “feels like if she comes out of it well, it’s worth taking a chance (on running in the Filly & Mare Turf).” Peter Brant’s

10.14.20 PAGE 8 My Sister Nat ran big in defeat for Brown and the 5-year-old daughter of Acclamation (GB) is another Filly & Mare Turf contender, where she would join her half-sister and stablemate Sistercharlie (IRE), who won the race in 2018 at Churchill Downs. OXO Equine’s CAMBIER PARC, a two-time Grade 1 winner last year, was fourth after attending the early pace as the 2-1 favorite for Brown and is now 0-for-2 this year. Video

Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Civil Union Claude R. McGaughey III Allen Stable, Inc. BCC Winner Mucho Unusual Tim Yakteen George Krikorian BCC Winner Uni (GB) Chad C. Brown Michael Dubb , Head of Plains Partners LLC, Robert V. La Penta , Bethlehem Stables BCC Winner (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor BCC Winner (IRE) Dermot K. Weld H.H. Aga Khan Studs 24 Rushing Fall Chad C. Brown e Five Racing 20 Mean Mary H. Graham Motion Alex G. Campbell Jr. 18 Beau Recall (IRE) Brad Cox Nick Cosato , Medallion Racing 18 My Sister Nat (FR) Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc. 12 Bodhicitta (GB) Richard Baltas Calvin Nguyen 8 Lady Prancealot (IRE) Richard Baltas Michael and Jules Iavarone, Jerry McClanahan 6 Sistercharlie (IRE) Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc. * Angel Power (GB) Roger Varian King Power Racing Co. Ltd * Audarya (FR) James R. Fanshawe Mrs. A M Swinburn * Cayenne Pepper (IRE) Mrs. John Harrington Sarah Kelly * Half Light (IRE) Henri Alex Pantall Godolphin * No Limit Credit (GER) Andreas Suborics Gestut Karlshof * Peaceful (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor

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Unbeaten Jackie’s Warrior following his victory in Belmont’s “Win and You’re In” Champagne Eclipse Sportswire photo

Race: $250,000 Champagne (G1), 2yos, 1 mile

10.14.20 PAGE 10 BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing 1 – JACKIE’S WARRIOR, 2 – REINVESTMENT RISK, 3 – MIDNIGHT Order: BOURBON Margins: 5 ½, 8 ¾, 10 ¼ Also ran: CIVIL WAR, RUN CASPER RUN, AMBIVILENT Winning Owner: Kirk & Judy Robison; Trainer: Steve Asmussen; Jockey: Connections: Joel Rosario. Time: 1:35.42 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Aftercare Alliance – Kirk and Judy Robison’s JACKIE’S WARRIOR (Joel Rosario) remained undefeated and untested and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare with a 5 ½-length win over REINVESTMENT RISK in Belmont Park’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In” Champagne (G1). The 2-year-old son of Maclean’s Music made it 4-for-4 for trainer Steve Asmussen, and he wired his third straight graded stakes, to go with the Saratoga Special (G2) in August and Hopeful (G1) Sept. 7. Jackie’s Warrior, who won on debut at Churchill Downs in June, will head to Keeneland and try two turns for the first time in his quest for a divisional championship. Klaravich Stables’ Reinvestment Risk, a son of Upstart, who was also second to the winner in the Hopeful for trainer Chad Brown, is possible for the Juvenile.

TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Jackie's Warrior Steven M. Asmussen J. Kirk Robison; Judy Robison BCC Winner Essential Quality Brad Cox Godolphin LLC BCC Winner Get Her Number Peter Miller Gary Barber BCC Winner Sittin On Go Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stables LLC 10 Spielberg Bob Baffert SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing S table, Madaket Stables LLC, Golconda Stables, Siena Farms LLC, Robert E. Masterson 6 Keepmeinmind Robertino Diodoro Southern Equine Stables LLC 6 Rombauer Michael W. McCarthy John Fradkin; Diane Fradkin * Ascalon Hideyuki Mori Tatsumasa Komatsu 0 Huntsinger Danny Pish Sam Sherman , John Middleton 0 Likeable Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable Inc., St. Elias Stable LLC, Stonestreet Stables, LLC 0 Pickin' Time Kelly Breen Roseland Farm Stable 0 Superman Shaq Peter Miller Gary Barber 0 Upstriker Ron Moquett William S. Sparks, Brereton C. Jones, Robert V. La Penta

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Race: $250,000 Frizette (G1), 2yo fillies, 1 mile BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing 1 – DAYOUTOFTHEOFFICE, 2 – VEQUIST, 3 – CILLA Order: Margins: 2, 10 ¼, 2 ½ Also ran: JOY’S ROCKET, CANTATA, GET ON THE BUS Winning Owner: Siena Farm & Tim Hamm; Trainer: Hamm; Jockey: Junior Connections: Alvarado. Time: 1:35.82 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – Siena Farm and trainer Tim Hamm’s DAYOUTOFTHEOFFICE (Junior Alvarado) made it three wins in a row to start her career and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies with a 2-length win over VEQUIST in Belmont Park’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In” Frizette (G1). The 2-year-old daughter of Into Mischief won on debut at Gulfstream Park in May and entered off a win in Saratoga’s July 16 Schuylerville (G3). She will try two turns for the first time in the Juvenile Fillies, which her trainer is eagerly awaiting. "We always thought she wanted more ground," he added. "I have all the confidence she can handle the mile and a sixteenth. She's trained like it and she acts like it." Hamm indicated Dayoutoftheoffice will head to his barn at Presque Isle Downs for a few days of down time before heading to Keeneland to begin preparations for the Juvenile Fillies. Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, and Swilcan Stable’s Vequist ran well in defeat as the 9-10 favorite for trainer Butch Reid, and the daughter of 2015 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Nyquist, who won Saratoga’s Sept. 6 Spinaway (G1) by 9 ½ lengths, could also move on to the Juvenile Fillies. Video

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Princess Noor Bob Baffert Zedan Racing Stables, Inc. BCC Winner Dayoutoftheoffice Timothy E. Hamm Timothy E. Hamm , Siena Farm BCC Winner Simply Ravishing Kenneth G. McPeek Harold Lerner , Magdalena Racing, Nehoc Stables BCC Winner Girl Daddy Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stables LLC 16 Vequist Robert E. Reid Jr. Gary Barber , Adam Wachtel , Swilcan Stable LLC 8 Crazy Beautiful Kenneth G. McPeek Phoenix Thoroughbred, LTD 6 Forest Caraway Peter Miller Phoenix Thoroughbred, LTD 6 My Girl Red J. Keith Desormeaux Erich G. Brehm 4 Travel Column Brad Cox OXO Equine LLC 4 Varda Bob Baffert Baoma Corp. 0 Princess Secret Daniel Pita Daniel Pita

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Race: $200,000 Fayette (G2), 3yos & up, 1 1/8 miles Track: Keeneland Finishing 1 – MR FREEZE, 2 – AURELIUS MAXIMUS, 3 – TITLE READY Order: Margins: Neck, ¾, neck Also ran: COASTAL DEFENSE, CAPTIVATING MOON, RATED R SUPERSTAR, CRAFTY DADDY, MIRINAQUE (ARG), MO MESA Winning Owner: Jim Bakke & Gerald Isbister; Trainer: Dale Romans; Connections: Jockey: Javier Castellano. Time: 1:50.71 (fast)

Countdown to the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister’s MR FREEZE (Javier Castellano) gamely prevailed by a neck over AURELIUS MAXIMUS in Keeneland’s $200,000 Fayette (G2). Dale Romans trained the winner, a 4-year-old son of To Honor and Serve who broke a three-race losing streak and relished some class relief, after chasing the likes of By My Standards and Vekoma in his last three starts. Mr Freeze, who is now 6-for-16 lifetime and 2-for-3 at Keeneland, was second in the Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park in January and won the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2) in February, and may try to improve on his local mark in his next start. “We know what he can do,” said Romans. “My job is to get him to a peak for the (Big Ass Fans) Breeders’ Cup (Dirt Mile) if that’s what we end up doing.” The Dirt Mile could be a logical next spot for Stonestreet Stables, George Bolton, and Peter Leidel’s Aurelius Maximus, a 4-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile who lost for the first time in three starts this year for trainer Steve Asmussen. Video

Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Vekoma George Weaver R. A. Hill Stable, Gatsas Stables BCC Winner C Z Rocket Peter Miller Tom Kagele 22 Midcourt John A. Shirreffs CRK Stable, LLC 20 Mr Freeze Dale L. Romans Jim Bakke , Gerry Isbister 12 Code of Honor Claude R. McGaughey III W. S. Farish 12 Complexity Chad C. Brown Seth A. Klarman 12 Rushie Michael W. McCarthy Jim Daniell 8 Silver Dust W. Bret Calhoun Tom R. Durant 7 Pirate's Punch Grant T. Forster Gulliver Racing LLC, Craig Drager, Dan Legan 6 Sharp Samurai Mark Glatt Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal, Mark Glatt 6 Art Collector Thomas Drury Jr. W. Bruce Lunsford 6 Jesus' Team Jose Francisco D'Angelo Grupo 7C Racing Stables Inc. 4 Mr. Money W. Bret Calhoun Allied Racing Stable, LLC, Spendthrift Farm LLC 4 True Timber Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm, LLC

10.14.20 PAGE 13 2 Bourbon Calling Ian R. Wilkes Bourbon Lane Stable, Six Column Stables LLC 2 Hog Creek Hustle Vickie L. Foley Something Special Racing LLC 0 War of Will Mark E. Casse Gary Barber

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Race: $665,000 Darley Dewhurst (G1), 2yos, 7 furlongs (turf) Track: Newmarket Finishing 1 – ST MARK’S BASILICA (FR), 2 – WEMBLEY (IRE), 3 – THUNDER Order: MOON (IRE) Margins: ¾, 1 ¾, neck Also ran: DEVILWALA (IRE), CADILLAC (IRE), ALBASHEER (IRE), FIVETHOUSANDTOONE (IRE), DEVIOUS COMPANY (IRE), CHINDIT (IRE), (IRE), TACTICAL (GB), ETONIAN (IRE), DECISIVE EDGE (IRE), ALKUMAIT (GB) Winning Owner: Coolmore (Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs. John Connections: Magnier); Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: . Time: 1:25.24 (soft)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – The Coolmore conglomerate of Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier’s ST MARK’S BASILICA (Frankie Dettori) beat stablemate WEMBLEY (IRE) by three-quarters of a length in Newmarket’s $665,000 Darley Dewhurst (G1). The 2-year-old son of Siyouni (FR) won for the second time in five starts for trainer Aidan O’Brien. St Mark’s Basilica entered off a third-place finish in the Vincent O’Brien (G1) at The Curragh Sept. 13. O’Brien mentioned the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) as a potential next start, though he may be given the rest of the year off to prepare for next year’s European Classics. “The Breeders’ Cup is possible for the winner, but we’re thinking Battleground will go to the Breeders’ Cup, so he doesn’t have to go.” Coolmore’s BATTLEGROUND, a son of War Front, is 2-for-3 lifetime, including the Vintage (G2) at Glorious Goodwood in July. Video

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winner and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Gretzky the Great Mark E. Casse Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Gary Barber BCC Winner Mutasaabeq Todd A. Pletcher Shadwell Stable BCC Winner Cadillac (IRE) Mrs. John Harrington Alpha Racing 2020 BCC Winner New Mandate (IRE) Ralph M. Marc Chan 6 Fire At Will Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm 4 Abarta Brad Cox Donegal Racing, Newtownanner Stud Farm KY 4 Dolder Grand Mark E. Casse D.J. Stable LLC 4 Public Sector (GB) Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables Inc * Battleground Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor 0 Caisson Richard E. Mandella Sarah Kelly

10.14.20 PAGE 14 0 Catman Michael J. Maker Paradise Farms Corp, David Staudacher, DVM, Angelo Carlesimo , Michael J. Maker * Credit River Breeda Hayes Garland Williamson 0 Ebeko (IRE) Peter Miller Altamira Racing Stable, CYBT, Marc Lantzman, Michael Nentwig * Go Athletico (FR) Philippe Decouz Tanyguy Moreux 0 Into the Sunrise Wesley A. Ward M Racing Group * Laws of Indices (IRE) Ken Condon Miss Charlotte R. Holmes * The Lir Jet (IRE) Michael Bell Qatar Racing Limited * One Ruler (IRE) Charlie Appleby Godolphin 0 Outadore Wesley A. Ward Breeze Easy, LLC

