September 18, 2019 Contact: Jim Gluckson, Breeders’ Cup, 212-230-9512

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Newsletter

Advisory: This is the fifth 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.

Parx’s Cotillion to Offer Distaff Bid, Pa. Derby to Reunite War of Will, Improbable

A slight lull in what will become a furious pair of Challenge weekends ahead is filled by Parx Racing Saturday in Bensalem, Pa., where the “Win and You’re In” Cotillion (G1), an automatic qualifier for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, will serve as a co-feature on a card that is highlighted by the Pennsylvania Derby (G1), which, with the late scratch of Maximum Security, sees Triple Crown rivals WAR OF WILL and IMPROBABLE as the pair to beat. Both the Cotillion and the Pennsylvania Derby will be televised live on NBC at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday as a part of the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In – Presented by America’s Best Racing.” The Cotillion, run at 1 1/16 miles, is shaping up as one of the best races in the 3-year-old filly ranks this year, with Three Chimneys Farm’s homebred GUARANA putting her undefeated record on the line for trainer Chad Brown. The daughter of 2004 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Ghostzapper has been a dynamo in her three starts, winning her debut at Keeneland in April by 14 ¾ lengths, Belmont Park’s Acorn (G1) in June by 6 lengths, and then passing the two-turn test when she wired Saratoga’s Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) July 19. A Cotillion win would give Guarana a clear divisional lead over stablemate Dunbar Road, who won Saratoga’s Alabama (G1) Aug. 17. Competition runs deep, however, with Joel Politi’s SERENGETI EMPRESS taking another shot at Guarana after she set a torrid pace and was a clear second in the Acorn. The daughter of Alteration won the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs in May for trainer Tom Amoss and has been as impressive in defeat as she has in victory, as she was also a super second in Saratoga’s Test (G1) Aug. 3. Serengeti Empress is 5-for-10 lifetime, including a win in Fair Grounds’ Rachel Alexandra (G2) in February, and a win could start a late-season push for a divisional championship. Kaleem Shah’s BELLAFINA, who won the Santa Anita Oaks (G1) in April for trainer Simon Callaghan but was just fifth in the Kentucky Oaks and a distant third in the Test, brings some star power, as does DJ Stable’s JAYWALK, who won last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita for trainer John Servis but is just 1-for-5 since. AFLEET DESTINY, COLLEGEVILLE GIRL, HOROLOGIST, JELTRIN, SHE MAKES ME SMILE, STREET BAND, and SWEET SAMI D are all entered for the “Win and You’re In” Cotillion.

Preakness winner War of Will

Eclipse Sportswire Photo

War of Will, Improbable Meet Again in Derby The Tuesday morning scratch of Gary and Mary West’s homebred, divisional leader, and 9-5 morning line favorite Maximum Security, due to a colon issue, has strengthened the winning chances of War of Will and Improbable, who met in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, in what is now a six-horse field for the Pennsylvania Derby. Gary Barber’s War of Will was a troubled and well-publicized eighth in the Derby (moved up to seventh) then returned to win the Preakness for trainer Mark Casse, and has long been pointed to Parx. The son of War Front, who is 4-for-12 lifetime, also won the LeComte (G3) and Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds this winter but has disappointed in his last two, running ninth in the Belmont in June and fifth in Saratoga’s Jim Dandy (G2) July 27. Maximum Security’s absence, coupled with a win from War of Will, could start a late-season push that could potentially wrestle the championship away, with the Breeders’ Cup Classic still looming. WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International, and Starlight Racing’s IMPROBABLE was one of the winter book favorites for the Derby and was favored in the race after running second in Oaklawn Park’s Rebel (G2) and Arkansas Derby (G1) this winter but was a trouble-free fifth for trainer Bob Baffert. The son of City Zip then followed that up with a flat sixth as the favorite in the Preakness before bypassing the Belmont and aiming for a late-summer and fall campaign. Improbable returned to win the Del Mar’s Shared Belief Aug. 25, his first win on the year, and is 4-for-8 lifetime. Allied Racing Stable’s MR. MONEY will step up off a quartet of lopsided grade 3 victories for trainer Bret Calhoun, most recently by six lengths in the West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer park Aug.3, and the son of two-time Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Goldencents clearly rates as the now horse, as he’s won

those four starts by a combined 20 ¼ lengths, while Robert Donaldson’s SPUN TO RUN won the local prep, the Sept, 2 Smarty Jones (G3) for trainer Juan Carlos Guerrero. MATH WIZARD, sixth most recently to Mr. Money in the West Virginia Derby, and SHANGHAI SUPERFLY, a maiden, are also entered for the Pennsylvania Derby.

