ELMONT, N.Y. - Lido Palace, who would have run in Saturday's $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic if not for an $800,000 supplemental fee, unexpectedly showed up in Sunday's entries at Belmont Park.
Lido Palace, who won the Grade 1 Woodward and finished second in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at this meet, will be a short-priced favorite going against seven others in the $58,000 money allowance. The race is the feature of the closing-day card.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Santa Anita will host a $750,000 race for fillies and mares on Jan. 25 as part of the newly created Sunshine Millions for California-breds and Florida-breds, the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association announced on Friday.
Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park will each host four races in the $3.6 million series, with Gulfstream Park hosting the richest race, a $1 million race for older horses, to be run at 1 1/8 miles.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Puxa Saco arrived in California earlier this month, following a third to Ivanavinalot in the Brave Raj Stakes at Calder on Sept. 21.
The form of the Brave Raj Stakes was enhanced when Ivanavinalot - who is among the pre-entries for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Arlington Park on Oct. 26 - won the My Dear Girl Stakes at Calder last weekend.
Owner Richard Rowan is aiming much lower with Puxa Saco. The filly is now trained by Jenine Sahadi, and makes her California debut in Sunday's $75,000 Anoakia Stakes for 2-year-old fillies over six furlongs.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Woodbine will host the Canadian pool for the Breeders' Cup, with a betting menu featuring exotic fare for every taste.
In addition to the standard exactor and triactor wagering, superfectas are scheduled for the Mile, Filly and Mare Turf, Turf, and Classic.
There will be two Win 4's, the first comprising races three through six (Distaff, Juvenile Fillies, Mile, Sprint) and the second on races seven through 10 (Filly and Mare Turf, Juvenile, Turf, Classic).
FORT ERIE, Ontario - Trainer Justin Nixon, who has a 31 percent win rate (13 wins in 42 starts) here this year, is leaving Fort Erie for a position with Stronach Stable in the United States.
Mike Rogers, business manager of the racing operations of Stronach Stable, said that Nixon, 33, has signed a contract to become a member of the Frank Stronach team and will begin his new duties Nov. 1.
"Nixon is going to our farm in Florida to run a barn there," said Rogers.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The distance of the $100,000 Premier's on Sunday is 1 3/8 miles, but the first half-mile could be the most important part of the race. There isn't one committed front-runner in the field, and the horse who controls the early tempo should have a big advantage.
Shacane, who has started only six times, looks like the most likely candidate to set the pace, but it's hard to say if he has the maturity to beat a seasoned horse like the probable favorite, Futural.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Miss Crissy versus La Petite Justice. It's an intriguing matchup on paper, and those two juvenile fillies should provide some fireworks on the racetrack Sunday, when they clash at six furlongs in the $163,500 Fanfreluche Stakes at Woodbine.
Miss Crissy, a good-looking daughter of Bold n' Flashy, graduated second time out in a five-furlong maiden special for trainer Emile Allain, who said he had some trying times with her initially.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - After attracting only three runners when originally scheduled last weekend, the Charles Russell Handicap will be run Sunday at Bay Meadows with six entrants.
The six-furlong, $60,000-added stakes race for fillies and mares was aided by the entry of a pair of local runners who had not been nominated the previous week.
Timing is everything for Highhopesemilyluck on Sunday when she makes her first start around two turns in the $60,000 Louisiana Breeders' Oaks at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, La.
She will have to wait longer than usual to unleash her powerful closing kick in the 1 1/16-mile race, which is one of four stakes on the card restricted to fillies and mares bred in Louisiana. Purses for the races, part of a two-day Louisiana Breeders' Festival, total $190,000.