ELMONT, N.Y. – Midnight Bisou was scheduled to ship to Southern California on Monday to continued preparations for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita where the 4-year-old mare will look to complete an undefeated season and state her case for potential Horse of the Year consideration.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Chance It may have earned himself a chance to participate in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile following his super impressive, 7 1/4-length victory making his two-turn debut here Saturday in the $400,000 In Reality Stakes, the finale of the open division of the Florida Sire Stakes. The win was the third in the last four starts for Chance It, whose only loss during that streak was a head setback in the middle leg of the series, the seven-furlong Affirmed.

Tower of London earned an automatic berth to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 2 with a late rally to win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan.

The $2.2 million Sprinters Stakes at six furlongs on turf was the sixth career stakes for Tower of London, and first at the highest level.

A decision on whether Tower of London starts in the $1 million BC Turf Sprint at five furlongs will be made in coming weeks. Tower of London is owned by Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Racing and trained by Kasuo Fujisawa.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Upon further review, the connections of Vino Rosso have decided not to appeal the stewards’ decision to disqualify their horse from first and place him second behind Code of Honor in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said Sunday morning that while he still disagreed with the call, “trying to appeal it is usually a fruitless venture.”

Braulio Baeza Jr., the New York Racing Association steward, told reporters following Saturday’s card that Pletcher had planned to file an appeal on Sunday.

Tax has been scratched from the Oklahoma Derby and could train up to the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita, trainer Danny Gargan said on Sunday.

Tax was to start as one of the top choices in the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday at Remington Park for a record that includes a win in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy at Saratoga. He shipped into Oklahoma City on Wednesday from his base of Belmont Park.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The Grade 1 Awesome Again is a Win and You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Mongolian Groom won it all right, and while you’re wrapping your head around his 25-1 upset, consider that the “in” part isn’t quite done yet, as he’s not nominated to the Breeders’ Cup.

That was the strange ending to a strange race on a strange day at Santa Anita, which featured a pair of Win and You’re In races for the Breeders’ Cup here five weeks hence, and was marred by a fatal accident in an earlier allowance race.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Another major race ended in a controversial stewards’ decision Saturday as Vino Rosso was disqualified from first and second-place finisher Code of Honor was declared the winner of the Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.

While the result is official as far as the betting public is concerned, the connections of Vino Rosso told the New York stewards they plan to file an appeal of the decision with the New York State Gaming Commission.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Mirth was the last runner to join the field for Saturday’s Grade 1 Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita when entries were taken on Wednesday and the first past the finish line in the $300,351 turf race.

“Credit goes to the racing office,” said winning trainer Phil D’Amato. “I was the last one in.”

D’Amato said he was contacted by racing officials on Wednesday to alert him the race had a small field. With the addition of Mirth, the Rodeo Drive Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/4 miles drew a field of six.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Midnight Bisou got the perfect prep her connections were looking for Saturday as she recorded an easier-than-it-looked 3 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park.

The win was the seventh in as many starts for Midnight Bisou in 2019 - all graded stakes - and sends her to Santa Anita with a chance to throw her hat in the ring for Horse of the Year if she’s able to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 2.

ELMONT, N.Y. – It wasn’t the cakewalk many figured to be, but perhaps in five weeks the connections of Imperial Hint will look back and be glad their little horse had to work hard to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Vosburgh Stakes at Belmont Park.

Passed by Firenze Fire – himself a Grade 1 winner over this track – in midstretch, Imperial Hint battled back along the inside and won a bob over that foe to take the Vosburgh by a nose. It was 9 3/4 lengths back to Brown Buckeye in third. American Power finished fourth.

Promises Fulfilled and Call Paul were scratched.