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News and Notes Mogul Earns Juvenile Turf Bid at Leopardstown The Coolmore conglomerate of Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith’s MOGUL earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf when he won Saturday’s $172,973 “Win and You’re In” KPMG Champions Juvenile (G2) by 1 ¼ lengths over SINAWANN (IRE) at Leopardstown. The 2-year-old son of Galileo (IRE) entered off a maiden win at The Curragh Aug. 30 for trainer Aidan O’Brien and has long been held in high regard, as he was a $4.655 million yearling purchase at the Tattersalls sale last year and is a full-brother to Coolmore and O’Brien’s JAPAN (IRE), who earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Classic when he won York’s “Win and You’re In” Juddmonte International (G1) Aug. 21. Mogul is now 2-for-3 lifetime, though a trip to Santa Anita for the Juvenile Turf may not be in the cards, as O’Brien indicated he may back off on his potential star, with eyes on next year’s European classics. Code of Honor Readies for Gold Cup, Classic Still Possible Will Farish’s homebred CODE OF HONOR, who won Saratoga’s Travers (G1) Aug. 24, is finishing up preparations for Belmont Park’s Sept. 28 “Win and You’re In” Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), an automatic qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and remains possible for a trip to Santa Anita. The son of Noble Mission (GB) has been one of the more consistent 3-year-olds this year for trainer Shug McGaughey, as he won Gulfstream Park’s Fountain of Youth (G2) in Mar., was third (moved to second) in the Kentucky Derby, and won Belmont’s Dwyer (G3) in July. Code of Honor, who is 4-for-8 lifetime, worked four furlongs in 50.55 Sept. 15 at Belmont and could parlay a big Gold Cup run into a trip to Santa Anita. "The Breeders' Cup is still in consideration,” McGaughey said. “We just have to get through this one and we'll see where we go from there." Old Chestnut Has Casse Thinking ‘Cup Off Woodbine Win Live Oak Plantation’s homebred OLD CHESTNUT wired Sunday’s $100,000 Ontario Racing Sunday at Woodbine and the 1 ¾-length win has set the wheels in motion to a potential trip to Santa Anita for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint later this fall. The 2-year-old son of 2004 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Speightstown made it 2-for-2 on the turf for trainer Mark Casse and improved off his maiden win over the local course Aug. 9. Old Chestnut was fifth on debut at Woodbine over the Tapeta in July but has found a new home on the grass and will be pointed to Keeneland’s Oct. 6 Indian Summer, which is a “Win and You’re In” for the Juvenile Turf Sprint. “I thought about it for a little bit, and then thought maybe go here and then go to Keeneland (for the Indian Summer),” Casse said. “We won it last year with Strike Silver. That’s what kind of swayed my decision to come here. We’d go here, and then hopefully with a good performance there, he’d go to the Breeders’ Cup.”

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COUNTDOWN TO THE BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS A listing of the upcoming major stakes races this weekend:

BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC September 21 – $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing. Run at 1 1/8 miles for 3yos. LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF September 21 – $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Park Racing. Run at 1 1/16 miles for 3yo fillies. September 21 – $300,000 Charles Town Oaks (G3) at Charles Town. Run at seven furlongs for 3yo fillies. LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF September 22 – $178,739 Preis Von Europa (G1) at Koln. Run at 1 ½ miles on the turf for 3yos & up. TVG BREEDERS’ CUP MILE September 21 – $200,000 Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup (G3) at Laurel Park. Run at one mile on the turf for 3yos & up. MAKER’S MARK BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF September 21 – $200,000 Noble Damsel (G3) at Belmont Park. Run at one mile on the turf for fillies & mares. BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT September 21 – $300,000 Gallant Bob (G2) at Parx Racing. Run at six furlongs for 3yos. September 21 – $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) at Laurel Park. Run at six furlongs for 3yos & up. BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT September 22 – $250,000 Gallant Bloom (G2) at Belmont Park. Run at six and a half furlongs for fillies & mares. BIG ASS FANS BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE September 21 – $300,000 Kelso (G2) at Belmont Park. Run at one mile for 3yos & up.

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El Tormenta Scores 44-1 Upset in Ricoh Woodbine Mile

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MAJOR STAKES RECAP September 12-15 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: $200,000 Locust Grove (G3), fillies & mares, 1 1/16 miles

Track: Churchill Downs Finishing Order: 1 – GO GOOGLE YOURSELF, 2 – MOONLIT GARDEN, 3 – MYLADY

CURLIN Margins: Neck, 1, 4 ½ Also ran: ESCAPE CLAUSE, ROSE OF MALIBU, RED DANE (ITY), PINK SANDS,

COSMIC BURST, SKEPTIC Winning Connections:

Owner: Jay Em Ess Stable; Trainer: Paul McGee; Jockey: Brian Hernandez.

Time: 1:44.13 (fast) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff – Jay Em Ess Stable’s homebred GO GOOGLE YOURSELF (Brian Hernandez) won her first career graded stakes with a neck win over MOONLIT GARDEN in Churchill Downs’ $200,000 Locust Grove (G3). Paul McGee trained the winner, a 4-year-old daughter of Into Mischief who entered off her first career stakes win in the Groupie Doll at Ellis Park Aug.

