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The dam of 2023 GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage (Good Magic), 2024 GI Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch (Good Magic), and 2025 GI Pennsylvania Derby winner Baeza sold Monday evening at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale for $5 million to Raging Torrent Syndicate, which is affiliated with Ace Stud and Yulong Investments.

Puca (Big Brown), the reigning Broodmare of the Year, was consigned by Elite, agent, as Hip 135. The 13-year-old bay produced a colt and filly by Good Magic the last two years–full-siblings to her two Classic winners–but was sold not in foal by John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock, who had purchased her for $2.9 million at the 2023 Keeneland November Sale.

Puca is one of only nine mares in history to produce two Classic winners in the U.S.

The blue hen mare PUCA, dam of Classic/GI winners Mage and Dornoch and GI winner Baeza, sells for $5 million to @YulongInvest from the @EliteRaceSales consignment #FasigNovember pic.twitter.com/4IDHKbdHIR

— TDN (@theTDN) November 4, 2025

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The mare portion of Monday night's Fasig-Tipton November Sale started with early fireworks as champion Just F Y I (Justify), the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner, sold for $4.5 million to Shingo Hashimoto for Northern Farm. The bay mare is carrying her first foal to a May 4 cover by six-time leading sire Into Mischief.

Sold as Hip 109 from the Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa consignment, Just F Y I is a 4-year-old who also won the 2023 GI Frizette Stakes and is out of SP Star Act (Street Cry {Ire}), a daughter of MGISW Starrer (Dynaformer).

Just F Y I raced as a homebred for George Krikorian and was featured recently by TDN in this story and video.

Eclipse Champion 2YO Filly JUST F YI i/f Into Mischief sells for $4,500,000 at The November Sale! Congrats to the connections:

B: Katsumi Yoshida
C: @HillnDaleFarm, agt#FasigNovember @spendthriftfarm pic.twitter.com/nCt5XKgGlX

— Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) November 3, 2025

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Chelsey Stewart, currently Chief Operating Officer of Resolute Racing, will assume the role of CEO from John Stewart effective immediately, the group announced Monday.

In addition to his wife taking over his role, children Andrew and Sarah Stewart will also step into leadership roles alongside Stewart while John's ongoing role will be limited to supporting the senior team with strategic initiatives and direction.

The Stewart family previously announced the acquisition of more than 450 acres with plans underway for an expansion of their Midway farm, which will feature a state-of-the-art French-style turf gallop training center and a dedicated area for retired and rescue horses. The farm expects to begin hiring a team to manage the operations and oversee the construction of these new facilities later this year.

“I am honored to share that Chelsey will be taking over the role of CEO of Resolute Racing,” said John Stewart. “From the outset, she has been deeply involved and instrumental in the success of our operations, originally as Director of Breeding and Bloodstock and more recently as COO. Chelsey is one of the rising stars in the horse racing industry. Chelsey has proven to be both an exceptional horsewoman and a strong organizational leader.”

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Red-hot sire Gun Runner batted 1,000 during the weanling portion of the Fasig-Tipton November Sale, with his only weanling scheduled to go through the ring Monday bringing $500,000 to the bid of Tracy Farmer. The chestnut filly, consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa as Hip 56, is out of the winning Susie's Baby (Giant's Causeway) and is a half to GSW & MGISP Family Way (Uncle Mo). The Mar. 27-foaled filly's dam is a half-sister to MG1SW and sire Caravaggio (Scat Daddy).

The new Tracy Farmer purchase was bred in Kentucky by Cypress Creek Equine.

Hip 56 f. GUN RUNNER o/o Susie's Baby sells for $500,000 at The November Sale! Congrats to the connections:

B: Tracy Farmer
C: @HillnDaleFarm, agt
Br: Cypress Creek Equine (KY)#FasigNovember @Three_Chimneys pic.twitter.com/3C9KGB6Kir

— Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) November 3, 2025

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Super Simple (Super Saver), the dam of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Super Corredora (Gun Runner), has been supplemented to Book 1 of the Keeneland November sale and will go through the ring Tuesday as part of the opening day, the auction house announced Sunday afternoon.

The dam is catalogued as HIP 225, and will be consigned by Denali Stud as agent for Woodford Thoroughbreds. She will be offered in foal to Gunite (Gun Runner). Super Simple is a half-sister to SW Simple Surprise (Cowboy Cal)–herself dam of the aforementioned Gunite and his full-brother GSW Spice Runner–as well as to GSP Counterspy (Gun Runner) and SP Simply Sovereign (American Pharoah). Super Simple produced a 2025 colt by Taiba this past spring.

“We are incredibly excited to offer Super Simple as a supplement to the November Sale, providing the opportunity to purchase from the highly successful Woodford Thoroughbreds program,” Denali Stud vice president Conrad Bandoroff said. “Super Corredora is undefeated around two turns and was ultra-impressive when capturing the [GI] NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. With a Breeders' Cup winner as the second foal of a 9-year-old mare, who is carrying a three-quarter sibling, the future is very bright for Super Simple.”

“This is an exceptional opportunity for Keeneland's global buying bench,” said Keeneland's vice president of sales Tony Lacy. “Super Simple is very young and has already produced a Breeders' Cup winner. We're thrilled to offer her at Keeneland November on Tuesday, just days after Super Corredora's win on racing's biggest stage.”

