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October 11, 2019 Contact: Jim Gluckson, Breeders’ Cup, 646-335-6835

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 36th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 at Santa Anita. For more information, please visit www.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.

Challenge Season Ends with a Bang, , Distaff Highlight 36th Breeders’ Cup

A six-day stretch that saw 21 “Win and You’re In” automatic qualifiers for the 36th Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 at brought the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series to a close for the year and completed all the heavy lifting for racing’s championship weekend. And while several ‘Cup races, including the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, appear relatively clearly defined, it’s the centerpiece of the 14-race championships—the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic—that looks as wide-open as it has in years, which only heightens the excitement leading up Santa Anita.

The field for the 1 ¼-mile Classic has begun to take shape and will have an emphasis on quality and depth this year, as there appears to be no overwhelming favorite among either the handicap stars or the 3-year-olds. However, a lack of a superstar and a field that is perceived to be there for the taking means the starting gate could max out at 14, which will be sure to make the Classic the must-see that it has always been.

Favoritism could go any number of ways, with Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s MCKINZIE, a 4-year-old son of 2006 Breeders’ Cup winner Street Sense, perceived as the best of the older horses, while William S. Farish’s homebred CODE OF HONOR, a son of Noble Mission (GB), leads the 3-year-olds. McKinzie and Code of Honor are rated first and second, respectively in the latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings (see News and Notes). With Hall of Fame trainers and Shug McGaughey calling the shots, and an east-west matchup in the offing, there’s plenty of intrigue. Both horses earned automatic “Win and You’re In” starting berths into the race, with McKinzie, who worked a half mile in 49.60 handily at Santa Anita on Thursday, winning Saratoga’s Whitney (G1) in August and Code of Honor winning ’s (G1) via disqualification Sept. 28.

Potential wildcards abound in the Classic and only add to the intrigue of the race, as and Adele Dilschneider’s 5-year-old ELATE has long been considered a Classic candidate by trainer Bill Mott, while Fox Hill Farms’ BEACH, scratched as the morning-line favorite in the (G1), returned Saturday and beat older horses and earned an automatic starting berth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in the “Win and You’re In” Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1, see race recap below) for trainer Richard Mandella. The former was second in Sunday’s “Win and You’re In” Spinster (G1, see race recap below), an automatic qualifier for the Distaff and earned a berth into that race when she won ’ “Win and You’re In” Fleur De Lis (G2) in June but is 3-for-3 at Classic’s 1 ¼ miles, while the latter won the (G1) at Oaklawn Park in April and could be the right fresh new face should he step up and stretch out in the Classic.

Charles Fipke’s homebred SEEKING THE SOUL, Hronis Racing’s HIGHER , and Mongolian Stable’s MONGOLIAN GROOM earned automatic “Win and You’re In” Classic berths when they won Churchill’s Stephen Foster (G2) in June, Del Mar’s Pacific Classic (G1) in August, and Santa Anita’s (G1) Sept. 28, respectively, for trainers Dallas Stewart, John Sadler, and Enebish Ganbat, who indicated this week that he would pay the $100,000 Horse of Racing Age fee to place Mongolian Groom into the Breeders’ Cup program to pre-enter him in the Classic. Grade 1 stakes winners , and YOSHIDA (JPN) also are potential starters for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, as is multiple graded stakes winners OWENDALE.

Midnight Bisou winning the Beldame Photo by Sportswire

Midnight Bisou Imposing Distaff Favorite, Horse of the Year in Play

The $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, run at 1 1/8 miles, has plenty of quality and depth itself, but there’s no doubt who the overwhelming favorite will be, as Bloom Racing, Madaket Stable, and Allen Racing’s MIDNIGHT BISOU seems to hold all the aces for trainer Steve Asmussen. The 4-year-old daughter of two-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner is 7-for-7 on the year, including a pair of “Win and You’re In” Distaff qualifiers; Belmont Park’s Ogden Phipps (G1) in June and Saratoga’s Personal Ensign (G1) in August; and the Beldame (G1) on Sept. 28. A win in the Distaff, along with an off-the-radar upset in the Classic, could propel Midnight Bisou to Horse of the Year.

Several other viable Distaff candidates would argue for favoritism if it weren’t for the presence of Midnight Bisou, and a quartet of “Win and You’re In” qualifiers will be waiting in the wings, should the superstar fail to deliver. Merriebelle Stable’s BLUE PRIZE (ARG) repeated in Sunday’s Juddmonte Sprinter (G1, see race recap below) at for trainer Nacho Correas; Paul and Karen Eggert’s homebred OLLIE’S CANDY won Del Mar’s Clement L. Hirsch (G1) in July for trainer John Sadler; Steve Sarkowsky and Pam and Marty Wygod’s sometimes brilliant PARADISE WOODS earned a berth when she won Santa Anita’s (G2) Sept. 28 for trainer John Shirreffs; and Ray Francis, Cindy Jones, and trainer Larry Jones’ homebred STREET BAND won Parx Racing’s Cotillion (G1) Sept. 21. Elate (see above),

who is more likely for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, would also warrant major consideration, should she run.

Grade 1 stakes winners DUNBAR ROAD, GUARANA, and SECRET SPICE also could run in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, as could grade 3 winner GO GOOGLE YOURSELF.

Record Challenge Weekend Offers 20 ‘Cup Berths Around the Globe

This past weekend’s stakes action served up 20 “Win and You’re In” automatic starting berths into the Breeders’ Cup (see race recaps below) and spanned the globe, as Keeneland’s opening weekend led the way with nine, while Belmont Park and Santa Anita chipped in with six total, and on the international scene ParisLongchamp in France countered with five, including the historic Qatar Prix de l’ de Triomphe (G1), which could have a major ripple effect on the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf.

The final, and by far the most , Challenge weekend of the year not only offered up a plethora of starting berths, but will see several who ran underneath move on to Santa Anita. The action at Keeneland and Belmont should especially warrant extra attention, as four races served as springboards to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile ; the former ran the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1, Juvenile) and Darley Alcibiades (G1, Juvenile Fillies), while the latter countered with the Champagne (G1, Juvenile) and Frizette (Juvenile Fillies).

Santa Anita’s Sprint Championship (G1) also will be kept under close watch, as OMAHA BEACH (see above) returned off an April layoff and beat older horses and could use the race as a possible launching pad to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and, with a big run, a 3-Year-Old Championship, and perhaps, a Horse of the Year title.

As for ParisLongchamp, ‘Cup plans are still yet to be determined for the five Challenge race winners and several of the underneath finishers, but Gestut Ammerland and Newsells Park’s WALDGEIST (GB) -- who upset Juddmonte Farm’s supermare homebred (GB) in her bid to become the first horse to win three editions of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe -- is the talk of the racing world and could have huge Turf ramifications. Both horses have yet to be to the race, and are still longshots to run, but also have yet to be declared, which at least leaves the door ajar for what would be a must-see rematch. A decision on Enable figures to come in the next week, according to Juddmonte racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe.

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News and Notes

McKinzie Maintains Classic Rankings Lead

McKinzie maintains his lead over Code of Honor and Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s 4-year-old Vino Rosso in the latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings, with each horse holding onto the same positions as last week.

Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings Top 10 – Oct. 8, 2019 * Rank Horse Total Votes First Place Votes Previous Week 1 McKinzie 261 17 1 2 Code of Honor 245 7 2 3 Vino Rosso 222 4 3 4 Yoshida (JPN) 159 0 5 5 Higher Power 126 0 6 Not Ranked in 6 Omaha Beach 111 1 Top 10 7 Preservationist 83 0 8

8 Elate 80 0 4 9 Mongolian Groom 56 0 7 Not Ranked in 10 Seeking the Soul 39 0 Top 10

The Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park, Nov. 2, are determined by a panel of leading racing media, horseplayers and members of the Breeders’ Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel. Rankings are announced each week through Oct. 15 and can be on the Breeders’ Cup website along with the list of voting members. In the Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings, each voter ranks horses by assigning their allotted votes on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 system in descending order.

*Note – The Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings have no official bearing on qualification or selection into the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Final Frontier Wins Belmont Turf Sprint, Eyes Turf Sprint

Godolphin’s homebred FINAL FRONTIER turned the tables on favored SHEKKY SHEBAZ in Saturday’s $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint and in doing so may have booked a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. The 4-year-old son of 2004 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner entered off a second-place finish behind Shekky Shebaz in the Aug. 30 Lucky Coin at Saratoga but was able to reverse that decision for trainer Tom Albertrani. Final Frontier, who won for the fourth time in 10 career starts, came up a bit short in the 5 ½-furlong Lucky Coin but appreciated the added half-furlong at Belmont. While the Turf Sprint at Santa Anita will be run at five furlongs this year, the $1 million purse and of the even has Albertrani likely heading west.

"It is a . I thought about that, but it is the Breeders' Cup,” Albertrani said. “Might have to take a shot in there.”

