The biggest race of the year for 2-year-old male Thoroughbreds, the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, took place at Keeneland last Saturday. Naturally, it impacted the Rookie Rankings, our Top 10 list of contenders for the 2027 Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
The field for the Oct. 31 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course was as good and accomplished as one could expect for a $7 million Grade 1 stakes. However, there was still one horse who just simply stood above the rest: Sovereignty.
Jockey Ryan Moore seemingly conjured open space in the stretch of the $5 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf, and Benvenuto Cellini surged late to claim victory in the Grade 1 1/2-mile centerpiece grass race of Breeders' Cup weekend at
