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.

Trainer Doug Cowans and owner Michael Foster constantly look for opportunities in the claiming ranks. They devote hours to scrutinizing past performances and race replays in an incessant search for horses they believe are underachieving and can be improved.

Tom Pedulla offers five takeaways from a major weekend of racing that will significantly impact the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar. He looks at five Grade 1 races Saturday that offered automatic, fees-paid berths in corresponding Breeders’ Cup races.

Juddmonte’s homebred champion mare Idiomatic returned to her winning ways at Keeneland Oct.

Bluestocking fulfilled the huge confidence of jockey Rossa Ryan as well as the hopes and dreams of trainer Ralph Beckett to put the emerald and pink silks of Juddmonte back into the hallowed Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner’s circle for a record seventh time Oct. 6 at Longchamp Racecourse outside Paris, France.

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