Michael Dubb, Madaket Stable, and Bethlehem Stable’s Shekky Shebaz, lost nothing in defeat for trainer Jason Servis and could also move on to the Turf Sprint. The 4-year-old son of (IRE) was privately purchased after a claiming win at Saratoga in July and immediately won the Lucky Coin and is 5- for-15 lifetime.

Kimari Wins Indian Summer, Nabs Juvenile Turf Sprint Bid

Ten Broeck Farm’s KIMARI closed from last to win Sunday’s $200,000 “Win and You’re In” Indian Summer at Keeneland and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. The 2-year-old daughter of Munnings has logged plenty of frequent flier miles this year for trainer Wesley Ward, as she won on debut at Keeneland on the main track in April before running second, beaten a head, in the 25-horse Queen Mary (G2) at Royal Ascot in June. Kimari returned to the states to win Saratoga’s Bolton Landing Aug. 24 and then showed a new dimension in winning the 5 ½-furlong Indian Summer, as she had gone wire-to-wire in her two wins. Now 3-for-4 lifetime, she heads to Santa Anita for the Juvenile Turf Sprint as a major contender.

“Everything came through today, and we're looking forward to the Breeders' Cup," Ward Said

El Tigre Terrible Wins Speakeasy, Juvenile Turf Sprint Status in Limbo

Slam Dunk Racing and Michael Nentwig’s EL TIGRE TERRIBLE won Sunday’s $100,000 Speakeasy at Santa Anita, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, though his connections need to make a $100,000 Breeders’ Cup Horse of Racing Age payment to run. The 2-year-old son of Smiling Tiger won for the third time in five career starts for trainer Peter Miller and needed every bit of the five-and a half furlongs, as he closed from last in the field of 10. El Tigre Terrible won an optional-claimer Sept. 1 at Del Mar and was making his turf debut in the Speakeasy, which would make him an intriguing player in the Juvenile Turf Sprint, though co-owner Nick Cosato of Slam Dunk Racing indicated they are not likely to supplement for the race.

Owendale Progressing Towards Classic Bid

Rupp Racing’s OWENDALE, a three-time graded stakes winner who most recently won the Oklahoma Derby (G3) Sept. 29 at Remington Park, is training for a start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, per trainer Brad Cox. The 3-year-old son of Into Mischief, who was third in the Preakness, also won the Lexington (G3) at Keeneland in April and Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown in June, and has a stretch-running style that figures to appreciate the Classic’s 1 ¼ miles. Owendale is 5-for-12 lifetime and has Cox eying America’s richest race.

"He's back at Churchill and the way things are looking we're focusing on the Classic," Cox said. "We'll see how he breezes next week, but it's certainly into play the way he came back from the Oklahoma Derby and his steady improvement throughout the year. We think he deserves the shot to at least keep it in consideration."

Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries to be Announced Oct. 23

Pre-entered fields for all 14 Breeders’ Cup World Championships races will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. ET on TVG and live streamed on www.breederscup.com and other online outlets to be named.

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COUNTOWN TO THE BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

A listing of the upcoming major stakes races this weekend:

LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF

October 12 – $800,000 Pattison Canadian International (G1) at Woodbine. Run at 1 ½ miles on the turf for 3yos & up.

October 14 – $200,000 Knickerbocker (G2) at Belmont Park. Run at 1 1/8 miles on the turf for 3yos & up.

MAKER’S MARK BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF

October 12 – $600,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine. Run at 1 ¼ miles on the turf for fillies & .

October 12 – $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland. Run at 1 1/8 miles on the turf for 3-year-old fillies.

October 12 – $200,000 Sands Point (G2) at Belmont Park. Run at 1 1/8 miles on the turf for 3yo fillies.

BREEDERS’ CUP TURF SPRINT

October 12 – $250,000 (G2) at Woodbine. Run at six furlongs on the turf for 3yos & up.

October 11 – $150,000 Buffalo Trace Franklin County (G3) at Keeneland. Run at five and a half furlongs on the turf for fillies & mares.

BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF

October 12 – $640,000 Darley Dewhurst (G1) at Newmarket. Run at one mile on the turf for 2yos.

BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE FILLIES TURF

October 11 – $640,000 Fillies’ Mile (G1) at Newmarket. Run at one mile on the turf for 2yo fillies.

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Waldgeist about to pass Enable to Win Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

MAJOR STAKES RECAP October 4-6

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. 21. An asterisk in the points section denotes a foreign contender. A complete Breeders’ Cup Points list is available at:https://members.breederscup.com/championships/pointsleaderboard.aspx

Race: $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1), fillies & mares, 1 1/8 miles BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – BLUE PRIZE (ARG), 2 – ELATE, 3 – DUNBAR ROAD Margins: ½, ¾, 4 ¾ Also ran: SHE’S A JULIE, VEXATIOUS Winning Owner: Merriebelle Stable; Trainer: Nacho Correas; Jockey: Joe Bravo.

Connections: Time: 1:50.30 (fast)

Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff – Merriebelle Stable’s BLUE PRIZE (ARG) (Joe Bravo) earned an automatic starting berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff when she defeated heavily favored ELATE by a half-length to defend her title in Keeneland’s $500,000 “Win and You’re In” Juddmonte Spinster (G1). Nacho Correas trained the winner, a 6-year-old daughter of Pure Prize who has been one of the best in the division for the past several seasons and parlayed a trio of graded stakes wins last year to a fourth-place finish in the Distaff at Churchill Downs. Blue Prize has been a bit slower into stride this year, as she lost her first three starts, including running second and third, respectively, to Elate in the “Win and You’re In” Fleur De Lis (G2) at Churchill in June and Delaware Handicap (G2) at Delaware Park in July, but won Saratoga’s Summer Colony Aug. 18, is now 9-for-22. She heads back to the Distaff as a leading contender. Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s homebred Elate was passed late at 3-5 for trainer Bill Mott, in what he hoped would be a potential springboard for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, even though the 5-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro earned a Distaff bid in the Fleur De Lis. Elate entered off a heartbreaking second, beaten a nose, to divisional leader Midnight Bisou in another Distaff qualifier, the “Win and You’re In” Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga Aug. 24. She’s now 7-for-18 lifetime, which includes a fourth-place finish as the favorite in the Distaff at Del Mar in 2017, and Mott indicated Elate will be pre-entered in both the Distaff and Classic, with the intent on running in the latter. “It doesn’t cost anything (to pre-enter in both races),” Mott said, “but the mare is going in the Classic.” Peter Brant’s DUNBAR ROAD, who entered as one of the divisional leaders in the 3-year-old filly ranks, was third for trainer Chad Brown, and the daughter of , who won Saratoga’s Alabama (G1) Aug. 17, could also move on to the Distaff. Video: Juddmonte Spinster Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Blue Prize (ARG) Ignacio Correas Merriebelle Stable, LLC BCC Winner Elate William I. Mott Claiborne Farm; Adele Dilschneider BCC Winner Midnight Bisou Steven M. Asmussen Bloom Racing Stable LLC, Madaket Stables LLC, Allen Racing LLC BCC Winner Ollie's Candy John W. Sadler Paul and Karen Eggert BCC Winner Paradise Woods John A. Shirreffs Steven Sarkowsky & Pam and Martin J. Wygod BCC Winner Street Band J. Larry Jones Francis Ray , Larry & Cindy Jones, Medallion Racing, MyRaceHorse Stable 26 Guarana Chad C. Brown Three Chimneys Farm LLC 26 Secret Spice Richard Baltas Little Red Feather Racing 24 Dunbar Road Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc. 6 Go Google Yourself Paul J. McGee Samantha Siegel

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Race: $5.765 million Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), 3yos & up, 1 ½ miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: ParisLongchamp Finishing Order: 1 – WALDGEIST (GB), 2 – ENABLE (GB), 3 – (FR) Margins: 1 ¾, 1 ¾, ½ Also ran: (GB), (IRE), SOFT LIGHT (FR), KISEKI (JPN), NAGANO GOLD (GB), FRENCH KING (GB), (IRE), BLAST ONEPIECE (JPN), FIEREMENT (JPN) Winning Owner: Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park Stud; Trainer: Andre Fabre; Connections: Jockey: Pierre-Charles Boudot.

Time: 2:31.97 (soft)

Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – History was denied in Longchamp’s $5.765 million “Win and You’re In” Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), as Gestut Ammerland and Newsells Park Stud WALDGEIST (GB) (Pierre-Charles Boudot) rolled by ENABLE (GB) by 1 ¾ length to deny her a third victory in the race, and earn an automatic starting berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf as well. The 5-year-old son of (IRE) had finished behind Enable three times but turned the tables for trainer Andre Fabre while building off a win in the local prep, the (G2) Sept. 15. Waldgeist was fourth to Enable in last year’s Arc and fifth to her as the 5-1 second choice in 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs. This year, Waldgeist was third to Enable in Ascot’s July “Win and You’re In” King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1), another automatic qualifier for the Turf, but relished the soft turf at ParisLongchamp while improving to 9-for-21 lifetime. Juddmonte Farm’s homebred Enable, already a legend of the turf, couldn’t quite find more over a very testing course and came up short while looking to add to her lore. The 5-year-old daughter of (IRE) entered as a 10-time group 1 winner for trainer and her second Arc win last year was parlayed into a win in the Turf at Churchill, in which she became the first horse to win both races. Enable is 13-for-15 lifetime, and also qualified for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf when she won the Darley Yorkshire (G1) at York in July. Plans for both horses and any potential subsequent starts, or retirement, have yet to be made, which has brought out speculation that a rematch in the Turf is at least possible. Juddmonte’s racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe said that a decision on Enable and a possible Turf start will be made in the coming week. Peter Brant’s SOTTSASS (FR) closed nicely to be third and the 3-year-old son of Siyouni (FR) is another Turf candidate for trainer Jean-Claude Rouget. “He’s run a great race and proved that he is the best 3- year-old in Europe,” Michel Zerolo, Brant’s European representative said. “Whether he runs again this year or not, we’ll have to see but the Breeders’ Cup is a possibility.” Coolmore’s JAPAN (IRE) was fourth for trainer Aidan O’Brien and the 3-year-old son of Galileo, who qualified for the Classic when he won York’s “Win and You’re In” Juddmonte International (G1) Aug. 21, could also move on to the Turf. Coolmore and O’Brien also saddled fifth-place finisher MAGICAL (IRE), a 4-year-old daughter of Galileo (G1) who was second to Enable in the Turf last year and earned a berth into this year’s race when she won Leopardstown’s “Win and You’re In” Irish Champion (G1) Sept. 14. Magical would be a leading candidate for both the Turf and Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf. Video: Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Race: $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1), 3yos & up, 1 ½ miles (turf) Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – ARKLOW, 2 – MAKER, 3 – SADLER’S JOY Margins: ½, head, 1 ¾ Also ran: CHANNEL CAT, CROSS BORDER, ZULU ALPHA, YA PRIMO (CHI) Winning Owner: Donegal Racing & Joseph & Peter Coneway; Trainer: Brad Cox; Connections: Jockey: Junior Alvarado. Time: 2:27.34 (firm)

Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – Donegal Racing and Joseph and Peter Coneway’s ARKLOW (Junior Alvarado) wore down a stubborn CHANNEL MAKER by a half-length to win Belmont Park’s $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1). Brad Cox trained the winner, an underappreciated 5-year- old son of who has rarely missed a big dance over the past several seasons and won his third career graded stakes, to go with the American Turf (G2) at Churchill Downs in 2017 and the Kentucky Cup Turf Cup (G3) at Kentucky Downs in 2018. Arklow, who was fourth in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf last year at Churchill Downs, won for the first time in six starts this year, though he has been second or third in four others graded stakes, and is expected to take his 6-for-23 lifetime record to Santa Anita for this year’s Turf. “From here he'll ship back to Kentucky in the next day or so and we'll make a decision on whether or not we'll enter the Breeders' Cup Turf," Cox said. Wachtel Stable and Gary Barber’s Channel Maker made all the running and just-missed for trainer Bill Mott, and the 5-year-old son of 2007 Turf winner showed the form that netted him the local Man o’ War (G1) in May and is expected to try to better his 11th-place finish in last year’s Turf. Woodslane Farm’s homebred SADLER’S JOY was favored for trainer Tom Albertrani and ran well to be third. The 6-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy is under consideration for the Turf, a race he was fourth in in 2017 at Del Mar and third in last year. Video: Joe Hirsch Turf Classic

Race: $400,000 (G2), 3yos, 1 1/8 miles (turf) Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – NEPTUNE’S STORM, 2 – A THREAD OF BLUE, 3 – STANDARD DEVIATION Margins: ¾, nose, neck Also ran: HENLEY’S JOY, DIGITAL AGE (IRE), SEISMIC WAVE, BOURBON WAR, UNCLE BENNY, TAOS (FR) Winning Owner: John Rochfort & Saul Gervetz & Lynn Gitomer; Trainer: Richard Connections: Baltas; Jockey: Ricardo Santana. Time: 1:49.74 (firm)

Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – John Rochfort, Saul Gervetz, and Lynn Gitomer’s NEPTUNE’S STORM (Ricardo Santana) traveled east to secure his first career graded stakes with a three-quarters of a length win over A THREAD OF BLUE in Belmont’s Park’s $400,000 Hill Prince (G2). The 3-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic second in Del Mar’s La Jolla (G3) in July and Del Mar Derby (G2) Sept. 1 for trainer Richard Baltas but got a perfect outside stalking trip to wear down favored pacesetter A Thread of Blue. Neptune’s Storm is now 5-for-12 lifetime and figures a leading contender for Del Mar’s Nov. 30 Hollywood Derby (G1), as does Leonard’s Green’s A Thread of Blue, a son of Hard Spun who won the Palm Beach (G3) at Gulfstream Park in March and Saratoga Derby Invitational in August for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. The Hill Prince

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Acclimate Philip D'Amato The Ellwood Johnston Trust, Timmy Time Winner Racing BCC Bricks and Mortar Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables Inc , William H. Lawrence Winner BCC Magical (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. , Michael Winner Tabor BCC Waldgeist (GB) Andre Fabre Gestut Ammerland, Newsells Park Stud Winner 24 Arklow Brad Cox Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger , Peter Coneway 14 Channel Cat Todd A. Pletcher 10 Cleopatra's Strike Philip D'Amato Nick Cosato , Michael Nentwig 10 (GB) Charlie Appleby * Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier , Michael (IRE) Tabor * Deirdre (JPN) Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita * Sottsass (FR) Jean-Claude White Birch Farm, Inc. Rouget * Ziyad (GB) Carlos Laffon- Wertheimer et Frere Parias

Bowies Hero and jockey Flavien Prat are all business winning the Shadwell Turf Mile Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

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Race: $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (G1), 3yos & up, one mile (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – BOWIES HERO, 2 – DIAMOND OOPS, 3 – SUEDOIS (FR) Margins: ¾, nose, nose Also ran: FIRST PREMIO, MARCH TO THE ARCH, NEXT SHARES, DIVISIDERO, VAN BEETHOVEN, BANDUA, VALID POINT, ADMISSION OFFICE, VINTAGER (GB), ROBIN OF NAVAN (FR), REAL STORY Winning Owner: Agave Racing Stable & ERJ Racing & Madaket Stable; Trainer: Connections: Phil D’Amato; Jockey: Flavien Prat. Time: 1:34.20 (firm)

Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile – Agave Racing Stable, ERJ Racing, and Madaket Stable’s BOWIES HERO (Flavien Prat) earned an automatic starting berth into the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile with a three-quarters of a length win over DIAMOND OOPS in Keeneland’s $1 million “Win and You’re In” Shadwell Turf Mile (G1). Phil D’Amato trained the winner, a 5-year-old son of 2005 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Artie Schiller who added to a resume that also includes Del Mar’s Eddie Read (G2) in July. Bowies Hero entered off a disappointing fifth as the favorite in the Del Mar Mile (G2) Aug. 18 but made amends in winning his second career grade 1, as he scored in Santa Anita’s Kilroe Mile in 2018. Bowies Hero is now 8-for-21 lifetime and will prepare for the Mile from his home base at Santa Anita. Diamond 100 Racing Club and Amy Dunne’s Diamond Ops ran huge in defeat for trainer Patrick Biancone and is another Mile candidate, as the 4-year-old son of seems on the improve off just 10 lifetime starts, which includes a win in the Smile Sprint (G3) at Gulfstream Park in June. Biancone also mentioned the Dec. 8 (G1) at Sha Tin as another fall goal. George Turner and Clipper Logistics’ SUEDOIS (FR), who won the Shadwell in 2017 for trainer David O’Meara, was beaten less than a length in third and the 8-year-old son of Le Havre (IRE) but will not head to the Mile, a race he was fourth in in 2017 at Del Mar. Video: Shadwell Turf Mile

Race: $403,604 Qatar Prix de la Foret (G1), 3yos & up, seven furlongs (turf) Track: ParisLongchamp Finishing Order: 1 – (GB), 2 – CITY LIGHT (FR), 3 – UNITEDSPEAK IN COLIURS (GB) Margins: ½, 3 ½, ¾ Also ran: SAFE VOYAGE (IRE), GRAIGNES (FR), HEY GAMAN (GB), FOREVER IN DREAMS (IRE), WASMYA (FR), GLORIOUS JOURNEY (GB), SIR DANCEALOT (IRE), MARIANAFOOT (FR), WALDPFAD (GER) Winning Owner: Lael Stale; Trainer: William Haggas; Jockey: Pierre-Charles Connections: Boudot. Time: 1:23.66 (soft)

Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile – Lael Stable’s homebred ONE MASTER (GB) (Pierre- Charles Boudot) defended her title in Longchamp’s $403,604 Qatar Prix de la Foret (G1) with a half- length win over CITY LIGHT (FR). The 5-year-old daughter of (AUS) won for the first time in five starts this year for trainer William Haggas, and again picked the right day to shine. One Master won only the Fairy Bridge (G3) at Tipperary last year to go with the Foret. One Master is now 5-for-15 lifetime and will likely make her final start of the year in QIPCO British Champions Sprint (G1) on Champions’ Day at Ascot Oct. 15. Video: Prix de la Foret

Race: $200,000 City of Hope (G2), 3yos & up, one mile (turf) Track: Santa Anita Finishing Order: 1 – TRUE VALOUR (IRE), 2 – RESTRAINEDVENGENCE, 3 – PRINCE EARL Margins: Head, nose, head Also ran: KINGLY, BIG SCORE, CATAPULT, ANDESH (IRE), SNYCHRONY, OHIO (BRZ), BOLO, RIVER BOYNE (IRE) Winning Owner: Qatar Racing; Trainer: Simon Callaghan; Jockey: Drayden Van Connections: Dyke. Time: 1:32.82 (firm)

Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile – Qatar Racing’s TRUE VALOUR (IRE) (Drayden Van Dyke) won a blanket finish by a head over RESTRAINEDVENGENCE in Santa Anita’s $200,000 City of Hope (G2). Simon Callaghan trained the winner, a 5-year-old son of Kodiac (GB) who won his first start since taking the Thunder Road (G3) Feb. 9 at Santa Anita and is now 5-for-19 lifetime. True Valour is 2- for-3 this year and could be pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile over the course and distance. Both Kelly Brinkerhoff and John Grayson’s Restrainedvengence and Old Bones Racing Stable and Todd Marshall’s PRINCE EARL, who was favored, are also candidates to move on to the Mile for trainer Val Brinkerhoff and Phil D’Amato, respectively. Video: City of Hope

TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Bowies Hero Philip D'Amato Agave Racing Stable, ERJ Racing, LLC, Madaket Stables LLC BCC Winner El Tormenta Gail Cox Sam-Son Farm BCC Winner Got Stormy Mark E. Casse Gary Barber , Southern Equine Partners, LLC BCC Winner (FR) David O'Meara Elwick Stud BCC Winner (IRE) Ken Condon Robert Ng 46 Bricks and Mortar Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables Inc , William H. Lawrence 14 Uni (GB) Chad C. Brown Michael Dubb , Head of Plains Partners LLC, Haras d'Etreham, Bethlehem Stables 10 Raging Bull (FR) Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc. 10 True Valour (IRE) Simon Callaghan Qatar Racing Limited 8 Caribou Club Thomas F. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 6 Catapult John W. Sadler Woodford Racing, LLC

6 Diamond Oops Patrick L. Biancone Diamond 100 Racing Club LLC, Amy Dunne, D. P. Racing LLC, Patrick L. Biancone 4 Suedois (FR) David O'Meara George Turner, Clipper Logistics * (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Susan Magnier , , Flaxman Holdings Limited * (IRE) Joseph O'Brien Mrs. C C Regalado - Gonzalez * Line of Duty (IRE) Charlie Appleby Godolphin

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Race: $576,577 Prix de l’Opera Longines (G1), fillies & mares, 1 ¼ miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Longchamp Finishing Order: 1 – VILLA MARINA (GB), 2 – FLEETING (IRE), 3 – WATCH ME (FR) Margins: Neck, ¾, neck Also ran: COMMES (FR), TEREBELLUM (IRE), WITH YOU (GB), LIGNE D’OR (GB), PINK DOGWOOD (IRE), ETOILE (FR), MEHDAAYIH (GB), CARTIEM (FR). DNF: GODDESS Winning Owner: Dario Hinojosa; Trainer: Carlos Laffon-Parias; Jockey: Olivier Connections: Peslier. Time: 2:09.09 (soft)

Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Dario Hinojosa’s homebred VILLA MARINA (GB) () earned an automatic berth into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf with a neck win over FLEETING (IRE) in Longchamp’s $576,577 “Win and You’re In” Prix de l’Opera Longines (G1). The 3-year-old daughter of Le Havre (IRE) won for the third time in her last four starts for trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias, and added to a resume that also included the Prix de Psyche (G3) in July at Deauville. Villa Marina, who entered off a fourth-place finish in the local prep, the Sept. 15 (G1), is now 3-for-8 lifetime and could have one final swansong before heading off to be a broodmare. “She will definitely not stay in training next year, as the owner is a breeder, but if all is well in the next few days there is a very good possibility that she will go for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf,” Laffon-Parias said. Coolmore’s Fleeting just-missed after a troubled trip and the 3-year-old daughter of Zoffany is clearly on the improve for trainer Aidan O’Brien, who mentioned she could start once more this year, with the Filly & Mare Turf among the possible landing spots. The disappointment in the l’Opera was clearly Emirates Park’s MEHDAAYIH (GB), who was 6-5 for trainer John Gosden but was never comfortable over the ground and finished 10th. Video: Prix de l'Opera

Defending Maker’s Mark Filly and Mare Turf winner Sistercharlie (IRE) takes the Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Race: $500,000 Flower Bowl (G1), fillies & mares, 1 ¼ miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – SISTERCHARLIE (IRE), 2 – MRS. SIPPY, 3 – (FR) Margins: ¾, 2 ½, 1 ¾ Also ran: LANTIZ, BEAU BELLE, FERDINANDA, EMPRESSOF THE NILE Winning Owner: Peter Brant; Trainer: Chad Brown; Jockey: John Velazquez. Connections: Time: 2:02.21 (firm)

Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Peter Brant’s SISTERCHARLIE (IRE) (John Velazquez) won her sixth straight with a three-quarters of a length win over MRS. SIPPY in Belmont Park’s $500,000 “Win and You’re In” Flower Bowl (G1). Chad Brown trained the winner, a 5- year-old daughter of Myboycharlie (IRE) who was Champion Turf Female last year on the basis of a 4-for- 5 campaign that culminated with a win in the Filly & Mare Turf at Churchill Downs. Sistercharlie has been even better this year, winning her seasonal debut in Saratoga’s Diana (G1) in July and then earning her Filly & Mare Turf bid with a win in Arlington Park’s Beverly D. (G1) Aug. 10. She’s now 10-for-14 lifetime, including a 2-for-5 record in Europe to start her career with trainer Henri-Alex Pantall, and Brown gave fair to her competition in the Filly & Mare Turf. "We're pretty confident (in the Breeders' Cup) as long as she stays healthy,” Brown said. “I don't think we've reached the bottom of her.” Andrew Stone’s homebred Mrs. Sippy ran well in defeat for trainer Graham Motion and the 4-year-old daughter of 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner backed up her win in Saratoga’s Aug. 31 Glens Falls (G2), which was her U.S. debut after running nine times in Europe for trainer David Simcock. Motion indicated a rematch with Sistercharlie in the Filly & Mare Turf could be next. Brown also noted that Brant’s THAIS (FR), who was third after setting the pace for her stablemate, could also run in the Filly & Mare Turf. Video: The Flower Bowl

Race: $400,000 First Lady (G1), fillies & mares, one mile (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – UNI (GB), 2 – JULIET FOXTROT (GB), 3 – VASILIKA Margins: 2 ½, 1 ¼, 1 ½ Also ran: RUSHING FALL, HANALEI MOON, AWESOMETANK (GB), JUST WONDERFUL, MITCHELL ROAD, STORM THE HILL, MS BAD BEHAVIOR, INDIAN BLESSING (GB), MARINA’S LEGACY, CONQUEST HARDCANDY Winning Owner: Michael Dubb, Head of Plains Partners, Bob LaPenta & Connections: Bethlehem Stables; Trainer: Chad Brown; Jockey: . Time: 1:32.87 (firm)

Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf – Michael Dubb, Head of Plains Partners, Robert LaPenta and Bethlehem Stable’s UNI (GB) (Joel Rosario) earned an automatic starting position into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf when she unleashed a devastating turn of foot in midstretch and posted a 2 ½-lenth win over JULIET FOXTROT (GB) in Keeneland’s $400,000 “Win and You’re In” First Lady (G1). The 5-year-old daughter of More Than Ready righted herself after she saw her five-race winning streak end when third to males in Saratoga’s Fourstardave (G1) Aug. 10 for trainer Chad Brown. Uni, who won the Matriarch (G1) to close out 2018 in December at Del Mar then kicked off her 2019 campaign with a win in the Perfect Sting at Belmont Park in June, is now 9-for-17 lifetime and, while her connections would need to make a $100,000 Horse of Racing Age payment to run in the Breeders’ Cup, co-owner Michael Dubb indicated Uni will make her next start against males in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile. “Depending how she comes out of the race, we’ll pay the supplement (and run in the Mile),” Dubb said. Brown concurred the Mile makes perfect sense. “Her closing kick is just devastating if she can get room. Certainly looks like she fits (in the Mile),” Brown said. Juddmonte Farm’s homebred Juliet Foxtrot ran well in defeat and the 4-year-old daughter of (GB) is under consideration for the Filly & Mare Turf, according to trainer Brad Cox. RUSHING FALL, for e Five Racing ’, was favored for Brown but was further back than usual and was passed late, checking in fourth, her first loss in five starts at Keeneland, and just third overall from 11 career starts. Video:

Race: $320,000 (G1), fillies & mares, one mile (turf) Track: Newmarket Finishing Order: 1 – (GB), 2 – (GB), 3 – IRIDESSA (IRE) Margins: 1 ½, ½, 1 ¼ Also ran: LAVENDER’S BLUE (IRE), I CAN FLY (GB), MADELEINE MUST (FR), (FR), (IRE), CROWN WALK (GB) Winning Owner: Pall Mall Partners & Mrs. R J McCreery; Trainer: Richard Connections: Hannon; Jockey: Sean Levey. Time: 1:38.01 (good)

Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Pall Mall Partners and Mrs. R J McCreery’s BILLESDON BROOK (GB) (Sean Levey) won her second career group 1 with a 1 ½-length win over VERACIOUS (GB) in Newmarket’s $320,000 Sun Chariot (G1). Richard Hannon trained the winner, a 4-year-old daughter of (GB) who shocked the local 1000 (G1) at 66-1 in 2018 but proved that win was no fluke in winning her second straight. Billesdon Brook, who entered off a win in the Oak Tree (G3) at Glorious Goodwood Aug. 2, is now 7-for-19 lifetime and could be given the rest of the year off and point to a 5-year-old campaign. Mrs. C C Regalado Gonzalez’s IRIDESSA (IRE), who earned an automatic starting berth into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Fully & Mare Turf when she won Leopardstown’s “Win and You’re In” Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron (G1) Sept. 14, was third for trainer Joseph O’Brien and could use the effort as a clear path to Santa Anita. John Dance’s defending champion and six-time group 1 winner LAURENS (FR) disappointed for trainer Karl Burke in what was her final career start, while Coolmore’s dual-Guineas winner HERMOSA (IRE), did as well for trainer Aidan O’Brien, as they were seventh and eighth, respectively, as co-favorites. Video: Sun Chariot

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Iridessa (IRE) Joseph O'Brien Mrs. C C Regalado - Gonzalez BCC Winner Mirth Philip D'Amato Little Red Feather Racing BCC Winner Sistercharlie (IRE) Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc. BCC Winner Uni (GB) Chad C. Brown Michael Dubb , Head of Plains Partners LLC, Haras d'Etreham, Bethlehem Stables BCC Winner Villa Marina (GB) Carlos Laffon-Parias Sarl Darpat France 38 Vasilika All Schlaich Stables LLC, Jerry Hollendorfer, Gatto Racing LLC, George Todaro 24 Beau Recall (IRE) Brad Cox Nick Cosato , Medallion Racing 12 Mrs. Sippy H. Graham Motion Andrew Stone * Deirdre (JPN) Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita * Silva (IRE) Pia Brandt Zalim Bifov * Star Catcher (GB) John H.M. Gosden Anthony E. Oppenheimer * Veracious (GB) Sir Michael R. Stoute Cheveley Park Stud Ltd.

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A Dramatic Return for Omaha Beach (inside) in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Race: $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1), 3yos & up, six furlongs BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Santa Anita Finishing Order: 1 – OMAHA BEACH, 2 – SHANCELOT, 3 – FLAGSTAFF Margins: Head, 2 ½, 6 ½ Also ran: CALIFORNIA STREET, HORSE GREEDY, ONE FLEW SOUTH Winning Owner: Fox Hill Farm; Trainer: Richard Mandella; Jockey: Mike Smith. Connections: Time: 1:08.79 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint – Fox Hill Farm’s OMAHA BEACH (Mike Smith) came up the inside to nail pace-setting SHANCELOT by a head and earn an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in the $300,000 “Win and You’re In” Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1). The 3- year-old son of War Front, scratched as the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby with an entrapped epiglottis, was making his first start since winning the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park April 13, and clearly threw his hat into the ring for not only 3-Year-Old Champion but Horse of the Year as well. Omaha Beach, who also won Oaklawn’s Rebel (G2) in March, is now 4-for-8 lifetime and has Mandella thinking of a trio of potential ‘Cup races; the Classic, Sprint, and Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile. Wednesday he alluded to the concern of the added distance of the Classic off just one taxing sprint race, though is still leaving all options open. “Six furlongs to a mile and a quarter a month later against the best in the world, I don’t know that there’s enough time,” Mandella said. “But I wouldn’t rule it out. My concern is that he had a pretty hard race. It was a big effort after a long time off. I don’t know that I have enough time to fill the tank back up. If I had to choose today, I’d be inclined to go back in the Sprint.” Shancelot lost nothing in defeat for trainer Jorge Navarro and rates as one of the horses to beat in the Sprint, as the 3-year-old son of 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Shanghai Bobby set a Saratoga track record when he won the Amsterdam (G2) in July by 12 ½ lengths and entered off a third-place finish in their Allen Jerkens (G1) Aug. 24. Shancelot is now 3-for-5 lifetime and, with a big race over the track and distance, rates as a huge threat in the Sprint. Video: Santa Anita Sprint Championship

Race: $250,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2), 3yos & up, six furlongs BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – ENGAGE, 2 – WHITMORE, 3 – LEXITONIAN Margins: ½, nose, ¾ Also ran: RECRUTING READY, HOG CREEK HUSTLE, PROMISES FULFILLED, ZIPP ON BY, COVE BLUE, AMERICAN PASTIME Winning Owner: Woodford Racing; Trainer: Steve Asmussen; Jockey: Jose Ortiz. Connections: Time: 1:10.21 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint – Woodford Racing’s ENGAGE (Jose Ortiz) held off a late rally from WHITMORE by a half-length and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in Keeneland’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In” Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2). Steve Asmussen trained the winner, a 4-year-old son of Into Mischief who made the first 10 starts of his career for trainer Chad Brown, which included a win in the Futurity (G3) at Belmont Park in 2017. Engage was transferred to Asmussen’s barn this summer and responded immediately with a win in Parx Racing’s Bensalem Sept. 2. He is now 5-for-12 lifetime and will likely challenge stablemate in the Sprint. Robert LaPenta and Southern Springs Stable’s Whitmore, who won the Phoenix in 2017 for trainer Ron Moquett, could also move on to the Sprint, a race the 6-year-old son of 2003 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner was eighth in in 2017 at Del Mar and second in last year at Churchill Downs. Trainer Jack Sisterson indicated that Calumet Farm’s homebred and third-place finisher LEXITONIAN, a 3-year-old son of 2004 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner , will also be under consideration for the race. The disappointment in the Phoenix was Robert Baron and WinStar Farm’s PROMISES FULFILLED, who qualified for the Sprint with a win in Belmont’s “Win and You’re In” John Nerud (G2) in July but was just sixth as the 9-5 favorite for trainer , which puts his Sprint status in jeopardy. Video: Stoll Keenon Odgen Phoenix

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Engage Steven M. Asmussen Woodford Racing, LLC BCC Winner Imperial Hint Luis Carvajal Jr. Raymond Mamone BCC Winner Omaha Beach Richard E. Mandella Fox Hill Farms Inc. BCC Winner Promises Fulfilled Dale L. Romans Robert J. Baron 38 Mitole Steven M. Asmussen Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 16 Shancelot Jorge Navarro Gelfenstein Farm 12 Firenze Fire Jason Servis Mr. Amore Stable 10 Diamond Oops Patrick L. Biancone Diamond 100 Racing Club LLC, Amy Dunne, D. P. Racing LLC, Patrick L. Biancone 6 Desert Law Carla Gaines Harris Farms 4 Landeskog Doug F. O'Neill Erik Johnson , Madaket Stables LLC, John Fuller , Dave Kenney * Matera Sky Hideaki Fujiwara Green Fields Co. Ltd. * Mr Melody Hideyuki Mori Tsuyoshi Ono

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Race: $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2), fillies & mares, six furlongs BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – SPICED PERFECTION, 2 – DAWN THE DESTROYER, 3 – MIA MISCHIEF Margins: Head, 1 ½, 1 ¾ Also ran: CHALON, OURS TO RUN, DANUSKA’S MY GIRL, TALK VEUVE TO ME, PRETTY GREELEY, RAZORBACK LADY Winning Owner: Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch; Trainer: Peter Connections: Miller; Jockey: Javier Castellano Time: 1:10.60 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable, and Peter Deutsch’s SPICED PERFECTION (Javier Castellano) overcame a terrible start and defeated DAWN THE DESTROYER by a head to earn an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf in Keeneland’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In” Thoroughbred Club of America (G2). The 4-year-old daughter of Smiling Tiger has been one of the best in the sprint division this and spring, as she also won the local Madison (G1) in April. Spiced Perfection, who made the 14th start of her career with Brian Koriner before being privately purchased after winning Santa Anita’s La Brea (G1) in December, is now 8-for-18 lifetime and that track and distance win should set her up nicely for the Filly & Mare Sprint, provided she moves forward off such a huge effort in the TCA. “I just hope she didn’t run her Breeders’ Cup race right there,” Miller said. Stonestreet Stable’s Dawn the Destroyer ran big in defeat for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and the 5-year-old daughter of 2004 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Speightstown figures a major player at Santa Anita. Bill and Corrine Heiligbrodt’s MIA MISCHIEF, who was third, is also expected to move on to the Filly & Mare Sprint, according to trainer Steve Asmussen, though Lael Stable’s CHALON, who was fourth, and second in the Filly & Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs last year, is unlikely for the race, per trainer Arnaud Delacour. Video: Thoroughbred Club of America