Super Simple's pedigree page will be available in the online catalogue Monday.

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Multiple graded winner and Woodbine track record-setter Arzak (Not This Time), who is retiring to New York for the 2026 breeding season, will be available for inspection at Mulholland Springs in Lexington during the Keeneland November sale, it was announced via press release.

An open house will be held at the farm Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 11:30am to 1:30pm but the son of Not This Time will be available for inspection Nov. 3 to Nov. 12 by appointment with Amsterdam Two's Ken William or Michael Slezak. The address is 2245 Iron Works Pike in Lexington, KY. Arzak will stand the 2026 breeding season for a fee of $6,000, with special consideration to approved mares. To make an appointment to see Arzak, breeders should contact Williams (570-604-3657) or Slezak (917-455-0693).

“Arzak is such a big, good-looking horse, and knowing how important physical is in today's market, we wanted to make sure we gave the opportunity to see him in person to breeders from Kentucky and the Midlantic region, as well as those who breed in New York but don't necessarily live there,” Williams said. “What better time and place than during Keeneland November?”

“Not This Time's unprecedented hot streak throughout the fall, including Cy Fair's win in this year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, has added luster to Arzak's already impressive record as a millionaire who recorded a whopping 17 Beyer speed figures of 90 or higher,” said Slezak. “But when folks see Arzak in the flesh, we really believe booking mares to him will be a no-brainer.”

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After claiming three winners during the marquee Breeders' Cup event at Del Mar, Irad Ortiz Jr. has won the 23rd Bill Shoemaker Award as outstanding jockey for the sixth time.

The Shoemaker Award goes to the jockey who rides the most winners in the 14-race Championship series with the tiebreaker being a 10-3-1 point system for second-through-fourth-place finishes. Ortiz opened his weekend on Cy Fair (Not This Time) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, and returned to the winner's enclosure Saturday with yet another filly beating the boys when Shisospicy (Mitole) ran her rivals off their feet in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. One race later, he partnered with Bentornato (Valiant Minister) to claim redemption in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Ortiz took home the trophy four straight years between 2018 and 2021, and in the last eight years, only Flavien Prat and Ryan Moore were able to interrupt his streak of success at the World Championships–in 2024 and 2022, respectively.

The only other rider with multiple Breeders' Cup victories this year was last year's Shoemaker Award winner Flavien Prat. Prat had two, both coming Saturday, with Splendora (Audible) in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and Nysos (Nyquist) in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

“It's a great trophy and it's a great honor,” Ortiz Jr. said. “You have to have a good day because it's by points. So you have to at least win some and the rest of the horses, they have to run good to keep getting points. So, that means you have a good day.”

“I love this week. It's one of my favorite weekends in the whole year, so it feels good to have a trophy because you have a good week on the best races in the in the year.”

When asked about inching closer to Mike Smith's win record at the Breeders' Cup, Ortiz said, “That'd be great. Yeah, I mean, I have so much respect for Mike. He's got, I think, 27 [wins]…it's really hard to get to that number, but we're going to keep working on it. Try to do our best out there and you know, it's not easy. You have to have a good horse honestly. I'm just very fortunate. We've been having a good ride and we're gonna keep positive. Stay positive and keep working on it.”

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Total all-sources handle for the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, held Oct. 31-Nov. 1, reached $180,036,799, the third-highest amount in the event's 42-year history. It marked an increase over the 2024 amount of $179,218,631, but ranked behind the $189,060,373 at Keeneland in 2022 and $182,908,409 at Del Mar in 2021.

On-track attendance at Del Mar Saturday was 35,173, with the two days combining for 65,232. On-track handle for the two days was $18,079,169. Total common-pool handle on Saturday's full card was $118,028,444 and Friday's card was $62,008,354.

The 43rd edition of the Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland next year from on Oct. 30-31.

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“Tum-ta-tum-tum-TUMS!!”

Ordering up some hot sauce with the ring of the bell, Shisospicy (Mitole–Mischief Galore, by Into Mischief) dished out a torrid serving of pace and winged her way to World Championship glory as she downed the GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint to beat the boys and give them a dose of heartburn. Maybe an appearance by the filly on 'Hot Ones' is in the offing?

Shisospicy broke her maiden on first-asking at trainer Jose D'Angelo's Gulfstream base with a 16 1/4-length score last October, which made her a shoe-in for a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. After a third-place finish in the Fern Creek Stakes at Churchill in late November, the filly gave a runner-up effort in the Mockingbird Stakes at Oaklawn Jan. 4.

Trying turf, the gray rattled off three visits to winner's circles next–against optional claimers at Gulfstream Feb. 5, in the Limestone Stakes at Keeneland Apr. 11 and in the GIII Mamzelle Stakes at Churchill May 10.

Taking her game to the Royal Meeting at Ascot, Shisospicy was well-beaten in the G1 Commonwealth Cup June 20. The filly prepped for the Breeders' Cup by returning to the U.S. a winner in the GIII ACS Music City Stakes at Kentucky Downs Sept. 6.

Backed as a 5-1 shot here, the 3-year-old came to play and proceeded to make every pole a winning one. Shisospicy has always showed speed and those tactics proved best as she ran this field off their feet to become the seventh female to do so in the Turf Sprint.

Shisospicy | Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup

“I knew that she was going to explode today with her speed, and it worked out perfectly,” said trainer Jose D'Angelo. “With her speed, I just trained her for the race.”

Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy) was the runner-up in the Turf Sprint. Herself a 5-year-old mare who was third in this race last year, she will be offered at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton's 'Night of the Stars' sale.

Khaadem (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a stalwart 9-year-old, finished a respectable third.

During the running of the race, She's Quality (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) was pulled up by rider Colin Keane.

The on-air statement from American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) on-call veterinarian Dr. Scott Hay on She's Quality stated, “The jockey had some concern, probably just out of an abundance of caution, but she's showing some right hind lameness currently; there's nothing obvious on the limb. She's going to be transported with the equine ambulance to the hospital where our veterinary experts on standby will evaluate what's going on with her right now.”

Later, the AAEP said in a written statment, “She's Quality was eased by jockey Colin Keane out of an abundance of caution during the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint and was immediately attended to by multiple members of the Breeders' Cup Veterinary Team. After walking onto the equine ambulance and undergoing a thorough examination at the Southern California Equine Foundation (SCEF) hospital, she is back at her barn and will continue to be closely monitored.”

Pedigree Notes:

The winner's sire (by Eskendereya) now has his first top-level scorer for his wall at Spendthrift. Other graded winners with placards include Halina's Forte, and a pair of 'TDN Rising Stars, presented by Hagyard', in Booth and V V's Dream.

Mischief Galore's first foal is Shisospicy's older full-sister, Sapphire Nights. The winner's dam is responsible for 2-year-old unraced colt Yasup (Yaupon), who was sent from the U.S. to the UAE this year, and a yearling filly also by Yaupon. Mischief Galore was entered in Jackie's Warrior's book for this coming season.

Shisospicy was bred by the Heiligbrodts and the gray hammered down for $100,000 as a short yearling during Keeneland January when she went to Fish Stables. The Breeders' Cup winner then was purchased for $200,000 six months later by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds at the Fasig-Tipton July sale.

The following year, Shisospicy was sent to OBS April where as a 2-year-old in-training she missed her reserve when the bidding halted at $300,000. The filly was kept at the track by Morplay Racing.

Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint • Shisospicy • Irad Ortiz, Jr. • José Francisco D'Angelo #DelMar #BreedersCup pic.twitter.com/hJCIOIYCzx

— Jose F D'Angelo (@JFDAngelo) November 1, 2025

Saturday, Del Mar
PREVAGEN BREEDERS' CUP TURF SPRINT-GI, $920,000, Del Mar, 11-1, 3yo/up, 5fT, :55.24, fm.
1–SHISOSPICY, 121, f, 3, by Mitole
                1st Dam: Mischief Galore, by Into Mischief
                2nd Dam: Maren's Melody, by Unbridled's Song
                3rd Dam: Maren's Meadow, by Meadowlake
1ST GRADE I WIN. 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. ($100,000 Ylg '23 KEEJAN; $200,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $300,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSAPR). O-Morplay Racing, LLC and Qatar Racing, LLC; B-Bill Heiligbrodt & Corinne Heiligbrodt (KY); T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.. $520,000. Lifetime Record: 9-6-1-1, $2,090,270. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Ag Bullet, 123, m, 5, Twirling Candy–Noble Grey, by Forestry. ($30,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $220,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Calvin Nguyen, and Joey C. Tran; B-H & E Ranch (KY); T-Richard Baltas. $170,000.
3–Khaadem (Ire), 126, g, 9, Dark Angel (Ire)–White Daffodil (Ire), by Footstepsinthesand (GB). (750,000gns Ylg '17 TATOCT). O-Mrs. Fitriani Hay; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Hills. $90,000.
Margins: 2HF, HF, 1. Odds: 5.30, 5.30, 13.90.
Also Ran: Reef Runner, Motorious (GB), Invincible Papa (Aus), Bucanero Fuerte (GB), Governor Sam, Bring Theband Home, Puro Magic (Jpn), Bear River, She's Quality (Ire). Scratched: Arizona Blaze (GB), Incanto (Ire), No Nay Hudson (Ire), Yellow Card.
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Just outside of 48 hours before she is set to take her place as hip 155 at Monday's Fasig-Tipton November Sale, Special Wan (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) enhanced her resume with a straight-forward success as the favorite in Saturday's GIII Goldikova Stakes at Del Mar.

Away neatly from the three hole, Special Wan was with the early pace, but was wisely taken a hold of by Joel Rosario as 77-1 Violeta M (Arg) (John F Kennedy {Ire}) opened up a sizeable advantage through enervating early splits of :22.82 and :46.29. Kept inside for the run into the turn, Special Wan took the race to the longshot leader with 2 1/2 furlongs to travel and that first crack at the front-runner proved decisive, as the bay easily held sway to the wire. Breath Away (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) outfinished Medoro (Honor Code) for the place spot.

“She's a very special horse and she showed me that again today,” the winning rider commented. “I knew Mike (Smith) and Violeta M were going fast on the lead, but my horse just relaxed and settled comfortably behind her. She made the lead easily on her own, I just let her go. I shook the reins at her just to keep her focused in the stretch and she finished well. She was the best horse in the race, that's for sure.”

