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Burnham Square in his last three races eked out a win in the listed Chorleywood Stakes, ran hard to defeat modest competition in the Arlington Million, and finished seventh in the Kentucky Turf Cup. It’s Burnham Square’s performance five races ago that gives his connections hope he can contend in the 1 1/2-mile Breeders’ Cup Turf.
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A trainer unwilling to adjust their priors is a trainer who won't get the most out of their stock, and after a fourth straight middling finish in a first-level turf route allowance for Beautiful War, trainer David Fawkes shook things up. He cut him back to a sprint and unearthed considerably stronger form than the gelding had yet exhibited.
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Mister Omaha won the 2025 edition of the $175,000 Oklahoma Classic Cup by 9 3/4 lengths in the midst of a battle-tested 3-year-old campaign. If the Joe Offolter-trained colt is going to repeat at Remington Park in 2026, he must do so while switching back to dirt off a nearly four-month layoff.
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The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is shaping up to be one of the toughest tickets at the championship event this year, with about 25 horses vying for a spot in the starting gate at Keeneland. Doncho is one of many stakes winners who would fit in the field perfectly, but for now, trainer Michelle Lovell can only hope for the opportunity.
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Finding Strength, among the leaders of the local juvenile fillies division a year ago, will finally return to launch her 3-year-old campaign Friday at Gulfstream Park as one of the leading contenders in an intriguing $54,000 allowance race to be decided at 5 1/2 furlongs over the Tapeta course.
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Technically, Papa Yo is not taking a drop in class when he runs in a first-level allowance Friday at Belmont Park. But the company he faces in this race doesn't look as daunting as the two horses he finished behind last month at Saratoga.
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Super Corredora must clear several hurdles to convince John Sadler she's ready to ship to Keeneland for the Breeders' Cup Distaff, but the 3-year-old filly has not let him down so far. With a recent victory in the Grade 2 Zenyatta and several encouraging workouts since, the reigning Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner is well on her way.
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The Mark Casse-trained Classic Q is the highest-rated older female turf miler in North America this year. Classic Q might be cross-entered in the Breeders' Cup Mile, but her connections plan to run her in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.
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Despite two workouts that are slower than what he's typically done in his career, Sovereignty remains on course to start in the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer Bill Mott said this week.
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A 5-year-old mare, Dea Matrona has been claimed in her last three races, all at a mile on turf, and starts for the first time for trainer Peter Eurton in an allowance race for fillies and mares at 1 1/4 miles on grass Friday at Santa Anita. How she handles the longer trip will be of particular interest to bettors on a day when the $2 pick six begins with a carryover of $54,223.