Race: $100,000 L.A. Woman (G3), fillies & mares, six and a half furlongs Track: Santa Anita

Finishing Order: 1 – LADY NINJA, 2 – SELCOURT, 3 – ANONYMITY Margins: Nose, 5 ¼, 1 ¾ Also ran: SHOW IT N MOE IT, STREAK OF LUCK Winning Owner: Harry Bederian & Harout Kamberian & Richard Baltas; Trainer: Connections: Baltas; Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke. Time: 1:16.79 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint– Harry Bederian, Harout Kamberian, and trainer Richard Baltas’ LADY NINJA (Drayden Van Dyke) was up on the line by a nose over SELCOURT in Santa Anita’s $100,000 L.A. Woman (G3). The 5-year-old daughter of Majesticperfection has progressed through the ranks this year, as she won a $25,000 claimer at Santa Anita in February and won her first stakes in the L.A. Woman. Lady Ninja, who entered off a third-place finish in Del Mar’s Aug. 11 Rancho Bernardo (G3), is now 8-for-22 lifetime and has Baltas thinking of a stretchout in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. “I think she can do seven-eighths and I think she’s an improving horse,” Baltas said. Medallion Racing and Keith Abrahams’ Selcourt led every step but the last, which continued a frustrating trend for trainer John Sadler, as she has now run second in three of her four starts this year. The 5-year- old daughter of Tiz Wonderful could also move on to the Filly & Mare Sprint, a race she was 12th in last year at Churchill Downs. Video: L.A. Woman Stakes Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Come Dancing Carlos Martin Blue Devil Racing Stable BCC Winner Spiced Perfection Peter Miller Pantofel Stable, Adam Wachtel , Peter Deutsch BCC Winner Stormy Embrace Kathleen O'Connell Matalona Thoroughbreds, LLC 26 Bellafina Simon Callaghan Kaleem Shah, Inc. 26 Guarana Chad C. Brown Three Chimneys Farm LLC 14 Covfefe Brad Cox LNJ Foxwoods 13 Dawn the Destroyer Kiaran P. McLaughlin Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC 12 Mia Mischief Steven M. Asmussen Bill and Corrine Heiligbrodt , Heider Family Stable, LLC, Madaket Stables LLC 10 Minit to Stardom Jose M. Camejo Brittlyn Stable, Inc. 10 Royal Chad C. Brown First Row Partners 5 Heavenhasmynikki Robert B. Hess Jr. Loooch Racing Stable

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Race: $500,000 Champagne (G1), 2yos, one mile BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – TIZ THE LAW, 2 – GREEN LIGHT GO, 3 – BIG CITY BOB Margins: 4, neck, ½ Also ran: GOZILLA, ALPHA SIXTY SIX, TRUCULENT Winning Owner: Sackatoga Stable; Trainer: Barclay Tagg; Jockey: Manny Franco. Connections: Time: 1:35.41 (fast)

Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Sackatoga Stable’s TIZ THE LAW (Manny Franco) earned an automatic starting berth into the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with a scintillating 4-length win over GREEN LIGHT GO in Belmont Park’s $500,000 “Win and You’re In” Champagne (G1). The 2-year- old son of Constitution was equally impressive on debut at Saratoga Aug. 8, albeit over New York breds, as he won by 4 ¼ lengths for the same connections that won the 2002 Kentucky Derby with New York- bred . Tiz the Law was a $110,000 yearling purchase at the Fasig-Tipton August Yearling

Sale at Saratoga last year and clearly one of the best of his generation, though both Tagg and co-owner Jack Knowlton indicated a trip to Santa Anita is highly unlikely, and Churchill Downs’ Nov. 30 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) or Aqueduct’s Remsen (G2) Dec. 7 are logical next starts. Frank Stronach’s homebred Green Light Go was favored off his 2-for-2 record for trainer , but the son of Hard Spun got pressured on the lead and couldn’t reproduce his win in the Saratoga Special (G2) Aug. 10. Jerkens said the Juvenile is still under consideration. Champagne Stakes

No stopping Maxfield and jockey Jose Ortiz in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Race: $500,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 2yos, 1 1/16 miles BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – MAXFIELD, 2 – GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, 3 – ENFORCEABLE Margins: 5 ½, ½, 5 Also ran: AJAAWEED, BY YOUR SIDE, AMERICAN BUTTERFLY, JANUARY WON, KING THEO, LIFE ON THE ROAD, TAP IT TO WIN Winning Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Brendan Walsh; Jockey: Jose Ortiz. Connections: Time: 1:44.21 (fast)

Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Godolphin’s homebred MAXFIELD (Jose Ortiz) took charge off the far turn and rolled home to a 5 ½-length win over heavily favored GOUVERNEUR MORRIS in Keeneland’s $500,000 “Win and You’re In” Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and earned an automatic starting berth into the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Brendan Walsh trained the winner, a 2-year-old son of 2006 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Street Sense who improved upon a debut win at Churchill Downs Sept. 14. Maxfield is now 2-for-2 and will ship to Santa Anita three to four days out from the Juvenile, according to Walsh. WinStar Farm and Team Valor International’s Gouverneur Morris was the 3-2 favorite off a 9-length debut win in the slop at Saratoga Sept. 2 for trainer , and the son of Constitution ran well while stretching out from five and a half furlongs, but will pass on the Juvenile, as will Jack Oxley’s third-place finisher ENFORCEABLE, who was just a half-length back in third for trainer Mark Casse. Video: Claiborne Breeders' Futurity

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Dennis' Moment Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stables BCC Winner Eight Rings Bob Baffert SF Racing, Starlight Racing Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, Fred W. Hertrich III, John D. Fielding, Golconda Stables BCC Winner Maxfield Brendan P. Walsh Godolphin 10 Nucky Peter Miller Rockingham Ranch, David A. Bernsen 10 Wrecking Crew Peter Miller Rockingham Ranch, David A. Bernsen 6 American Theorem George Papaprodromou Kretz Racing LLC 6 Scabbard Eddie Kenneally Joseph W. Sutton 0 Chance It Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. Shooting Star Thoroughbreds LLC 0 Flap Jack Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm 0 King Snake Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm

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Race: $400,000 Frizette (G1), 2yo fillies, one mile BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – WICKED WHISPER, 2 – FRANK’S ROCKETTE, 3 – SLAM DUNK Margins: 2 ¾, 3 ¼, 1 ¼ Also ran: ICE PRINCESS, DAPHNE MOON, MISS MARISSA, QUALITY RESPONSE Winning Owner: Alex & JoAnn Lieblong; Trainer: Steve Asmussen; Jockey: Joel Connections: Rosario. Time: 1:35.92 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s WICKED WHISPER (Joel Rosario) led every step of the way and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies with a 2 ¾-length win in Belmont Park’s $400,000 “Win and You’re In” Frizette (G1). The 2-year-old daughter of Liam’s Map doubled up on a similar score in her debut at Saratoga, when she wired the field by 6 ¼ lengths Aug. 25 for trainer Steve Asmussen. Wicked Whisper’s success is not a surprise, as she cost $500,000 as a yearling at the Keeneland September Sale. Asmussen said she will ship to Santa Anita Oct. 14 to prepare for the Juvenile Fillies. Frank Fletcher’s homebred Frank’s Rockette was game in defeat for trainer Bill Mott, and the daughter of Into Mischief, who has now run second in three straight graded stakes, could also move on to Santa Anita. Video: The Frizette

Race: $400,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1), 2yo fillies, 1 1/16 miles BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – BRITISH IDIOM, 2 – PERFECT ALIBI, 3 – ALANDRA Margins: 6 ½, 3, 3 Also ran: GONE GLIMMERING, SEQUIN, THREE D FLAG, SPITEFULNESS, HOW IRONIC, MICHELINE, WESTERN TAFFY, HEIR OF LIGHT

