After a career plagued by false starts, Straight No Chaser came to his most important race in top form.

Owner Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler have had a long and successful partnership, and collaborated again on Full Serrano to take the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1)

Flavien Prat, who guided two horses to Breeders’ Cup victories Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club during the World Championships, won the 22nd Bill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding jockey of the event. 

According to the Breeders’ Cup, the 2024 handle is an increase of 1.7% from last year ($176,281,989). Only the 2022 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland ($189,060,373) and 2021 event at Del Mar ($182,908,409) surpassed this year.

In their most important meeting of all, it was More Than Looks’ turn to shine as he flew home from eighth in the final furlong to capture the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) as Carl Spackler endured a wide trip from post 10 and finished sixth.

Comments from the connections of More Than Looks after the Breeders’ Cup Mile, including Anthony Bartolo. Courtesy Breeders’ Cup

BloodHorse’s Sean Collins takes you into the crowd at Del Mar Nov. 2 to experience America’s richest horse race: the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

Moira became the third horse to win both the Queen’s Plate and a Breeders’ Cup event, doing so with a career-capping half-length victory in the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.

Comments from the connections of Moira after her victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, including trainer Kevin Attard, Tom Ryan, Donato Lanni. Courtesy Breeders’ Cup

Flightline’s first weanlings to be offered at public auction in North America will sell Nov. 4 at Fasig-Tipton’s The November Sale.