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).

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.

The Doug O’Neill-trained Listenupshance held off Maximum Bourbon in the Bing Crosby (G1), but the Breeders’ Cup Challenge race was marred by the breakdown of favored Cornucopian at Del Mar.

The Bing Crosby, a six-furlong dash for older horses, offers an automatic bid to the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland in late October.

Saturday's $500,000 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Churchill Downs could open the doors for Splendora to target another Breeders' Cup race.

Bentornato quickly shook off the other speed and extended his margin through the stretch to win by 2 1/4 lengths.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez teamed up to sweep the Breeders’ Cup Challenge events at Santa Anita on Sunday.

Straight No Chaser's late-season sweep of the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2) and Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) propelled him to a division title in 2024.

Trainer Mark Glatt wasn’t exactly thrilled when Dr. Venkman drew the rail in Saturday’s Pat O’Brien (G2) at Del Mar, but the post ended up being a blessing in disguise.

The retirement this summer of Raging Torrent was bad news for the miler division, but good news for the horses entered in the $250,000 Pat O'Brien (G2) at Del Mar on Saturday.

Nysos towered over the field in the San Diego H. (G2), and later at Del Mar, Lovesick Blues punched his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) in the Bing Crosby (G1).

The 1 1/16-mile San Diego (G2) marks the first two-turn race for Nysos since February 2024.

Not only did reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna get back on track in Saturday's $498,500 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Churchill Downs, but she has trainer Kenny McPeek thinking big again about her year-end plans.

Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna will look to put a shocking defeat in last month's La Troienne S. (G1) behind her on Saturday in the $500,000 Fleur de Lis S. (G2) at Churchill Downs.

The Bob Baffert celebrity ran away with Saturday’s $98,000 Triple Bend (G3) back at his home base of Santa Anita.

Longshots reigned supreme in Saturday’s $1,001,500 Pacific Classic (G1) racing 1 1/4 miles over the Del Mar main track, with 22-1 Mixto edging 7-1 Full Serrano in narrow fashion.

Adare Manor seemingly ran out of competition long ago in Southern California's older female division going long on dirt. Indeed, the five-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo has won her last seven starts in graded stakes for which she started as an odds-on favorite.

A lightly-raced four-year-old starred in Saturday’s $300,000 San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar, but it wasn’t 2-5 favorite Arabian Knight.

Last seen finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the ultra-talented but lightly raced Arabian Knight returns to action in Saturday’s San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar.