Full Serrano had excuses for finishing fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, a race he won a year ago. This year, things did not go his way. The 4-1 second betting choice, Full Serrano pressed blistering fractions and retreated on the far turn. He was unaccustomed to a severe pace – 44.96 seconds and 1:09.08 – and he also was compromised by a foot issue.

“He came out of it with a little bit of a [tender] left foot,” trainer John Sadler said. “I have to get that squared around and then we’ll figure out a campaign. We still believe in him.”

As good as Super Corredora was in 2025, her trainer believes she will be even better in 2026.

John Sadler is already looking forward to next season with the Gun Runner filly, who wired the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar.

“We’re going to save [Super Corredora] for next year,” Sadler said this week at his Santa Anita base. “I think she has a chance to be better next year. She’s not a big filly, and if you look how much she improved, I really think we’re in a great spot.”

On Wednesday, trainer Dale Romans announced his candidacy to become a United States senator from Kentucky. Were he in government already, Romans might want to introduce legislation requiring that race 10 on Friday at Churchill be redrawn.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Caroline St. Beat was a good-looking, perfect-trip winner of his career debut at Saratoga in mid-August. And then he disappeared.

“Physical immaturity,” trainer Miguel Clement said as the reason for Caroline St. Beat’s layoff.

Though Clement said it has been a bit of a rush job to have him ready, he’s confident Caroline St. Beat’s talent and class can prevail against more seasoned opponents in Friday’s $125,000 Notebook Stakes for New York-bred 2-year-olds going a mile on turf at Aqueduct.

Though her next start is still up in the air, Nature’s Candy is sure to return to open company at Parx Racing this month. Trainer Hugo Padilla is still deciding between two spots for his 5-year-old mare, who earned her first stakes victory against Pennsylvania-breds in the $75,000 Disco Chick last month.

“I think she’s ready for whatever comes,” Padilla said. “The way she came back, the way she’s responding right now, she’s on her best time. She’s doing really good.”

Trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. is loading up for a $53,000 allowance on Friday at Laurel Park, entering a pair of 3-year-old colts coming out of graded stakes company. Antisocial will run on dirt for the first time in six months, while National Law will make his first start since the Grade 1 Haskell in July.

Touchuponastar earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 108 last Saturday night, when he improved his Delta Downs record to 8 for 9 while defeating open company in the $100,000 Delta Mile. Plans call for him to return to the Louisiana-bred ranks for the $150,000 Champions Day Classic on Dec. 13 at Fair Grounds.

“We’ll point towards that,” Jake Delhomme, the retired NFL quarterback who owns Touchuponastar, said Tuesday. “It’s really good timing. We’ll see how it all shakes out. He’ll let us know.”

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Though Sunday is the last scheduled day of turf racing, it is possible that could be extended by one week, weather permitting.

Andrew Offerman, NYRA’s senior vice president racing and operations, said there will be extra races written on the overnight for next week, but only for the outer turf course and no more than two races per card would be used.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey Joel Rosario, who hasn’t ridden since Nov. 7, will miss his assignments this week due to a sprained ankle suffered during the last race on that card.

Rosario was injured when his foot got caught in the stirrups before he lost his iron altogether trying to avoid a fallen horse in front of him. Rosario eased his horse, English Castle.

Rosario was forced to take off Saturday and Sunday and is now targeting Nov. 20 for his return to the saddle, according to agent Ron Anderson.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Courting, the $5 million sale-topper at the Keeneland 2024 yearling sale who won his maiden at Aqueduct on Sunday, will be pointed to the Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen Stakes here on Dec. 6, trainer Todd Pletcher said Wednesday.