With the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar coming into focus, Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from five major races this weekend that will help shape the stacked fields at the 14-race, $34-million event.
Jockey Junior Alvarado is riding high into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, knowing Sovereignty can almost surely earn Horse of the Year honors by adding the $7 million Longines Classic to previous successes in the
Daryz overhauled favorite Minnie Hauk just strides from the finish to win the $5.87 million Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp Oct. 5 in the colors of the late owner-breeder, the Aga Khan.
Intrepido earned his way into the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by TAA by defeating a quartet of Bob Baffert runners in the Grade 1 $300,000 American Pharoah St