all in The Sport

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from major races at Belmont at the Big A and Churchill Downs on Saturday as some of the nation’s top horses prepared for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 4 and 5 at Keeneland.

Most horses enjoy spending the summer at Del Mar, but not Defunded.

“He was a compete wreck at Del Mar,” said trainer Bob Baffert.

When trainer Chad Brown opted to run Rodeo Creek Racing's Blazing Sevens in the $500,000, Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at the Belmont at the Big A meet on O

Two colts who previously brought cheers from the Churchill Downs faithful when competing in separate editions of Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve put on another show Oct. 1 beneath the Twin Spires in the $498,000, Grade 2 Lukas Classic Stakes.

The big showdown may be five weeks away, but the battle lines were drawn in the mud Oct. 1 at a dank Aqueduct Racetrack.

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