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Wharfie goes last to first in Rags to Riches
In a classic riches-to-riches tale, Wharfie won the Rags to Riches Stakes for the global racing and breeding powerhouse Godolphin on Sunday at Churchill Downs.
Marcus HershOct 25, 2026
In a classic riches-to-riches tale, Wharfie won the Rags to Riches Stakes for the global racing and breeding powerhouse Godolphin on Sunday at Churchill Downs.
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Sunday turned out to be relatively uneventful on the Breeders’ Cup workout front following a chaotic morning just 24 hours earlier, except for a few brief moments after the second renovation break, when reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty came out on a totally deserted racetrack to turn in one of the more crucial breezes in the lead-up to this year’s program.
Can’t Sleep, who finished second in the $107,500 Daisycutter Handicap at Del Mar on July 25, has been disqualified for a medication violation, according to a recent ruling published by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit.
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He has won twice at a mile and once at 1 1/16 miles in his nine-race career, with the latest success coming in Saturday’s $93,144 Tokyo City Cup at a mile at Santa Anita.
Going to Sky, a Grade 2 winner in April who was fourth in the Grade 1 Japanese Derby in May, won by far the most prestigious race of his career in the Grade 1 Japanese St. Leger at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday.
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Chunk of Gold, one of seven horses who as of Sunday seemed definite for the Dirt Mile, worked a half-mile in 49.63 seconds Sunday morning over Keeneland’s main track. He got his final quarter in 23.90 seconds and galloped out five furlongs in 1:02.28, per Daily Racing Form's Mike Welsch.
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Sovereignty worked a half-mile in 48.37 seconds Sunday morning over Keeneland’s main track and his connections are quite optimistic that he is ready to run in Saturday’s $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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Raging Blizzard will be aimed at the HK$28 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December – and a return bout with Ka Ying Rising – after the veteran delivered John Size’s fifth victory in the HK$5.35 million G2 Lukfook Jewellery Premier Bowl Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday.
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Elimination winner Dandy Ideal vindicated himself from a defeat in last year's Breeders Crown and kept digging on the coals of hot fractions to seize the $662,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown Open Pace final in a track-record-equaling 1:47 3/5 mile on Saturday night (Oct. 24) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
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Brandon Blvd and driver Dexter Dunn captured Saturday's $664,500 Breeders Crown 3-year-old colt and gelding pace final with authority at Eldorado Scioto Downs with a track record-setting 1:48 mile for his 10th win of the season. Trained by Andrew Harris, Brandon Blvd, a son of Downbytheseaside, easily held off Al Papi with Odds On Mr Mamba third.