Winning Owner: Michael Dubb & The Elkstone Group & Madaket Stable & Connections: Bethlehem Stable; Trainer: Brad Cox; Jockey: Javier Castellano. Time: 1:45.80 (fast)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stable, and Bethlehem Stable’s BRITISH IDIOM (Javier Castellano) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies with an easy 6-length win over favored PERFECT ALIBI in Keeneland’s $400,000 “Win and You’re In” Darley Alcibiades (G1). Brad Cox trained the winner, a 2-year- old daughter of Flashback who tipped her hand with an impressive 3 ½-length debut win at Saratoga Aug. 15. British Idiom was a bargain $40,000 yearling purchase at the Fasig-Tipton October Sale and has Cox looking forward to a trip to Santa Anita. “As long as she comes out of this in good shape, we’ll look at California (and the Juvenile Fillies), Cox said. Tracy Farmer’s Perfect Alibi ran well in defeat, and while no match for the winner, the daughter of Sky entered off stakes wins in Saratoga’s Adirondack (G2) in August and Spinaway (G1) Sept.1, for trainer Mark Casse, who thinks his filly can improve at Santa Anita. “She ran well for her first time going two turns,” Casse said. “I think she earned a chance in the Breeders’ Cup. She sure didn’t embarrass us today.” Video: Darley Alcibiades

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner Bast Bob Baffert Baoma Corp. BCC Winner British Idiom Brad Cox Michael Dubb , Stuart Grant , Madaket Stables LLC, Bethlehem Stables BCC Winner Lazy Daisy Doug F. O'Neill Erik Johnson , Great Friends Stable, Thomas Mansor BCC Winner Wicked Whisper Steven M. Asmussen Alex Lieblong; JoAnn Lieblong 22 Perfect Alibi Mark E. Casse Tracy Farmer 16 Frank's Rockette William I. Mott Fletcher Racing Operations 14 Comical Doug F. O'Neill Erik Johnson , Gary Barber, Dave Kenney , Madaket Stables LLC 4 Powerfulattraction Peter A. Eurton Exline - Border Racing LLC, , Robin Christensen , Steve Dorfman , Dan Hudock , Susanna Wilson 0 Donna Veloce Simon Callaghan Kaleem Shah, Inc. 0 Green Steven M. Asmussen Clearsky Farms

Glass Slippers takes the “Win and You’re In” Prix de l’Abbaye Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

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Race: $403,604 Prix de L’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (G1), 3yo & up, five furlongs (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: ParisLongchamp Finishing Order: 1 – (GB), 2 – SO PERFECT, 3 – EL ASTRONAUTE (IRE) Margins: 3, neck, head Also ran: INVINCIBLE ARMY (IRE), (GB), GOLD VIBE (IRE), FINSBURY SQUARE (IRE), SESTILIO JET (FR), SPINNING MEMORIES (IRE), (IRE), SHADES OF BLUE (IRE), JOLIE (FR), RECON MISSION (IRE), (IRE), SOLDIER’S CALL (GB), KEN COLT (IRE) Winning Owner: Bearstone Stud; Trainer: Kevin Ryan; Jockey: Tom Eaves. Connections: Time: :58.04 (soft)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – Bearstone Stud’s homebred GLASS SLIPPERS (GB) (Tom Eaves) relished the soft going at Longchamp and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint with a 3-length win over SO PERFECT in the $403,604 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (G1). The 3-year-old daughter of made it three in a row for trainer Kevin Ryan, as she entered off wins in a listed race at Deauville in August and the Prix du Petit Couvert (G3) over the local course Sept. 15. Glass Slippers is now 5-for-12, and while she is expected to stay in training next year, a trip to Santa Anita and the Turf Sprint is not expected. Coolmore’s So Perfect was a good second for trainer Aidan O’Brien and could be very dangerous in the Turf Sprint, as he’s now run second in two of Europe’s best sprints. So Perfect, a 3-year-old son of , entered off a similar finish in The Curragh’s Sept. 15 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five, another “Win and You’re In” for the Turf

Sprint. So Perfect was third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf last year at Churchill Downs. The enigma that is Shadwell Stable’s BATTAASH (GB) continued, as the odds-on favorite, who is undoubtedly the best turf sprinter in the world when he wants to be, didn’t fire on Sunday, as he trudged home a thoroughly defeated in 14th for trainer Charley Hills. The 5-year-old son of Dark Angel (IRE) entered off the best sprint performance of the year when he earned an automatic starting berth into the Turf Sprint with a 3 ¾-length win in York’s “Win and You’re In” Coolmore Nunthorpe (G1) Aug. 23, but the l’Abbaye run makes a trip to Santa Anita iffy, at best. Video: Prix de l'Abbaye

Race: $200,000 Woodford (G2), 3yos & up, five and a half furlongs (turf) Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – STUBBINS, 2 – LEINSTER, 3 – IMPRIMIS Margins: ¾, 1 ½, 2 Also ran: SMART REMARK, EXTRAVAGENT KID, FAREEQ, WIN LION WIN, SATELLITE STORM, ROYAL COMMISH Winning Owner: McShane Racing; Trainer: Doug O’Neill; Jockey: Joel Rosario. Connections: Time: 1:01.44 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – McShane Racing’s STUBBINS (Joel Rosario) closed late for a three-quarters of a length win over LEINSTER in Keeneland’s $200,000 Woodford (G2). Doug O’Neill trained the winner, a 3-year-old son of Morning Line who entered off a second-place finish in Kentucky Downs’ Franklin Simpson (G3) Sept. 12. Stubbins is now 4-for-10 lifetime and will ship to Santa Anita midweek to prepare for the Turf Sprint. Amy Dunne’s Leinster ran well in defeat for trainer Rusty Arnold and the 4-year-old son of Majestic Warrior, who won Saratoga’s (G3) in August, should relish the cutback to five furlongs in the Turf Sprint. “He came out of the race fine and he will the five- eighths (in the Turf Sprint),” Arnold said. Breeze Easy’s IMPRIMIS was favored for trainer Joe Orseno but the 5-year-old son of Broken Vow, who is considered one of the top turf sprinters in the country, again had a rough trip like he did in the Turf Sprint (G3) at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7 and settled for third, though he too is expected for the Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. Video: Woodford Stakes

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner A'Ali (IRE) Simon Crisford Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa BCC Winner El Tigre Terrible Peter Miller Nick Cosato , Michael Nentwig BCC Winner Four Wheel Drive Wesley A. Ward Breeze Easy, LLC BCC Winner Kimari Wesley A. Ward David Mowat 1 Embolden Michael Stidham Dare To Dream Stable LLC * Al Raya (GB) Simon Crisford HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa 0 Another Miracle Gary Contessa Leonard C. Green * Band Practice (IRE) Archie Watson Clipper Logistics 0 Bulletproof One Peter Miller Gary Barber , Cecil Barber, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Adam Wachtel 0 Cambria Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables, LLC 0 Chimney Rock Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm 0 Foolish Humor Wesley A. Ward Andrew Farm * Lazuli (IRE) Charlie Appleby Godolphin 0 Mr. Tip Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm * Streamline (GB) Clive G. Cox Mainline Racing * Wheels On Fire (FR) Aidan Fogarty Mrs. Theresa Marnane

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Race: $461,261 Qatar Prix de Jean Luc Lagardere (G1), 2yos, one mile (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Longchamp Finishing Order: 1 – (GB), 2 – (GER), 3 – ARMORY (IRE) Margins: ¾, neck, neck Also ran: ECRIVAIN (FR), HELTER SKELTER (FR), CHACHNAK (FR), KENWAY (FR) Winning Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Andre Fabre; Jockey: . Connections: Time: 1:44.15 (soft)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – Godolphin’s embarrassment of 2-year-old riches in Europe continued when their homebred VICTOR LUDORUM (GB) (Mickael Barzalona) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with a three quarters of a length win in Longchamp’s $461,261 “Win and You’re In” Qatar Prix de Jean Luc Lagardere (G1). The son of made it 3-for-3 for trainer Andre Fabre, to go with a maiden win at Longchamp Sept. 1 and the Prix des Aigles at Chantilly 13 days later. Victor Ludorum, with his group 1 win and undefeated record, is still no better than third fiddle for Godolphin, with superstar (IRE) and group 1 winner (IRE), both of who are 5-for-5, holding the top two spots. Fabre indicated he’ll give Victor Ludorum the rest of the year off and aim for the French classics in 2020. Video: Prix Jean Luc Legardere

Peace Achieved strides home to win Dixiana Bourbon at Keeneland Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Race: $250,000 Dixiana Bourbon (G2), 2yos, 1 1/16 miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – PEACE ACHIEVED, 2 – VITALOGY (GB), 3 – GEAR JOCKEY