A maiden winner and narrowly beaten in Group 3 company against the boys at Leopardstown for trainer Patrick Foley, Special Wan made this year's GIII Honey Fox Stakes her first graded success on her third U.S. appearance. An excellent third after having to alter course in the stretch of the GI Just A Game Stakes in yielding ground at Saratoga June 6, the bay defeated the classy Segesta (Ghostzapper) in the GIII Ladies' Turf Stakes at Kentucky Downs Aug. 30 when last seen, earning a career-best 99 Beyer Speed Figure.

Pedigree Notes:

Special Wan is the most accomplished of four foals to race from her dam, a daughter of SW Slow Jazz–herself by inaugural GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile hero Chief's Crown–whose other produce includes Italian listed winner and Group 3-placed Mister Cavern (GB) (Lion Cavern). The winner's half-sister Yerwanthere (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}) also has form on the Southern California circuit, having placed three times in stakes company including a third in the 2024 GIII Robert J. Frankel Stakes. The yearling relation to Special Wan, a filly by Blue Point (Ire), was purchased for 160,000gns ($226,549) by David Ingordo on behalf of Matt Dorman's Determined Stud at this year's Tattersalls October Sale. Fast Jazz foaled a filly by Gleneagles (Ire) this past March.

Saturday, Del Mar
GOLDIKOVA S. PRESENTED BY YAAMAVA'-GIII, $303,000, Del Mar, 11-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34.26, fm.
1–SPECIAL WAN (IRE), 123, m, 5, by Belardo (Ire)
                1st Dam: Fast Jazz (Ire), by Frozen Power (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Slow Jazz, by Chief's Crown
                3rd Dam: Blue Note (Fr), by Habitat
(£225,000 RNA 3yo '23 GOFASC). O-Team Valor International
LLC and Rocco, Steven; B-Kilnamoragh Stud (IRE); T-Brendan P.
Walsh; J-Joel Rosario. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 11-5-2-3,
MGSP-Ire, $1,007,598. *1/2 to Yerwanthere (Ire) (Markaz
{Ire}), GSP, $191,422. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free
   Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Breath Away (GB), 125, m, 5, Bated Breath (GB)–Darling
Grace (GB), by Nayef. (92,000gns Wlg '20 TATFOA; 230,000gns
Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Rocco,
Steven and Tango Uniform Racing LLC; B-Highgate Stud (GB);
T-Miguel Clement. $60,000.
3–Medoro, 121, f, 4, Honor Code–Achira, by English Channel.
O-C R K Stable LLC; B-Parks Investment Group, LLC (KY);
T-Peter Eurton. $36,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, NK, 3/4. Odds: 1.60, 11.10, 2.70.
Also Ran: Crevalle d'Oro, Deep Satin, Public Assembly, Temptable (GB), Nadette (Fr), Lady Claypoole (Ire), Liguria, Violeta M (Arg). Scratched: Certitude (Fr), Sun Of Hill (Brz).
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Derived from the Latin word 'splendor', Splendora (Audible) equates in the dictionary to magnificent brilliance or a dazzling display of beauty. Putting in a performance worthy of her name, the 4-year-old daughter of Audible upset her favored stablemate Hope Road (Quality Road) to capture the GI PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, the first Breeders' Cup race of the card Saturday.

Perhaps a true horse for course and certainly a hometown girl for California, three of Splendora's four previous wins have come over the Del Mar dirt. Campaigned where the turf meets the surf over the summer, she rewarded trainer Bob Baffert and owner By Talla Racing with two straight victories coming into the Breeders' Cup including a last-out romp by 5 1/2 lengths in the restricted Tranquility Lake Stakes at one mile Sept. 1.

One of three Baffert-trained entries to go to post in a race heavily impacted by the morning-of scratches of both Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca) and 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Tamara (Bolt d'Oro), Splendora was the middle wagering choice of three, going off at odds of 5-2 while Hope Road attracted even money and Richi (Chi) (Practical Joke) drew widest at 4-1.

Showing a good turn of foot from the inside, Splendora broke in line with the field was quickly overtaken by a host of rivals to her outside, each of whom was sent to lead. Hope Road went fastest of a trio that separated itself out in the first furlong with Haulin Ice (Coal Front) and Richi keeping things tight through an opening quarter in :22.12. Splendora, guided by jockey Flavien Prat, settled beautifully behind those frontrunners in a joint fourth on the run into the far turn. Clearly with plenty of horse, Prat finally tipped his filly off the rail approaching the quarter pole and she swept up four wide to engage Hope Road as the field straightened for the line.

The duel between stablemates lasted mere strides before Splendora hit the front with a furlong to run and opened up with Prat going to the stick just once left handed before settling for hands and heels to the wire. Vahva (Gun Runner), in her final start before selling at Keeneland November, made up plenty of ground into the stretch to steal second from Hope Road who settled for third in a final running time of 1:21.79.

Splendora's win gave Baffert his second in the Filly & Mare Sprint after he captured it first with Gamine (Into Mischief) in 2020. It was the first victory in the race for Prat and his eighth overall in a Breeders' Cup race.

“She has been working really well and she loves this track,” said Baffert following the race. “I told (Flavien) Prat, when she ran here this summer, going six furlongs, she ran an incredible race and just sat off the pace. When he swooped up to the outside (today) and she took off, it was over. Hope Road, she ran great. I thought she would be off the pace a little bit. These races, they are so tough to win.”

“I honestly was a bit worried that we might have a lack of speed because of all the scratches, but the pace was fair and I was able to travel good,” Prat added. “I really felt like I was traveling well all the way around and as soon as I was able to go around everybody, she just give me a good run.”

