Every two weeks through Oct. 20, a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2026 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Saturday’s $1 million Woodbine Mile is a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” race for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF, offering the winner a fees-paid berth to the Oct.
The Woodbine Mile is one of the most important races for turf milers in North America, featuring a $1 million purse, a qualifying spot in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF, and an impressive list of past winners.
Englishman powered to his second straight dominant victory in a Grade 1 sprint race when he made easy work of four opponents by 3 ¾ lengths in the $485,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course.
Bob Baffert. Del Mar Futurity. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. The very grand total is now 20 wins in 31 years for the precocious colts trained by the Hall of Famer, who treats the marquee 2-year-old race of the summertime season by the Pacific like his very own sandbox. Visitors are welcome, but don't get your hopes up.
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