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There were a whopping 34 graded stakes races run throughout North America last week, including 10 Grade 1 stakes and 17 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races. Not surprisingly, the results reshaped the Equibase overall leaderboard for 2026 North American earnings, particularly in the juvenile and older divisions. For this roundup, we’ll focus on the races that shuffled earnings standings for 2-year-olds pointing toward the Oct.

Every two weeks through early October, 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.

The 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course is just around the corner after a frenetic stretch of qualifying races over the last few weeks.

It’s a rare occurrence when a 2-year-old manages to earn the Horse of the Year title at the Eclipse Awards, but then again, it’s not every day that a 2-year-old as talented and dominant as Favorite Trick emerges on the scene.

The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes may be a Grade 1 turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies run at Keeneland, but even with the Breeders’ Cup set for the Lexington track this year it’s unlikely the top finishers on Saturday will move on to the World Championship.

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