Pedigree Note:
Splendora was a $125,000 yearling purchase for Talla Racing and Rockingham Ranch at Fasig-Tipton's July Sale in 2022. Her breeder, The Elkstone Group, picked up first dam Miss Freeze with the winner in utero for $45,000 at Keeneland November in 2020 and she's since produced two foals from two to race.

She is the first Grade I winner for Audible, a young son of Into Mischief who captured the GI Xpressbet Florida Derby himself before retiring to stud at WinStar Farm. From three crops, he's been represented by 141 winners and seven stakes winners including My Mane Squeeze.

Miss Freeze is one of only two foals from her own dam, who was herself a half-sister to MSW Royal Currier (Red Bullet), a gelding who earned over $869,000 on track up and down the East Coast. A $37,000 RNA at KEENOV back in 2023, Miss Freeze has a 2-year-old colt on the work tab named Oracle of Beaufort (Demarchelier {GB}) and reported a filly by Tiz the Law this season. She is due to National Treasure for 2026.

Saturday, Del Mar
PNC BANK BREEDERS' CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT-GI, $890,000, Del Mar, 11-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:21.79, ft.
1–SPLENDORA, 124, f, 4, by Audible
                1st Dam: Miss Freeze (SW), by Frost Giant
                2nd Dam: Reata's Vixen, by Sligo Bay (Ire)
                3rd Dam: Top of the League, by Lite the Fuse
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($125,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL). O-By Talla Racing LLC; B-The Elkstone Group LLC (MD); T-Bob Baffert; J-Flavien Prat. $520,000. Lifetime Record: 10-5-4-0, $860,800. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Vahva, 124, m, 5, by Gun Runner
                1st Dam: Holiday Soiree (SW & GISP, $405,642), by Harlan's Holiday
                2nd Dam: Try to Remember, by Include
                3rd Dam: Casanova Striker, by Smart Strike
($280,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Belladonna Racing LLC, Hudson, Lynne, Hudson, Jr., Edward J., West Point Thoroughbreds, Twin Brook Stables, Farish, W.S., LBD Stable LLC, Runnels Racing and Manganaro Bloodstock; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. $170,000.
3–Hope Road, 124, f, 4, by Quality Road
                1st Dam: Marley's Freedom (GISW, $1,233,935), by Blame
                2nd Dam: Relaxing Green, by Formal Gold
                3rd Dam: Charlotte Augusta, by Chief's Crown
($575,000 RNA Ylg '22 FTSAUG). O-Cicero Farms LLC; B-Cicero Farms LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $90,000.
Margins: 4 3/4, 1 1/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 2.90, 9.80, 1.10.
Also Ran: Zeitlos, Richi (Chi), Haulin Ice, Praying. Scratched: Fee Blanche (Jpn), Sweet Azteca, Tamara.
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'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) parceled up a championship freshman campaign with a stalk-and-pounce victory in Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar, a win that is better than it might appear on paper in the eyes of his trainer Todd Pletcher.

“I thought he ran terrific,” said Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, striking at the Breeders' Cup for the 16th time. “The race unfolded kind of just as we had anticipated it would with [TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard] Brant (Gun Runner) going to the lead. We got a good stalking position.

“The only part of the race where we had any concern was, I guess, just inside of the eighth pole. Johnny said that (Ted Noffey) kind of saw the shadow of the building and the footprints from the gate crew right in that area. He said he kind of put on the brakes and idled a bit until he crossed over the shadow. And, once he got into the fully shadowed area, he refocused and re-engaged and started to draw away again. Up to that point and after that, everything went exactly as we hoped.”

Pletcher was wearing a tie owned by his former boss and mentor D. Wayne Lukas that was given to him by Lukas's widow Laurie at the celebration of life for Lukas in August.

“I just felt like it would be appropriate to wear it on Breeders' Cup days, Wayne being the all-time winningest Breeders Cup trainer and with remarkable achievements in the Breeders Cup,” Pletcher said. “When you think about when his stable was at its strongest, back in the day, the Breeders' Cup was a one-day card and lot fewer opportunities than there are now.”

Pletcher indicated that the $650,000 Keeneland September yearling would ship to the conditioner's Florida base at Palm Beach Downs and would likely head in the direction of next year's GI Florida Derby.

Both Aidan O'Brien and his son Donnacha were in a celebratory mood following Friday's victories in the GI Juvenile Turf races, for the elder O'Brien a record-breaking 21st success at the championships, while Donnacha was earning Breeders' Cup laurels for the first time in his training career.

Gstaad (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) could not have been more impressive in taking the colts' and geldings' division of the Juvenile turf, overcoming a slow break and wide trip before prevailing under Christophe Soumillon.

“He's come out the race in good form,” O'Brien said. “It was a great day and a very good performance. From his draw (post 14) it was difficult task but he won well and one we can look forward to next season.”

Balantina (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) stormed up the fence to cause a 20-1 upset in the Juvenile Fillies Turf to the thrill of her connections.

“It was an incredible day,” the junior O'Brien said. “It was very special to get our first Breeders' Cup win. Balantina seems healthy and happy today. I'm thankful that the owners are going to let me take her home (to Ireland). We're looking forward to an exciting year ahead with her.”

