It’s 850 miles from Columbus, Ind., where Greg and Deann Baer’s Full Throttle Racing is based, to Ocala, Fla., where their Indiana-bred daughter of Overanalyze stepped into the sale ring in March. The Baers were elated when noted bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill went to $80,000 to purchase the filly on behalf of brother Doug O’Neill, who now trains her for owners Nice Guys Stables, Jack Bick, and Jay Oringer. “I was so excited,” Deann Baer said. “For a little-bitty breeder, we always hope they go to the right home.” It’s even farther from Columbus to Del Mar – about 2,100 miles – but the Overanalyze filly, Piedi Bianchi, has gotten herself there. Piedi Bianchi will start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies next Saturday after finishing second in the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante and third in the Grade 1 Chandelier Stakes, both times beaten by presumptive Juvenile Fillies favorite Moonshine Memories. :: DRF BREEDING LIVE: Real-time coverage of breeding and sales Piedi Bianchi is one of two Indiana-breds set to join a diverse population at the Breeders’ Cup. Ten states in addition to Kentucky, the hub of the Thoroughbred industry in North America, are represented, along with the Canadian province of Ontario. Indiana’s other starter at the Breeders’ Cup will be Bucchero, who earned his way into the Turf Sprint by winning the Grade 3 Woodford Stakes at Keeneland. This will be the first time Indiana’s program has been represented by two Breeders’ Cup starters – not surprising, considering the odds. There were just 450 Thoroughbred foals, representing 2 percent of the North American crop, born in the Hoosier State in 2015, the year Piedi Bianchi arrived. “This is a really exciting time for Indiana and for our program,” said Jessica Barnes, director of racing and breed development for the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. “It shows that our program is growing.” Indiana’s only previous Breeders’ Cup starter, I’m Boundtoscore, finished 14th in the 2012 Juvenile Turf. Among the states other than Kentucky, Florida leads the way with 10 horses pre-entered in this year’s Breeders’ Cup races. A trio of homebreds for Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation is led by World Approval, a top contender in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. “I couldn’t be more thrilled, more excited for the farm,” Weber said after World Approval won the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile in his final Breeders’ Cup prep. Weber’s other homebred pre-entrants are Awesome Slew (Dirt Mile) and Holding Gold (Turf Sprint). Grade 1-winning Florida-bred Firenze Fire is a prominent contender in the Juvenile, and Imperial Hint is well regarded ahead of the Sprint. The other Florida-bred pre-entrants are Blonde Bomber (Juvenile Fillies), Calculator (Sprint), Caledonia Road (Juvenile Fillies), Guns Loaded (Turf Sprint), and Pure Sensation (Turf Sprint). New York-breds have won two Breeders’ Cup races, led by Dayatthespa, who won the 2014 Filly and Mare Turf to secure a divisional Eclipse Award. A half-dozen pre-entries from the Empire State this year are led by Classic pre-entrant Diversify. Diversify earned a guaranteed berth in the $6 million race with a one-length win over Keen Ice in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. However, he has not yet been committed to the race, with owners Ralph and Lauren Evans focusing on his long-term development. “We think with a 4-year-old gelding, hopefully we have a bright future,” Ralph Evans said. “There’s lots of good races ahead, whether they’re New York-bred [stakes] or not. The Breeders’ Cup is very seductive, particularly having the entry fee paid and everything. To go out there and try to beat Arrogate and Gun Runner and so forth is probably a tall order. “Some owners might say, ‘Well, if I run third, it’s still $500,000’ or what have you, but I’m not sure if I’m in that camp at the moment. My idea is to have a good 5-year-old and a good 6-year-old.” Diversify was a $210,000 purchase by Evans out of last year’s Keeneland November sale. He has won three straight races, taking the Saginaw at Belmont and romping by 11 1/2 lengths in the Evan Shipman against statebreds before graduating to the Gold Cup. The New York-bred Mind Your Biscuits ran third in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita. He has since won three graded stakes, with an international trip to win the Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. “He’s not just a New York-bred, he’s a legitimate top horse and deserves to be in that category when you’re talking about the top horses of 2017,” trainer Chad Summers said. Summers said one reason for the success of Mind Your Biscuits was that he was given a break of nearly five months between his 2- and 3-year-old campaigns. “We did right by him and gave him the winter off so we could have a big 3-year-old year and take care of the horse,” he said. “I think that helps to prolong their careers, and we take a lot of pride that he’s a 4-year-old now doing what he’s doing. He was stakes-placed at 2, a Grade 1 winner at 3, and a Grade 1 winner at 4. It’s really cool.” The other New York-bred pre-entrants are Bar of Gold (Filly and Mare Sprint), Disco Partner (Turf Sprint), Giant Expectations (Dirt Mile), and Highway Star (Filly and Mare Sprint). Eclipse Award champion Finest City faces a tall order in her repeat bid in the Filly and Mare Sprint, where she will face fellow Pennsylvania-bred Unique Bella. The Keystone State is also represented by Metropolitan Handicap winner Mor Spirit, who is a prominent contender in the Dirt Mile. B Squared (Sprint/Turf Sprint), Richard’s Boy (Turf Sprint), and Skye Diamonds (Filly and Mare Sprint) represent their home state of California at Del Mar. Eclipse Award winner and Distaff contender Stellar Wind was bred in Virginia by Stonestreet Farm and Keswick Stables. Others statebred standouts arriving for the Breeders’ Cup are Givemeaminit (Louisiana, Juvenile), Bahamian (Maryland, Juvenile), and Proper Discretion (Ohio, Filly and Mare Sprint). The Oklahoma-bred Lady Ivanka was pre-entered in the Juvenile Fillies but was declared out with a bruised foot. Seven horses bred in Ontario were pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup: Ami’s Mesa (Filly and Mare Sprint), Dixie Moon (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Flameaway (Juvenile Turf), Heart to Heart (Mile), Hemp Hemp Hurray (Juvenile Turf), Ransom the Moon (Sprint), and Wonder Gadot (Juvenile Fillies).