Blood-Horse

Special Wan justified her 8-5 favoritism in the $303,000 Goldikova Stakes (G3T), kicking off Breeders' Cup Saturday with a dazzling 1 1/4-length victory Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

It is not uncommon for sharp-dressed trainer Todd Pletcher to be wearing a tie on a stakes afternoon. But on Nov. 1, the one he was sporting at Del Mar carried some personal significance. It belonged to his late mentor, D. Wayne Lukas.

Before Cy Fair won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) Oct. 31 at Del Mar, the daughter of Not This Time turned heads with a visually impressive victory at Woodbine that trainer George Weaver believes provided valuable racing experience.

Trenchtown Cat, the dam of Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up Mr. A. P., has been supplemented to The November Sale at Fasig-Tipton Nov. 3 as Hip 227.

Tamara, Sweet Azteca, and Mystik Dan are among the notable Breeders' Cup scratches at Del Mar from racing Nov. 1.

On the Nov. 1 episode of BloodHorse at the Breeders' Cup: BloodHorse Monday's Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins, BloodHorse editorial director Frank Angst, news editor Byron King, and correspondent Bob Ehalt analyze the races on Breeders' Cup Saturday.

Jockey Christophe Soumillon ended his 20-year Breeders' Cup winless streak when he and Gstaad won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar Oct. 31.

Irish training legend Aidan O'Brien surpassed late Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas by notching his 21st Breeders' Cup victory when Gstaad scored under Christophe Soumillon in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T).

After the scratch of Aidan O'Brien-trained Precise, it was O'Brien's son Donnacha who emerged victorious in the the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) with Balantina.

Super Corredora went from a maiden win to grade 1 company to capture the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) for trainer John Sadler and a partnership headed by West Point Thoroughbreds.

Ted Noffey prevailed in the battle of East vs. West, keeping his unbeaten record intact with a victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Oct. 31 at Del Mar.

Filly Cy Fair put Schwarzenegger away near the eighth pole and was not seriously threatened the rest of the way in scoring by three-quarters of a length in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) Oct. 31 at Del Mar.

Back against her own sex, Queen Maxima left little doubt who was best in the $201,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes, rallying to a decisive score Oct. 31 at Del Mar.

Mid-week disappointment for the connections and fans of presumptive 3-year-old champion male Sovereignty—scratched from the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)—turns to opportunity for the remaining entrants in the $7 million race at Del Mar.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale came to a close Oct. 31 after five days of selling with slight decreases across the board, but still held strong enough for the third-highest turnover and the third-highest price achieved at the sale.

Eclipse champion Game Winner has been relocated to Haras Fazenda Mondesir in Brazil.

With the thinnest cloud cover in the sky and spectacular temperatures the morning of Oct. 31, Del Mar prepared to roll out the red carpet for the 42nd Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) brings together some top 3-year-olds against older horses for the first time.

Even with a seven-horse field for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), trainer Chad Summers has no regrets about his unbeaten, grade 1-winning 2-year-old Napoleon Solo being in Kentucky instead of Del Mar at the moment.

On the Oct. 31 episode of BloodHorse at the Breeders' Cup: BloodHorse Monday's Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins, BloodHorse editorial director Frank Angst, and Agentes305's Carlos Morales analyze the fields on Future Stars Friday.