Super Corredora (Gun Runner), who was given an aggressive ride by Hector Berrios and took them all the way to score at 9-1 in the GI NetJets Breeders' Cp Juvenile Fillies, gave trainer John Sadler his first victory in the race, but has in all likelihood made the final appearance of her 2-year-old season.

“It was very exciting,” Sadler said, adding that the filly would return to Santa Anita on Sunday to undergo a 'full evaluation.'

“I'm not ruling anything out, but this was probably her last race of the year,” Sadler said. “She ran back in three weeks this time. We're excited for next year. She's well suited for the distance races.”

Cy Fair (Not This Time) beat the boys in Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, giving her trainer George Weaver his first victory at the championships while also becoming the first Breeders' Cup scorer for Taylor Made stallion Not This Time.

“She came out well, and obviously we're proud of her performance,” Weaver said Saturday morning. “It's a big thing for the team.

“I felt very comfortable once I saw where she was going into the far turn,” the conditioner added. “She was in a great spot and it looked like he had a lot of horse. I was feeling good most of the way.”

With nothing else to play for in the balance of 2025, Cy Fair is likely to be spelled.

“I would imagine she'd get a little break,” said Weaver. “I don't think there's a lot of importance in front of us as far as races in the United  States anyways. She went to the 2-year-old sale and never missed a beat (since then). We'll probably give her a break–not that she needs one, but it's probably a good time to fit one in.”

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Trenchtown Cat (Discreet Cat), the dam of Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up Mr. A.P. (American Pharoah) has been supplemented to Monday's Fasig-Tipton November Sale, the auction house said in a release Saturday afternoon.

The 9-year-old mare, who is being consigned to the sale by Taylor Made Sales Agency, is one of two winners from two to race for the mare, a sister to Japanese Group 3 winner Air Khalifa and the Grade III-placed winner Princess Princess. The current yearling out of the mare, a colt by Constitution, fetched $325,000 from Centennial Farms at this year's Keeneland September Sale and she is also represented by a weanling Not This Time filly.

Trenchtown Cat, a two-time stakes winner and Grade II-placed earner of $236,945, is currently in foal to McKinzie, sire of three Grade I winners from his first crop who had seven yearlings sell for better than $500,000 this season.

Trenchtown Cat is cataloged as hip 227. Print versions of all the sale's supplemental entries will be available on-site on sales day.

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Both Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca) and  'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Tamara (Bolt d'Oro) will scratch from the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Each filly looked to play a substantial role in the wagering with Sweet Azteca 2-1 on the morning line for Richard Baltas and Tamara listed at 7-2 for Richard Mandella.

The news was reported on social media by DRF's David Grening. No reason was given for either scratch.

Additionally, 20-1 shot Atsila (Ire) (Phoenix of Spain {Ire}) has been announced via the same source as a scratch from the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

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GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents) will not take part in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. The news was announced Saturday morning on social media by David Grening.

Trainer Ken McPeek told Grening that “the reason they said was [he] responds to flexion left ankle.”

This is the second scratch from the McPeek barn in as many days with 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Blackout Time (Not This Time) scratching Friday from the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Mystik Dan will retire to Airdrie Stud for the 2026 breeding season where he will stand for $15,000.

Mystik Dan out of BC Dirt Mile. “The reason they said was responds to flexion left ankle,” McPeek said. Mystik Dan to stand stud at Airdrie in 2026.

— David Grening (@DRFGrening) November 1, 2025

Both my Breeder's Cup horses have been scratched by Regulatory Vets. My team put both these horses on the plane without a single soundness concern. Neither horse has had any history of unsoundness. While obviously disappointed, We have been on an amazing journey the last two… pic.twitter.com/Hbjt44itzn

— Kenny McPeek (@KennyMcPeek) November 1, 2025

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All-sources handle for the 10-race program on Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was $62,008,354, the track announced that evening. 2025 marks the fifth straight year that the Friday handle has exceeded $60 million.

Friday's on-track attendance was 30,059 down just a smidge from 30,982 when the Breeders' Cup was held at the same track. On-track handle was $6,216,798, also down slightly from $63,679,944 last year.

Racing returns to Del Mar Saturday with a 12-race card which includes nine more Breeders' Cup races for 3-year-olds and up. First post is 1:05 p.m. EST.

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Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 152, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW). Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) was the 10-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted individual interest from bettors were all fellow 'Rising Stars': GI Del Mar Futurity winner and Juvenile third entrant Brant (Gun Runner) (14-1); Breeders' Futurity runner-up Blackout Time (Not This Time) (20-1); and Further Ado (Gun Runner) (21-1).

The pool closed Friday at 6 p.m., roughly 90 minutes before post time for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar.

Total handle for the Oct. 29-31 KDFW pool–the first of six scheduled wagering pools–was an early November record $184,492 ($143,448 in the Win pool and $41,044 in Exactas), a 5.6% increase from last year's $174,785 ($138,536 in the Win pool and $36,249 in Exactas).

Other Future Wager dates are set for Nov. 27-30 (Pool 2); Jan. 16-18 (Pool 3); Feb. 13-15 (Pool 4); March 13-15 (Pool 5) and April 2-4 (Pool 6). Pool 2 also will feature the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, while Pool 5 will include the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.

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On 'Future Stars Friday' at the Del Mar Breeders' Cup World Championships, there was a special twinkling in the eye of Reagan Swinbank, the co-owner of 2-year-old Cy Fair (Not This Time–Remarqued, by Arch). The Texan had just watched his filly take the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint and become only the second female to accomplish that feat in this race.

An OBS April grad, Cy Fair was named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', after being unveiled a winner by 3 1/4 lengths while sprinting over the grass at the Spa July 10. Taking on a black-type over course and distance, the filly just missed in the Bolton Landing Stakes Aug. 17.

Cy Fair was last seen shipping up to Woodbine where she faced open company in the Algonquin Stakes at Woodbine Oct. 5. Cutting back a touch to five panels on the turf, the bay won by the same margin as she did in her maiden.

Installed as a 5-1 shot here, Cy Fair broke clean and fast, which allowed jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., who was looking for his 21st Breeders' Cup win, to shift over a couple of lanes, as Schwarzenegger (Not This Time) carved out the fractions.

The George Weaver trainee was initially between horses as the far turn arrived, but the filly started to accelerate and go after the leader. At the top of the lane, Cy Fair was just finding her best stride and at the eighth pole she told Schwarzenegger as she went by, 'I'll be back.” The 2-year-old bested the bunch by 1 3/4 lengths.

Fellow 'TDN Rising Star, present by Hagyard', Brussels (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) rallied to finish as the runner-up.

Cy Fair | Breeders' Cup Eclipse Sportswire

“I can't describe it,” said trainer George Weaver, who celebrated his first Breeder' Cup win. “It's why we all get in the game. It's hard to win these big races like this, and it's my first Breeders' Cup. We've had a great year, and I'm thankful to my staff, thankful to all the clients that supported me. We've got some nice horses, and she's one of the top ones.

“She's been a bullet all year long,” he said. “Frankly, I don't know how she got beat the second time we ran her in a stake. But she looked fantastic at Woodbine, like a super, special horse. She came over here and did it against the best in the world. We're thrilled.”

Co-owner Reagan Swinbank–who claims roots in the Texas Gulf Coast region–said, “Cy Fair stands for Cypress Fairbanks, a suburb of the northwest side of Houston where my mom's family is from. My mom went to Cy-Fair High School. And she was wearing the Cy-Fair High School ring of my grandmother, Helen, who we call Mimi.

“Today, I brought my aunt and uncle, who are from Cy Fair,” he added. “And honestly it felt pretty good all day. All it takes is a world-class horse, a world-class horse trainer and a world-class jockey and a great trip and it all came together.”

Pedigree Notes:

On the same week as a stallion share (2% interest) in budding super sire Not This Time (by Giant's Causeway) went to John Sikura of Hill 'n' Dale fame for $3-million during the Keeneland Championship sale, Cy Fair handed the Taylor Made sire his 10th top level victory. She joins fellow Grade I winning females Sacred Wish and Princess Noor, who both made a visit to the Del Mar winner's circle.

The winner's dam is responsible for a yearling filly by Omaha Beach. After being taken home by Hickory Grove Farm for $225,000 at the 2025 Keeneland January sale, Remarqued foaled a filly by Nyquist in March. She was bred back to that same Darley sire for next term.

Cy Fair's second dam, MSW Citizen Advocate (Proud Citizen), produced MSW Crimson Advocate (Nyquist), who conquered not one, but two Group 2 races during the Royal Meeting at Ascot.

This is a strong family because Citizen Advocate's half-sister is the winning dam Come a Callin (Dixie Union), who in her own right is responsible for champion 2-year-old filly & GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Caledonia Road (Quality Road) and also MGSW Officiating (Blame).

Friday, Del Mar
BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE TURF SPRINT-GI, $920,000, Del Mar, 10-31, 2yo, 5fT, :56.02, fm.
1–CY FAIR, 119, f, 2, by Not This Time
            1st Dam: Remarqued, by Arch
            2nd Dam: Citizen Advocate, by Proud Citizen
            3rd Dam: Twilight Service, by Horse Chestnut (SAf)
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. 'TDN Rising Star' ($185,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR). O-Medallion Racing, Swinbank Stables LLC, Joey Platts & Mark Stanton; B-Marc Keller (KY); T-George Weaver; J-Irad Ortiz Jr. $520,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $680,205. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Brussels (GB), 122, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Fond Words (Ire), by Shamardal. 'TDN Rising Star' (300,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Westerberg, Mrs John Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael B Tabor; B-Haras des Trois Chapelles (GB); T-Aidan P O'Brien. $170,000.
3–Aspect Island (GB), 122, c, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Bird Key (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. (80,000gns Wlg '23 TADEWE; 90,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-The Gredley Family; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-James Owen. $90,000.
Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, 3/4. Odds: 5.00, 6.80, 28.90.
Also Ran: Obliteration, Schwarzenegger, Later Than Planned (Ire), Lennilu, True Love (Ire), Intricate Spirit, Mission Central (Ire), Royal Testament, Havana Anna (GB). Scratched: Bacio, Bobrovsky, Military Code (GB), Rogue Legend (GB), Should've. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

CY FAIR ($12.00) impressed in the @BreedersCup Juvenile Turf Sprint! The daughter of @TMStallions' Not This Time is conditioned by George Weaver! @iradortiz was on board!

