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Scylla Goes All the Way to Score Breeders' Cup Distaff Upset

After a career of some nice wins mixed with close top-level finishes that sometimes left her connections wondering if she'd ever reach racing's pinnacle, an aggressive approach paid off for Scylla with an explosive front-running score in the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

Breeders’ Cup Turf, Breeders’ Cup Sprint, Breeders’ Cup Mile, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, Del Mar, horse racing, ABR

Ethical Diamond Shocks Breeders’ Cup Turf to Headline Saturday Undercard

The fact that a European-based horse won the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Nov. 1 at Del Mar was hardly a surprise.

The shock was which Euro reached the wire first.

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SLIDESHOW: Splendid SoCal Weekend at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup

Perfect weather? Check. (It is Southern California, after all). Eye-catching fashion? Check. Sensational athletes? Check. Lifetime memories made? Double check.

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Del Mar, Spendthrift Farm, Ted Noffey, Ned Toffey, Mr. A. P., Brant, Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Into Mischief, Vladimir Cerin, ABR

Ted Noffey Caps Perfect 2-Year-Old Campaign with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Victory

It was the perfect ending for the 2-year-old colt with the imperfect name.

It’s well-known by now that Spendthrift Farm’s four-legged Ted Noffey received his name following an innocent typo of the name of the farm’s manager, Ned Toffey.

And, of course, what has happened since then makes perfect sense.

Nitrogen, Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, Del Mar, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Hall of Fame Trainer Casse Quietly Confident in Multi-Surface Marvel Nitrogen Ahead of Distaff

What do you do with a champion filly who won her title for her performances on turf at age 2? Why, you run her on dirt, too, of course, and in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, the World Championships’ signature contest for fillies and mares, no less.

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