Magician confirmed for Turf title defense

Reigning Breeders' Cup Turf champion Magician will return to Santa Anita to

seek a repeat in the 1 1/2-mile prize November 1, trainer Aidan O'Brien has told

Racing Post.

The Ballydoyle handler went on to outline plans for his two-year-old squad,

mentioning last-out Weld Park winner Qualify as his intended runner in the

Juvenile Fillies Turf, Champagne runner-up War Envoy for the Juvenile Turf and

Blenheim hero The Great War for the "Juvenile Dirt."

Compatriot Dermot Weld also confirmed to Racing Post that Mustajeeb is

set for the Breeders' Cup Mile. Victorious in the Jersey at Royal Ascot back in

June, Sheikh Hamdan's homebred was withdrawn from last Saturday's Queen

Elizabeth II on account of the testing ground at the Berkshire venue.

Weld added, however, that Tarfasha was not certain to advance to the Filly &

Mare Turf.

Juddmonte homebred Commemorative is bound for the Juvenile Turf, Racing

Manager Teddy Grimthorpe told PA Sport. The winner of the October 11 Autumn

Stakes was originally penciled in for Saturday's Racing Post, but the prospect

of unsuitably soft going led to a reroute to Santa Anita.