all in The Sport

The richest race of Keeneland’s fall meet came up very strong this year. A full 12-horse field is lined up in Saturday’s Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes with a berth in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF on the line. Three entrants ship over from Europe, which makes the competition tougher and handicapping challenge even more difficult.

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.

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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