SATURDAY

  • Triple Crown hero American Pharoah was a very easy winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic over 10 furlongs at Keeneland, an eighth Grade 1 victory for one of the greatest horses in American racing history. Bob Baffert trains Zayat Stables's homebred son of WinStar Farm stallion Pioneerof The Nile (by Empire Maker). He is the second foal out of Littleprincessemma (by Yankee Gentleman), his grandam is the stakes winner Exclusive Rosette (by Ecliptical), and she is the dam of the Grade 2 scorer Storm Wolf (by Stormin Fever) and of the Grade 1-placed pattern scorer Misty Rosette (by Stormin Fever).

  • Found narrowly beat Golden Horn to take the Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf over 12 furlongs, her second top-level victory. A three-year-old daughter of multiple champion sire Galileo (by Sadler's Wells), the Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old was bred by Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston. She is out of the Group 1 winning miler Red Evie (by Intikhab) and her pedigree was reviewed in detail in the 11th October 2014 edition of The Irish Field.

  • Nyquist maintained his unbeaten record with victory in the Grade 1 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile over eight and a half furlongs on dirt, all but guaranteeing that the first-crop son of Ashford Stud stallion Uncle Mo (by Indian Charlie) will emulate his sire by being crowned US champion two-year-old. The Doug O'Neill-trained bay was bred by Summerhill Farm, he is the first foal out of Seeking Gabrielle (by Forestry), and his grandam is the Grade 2 scorer Seeking Regina (by Seeking The Gold). This is also the immediate family of the millionaire and Grade 1-winning miler Sahara Sky (by Pleasant Tap).

  • Tepin won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Mile in great style from the fast-finishing Mondialiste. It is a third win at the highest level for the Mark Casse-trained four-year-old, a daughter of the late Bernstein (by Storm Cat). The $140,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale graduate was bred by Machmer Hall, she is a half-sister to the dual Grade 2-winning miler Vyjack (by Into Mischief), and her dam Life Happened (by Stravinsky) is an unraced half-sister to the Grade 3 sprint winner Disco Rico (by Citidancer).

  • Runhappy won the Grade 1 Twinspires Breeders' Cup Sprint over six furlongs on dirt, a second success at the highest level for the first-crop son of Kentucky Derby hero and WinStar Farm stallion Super Saver (by Maria's Mon). Bred by the partnership of Wayne, Gary, and Bryan Lyster, the Maria Borell-trained three-year-old is a $200,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate, and he is the first foal out of Bella Jolie (by Broken Vow). His dam comes from a successful blacktype-producing family that goes back to the Grade 1 star and successful sire Native Royalty (by Raise a Native).

  • Stephanie's Kitten won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf over nine and a half furlongs, a fifth win at the highest level for Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey's homebred daughter of their Ramsey Farm stallion Kitten's Joy (by El Prado). The six-year-old multi-millionaire is out of Unfold The Rose (by Catienus), an unraced daughter of the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks heroine Bail Out Becky (by Red Ransom).

  • Wavell Avenue came with a strong late run to take the Grade 1 Twinspires Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint over seven furlongs on dirt, a first graded success for the daughter of the now Saudi Arabian-based Harlington (by Unbridled). The Chad Brown-trained four-year-old was bred by Eugene Melnyk, and she is out of Lucas Street (by Street Deputy), a multiple stakes-placed daughter of the Canadian blacktype scorer Ruby Park (by Bold Ruckus).

  • Mongolian Saturday held on for a narrow win in the Grade 1 Twinspires Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint over five and a half furlongs, a first graded success for the Enebish Ganbat-trained son of the now Korean-based stallion Any Given Saturday (by Distorted Humor). He is a half-brother to the multiple stakes winner Victoryasecret (by Victory Gallop) and his Grade 2-placed stakes-winning dam Miss Hot Salsa (by Houston) is a daughter of the Grade 3 and prolific listed scorer Miss High Blade (by Highland Blade). He was bred by Normandy Farm and he is a $60,000 graduate of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

  • Songbird extended her unbeaten record to four with an impressive victory in the Grade 1 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles over eight and a half furlongs on dirt. The Jerry Hollendorfer-trained daughter of Jonabell Farm stallion Medaglia d'Oro (by El Prado) is a $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale graduate and she was bred by John Antonelli. She is out of the nine furlong Grade 2 scorer Ivanavinalot (by West Acre), grandam of Grade 3 scorer Mico Margarita (by Run Away and Hide) and half-sister to two blacktype winners. There are lots of other stakes winners on the page.

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    FRIDAY

  • Stopchargingmaria won the Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff over nine furlongs on dirt, a third win at the highest level for the prolific daughter of Ashford Stud stallion Tale Of The Cat (by Storm Cat). The Todd Pletcher-trained four-year-old was bred by the partnership of Harvey Clark and Brookdale Farm Llc, she is the first foal out of the mile stakes winner Exotic Bloom (by Montbrook), and she comes from the family of the top US performer and successful sire Stop The Music (by Hail To Reason).

  • Catch A Glimpse won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf over a mile, a second pattern success for the Mark Casse-trained daughter of Lane's End Farm stallion City Zip (by Carson City). An easy winner at Woodbine on her previous start, she was bred by Branch Equine Llc, she is a $75,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate, and her stakes-winning dam Halo River (by Irish River) comes from the family of the Group 1 stars Forest Flower (by Green Desert) and Night Of Thunder (by Dubawi).

  • Liam's Map won the Grade 1 Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, a second win at the highest level for the Todd Pletcher-trained son of the late Unbridled's Song (by Unbridled). The $800,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate was bred by Albaugh Family Stable Llc, he is out of the Grade 3-winning sprinter Miss Macy Sue (by Trippi), and he is due to join the stallion team at Lane's End Farm upon completion of his racing career. His fifth dam is the sprint champion Ta Wee (by Intentionally), a half-sister to the mighty Dr Fager (by Rough'n Tumble).

  • Hit It A Bomb maintained his unbeaten record with victory in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf over a mile. Evie Stockwell's homebred son of Claiborne Farm stallion War Front (by Danzig) won a listed contest at Dundalk on his previous start. He is trained by Aidan O'Brien, he is out of the Group 3 scorer Liscanna (by Sadler's Wells), and that half-sister to pattern winner The Bogberry (by Hawk Wing) is out of the stakes winner Lahinch (by Danehill Dancer).