Belmont Park hosts live racing for the first time in three years on Friday, when a nine-race card is highlighted by the time-honored $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1).

Roundup of the BC WAYIs and other stakes action on Day 2 of the Irish Champions Festival at the Curragh.

Godolphin star Notable Speech and South African champion Gimme a Nother scored in Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" events at Woodbine.

The experience and class of Al Hudaiba proved too much for his seven rivals in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep for the Juvenile Turf (G1).

Notable Speech and Deterministic won’t be waiting until Breeders’ Cup Day to take off the gloves.

British shipper Tiffany topped an all-European trifecta in the Kentucky Turf Cup (G2), while New York-bred Caroline St. Beat foiled the Europeans in the Nashville Derby (G2).

Burnham Square will get an early taste of what Breeders’ Cup quality competition will be like on Saturday in the $2 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2).

The $300,000 Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday has attracted several fast fillies, one of whom will walk away with an automatic bid to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).

Iron Man Cal earned his spot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) by wiring the Pat O’Brien (G2), and Graham Motion’s shipper Test Score booked his Turf (G1) ticket in the Del Mar H. (G2).

A glorious afternoon for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat continued through the $500,000 Ballerina (G1) on Saturday, when Ways and Means extended her dominance.

Trainer Chad Brown might not have the ante-post favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), but he will go into the Oct. 31 feature at Keeneland fully loaded.

Dr. Venkman has been unplaced in both starts this year but has a history of finding his better self in the $250,000 Pat O’Brien (G2), one of two Breeders’ Cup Challenge preps at Del Mar on Saturday.

Englishman and Book’em Danno are on a collision course for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland on Oct. 31, but in the meantime will be prepping in separate seven-furlong stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.

Recaps of the Del Mar Oaks (G1) and Mile (G2), along with the Breeders' Cup WAYI Green Flash H. (G2).

The connections of reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty have yet another Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contender on their hands.

The retirements this summer of Nysos and Journalism have left a vacancy in the older male division in Southern California, a situation the East Coast-based Knightsbridge will look to exploit on Saturday in the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1).

British-based mare Survie achieved her aim of a Grade 1 laurel and a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), with a last-to-first burst in the Christophe Clement Turf (G1) at Saratoga.

Fifty weeks after last visiting the winner’s circle, reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty returned to it after the $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga.

Deterministic enjoyed a straightforward trip with regular rider Kendrick Carmouche, who has now steered him to six straight wins.

Magnitude forged to the head of the older male class, defeating Sovereignty, Baeza, and White Abarrio in the June 27 Stephen Foster (G1).