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— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 31, 2025

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7th-Churchill Downs, $116,774, Msw, 10-31, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:24.23, ft, 5 1/4 lengths.
PAIGE TURNER (f, 2, Army Mule–Sophia Mia, by Pioneerof the Nile) drew in from the also-eligible list and made the most of the chance here as the 8-5 favorite. Stalking the dueling leaders as Raspberry (Medaglia d'Oro) pushed the tempo through :22.63 and four furlongs in :46.32, Paige Turner was the looming danger via the grandstand side as she swooped in to take command passing the furlong marker. In hand in the final sixteenth, she strolled home to win by 5 1/4 lengths as Raspberry held on to second.

This effort comes on the back of her runner-up debut Aug. 31 at Saratoga where she tried valiantly to run down Lovely Christina (Vekoma), but came short by 1 3/4 lengths of that even-money favorite.

The victress is a half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Speed Boat Beach (Bayern), GISW, $504,850 and a placed 3-year-old named La Fantastica (Volatile). Paige Turner is the most recent to the races for Sophia Mia, a daughter of SW & MGSP Amie's Dini (Bandini). The mare has a yearling filly by Not This Time as well as a 2025 Elite Power colt. She went to Constitution for 2026. Sales history: $350,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $89,300. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Ingordo, David, West Point Thoroughbreds and Danbro Farms, LLC; B-TMSI, Bell Tower Thoroughbreds, Omar Aldabbagh, Frank Taylor, et al (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

PAIGE TURNER ($5.20) soars home in R7 at @ChurchillDowns with @coreylanerie in the irons. The daughter of Army Mule is trained by @reredevaux.

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Connections had Queen Maxima (Bucchero) under serious consideration for another start against the boys in Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, but instead opted for Friday's sex-restricted $200,000 Listed Senator Ken Maddy Stakes over those same five furlongs. Firming into 7-5 favoritism in the final tick or two, the dual graded winner made that decision look good when racing over the top of her rivals to post a soft victory while snapping a baby two-race skid.

Having found trouble when 2 3/4 lengths' sixth as the favorite in the one-mile Osunitas Stakes and again when filling the same spot, beaten two lengths to Motorious (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) in a roughly run GIII Green Flash Handicap Aug. 30, the Florida-bred chestnut broke running and raced not far from the lead and between rivals in the second flight through the opening exchanges. Juan Hernandez wisely took a tug and eased Queen Maxima back to race behind a wall of three at the midpoint of the turn as her year-younger chief market rival Shoot It True (Munnings)–perfect in two starts on the grass at Saratoga over the summer and getting four pounds from the favorite–made her move.

Slipstreaming that rival into the stretch three and four wide, Queen Maxima was pulled off heels passing the eighth pole and went on to score under tender hands-and-heels from Hernandez. The same connections were to be represented by 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Intrepido (Maximus Mischief) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile later on the program.

“She's back again. She was training really good in the mornings and she ran well today,” said Hernandez. “I had to check a little bit at the three-eighths pole because the horse in front of me slowed down. I was a little close to her, so I had to grab her a little bit, but she's really smart. She came back to me and after that, I was waiting to pick the right time to start making our move. I swung outside, and she gave me another big kick like she did before.”

A debut winner over course and distance some 15 months ago, Queen Maxima strung together a five-race streak over the winter and early sprint, including victories in the GIII Monrovia Stakes down the hill at Santa Anita Apr. 5 and in the GIII Unbridled Sidney Stakes on Kentucky Oaks day May 2. That field included Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy), a top contender in Saturday's Turf Sprint. Short of room when trying to rally inside in the Osunitas, she was bothered badly at the break of the Green Flash, effectively losing all chance.

Along with Sprint divisional leader Book'em Danno, Queen Maxima is one of two graded winners for her New York-based stallion, who covered better than 190 mares at Ironhorse Stallions in 2025. Bucchero will stand for a fee of $12,500 in 2026. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

SENATOR KEN MADDY S. PRESENTED BY BREEDERS' CUP CHARITIES, $201,000, Del Mar, 10-31, 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :56.57, fm.
1–QUEEN MAXIMA, 124, f, 4, Bucchero–Corfu Lady, by Corfu. ($40,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN). O-Dutch Girl Holdings LLC & Irving Ventures LLC; B-Saul Rosas (FL); T-Jeff Mullins; J-Juan J Hernandez. $120,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 12-7-2-0, $570,460.
2–Shoot It True, 120, f, 3, Munnings–To the Moon Alice, by Malibu Moon. ($340,000 Ylg '23 SARAUG). O-Ice Wine Stable & Smart Choice Stable; B-Old Tavern Farm LLC (NY); T-Wesley A Ward. $40,000.
3–Nay V Belle, 122, f, 4, Midshipman–Cafe Belle, by Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST BLACK TYPE. ($67,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT; $200,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Saints or Sinners; B-Scott Clarke, Reynard Bloodstock, Nicky Drion, S Murat & Michael Banahan (KY); T-Mark Glatt. $24,000.
Margins: 1, 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 1.40, 1.60, 4.90.
Also Ran: Great Venezuela, Marian Cross (GB), Omnipontet (Brz), Jungle Peace (Ire). Scratched: Puro Magic (Jpn), Sunglow (Ire), Tahini.

#4 QUEEN MAXIMA ($4.80) rallied down the outside to win the $200,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes at @DelMarRacing. The daughter of Bucchero was ridden by @JJHernandezS19 and is trained by @Jmullinsracing. Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures owns. pic.twitter.com/syg4Ulx69w

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