all in Breeders' Cup

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and whether I’m buying or selling their chances to win Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs, which carried a fees-paid berth to the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic in November at Del Mar, and other major developments t

Todd Pletcher trainee Kingsbarns excelled in the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes June 29 at Churchill Downs, outrunning fellow graded stakes winners Pyrenees,

The upcoming weekend in North American horse racing is highlighted by the finale of Churchill Downs’ spring-summer meet and racecards on Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30 that feature a total of 11 stakes races.

The midsummer weeks on the North American horse racing calendar traditionally signal a turning of the page from the Triple Crown to preparing for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in the fall, and the month of June closes with the first domestic “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series race for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic taking place under the Twin Spires at

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