The 45th running of the $300,000 Goodwood Stakes drew a field of nine Saturday at Santa Anita Park. This race is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Longines Classic Oct.
Five weeks out from the running of the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 31 at Keeneland, bettors will have a chance to lock in enticing win odds on their favorite contender(s) in Breeders’ Cup Classic Future Wager Pool 2, which opens for betting on Friday at noon ET.
As North American racing officially transitions to the fall season, the jockey standings continue to tighten, with Jose Ortiz and Flavien Prat both surpassing $34 million in North American purse earnings for the year last week, nearly $9 million ahead of any other jockey.
Every two weeks through Oct. 20, a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2026 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Thoroughbred racing is nearing its peak fall season, as Belmont Park re-opened with a new facility last weekend, Santa Anita Park starts its fall meet on Friday, Sept. 25, and Keeneland Race Course begins its Fall Stars meet one week later.
