Although Conceit enters the Raven Run off a mild upset of division leader Explora in the Dogwood (G3), Mashallah appears the more likely Raven Run favorite.

Under Junior Alvarado, Tam Tam made a comfortable lead in the Queen Elizabeth, contested over nine furlongs on a turf course rated good.

Canada’s leading sophomore returns to the Keeneland turf as the one to beat in the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1).

Recaps of Breeders' Cup Challenge races on the Arc undercard

Some of California’s top turf two-year-olds prepped for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup in Sunday’s $98,000 Zuma Beach (G3) and $101,000 Surfer Girl (G3) at Santa Anita.

"I hope that everyone who follows racing around the world appreciated that moment"

A pair of Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series qualifiers headlined a graded-stakes triple on the first Sunday of Keeneland’s autumn meet.

Thought Process rolled to an eminently logical victory in Saturday’s Rodeo Drive (G2) at Santa Anita, earning a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) at Keeneland.

Recaps of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" American Pharoah (G1) and Oak Leaf (G2) at Santa Anita, qualifiers on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks

Three weeks after Notable Speech impressively defended his title in the Woodbine Mile (G1), Arabian Crown had his turn to shine at Woodbine for Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby.

Owner Gary Barber celebrated a Grade 1 double on the Keeneland turf Saturday with different partnerships and trainers.

Sparkling in his maiden win at Saratoga on Labor Day weekend, U. S. S. Valor looked just as special dominating the $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday.

American History overcame a slow start to win Saturday's $648,125 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, rallying boldly past odds-on favorite Coach Pope and pacesetter Q B Rocket in deep stretch to score by a length.

Despite a significant class hike for Saturday’s $500,000 Frizette (G1) at Belmont Park, the daughter of Tacitus turned in another solid performance to win the one-mile test by 2 3/4 lengths as an 11-1 chance.

Keeneland offered a pair of sprint races with Breeders’ Cup implications Saturday, with Evanescence getting up late to win the $400,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (TCA) (G2) and Joe Shiesty recording a frontrunning win in the $376,900 Woodford (G2).

Nakatomi was a Grade 1 winner at Saratoga in 2024 and nearly won another in Dubai the following year, but the seven-year-old’s true home is Keeneland.

Emphatic led all the way in Friday's Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland, earning a free berth to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) next spring.

If Fully Subscribed runs anywhere close to her effort in the Aug. 29 Personal Ensign (G1) in the $650,000 Spinster (G1) at Keeneland on Sunday, it’s doubtful she can be beaten.

Jockey Jose Ortiz carried his momentum to the Belmont Park turf to make it a graded-stakes triple on Thursday.

A busy Thursday of graded-stakes action at Belmont Park included a trio of sprints that could yield contenders for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup.