Races to Watch

Kentucky Derby (G1) upsetter Rich Strike has left his mark this year, from ink in newspapers and magazines to ink applied to the skin of his faithful supporters.

Only the second New Mexico-bred to start in the Breeders’ Cup in 38 years of its running, Slammed will try to write her name into history Nov. 5 in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Keeneland.

Keeneland’s position at the center of the global Thoroughbred industry reaches a pinnacle Nov. 4 and 5 when the track hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and continues Nov. 7 for Book 1 of the November Breeding Stock Sale.

It’s been many months since John Gosden set Nashwa on a path toward the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 5 at Keeneland, a plan he has found to be a necessity for success in the World Championships.

The undefeated Flightline has accomplished some rather unexpected feats this year. One of the most surprising is that he turned Life Is Good into an underdog.

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas confident that Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner will have an impact in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 5.

It looks like there will indeed be a field of eight for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

Like everyone else, Mike Smith knows the task in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is monumental. Certainly, it’s difficult. Maybe impossible. But he’s ready for the challenge with his 3-year-old Taiba.

It’s been many months since John Gosden set Nashwa on a path toward the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 5 at Keeneland, a plan he has found to be a necessity for success in the World Championships.