Trainer Doug O’Neill shares insights into multiple graded stakes winner Lava Man, who is an essential member of Team O’Neill, acting as a leader and coach to the other team O’Neill equine athletes.

Lone Rock and Tizamagician, two staying specialists, meet again in the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (G2) in the second race on the Breeders’ Cup undercard Nov. 6 at Del Mar.

Prominent owners and trainers are showing their support for racehorse aftercare by participating in the New Vocations Breeders’ Cup Pledge. The Pledge has raised over $800,000 toward the program’s rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming efforts. 

Jack Christopher, scratched from the Nov.  5 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), will be evaluated next week in Kentucky by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage, said Bradley Weisbord, racing manager for some of the colt’s connections.

Grade 1 winner Hit the Road, one of the top California-based contenders for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T), has been withdrawn after spiking a fever, according to trainer Dan Blacker.

Andy Serling and Anthony Stabile look ahead to the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Breeders’ Cup Turf.

Lone Rock and Tizamagician, two staying specialists, meet again in the Alliance Stakes (G2) in the second race on the Breeders’ Cup undercard Nov. 6 at Del Mar.

Grade 1 winner Hit the Road, one of the top California-based contenders for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T), has been withdrawn from consideration after spiking a fever, according to trainer Dan Blacker.

While fog enveloped Del Mar as fans trickled in for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Friday Nov. 5 card, it was expected to yield to sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s ahead of the day’s first race, scheduled for 11:55 p.m. PT.

With Irad Ortiz Jr. breathing down his neck, Joel Rosario needs a big Breeders’ Cup weekend at Del Mar to pad his lead going into the final seven weeks of the year.