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Maiden Watch: Breeders' Cup 2025

At this year's Breeders' Cup, Hall of Famer Beholder's daughter Tamara has a chance to embellish her own CV and add to her dam's illustrious legacy when she runs in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

Trainer Bill Mott said there is a "possibility" Sovereignty will miss the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) after the colt registered a "mild fever" Oct. 27.

Northview Stallion Station is cutting in half the fees for six established stallions on its roster for the 2026 breeding season.

The grade 1-winning son of Nyquist will make his last start in the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), in which he finished second last year.

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Elite Turf Club president Scott Daruty discusses computer-assisted wagering.

Five-time grade 1 winner She Feels Pretty's two-year wait to achieve World Championship glory is at hand as she headlines the field for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

Three entered in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) are seeking their second World Championships win: 2024 Juvenile (G1) winner Citizen Bull, last year's Dirt Mile winner Full Serrano, and White Abarrio, who won the 2023 Classic (G1).

Johannes will look to improve off last year's finish and take home the top prize against an international cast in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

The Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar looms not only as a $7 million shoot-out at 1 1/4 miles but also a battleground on which Horse of the Year and other year-end titles may pivot.

There's an overpowering foreign flavor providing the spice in a field of 14 entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

Seismic Beauty will aim to use a well-timed arrival at the top level when she faces an expected 13 rivals in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

Straight No Chaser, who won the 2024 Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), could become the fourth horse to win back-to-back editions of the race when he starts in the Nov. 1 edition at Del Mar.

After beating the boys in the Jaipur Stakes (G1T) earlier this year, Ag Bullet aims to become the sixth filly or mare to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 1.

Although East Coast-based horses have captured the last three runnings of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1), it's safe to say there is a strong chance a California-trained contender could take this year's $1 million prize.

European-trained runners have won 12 of 18 runnings of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T). They're favored to win another: the Oct. 31 race with the Aidan O'Brien-trained Gstaad.

The $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) usually features an East vs. West showdown. Yet the Oct. 31 edition of the champion-making race at Del Mar offers a matchup with more pizzazz than normal.

A year after Lake Victoria exceeded expectations in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore aim to do it again with Precise.

Iron Orchard, trained by Danny Gargan, recently sold for $2.5 million and is undefeated going into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).