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Race: $665,000 Fillies’ Mile (G1), 2yo fillies, 1 mile (turf) Track: Newmarket Finishing 1 – (FR), 2 – INDIGO GIRL (GB), 3 – Order: SNOWFALL (JPN) Margins: ½, 1/2, neck Also ran: DUBAI FOUNTAIN (IRE), ZABEEL QUEEN (IRE), SHALE (IRE), STAR OF EMARAATY (IRE), MOTHER EARTH (IRE), ISABELLA GILES (IRE), LILAC ROAD (IRE) Winning Owner: John Oxley; Trainer: Joseph O’Brien; Jockey: Shane Connections: Crosse. Time: 1:39.10 (soft)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – John Oxley’s PRETTY GORGEOUS (FR) (Shane Crosse) was up late for a half-length win over INDIGO GIRL (GB) in Newmarket’s $665,000 Fillies’ Mile (G1). Joseph O’Brien trained the winner, a 2-year-old daughter of Lawman (FR), who added to a resume that also includes the Debutante (G2) at The Curragh in August. Pretty Gorgeous is now 3-for-5 lifetime and is an outside possibility for a stateside trip. “The Breeders’ Cup (Juvenile Fillies Turf) is an option, but it’s more likely she’ll be put away now and trained for a Guineas next Spring,” O’Brien said. The Fillies’ Mile was run over the Rowley Mile, the same course and distance that next May’s 1,000 Guineas (G1). The race was not without incident, however, as Coolmore’s duo of SNOWFALL (JPN) and MOTHER EARTH (IRE) were third and eighth, respectively, though it was afterwards that they had the wrong rider and saddlecloths, and in fact the former was eighth, and the latter third. Video

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Aunt Pearl (IRE) Brad Cox Michael Dubb , Madaket Stables LLC, Peter Deutsch, Winner

10.14.20 PAGE 15 Michael E. Kisber , Stuart Grant 6 Alda H. Graham Motion Wertheimer et Frere 6 Plum Ali Christophe Clement Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables LLC, Bethlehem Stables 4 Royal Approval Wesley A. Ward Three Chimneys Farm LLC 4 Spanish Loveaffair Mark E. Casse Michael Hernon, Gary Barber, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 2 Editor At Large Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc. (IRE) 0 Campanelle (IRE) Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables, LLC 0 Emro Brad Cox Kueber Racing, LLC * Fantasy Lady (IRE) Paddy Twomey Martin S. Schwartz , John G. Lauer * Fev Rover (IRE) Richard A. Fahey Nick Bradley Racing 0 Fluffy Socks Chad C. Brown Head of Plains Partners LLC 0 Invincible Gal (GB) H. Graham Motion Michael J. Ryan, Jeff Drown, Team Hanley 0 Ivy League Richard E. Mandella LNJ Foxwoods * Libertine (IRE) Fabrice Vermeulen Jan Romel 0 Madone Simon Callaghan Kaleem Shah, Inc. * Mother Earth (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier , Michael Tabor * Nazuna (IRE) Roger Varian Hanako Varian * Oodnadatta (IRE) Mrs. John Robert Scarborough , Mrs. John Magnier Harrington 0 Pizzazz Richard E. Mandella Perry Bass , Ramona Seeligson Bass 0 Tetragonal (IRE) Richard Baltas Slam Dunk Racing, Joey Platts

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Race: $100,000 Futurity (G3), 2yos, 6 furlongs (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing 1 – SECOND OF JULY, 2 – AFTER FIVE, 3 – MOMOS Order: Margins: ½, ½, ½ Also ran: COUNTY FINAL, GYPSY KING, TRADE DEAL, BRIGHT DEVIL (IRE) Winning Owner: Bryan Hilliard; Trainer: Phil Gleaves; Jockey: Dylan Connections: Davis. Time: 1:09.33 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – Bryan Hilliard’s homebred SECOND OF JULY (Dylan Davis) upset favored AFTER FIVE by a half-length to earn an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) in Belmont Park’s $100,000 Futurity (G3). The 2-year-old son of Jack Milton pulled off a 68-1 shocker on debut over the course and distance Sept. 20 for trainer Phil Gleaves and rewarded his backers again at 15-1 in the Futurity, which could be a precursor to bigger things next time. “All being well and if the horse is OK, we will head to the Breeders' Cup," Gleaves said. Breeze Easy’s After Five was favored off a fast-nose second on debut at Kentucky Downs Sept. 10 for trainer