11 and is clearly at the peak of her career. Go Google Yourself is now 6-for-17 lifetime and could potentially wheel back in Keeneland’s October 6 Juddmonte Spinster (G1), which is a “Win and You’re In” for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Locust Grove Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner

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

22 Secret Spice Richard Baltas Little Red Feather Racing

21 She's a Julie Steven M. Asmussen Whispering Oaks Farm, Team Hanley,

Bradley Thoroughbreds, Madaket Stables LLC

20 Guarana Chad C. Brown Three Chimneys Farm LLC

14 La Force (GER) Patrick Gallagher Roberta Williford , Ward Williford,

Charles (Chuck) Winner

14 Paradise Woods John A. Shirreffs Steven Sarkowsky & Pam and Martin J. Wygod

10 Blue Prize (ARG) Ignacio Correas Merriebelle Stable, LLC

0 Vexatious Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm

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Happy Winner’s Circle at Leopardstown as Ryan Moore, head groom Jamie Gillespie and Aidan O’Brien join Magical after Irish Champion Stakes

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Race: $1.44 QIPCO Irish Champion (G1), 3yos & up, 1 ¼ miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Leopardstown Finishing Order: 1 – MAGICAL (IRE), 2 – MAGIC WAND (IRE), 3 –ANTHONY VAN DYCK

(IRE) Margins: 2 ¼, head, ½ Also ran: DEIRDRE (JPN), HEADMAN (GB), MADHMOON (IRE), ELARQAM (GB),

HUNTING HORN (IRE) Winning Connections:

Owner: Coolmore (Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith); Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Ryan Moore.

Time: 2:06.49 (good) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – The Coolmore conglomerate of Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith’s MAGICAL (IRE) (Ryan Moore) earned an automatic starting berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf when she beat stablemate MAGIC WAND by 2 ¼ lengths in Leopardstown’s $1.44 million “Win and You’re In” QIPCO Irish Champion (G1). The 4-year-old daughter of Galileo (IRE) needed only to get out of the immortal shadow cast by Enable (GB) to have her day, as she was second to the superstar mare in Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse (G1) in July and York’s Aug. 22 “Win and You’re In” Darley Yorkshire Oaks (G1), an automatic qualifier for the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Magical, who was also second to Enable in last year’s Turf at Churchill Downs, has now won 8-of-19 starts in a distinguished career and will give her arch rival another go in Longchamp’s Oct. 6 “Win and You’re In” Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), another automatic Turf qualifier, before potentially ending her career in the Turf at Santa Anita. Magic Wand, another 4-year-old daughter of Galileo owned by Coolmore, was fourth in the Filly & Mare Turf last year at Churchill and could be in line for another shot this year at Santa Anita, while third-place finisher ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE), who completed a clean sweep for Coolmore and O’Brien, backed up the form that saw him win the Epsom Derby (G1) in June and makes the 3-year-old son of Galileo a legitimate Turf contender, though he too could go in the Arc first. Video: Irish Champion Stakes

Race: $896,000 St Leger (G1), 3yos, about 1 ¾ miles (turf)

Track: Doncaster Finishing Order: 1 – LOGICIAN (GB), 2 – SIR RON PRIESTLEY (GB), 3 – NAYEF ROAD

(IRE) Margins: 2 ¼, head, ¾ Also ran: SIR DRAGONET (IRE), IL PARADISO, TECHNICIAN (IRE), DASHING

WILLOUGHBY (GB), WESTERN AUSTRALIA (IRE) Winning Connections:

Owner: Juddmonte Farm; Trainer: John Gosden; Jockey: Frankie Dettori.

Time: 3:00.27 (good) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – Juddmonte Farm’s homebred LOGICIAN (GB) (Frankie Dettori) remained undefeated in five starts with a 2 ¼-length win over SIR RON PRIESTLEY (GB) in Doncaster’s $896,000 St Leger (G1). John Gosden trained the winner, a 3-year-old son of Frankel (GB) who has come a long way since winning on debut at Newbury in May. Logician entered off a win in York’s Aug. 21 Great Voltigeur (G2) and looks poised to be one of Europe’s top horses next year, as Gosden indicated he’ll be given the remainder of the year off and point to the top 1 ½-mile races in 2020, which could conceivably mean the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland would be a long-range goal. Video: St. Leger

Race: $691,892 Irish St Leger (G1), 3yos & up, about 1 ¾ miles (turf)

Track: The Curragh

Finishing Order: 1 – SEARCH FOR A SONG (IRE), 2 – KEW GARDENS (IRE), 3 – SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE)

Margins: 2 ½, 1 ½, head Also ran: CROSS COUNTER (GB), MASTER OF REALITY (IRE), LATROBE

(IRE), TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE), CYPRESS CREEK (IRE), SALOUEN (IRE), CAPRI (IRE)

Winning Connections:

Owner: Moyglare Stud; Trainer: Dermot Weld; Jockey: Chris Hayes

Time: 3:03.24 (good) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf– Moyglare Stud’s homebred SEARCH FOR A KING (IRE) (Chris Hayes) became the first filly or mare to win The Curragh’s $691,892 Irish St Leger (G1) in 30 years when she defeated KEW GARDENS (IRE) by 2 ½ lengths. The daughter of Galileo (IRE) was the lone 3-year-in the field and improved to 3-for-5 lifetime for trainer Dermot Weld, while winning her first group race in what looks to be a very promising career. Search for a Song, who was fourth in the Irish Oaks (G1) at The Curragh in July, entered off a win in the listed Sir Henry Cecil Galtres at York Aug. 22 and will likely be given the remainder of the year off and resurface for a 4-year-old campaign. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgzyvSbDrA

Race: $300,000 Northern Dancer (G1), 3yos & up, 1 ½ miles (turf)

Track: Woodbine Finishing Order: 1 – OLD PERSIAN (GB), 2 – NESSY, 3 – FOCUS GROUP Margins: 2 ½, nose, head Also ran: TIZ A SLAM, SIR SAHIB, COOLER MIKE Winning Connections:

Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Charlie Appleby; Jockey: James Doyle.

Time: 2:27.78 (good) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – Godolphin’s homebred OLD PERSIAN (GB) (James Doyle) outclassed his rivals and defeated NESSY by 2 ½ lengths in Woodbine’s $300,000 Northern Dancer (G1). Charlie Appleby trained the winner, a 4-year-old son of Dubawi (IRE) who won the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) at Meydan in March and entered off a third-place finish in the Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1) at Hoppegarten Aug. 11. Old Persian has now won 9-of-16 lifetime starts and figures to be in line to a return trip for Woodbine for their Oct. 12 Pattison Canadian International (G1). Video: Northern Dancer Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge Winners (BCC) and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner

BCC Winner

Acclimate Philip D'Amato The Ellwood Johnston Trust, Timmy Time Racing

BCC Winner

Annals of Time Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables Inc , William H. Lawrence

BCC Winner

Bricks and Mortar Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables Inc , William H. Lawrence

BCC Winner

Enable (GB) John Gosden Prince Khalid Abdullah

BCC Winner

Magical (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier , Michael Tabor

22 Zulu Alpha Michael J. Maker Michael M. Hui

14 Channel Cat Todd A. Pletcher Calumet Farm

10 Old Persian (GB) Charlie Appleby Godolphin

6 Sadler's Joy Thomas Albertrani Woodslane Farm

0 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)

Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier , Michael Tabor

0 Ziyad (GB) Carlos Laffon-Parias

Wertheimer et Frere

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Race: $843,703 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1), 3yos & up, one mile (turf)

BREEDERS’ CUP TURF

Track: Woodbine Finishing Order: 1 – EL TORMENTA, 2 – GOT STORMY, 3 – LUCULLAN (DQ) Margins: ½, ½, neck Also ran: RAGING BULL (FR), SYNCHRONY, EMMAUS (IRE), ADMIRALTY

PIER, MADE YOU LOOK, SILENT POET, AWESOME TANK (GB), AMERICAN GURU

Winning Connections:

Owner: Sam-Son Farm; Trainer: Gail Cox; Jockey: Eurico Rosa Da Silva

Time: 1:32.60 (good) Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile – Sam-Son Farm’s homebred EL TORMENTA (Eurico Rosa Da Silva) pulled off a 44-1 shocker by a half-length over heavily favored GOT STORMY in the $846,703 “Win and You’re In” Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1) and earned an automatic starting berth into the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile as a result. The 4-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic won the Connaught Cup (G2) in June over the local course for trainer Gail Cox but clearly achieved a lifetime best in winning his first career grade 1. El Tormenta entered off a troubled fourth-place finish in the local prep, the Aug. 24 Play the King (G2) and moved to 4-for-13 lifetime, with all of his wins coming over the Woodbine course, though he could look to conquer new territory at Santa Anita later this fall. “We’ll get him back to the barn, and see how he is, and everybody will talk about it (the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile),” Cox said. Gary Barber and Southern Equine Stable’s Got Stormy lost nothing in defeat after looking a certain winner off the far turn, and backed up the form that saw her beat males in Saratoga’s Fourstardave (G1) Aug. 10. The 4-year-old daughter of Get Stormy has hit a new gear this summer, and trainer Mark Casse is eagerly looking to win another TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile with a filly, having done so with Tepin at Keeneland in 2015. “I was proud of our filly,” Casse said. “I’ve lost no respect for her and I feel extremely confident that we’ll be right there in the Breeders’ Cup.” Video: Ricoh Woodbine Mile

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Race: $691,892 Prix Vermeille (G1), fillies & mares, 1 ½ miles (turf)

Track: Longchamp Finishing Order: 1 – STAR CATCHER (GB), 2 – MUSIC AMICA (IRE), 3 –LIGNE D’OR

(GB) Margins: ¾, 1, neck Also ran: VILLA MARINA (GB), FLEETING (IRE), CHANNEL (IRE), ANAPURNA

(GB), PINK DOGWOOD (IRE), TAMNIAH (FR) Winning Connections:

Owner: Anthony Oppenheimer; Trainer: John Gosden; Jockey: Frankie Dettori.

Time: 2:27.63 (good) Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred STAR CATCHER (GB) (Frankie Dettori) led every step of the way for a three-quarters of a length win over her John Gosden-trained stablemate MUSIC AMICA (IRE) in Longchamp’s $691,892 Prix Vermeille (G1). The 3-year-old daughter of Sea The Stars (IRE) doubled up on her win in the Irish Oaks (G1) at The Curragh July 20 and is now 4-for-6 lifetime. Star Catcher will likely pass on a tilt with Enable in the local Oct. 6 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf, but could have her sights set on a trip to Santa Anita against males later this fall, according to Gosden. “She’s not in the Arc and has two possible options in the (Oct. 19 G1 QIPCO British Champions) Fillies & Mares Turf or the (Longines) Breeders’ Cup Turf.” Video: Prix Vermeille

Iridessa gains free berth into Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf

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Race: $403,604 Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron (G1), fillies & mares, one mile (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Leopardstown Finishing Order: 1 – IRIDESSA (IRE), 2 – HERMOSA (IRE), 3 – JUST WONDERFUL Margins: ¾, head, 2 Also ran: LAURENS (FR), I CAN FLY (GB), HAPPEN, SKITTER SCATTER Winning Connections:

Owner: Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez; Trainer: Joseph O’Brien; Jockey: Wayne Lordan.

