Some of the best long-distance turf horses in North America, and probably a few from Europe, will be on the grounds at Keeneland late this month to compete in the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Oct. 31.
As promised, the Rookie Rankings have undergone significant revisions following the running of three Grade 1 races for juveniles last Saturday. However, our top three candidates for the 2027 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve remain unchanged.
The weekend of Oct. 2-4 was one of the busiest and most important of the year for North American Thoroughbred racing with marquee stakes races that serve as prep races for the 2026 Breeders Cup World Championships held coast to coast as well as internationally in France.
On a sweltering afternoon that defied the old trope of damp autumnal Paris, Daryz scythed down the Longchamp straight to obliterate his Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe rivals Oct. 4 and seize a place in flat racing’s pantheon of all-time greats.