10.14.20 PAGE 16 Wesley Ward. The son of The Factor could also be a candidate for the Juvenile Turf Sprint. Video

Race: $100,000 Matron (G3), 2yo fillies, 6 furlongs (turf) Track: Belmont Park Finishing 1 – ROYAL APPROVAL, 2 – UNION GABLES, 3 – MAGISTERIUM Order: (IRE) Margins: ¾, ¾, 1 Also ran: ALMALFI PRINCESS, FABICATE, ROSSA VELOCE, NIENTE Winning Owner: Three Chimneys Farm; Trainer: Wesley Ward; Jockey: Connections: Irad Ortiz Jr. Time: 1:09.10 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – Three Chimneys Farm’s ROYAL APPROVAL (Irad Ortiz Jr.) collared pacesetting UNION GABLES late and pulled clear for a three-quarter-length win in Belmont Park’s $100,000 Matron (G3). Wesley Ward trained the winner, a 2-year-old daughter of two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Tiznow who has garnered quite a bit of frequent flier miles in her young career, as she was second on debut at Gulfstream Park in May then headed to Royal Ascot in England, where she was 17th in the Queen Mary (G2) in June, then returned to the states and broke her maiden at Kentucky Downs Sept. 9. Royal Approval is now 2-for-4 lifetime and looms a leading contender for the Breeders’ Cup, though Ward indicated after talking with Ortiz, the mile trip in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf might be preferred over the shorter 5 ½ furlongs of the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2). "We definitely will go to the Breeders' Cup with her,” Ward said. “I'll sit down with (Three Chimneys Farm vice chairman) Doug Cauthen and (chairman) Mr. (Gonçalo Borges) Torrealba and see just which direction they want to go: the Juvenile Fillies Turf or the Juvenile Turf Sprint. Just after talking to Irad, the mile (of the Juvenile Fillies Turf) might be the better option for her, but again, we'll sit down and see how she is.” Ward won the Juvenile Turf Sprint last year at Santa Anita with Four Wheel Drive. Video

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Second of July Philip A. Gleaves Bryan Hilliard BCC Winner Amanzi Yimpilo (IRE) Wesley A. Ward Susan Moulton , Marc Detampel, C J Thoroughbreds BCC Winner Bodenheimer Valorie L. Lund Kristin Boice , Marylou Holden BCC Winner Campanelle (IRE) Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables, LLC BCC Winner The Lir Jet (IRE) Michael Bell Qatar Racing Limited 4 Royal Approval Wesley A. Ward Three Chimneys Farm LLC 0 Aloha Star (IRE) James Stack LNJ Foxwoods 0 Cowan Steven M. Asmussen L. William Heiligbrodt, Corinne Heiligbrodt, Madaket Stables LLC, Spendthrift Farm LLC

10.14.20 PAGE 17 0 Dirty Dangle Mark E. Casse Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Gary Barber 0 Golden Pal Wesley A. Ward Ranlo Investments, LLC * Method (IRE) Martyn Meade Manton Park Racing * Mighty Gurkha (IRE) Archie Watson Mohammed Rashid * Miss Amulet (IRE) Ken Condon Doreen Tabor 0 Omaha City Mohamed Jehaludi Mohamed Jehaludi, Bibi Jehaludi * Scarlet Bear (IRE) Tom Dascombe Russell Jones * Ubettabelieveit (IRE) Nigel Tinkler Martin Webb Racing 0 Wyfire Peter Miller Gary Barber

ABOUT BREEDERS’ CUP

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The 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 Championship races, is scheduled to be held on November 6-7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky and features a total of $35 million in purses and awards. The event will be televised live by the NBC Sports Group. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website, breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media.

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