Time: 1:38.81 (good) Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez’s IRIDESSA (IRE) earned an automatic starting berth into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf with a three quarters of a length win over dual-Guineas winner HERMOSA (IRE) in Leopardstown’s $403,604 “Win and You’re In” Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron (G1). Joseph O’Brien trained the winner, a 3-year-old daughter of Ruler of the World (IRE) who won her third career group 1, to go with scores in the Fillies’ Mile last October at Newmarket and the local Pretty Polly in June. Iridessa is now 4-for-10 lifetime and could run next in Longchamp’s Oct. 6 Prix de l’Opera (G1), which is a “Win and You’re In” for the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. The disappointment was John Dance’s LAURENS (FR), a six-time group 1 winner who was even-money but faded to fourth after making the early running for trainer Karl Burke. Video: Coolmore Fastnet Matron Stakes

Race: $250,000 Canadian (G2), fillies & mares, 1 1/8 miles (turf)

Track: Woodbine

Finishing Order: 1 – STARSHIP JUBILEE, 2 – MAGNETIC CHARM (GB), 3 – COMPETITIONOFIDEAS

Margins: 4 ¼, nose, neck Also ran: HOLY HELENA, DIXIE MOON, GIOVANNA BLUES, TOURIGA (BRZ) Winning Connections:

Owner: Blue Heaven Farm; Trainer: Kevin Attard; Jockey: Luis Contreras.

Time: 1:45.84 (firm) Countdown to the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf– Blue Heaven Farm’s STARSHIP JUBILEE (Luis Contreras) continued to show her best form over Woodbine turf course and repeated in their $250,000 Canadian (G2) with a dominant 4 ¼-length win over MAGNETIC CHARM (GB). The 6-year-old daughter of Indy Wind moved to 5-for-12 over the local lawn for trainer Kevin Attard, though she ended a three-race losing streak at Woodbine, dating back to last year’s Canadian. Starship Jubilee is now 13-for-30 lifetime and figures to return in Woodbine’s Oct. 12 E.P. Taylor (G1), a race she was a close fourth in last year. Video: Canadian Stakes 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 Sistercharlie (IRE) Chad C. Brown White Birch Farm, Inc.

34 Vasilika Jerry Hollendorfer All Schlaich Stables LLC,

Jerry Hollendorfer

Gatto Racing LLC, George Todaro

22 Cambier Parc Chad C. Brown OXO Equine LLC

18 Beau Recall (IRE) Brad Cox Nick Cosato , Medallion Racing

16 Magic Wand (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Michael Tabor , Mrs. John Magnier,

Derrick Smith

15 Santa Monica (GB) Chad C. Brown R Unicorn Stable

6 Mrs. Sippy H. Graham Motion Andrew Stone

* Deirdre (JPN) Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita

* Edisa Alain De Royer-Dupre H.H. Aga Khan Studs

* Star Catcher (GB) John H.M. Gosden Anthony E. Oppenheimer

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Race: $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2), fillies & mares, six and a

half furlongs

Track: Presque Isle Downs Finishing Order: 1 – HOTSHOT ANNA, 2 – TALK VEUVE TO ME, 3 – MISERICORDIA

(GB) Margins: 1 ¼, ¾, 3 Also ran: REGAL CHANT, SPRING IN THE WIND, LATE NIGHT POW WOW,

SAGUARO ROW, CRAZY STREET Winning Connections:

Owner: Hugh Robertson; Trainer: Robertson; Jockey: Antonio Gallardo

Time: 1:15.32 (fast) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Trainer Hugh Robertson’s HOTSHOT ANNA (Antonio Gallardo) defended her title in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) with a 1 ¼-length win over TALK VEUVE TO ME. The 5-year-old daughter of Trappe Shot made it 4-for-4 over the local

Tapeta surface and has proven to be a synthetic specialist, as she also won the Chicago Handicap (G3) at Arlington Park in 2018. Hotshot Anna entered off a win in the local prep, the Aug. 19 Satin N Lace, the same race she won last year before the Masters, and is now 10-for-22 lifetime. Video: Presque Isle Downs Masters 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 Stormy Embrace Kathleen O'Connell Matalona Thoroughbreds, LLC

28 Serengeti Empress Thomas M. Amoss Joel Politi

26 Bellafina Simon Callaghan Kaleem Shah, Inc.

14 Covfefe Brad Cox LNJ Foxwoods

12 Danuska's My Girl Jerry Hollendorfer Bad Boy Racing LLC

10 Royal Charlotte Chad C. Brown First Row Partners

9 Dawn the Destroyer Kiaran P. McLaughlin Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC

6 Anonymity Richard E. Mandella LNJ Foxwoods

6 Chalon Arnaud Delacour Roy & Gretchen Jackson

6 Minit to Stardom Jose M. Camejo Brittlyn Stable, Inc.

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Dennis’ Moment takes the “Win and You’re In” Iroquois Coady Photography Photo

Race: $200,000 Iroquois (G3), 2yos, 1 1/16 miles

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Churchill Downs Finishing Order: 1 – DENNIS’ MOMENT, 2 – SCABBARD, 3 – LEBDA Margins: 1 ¾, 5 ¼, head Also ran: LETMENO, ROWDY YATES, JANUARY WON, FLUTE MAKER,

AUTOMATE, JUGGERNAUT, ZYRAMID Winning Connections:

Owner: Albaugh Family Stables; Trainer: Dale Romans; Jockey: Irad Ortiz.

