Breeders' Cup

Repole Stable's Breeders' Cup-bound homebred full-brothers champion and 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) and Mentee (City of Light) turned in workouts on a brisk autumn morning over Saratoga's Oklahoma training track Thursday. Fierceness, who was last seen winning a thrilling renewal of the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 24, breezed five furlongs to the outside of the stakes-placed Classic Catch (Classic Empire) in 1:01.69 (1/3). The GI Breeders' Cup Classic will be next for Fierceness. "It was another excellent breeze, pretty much what we've become accustomed to seeing...

Arthur's Ride (Tapit), a disappointing fifth in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Sept. 1 after posting one of the more impressive performances of the year in the GI Whitney Stakes Aug. 3, remains on target for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Nov. 2. The stunning gray breezed five furlongs in 1:02.87 (1/2) for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott over Saratoga's Oklahoma training track over a surface labeled as "good" on a rainy Sunday morning Oct. 13, his fourth workout since the Jockey Club Gold...

The inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale--part glitzy party, part horse auction--will be held in the Del Mar paddock Oct. 30, offering invitation-only attendees, as well as off-site bidders, the chance to become owners of horses running in the Breeders' Cup at the oceanside oval just days later. The catalogue for the auction was released Thursday, revealing full or fractional interests available in four Breeders' Cup contenders, as well as a stallion share in a fifth championship starter. The 12 offerings in the auction also include a half-sister to a Breeders' Cup...

Claiborne Farm has secured the breeding rights to Grade I stakes winner Prince of Monaco (Speightstown--Rainier, by Medaglia d'Oro), who will enter stud at the Paris nursery at the conclusion of his racing career. The 3-year-old, winner of last year's GIII Best Pal Stakes and GI Del Mar Futurity, is expected to start next in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. He is coming off narrowly beaten runner-up efforts in the GI Woody Stephens Stakes and in the GI H Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes. "Running a 103 Beyer [in the Best...

The inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held Oct. 30 in the Del Mar paddock, will feature 12 offerings, including interests in four horses expected to participate in Breeders' Cup championship weekend days later. Now available at Championship.Keeneland.com, the interactive catalogue features photos, videos, speed figures and more information for each entered horse. "Keeneland created the Championship Sale to be a fun, unique event that celebrates the Breeders' Cup World Championships and the sport, and we look forward to hosting a top-level experience," Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said....

All season we seem to have been marvelling at 'another brilliant ride by Ryan Moore.' But the man himself chuckles at the idea that this has been a special year for him. "I suppose looking back there've been good days, but you only remember the last day," he says. "We didn't win the Arc - so it doesn't feel satisfying at the moment." As he says it, he really is laughing at how a recent disappointment can obscure the glories. This is life in the super-elite of world sport, where...

New Century (GB), the full-brother to the colt who topped Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when selling to Godolphin for 1,000,000gns, is said to be "flying at home" following his success in the GI Summer Stakes at Woodbine, with a trip to the Breeders' Cup next on the agenda for the son of first-season sire Kameko. Like Kameko, New Century is trained for owners Qatar Racing by Andrew Balding, who said "He's got a great constitution and has taken everything in his stride, from travelling to Canada...

ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption and After the Finish Line will restart the popular Moneigh auctions--abstract artwork created by horses using their lips, muzzle, hoof, and/or whiskers--later this week. Eighteen original Moneighs by Breeders' Cup winners and competitors will be up for bid, including original artwork by Cody's Wish, Serena's Song, Authentic, Kitten's Joy, Afleet Alex, Blame, Ghostzapper, Midshipman, and others. "This new collaboration between charities means proceeds will help even more Off-Track Thoroughbreds in need. The Moneighs are back with a fresh new look and exciting new stallion, broodmare, and pony...

Pre-entered fields for the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be named live on FanDuel TV and on the Breeders' Cup website, official Mobile App, and Facebook, X, and YouTube channels on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET., the Breeders' Cup said via a press release on Wednesday. Pre-entry is the first of a two-step process for all owners intending to start a horse in one of the 14 Breeders' Cup World Championships races on either Nov. 1 or Nov. 2. The entry stage then takes place...

Marathon specialist Next (Not This Time) worked five furlongs in 1:00.60 Wednesday morning at Turfway Park and, as long as things stay on track, he will start in a Breeders' Cup race, reports trainer Doug Cowans. It was Next's first work since his 10-length romp in the Sept. 21 Greenwood Cup at Parx. "The update is that he breezed well this morning," Cowans said. "We'll see how he comes out of the work and if all goes well he'll be nominated to both the [GI Longines Breeders' Cup] Turf and...

Donnacha O'Brien is looking forward to taking on the boys with Porta Fortuna (Ire) when she bids for her fourth top-level victory of the campaign in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar on Saturday, November 2. The daughter of Caravaggio has been on a roll since returning to action this season with a narrow defeat to Elmalka (GB) in the 1,000 Guineas, subsequently reeling off a Group 1 hat-trick in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket and Matron Stakes at Leopardstown. All roads now lead...

Zoe Cadman and Michelle Yu Hanson will host Thoroughbred Charities of America's Bash at the Breeders' Cup presented by Churchill Downs Incorporated on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Del Mar Hilton in Del Mar, Cal. The evening will offer savory bites, handcrafted cocktails, live music by Haute Chile, and an opportunity to bid on items all in support of TCA. Tickets are available here. Cadman is host and analyst for XBTV, Santa Anita Park and 1/ST Racing. Michelle Yu Hanson is a member of the Santa Anita Park simulcast team...