Margins: Neck, 1, 3 ¼ Also ran: FIELD PASS, FIGHTING SEABEE, NETTLETON, ART COLLECTOR, ETE INDIEN, KID MERCURY, THE THIRD SECRET, DEVIANT, DOC BOY, PRINCE OF THIEVES, HURTS SO GOOD Winning Owner: JSM Equine; Trainer: Mark Casse; Jockey: Miguel Mena. Connections: Time: 1:43.06 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – JSM Equine’s PEACE ACHIEVED (Miguel Mena) held off a furious late run from VITALOGY (GB) to post a neck win in Keeneland’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In” Dixiana Bourbon (G2) and earn an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf as a result. Mark Casse trained the winner, a 2-year-old son of Declaration of War who made it three straight since stretching out on the turf. Peach Achieved, who lost his first two starts sprinting then broke his maiden going a mile at Ellis Park in July, entered off a win in the Gainesway Farm Juvenile at Kentucky Downs Aug. 31. Casse is eagerly looking forward to a trip to Santa Anita, while raving about the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series and laying out the path to California. I think he’ll like Santa Anita,” Casse said. “(Securing a spot in the Breeders’ Cup with the “Win and You’re In” Challenge series) is great for so many reasons. It’s become such a big part of our planning now every year. It’s how we lay out our season. I’m not going to bring him out (to Santa Anita) until maybe a week before. We’ve had pretty good luck going west and most of the time it’s five or six days out (from the race) so we’re not going to change that.” Qatar Racing’s Vitalogy ran huge to just miss for trainer Brendan Walsh, and the son of , who was third in Woodbine’s Sept. 15 Summer (G1), another “Win and You’re In” for the Juvenile Turf, for trainer Joseph O’Brien after running twice in Europe followed through on the plan to get to Santa Anita. Walsh indicated Vitalogy will train at his Churchill Downs base for the Juvenile Turf Sprint. “He ran really good, and the whole objective was to get him into the Juvenile Turf,” Wash said. Video: Dixiana Bourbon

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Decorated Invader Christophe Clement West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc., William T. Winner Freeman, William Sandbrook BCC Peace Achieved Mark E. Casse JSM Equine LLC Winner BCC Royal Dornoch Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor Winner (IRE) 6 Vitalogy (GB) Brendan P. Walsh Qatar Racing Limited, Marc Detampel , Bottle Rocket Stable 4 Structor Chad C. Brown Jeff Drown , Don Rachel 3 Andesite Brad Cox Kent Spellman , Madaket Stables LLC * Anneau d'Or Blaine Wright Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd. * Arizona (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor 0 Flap Jack Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm 0 Graceful Kitten Amador Merei Super Stable Sanchez

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Race: $461,261 Qatar Prix de Marcel Boussac (G1), 2yo fillies, one mile (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: ParisLongchamp Finishing Order: 1 – ALBIGNA (IRE), 2 – MARIETA (FR), 3 – FLIGHTY LADY (IRE)

Margins: 2 ½, ½, 1 ½ Also ran: BIONIC WOMAN (IRE), PLEGASTELL (FR), FEE HISTORIQUE (FR), SAVARIN (JPN), KENLOVA (FR), NUNZIA (FR) Winning Owner: Niarchos Family; Trainer: Jessica Harrington; Jockey: Shane Connections: Foley. Time: 1:41.26 (soft)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – The Niarchos Family’s homebred ALBIGNA (IRE) (Shane Foley) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with a 2 ½-length win over MARIETA (FR) in Longchamp’s $461,261 “Win and You’re In” Qatar Prix de Marcel Boussac (G1). The 2-year-old daughter of Zoffany (IRE) made it 3-for-4 this year for trainer Jessica Harrington and added to a resume that also includes the Airlie Stud (G2) at The Curragh in June. Albigna, who rebounded from her lone career defeat when sixth in another “Win and You’re In” for the Juvenile Fillies Turf, the Sept. 15 Moyglare Stud (G1) at The Curragh, will likely be given the rest of the year with an eye towards the European 1000 Guineas next year. Video: Prix de Marcel Boussac

Race: $200,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (G2), 2yo fillies, 1 1/16 miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Keeneland Finishing Order: 1 – SWEET MELANIA, 2 – WITEZ, 3 – ASK BAILEY Margins: 5 ½, ¾, 1 ¼ Also ran: JEZEBEL’S KITTEN, EYE OF A SOLDIER, MORNING GOLD, DIAMOND SPARKLES, SWANAGE, INDOCHINE, HIGH ON GIN, FUJAIRAH, TAKEITBACK, ENVIED, LEMON SCAT Winning Owner: Robert & Lawana Low; Trainer: Todd Pletcher; Jockey: Jose Connections: Ortiz. Time: 1:43.13 (good)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Robert and Lawana Low’s SWEET MELANIA (Jose Ortiz) scored an easy 5 ½-length win over WITEZ in Keeneland’s $200,000 “Win and You’re In” JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (G2) and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The 2-year-old daughter of 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner improved on her second-place finish in Saratoga’s Aug. 29 P G Johnson for trainer Todd Pletcher and won for the second time in five career starts. Sweet Melania, a $600,000 yearling purchase at the Keeneland September Sale, lost twice on the main track to kick off her career but is 3-2-1-0 on the turf, which has co- owner Robert Low looking forward to a cross-country trip. “This is fantastic,” Low said. “We’re looking forward to going to California.” Video: JPMorgan Chase Jessamine

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Abscond Eddie Kenneally Apogee Bloodstock, Mike Anderson Racing LLC Winner BCC Albigna (IRE) Mrs. John Harrington Flaxman Holdings Limited Winner BCC Daahyeh (GB) Roger Varian HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Winner BCC Sweet Melania Todd A. Pletcher Winner Robert and Lawana Low 6 Selflessly Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables Inc 6 Walk In Marrakesh Mark Steven Merriebelle Irish Farm Limited (IRE) Johnston 4 Crystalle John C. Kimmel Tobey L. Morton , Chuck Hovitz DVM

4 Fair Maiden Eoin G. Harty Godolphin LLC 0 Cambria Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables, LLC 0 Jezebel's Kitten Brad Cox Ilium Stables, LLC * Living In The Past Karl Burke Clipper Logistics (IRE) 0 Mind Out Simon Callaghan Gainesway Stable, LNJ Foxwoods, Andrew Rosen 0 Onyx Juan Alvarado Arindel Farm LLC * Powerful Breeze (GB) Hon. Hugo Palmer Dr. Ali Ridha

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Four Wheel Drive is in high gear winning the Futurity and getting free berth into Juvenile Turf Sprint Photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Race: $150,000 Futurity (G3), 2yos, six furlongs (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, 2 – FREEWHEELER, 3 – EMBOLDEN Margins: 3, ½, nose Also ran: JACK AND NOAH (FR), ANOTHER MIRACLE, TOMATO BILL Winning Owner: Breeze Easy; Trainer: Wesley Ward; Jockey: Irad Ortiz. Connections: Time: 1:08.07 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – Breeze Easy’s FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (Irad Ortiz) kicked clear late for a 3-length win over FREEWHEELER in Belmont Park’s $150,000 “Win and You’re In” Futurity (G3) and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. Wesley Ward trained the winner, a 2-year-old son of 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner American Pharoah who won on debut by 3 ½ lengths at Colonial Downs Aug. 31. Four Wheel Drive was a pricey

$525,000 purchase at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale and looks more than capable of adding to his bankroll in the Juvenile Turf Sprint. "Hopefully, he comes out of the race well,” co-owner Mike Hall said. “It will be our first Breeders' Cup starter.” Video: The Futurity

Race: $150,000 Matron (G3), 2yo fillies, six furlongs (turf) Track: Belmont Park Finishing Order: 1 – ALMS, 2 – TIME LIMIT, 3 – A FREUD OF MAMA Margins: 1 ¼, 2 ½, head Also ran: KARAK, PURE VOW, CLASSY SADIE Winning Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Mike Stidham; Jockey: . Connections: Time: 1:09.30 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – Godolphin’s homebred ALMS (Jose Lezcano) stayed perfect in two starts for trainer Mike Stidham with a 1 ¼-length win over TIME LIMIT in Belmont Park’s $150,000 Matron (G3). The 2-year-old daughter of City Zip built off her maiden win over the course and distance Sept. 15 and appears to have a bright future. Alms could be a candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. Video: The Matron

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner BCC Winner A'Ali (IRE) Simon Crisford Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa BCC Winner El Tigre Terrible Peter Miller Nick Cosato , Michael Nentwig BCC Winner Four Wheel Drive Wesley A. Ward Breeze Easy, LLC BCC Winner Kimari Wesley A. Ward David Mowat 1 Embolden Michael Stidham Dare To Dream Stable LLC * Al Raya (GB) Simon Crisford HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa 0 Another Miracle Gary Contessa Leonard C. Green * Band Practice (IRE) Archie Watson Clipper Logistics 0 Bulletproof One Peter Miller Gary Barber , Cecil Barber, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Adam Wachtel 0 Cambria Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables, LLC 0 Chimney Rock Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm 0 Foolish Humor Wesley A. Ward Andrew Farm * Lazuli (IRE) Charlie Appleby Godolphin 0 Mr. Tip Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm * Streamline (GB) Clive G. Cox Mainline Racing * Wheels On Fire (FR) Aidan Fogarty Mrs. Theresa Marnane

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About Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, ’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. The 2019 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 championship races (13 Grade 1 events and one Grade 2 race) with purses and awards totaling more than $30 million, will be held on November 1-2 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and will be televised live by the NBC Sports Group. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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