Time: 1:43.58 (fast) Countdown to the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Albaugh Family Stable’s DENNIS’ MOMENT (Irad Ortiz) stamped himself an early favorite for next year’s Kentucky Derby and earned an automatic starting berth into the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with a geared down 1 ¾-length win over SCABBARD in Churchill Downs’ $200,000 “Win and You’re In” Iroquois (G3). The 2-year-old son of two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Tiznow wowed the racing world with a 19 ¼-length maiden win at Ellis Park July 27 for trainer Dale Romans but needed to pass the class test at Churchill, and did so with aplomb, as he was eased up at the end after opening up a commanding lead in midstretch. Dennis’ Moment was a $400,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale but made an inauspicious debut at Churchill in June, as he clipped heels and threw his jockey at the start, but has been all business in winning both races since. Romans indicated Dennis’ Moment would run next in the Juvenile, a race owner and namesake Dennis Albaugh is looking forward to as well. “Right here in my hand is the invitation to the Breeders’ Cup,” Albaugh said. “They officially delivered it, so that’s exciting.” Video: Iroquois Stakes 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

10 Basin Steven M. Asmussen Jackpot Farm

10 Nucky Peter Miller Rockingham Ranch, David A. Bernsen

6 Collusion Illusion Mark Glatt Dan J. Agnew , Rodney E. Orr , Jerry Schneider,

John V. Xitco

0 Flap Jack Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm

0 King Snake Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm

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Race: $200,000 Pocahontas (G2), 2yo fillies, 1 1/16 miles

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Churchill Downs Finishing Order: 1 – LAZY DAISY, 2 – HIS GLORY, 3 –PORTRAIT Margins: 1 ¼, 3 ¼, 9 ¼ Also ran: BLOOD CURDLING, MORNING GOLD, LOTTA OTT, SHADILEE,

ADDILYN Winning Connections:

Owner: ERJ Racing, Great Friends Stable, & Tom Mansor; Trainer: Doug O’Neill; Jockey: Abel Cadillo.

Time: 1:44.89 (fast) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – ERJ Racing, Great Friends Stable, and Tom Mansor’s LAZY DAISY (Abel Cedillo) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies with a 1 ¼-length win over HIS GLORY in Churchill Downs’ $200,000 “Win and You’re In” Pocahontas (G2). Doug O’Neill trained the winner, a 2-year-old daughter of Paynter who flattered the California fillies, as she entered off a fourth-place finish in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) August 31. Lazy

Daisy, who won on debut at Del Mar in early Aug., is now 2-for-3 lifetime and figures to be reunited with her West Coast friends in the Juvenile Fillies later this fall at Santa Anita. Video: The Pocahontas Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner

BCC Winner Lazy Daisy Doug F. O'Neill Erik Johnson , Great Friends Stable, Thomas Mansor

16 Perfect Alibi Mark E. Casse Tracy Farmer

10 Bast Bob Baffert Baoma Corp.

10 Frank's Rockette William I. Mott Fletcher Racing Operations

8 Comical Doug F. O'Neill Erik Johnson , Gary Barber , Dave Kenney,

Madaket Stables LLC

6 Inspiressa John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc.,

William Sandbrook

4 Powerfulattraction Peter A. Eurton Exline - Border Racing LLC, , Robin Christensen ,

Steve Dorfman , Dan Hudock , Susanna Wilson

0 Green Destiny Steven M. Asmussen Clearsky Farms

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Race: $500,000 Franklin-Simpson (G3), 3yos, six and a half furlongs (turf)

Track: Kentucky Downs Finishing Order: 1 – LEGENDS OF WAR, 2 – STUBBINS, 3 – UNCAPPED Margins: 1 ¾, 2, head Also ran: ARCHIDUST, NITROUS, ABYSSINIAN, LEXINTONIAN, THE LAST ZIP,

CAROTARI, THE LAST ALBUM (FR), MOON COLONY, POLE SETTER Winning Connections:

Owner: CTR Stable, Qatar Racing, & Steve Keh; Trainer: Doug O’Neill; Jockey: Rafael Bejarano.

