all in Breeders' Cup

Saturday’s American Pharoah Stakes Presented by DK Horse for 2-year-olds is the final California qualifier for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and the Golden State’s first prep race awarding points to next year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (10-5-3-2-1

New York’s top 2-year-olds will vie for the bubbly as a field of nine will square off in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct.

One of the most important weekends in the Thoroughbred racing calendar is just days away, with elite racing scheduled all throughout North America and overseas as well. This is the final big weekend of Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” qualifiers, which offer winners automatic entry in World Championships races Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

The second half of a 3-year-old racehorse’s season can produce surprises. Sometimes, a 3-year-old coming out of the Triple Crown will run out of steam and other times a new sophomore will step forward and announce his presence with authority like “Nuke” LaLoosh in the classic baseball movie “Bull Durham.”

If it all works out over the next five weeks, the Nov. 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic will serve as Round 3 in the epic rivalry between the 3-year-old stars Sovereignty and Journalism.

But will it be their last meeting?

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