Time: 1:16.83 (firm) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – CTR Stable, Qatar Racing, and Steve Keh’s LEGENDS OF WAR (Rafael Bejarano) scored a 1 ¾-length front-running victory over STUBBINS in Kentucky Downs’ $500,000 Franklin-Simpson (G3). The 3-year-old son of Scat Daddy was 2-for-7 last year in Europe for trainer John Gosden and improved to 2-for-6 this year for trainer Doug O’Neill. Legends of War entered off a win in an optional-claimer sprinting at Del Mar Aug. 2 and has been much better running at one-turn, which means he could be a candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, especially since his Del Mar win came at the Sprint’s five-furlong distance. ABR Video: Franklin-Simpson

Race: $461,261 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five (G1), 3yos & up, five furlongs (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: The Curragh Finishing Order: 1 – FAIRYLAND (IRE), 2 – SO PERFECT, 3 – INVICIBLE ARMY (IRE) Margins: Nose, 1 ½, ½ Also ran: SOLDIER’S CALL (GB), SOFFIA (GB), MABS CROSS (GB), CASPIAN

PRINCE (IRE), HIT THE BID (GB), CHESSMAN (IRE), HOUTZEN (AUS), TRUE MASON (GB)

Winning Connections:

Owner: Evie Stockwell, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Ryan Moore.

Time: 1:09.21 (firm) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – Evie Stockwell, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith’s FAIRYLAND (IRE) (Ryan Moore) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

with a nose win over their SO PERFECT in The Curragh’s $461,261 “Win and You’re In” Derrinstown Stud Flying Five (G1). Aidan O’Brien trained the top pair, with the winner, a 3-year-daughter son of Kodiac (GB), surprising in what was her first win in seven starts this year. Fairyland ended her 2-year-old season with a win in the Cheveley Park (G1) at Newmarket but struggled this year while facing many of Europe’s best, including a sixth in Haydock’s Sprint Cup (G1) just eight days ago. She’s now 5-for-12 lifetime and could be in line for a trip to Santa Anita and the Turf Sprint. “Fairyland is qualified now for the

Breeders’ Cup, but Mrs. Stockwell and the lads will decide on that,” O’Brien said. Video: Derrinstown

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

Points Horse Trainer Owner

BCC Winner

Battaash (IRE) Charles Hills Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum

BCC Winner

Fairyland (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier , Michael Tabor

BCC Winner

Totally Boss George R. Arnold II

Jim Hill , Susan Hill

9 Pure Sensation Christophe Clement

Patricia Generazio

6 Disco Partner Christophe Clement

Patricia Generazio

6 Eddie Haskell Mark Glatt Phillip Wood , Jim Hailey

5 Leinster George R. Arnold II

Amy Dunne

4 Legends of War Doug F. O'Neill C T R Stables LLC, Qatar Racing Limited, Steve Keh

4 Mr Vargas Brian J. Koriner Samantha Siegel

3 Stormy Liberal Peter Miller Rockingham Ranch, David A. Bernsen

* Soldier's Call (GB) Archie Watson Clipper Logistics

* So Perfect Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier , Michael Tabor

* Spinning Memories (IRE)

Pascal F. Bary Sutong Pan Racing Bloodstock

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Race: $403,604 Vincent O’Brien National (G1), 2yos, seven furlongs (turf)

Track: The Curragh Finishing Order: 1 – PINATUBO (IRE), 2 – ARMORY (IRE), 3 – ARIZONA (IRE) Margins: 9, neck, 2 ¼ Also ran: MONOSKI, IBERIA (IRE), GEOMETRICAL (IRE), ROMAN TURBO (IRE),

TORONTO (IRE) Winning Connections:

Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Charlie Appleby; Jockey: William Buick.

Time: 1:21.82 (good) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – Godolphin’s homebred PINATUBO (IRE) (William Buick) cemented a likely 2-year-old championship with a scintillating 9-length win over ARMORY (IRE) in The Curragh’s $403,604 Vincent O’Brien National (G1). The 2-year-old son of Shamardal made it 5-for-5 this year for trainer Charlie Appleby while taking on all comers this year, as he’s won at Epsom, Royal Ascot, and Glorious Goodwood, in addition to breaking his maiden at Wolverhampton in May. Pinatubo won the listed Chesham at Royal Ascot in June and entered off a win in the Vintage (G2) at Glorious Goodwood July 30, but clearly reached a new level in toying with his overmatched rivals in the O’Brien. Appleby indicated Pinatubo could run once more at Newmarket in the Oct. 12 Dewhurst (G1) before being put away for the year and preparing for next year’s European classics. Video: Vincent O'Brien National Stakes

Race: $250,000 Summer (G1), 2yos, one mile (turf)

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Woodbine Finishing Order: 1 – DECORATED INVADER, 2 – CADET CONNELLY, 3 – VITALOGY

(GB) Margins: 1 ¾, head, head Also ran: PROVEN STRATEGIES, PLEASECALLMEBACK, TALKING, CUCINA,

ZOOLOGICAL, MYSTIC LANCELOT, KEEP ON TRUCKIN Winning Connections:

Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds, William Freeman, & William Sandbrook; Trainer: Christophe Clement; Jockey: Irad Ortiz.

Time: 1:36.34 (yielding) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – West Point Thoroughbreds, William Freeman, and William Sandbrook’s DECORATED INVADER (Irad Ortiz) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf with a 1 ¾-length win over CADET CONNELLY in Woodbine’s $250,000 Summer (G1). Christophe Clement trained the winner, a 2-year-old son of Declaration of War who entered off a maiden win at Saratoga Aug. 10. Decorated Invader, who was a $200,000 yearling buy at the Keeneland September Sale, has proven a quick return on investment at 2-for-3 lifetime, with a second on debut at Saratoga in July, and figures a major player in the Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita. Video: Summer Stakes

Points Horse Trainer Owner

BCC Winner

Decorated Invader Christophe Clement West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc., William T. Freeman, William Sandbrook

4 Fighting Seabee Kenneth G. McPeek

Walking L Thoroughbreds LLC

4 Vitalogy (GB) Joseph O'Brien Qatar Racing Limited, Marc Detampel

* Arizona (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith , Mrs. John Magnier,

Michael Tabor

0 Flap Jack Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm

* Kenway (FR) Frederic Rossi Le Haras De La Gousserie

* Mums Tipple (IRE) Richard Hannon Marian Lyons , Patricia Zanelli

* Mystery Power (IRE)

Richard Hannon King Power Racing Co. Ltd

0 Peace Achieved Mark E. Casse JSM Equine LLC

* Rebel Tale Andrew Slattery Pat Garvey

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Race: $461,261 Moyglare Stud (G1), 2yo fillies, seven furlongs (turf)

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: The Curragh Finishing Order: 1 – LOVE (IRE), 2 – DAAHYEH (GB), 3 – SO WONDERFUL Margins: ¾, ¾, ½ Also ran: IMPRIMIS, STORMY LIBERAL, UNDRAFTED, WET YOUR WHISTLE,

WHITE FLAG, CAUTIOUS GIANT, JAZZY TIMES Winning Connections:

Owner: Coolmore; Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Ryan Moore.

Time: 1:24.28 (good) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith’s LOVE (IRE) (Ryan Moore) earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with a three quarters of a length win over DAAHYEH (GB) in The Curragh’s $461,261

“Win and You’re In” Moyglare Stud (G1). The 2-year-old daughter of Galileo (IRE) has had a busy first campaign for trainer Aidan O’Brien, as she won for the third time in six starts and made amends for a disappointing fifth in the local prep, the Debutante (G2) Aug. 23. Love, who also won the Silver Flash (G3) at Leopardstown in July, is likely for Newmarket’s Fillies’ Mile (G1) Oct. 11, before potentially running in Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita. The race may have also picked up a starter in Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s Daahyeh, who was a strong second, which backed up her win in June’s Albany (G3) at Royal Ascot for trainer Roger Varian. The daughter of Bated Breath (GB) is 2-for-4 lifetime and entered off a second in Newmarket’s Duchess of Cambridge (G2) July 12 and has her trainer eagerly looking forward to some added ground later this fall. “I think on that performance it looks like a mile is within reach and she looks a good strong filly who can have another run or two this year,” Varian said. “The race that probably excites me most is the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, as she’s very well-balanced, handles fast ground and it looks like she will get an easy mile at Santa Anita.” Varian mentioned Daahyeh could also run in the Fillies’ Mile before the Juvenile Fillies Turf. Video: Moyglare Stud Stakes

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Race: $250,000 Natalma (G1), 2yo fillies, one mile (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Woodbine Finishing Order: 1 – ABSCOND, 2 – WALK IN MARRAKESH (IRE), 3 – FAIR MAIDEN Margins: Nose, neck, 1 Also ran: DIAMOND SPARKLES, SECRET STASH (IRE), SARATOGA VISION,

RUNWAY DREAMER Winning Connections:

Owner: Apogee Bloodstock & Mike Anderson; Trainer: Eddie Kennelly; Jockey: Irad Ortiz.

Time: 1:36.51 (yielding) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Apogee Bloodstock and Mike Anderson’s ABSCOND (Irad Ortiz) was up by a nose over WALK IN MARRAKESH (IRE) in Woodbine’s $250,000 “Win and You’re In”’ Natalma (G1) and earned an automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf as a result. Eddie Kenneally trained the winner, a 2-year-old daughter of 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame who stretched out off a second-place finish sprinting in Saratoga’s Bolton Landing Aug. 14. Abscond, who was a $90,000 yearling purchase at the Keeneland 2018 September Sale, won on debut at Ellis Park in July and is now 2-for-3 lifetime, and figures to make her next start in the Juvenile Fillies Turf. The disappointment in the Natalma was Godolphin’s homebred FAIR MAIDEN, who won the local prep, the Aug. 17 Catch a Glimpse by 7 ½ lengths for trainer Eoin Harty, but didn’t show the same punch in an even third at odds-on. Video: Natalma Stakes Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner

BCC Winner

Abscond Eddie Kenneally Apogee Bloodstock, Mike Anderson Racing LLC

0 Cambria Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables, LLC

0 Crystalle John C. Kimmel DVM

Tobey L. Morton , Chuck Hovitz

* Daahyeh (GB) Roger Varian HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa

0 Jezebel's Kitten Brad Cox Ilium Stables, LLC

0 Liberty Beach (GB) John Quinn Philip Wilkins

* Living In The Past (IRE)

Karl Burke Clipper Logistics

0 Mind Out Simon Callaghan Gainesway Stable, LNJ Foxwoods, Andrew Rosen

* Powerful Breeze (GB) Hon. Hugo Palmer Dr. Ali Ridha

* Yesterdayoncemore (IRE)

James Stack D. P. Racing LLC, Mrs. P. Shanahan , Mrs. M.V. Magnier

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About Breeders’ Cup The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’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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