ELMONT, N.Y. – After watching two of his four potential Breeders’ Cup horses put in workouts Saturday morning at Belmont Park, trainer Christophe Clement had reason to be both happy and frustrated.

Clement was very happy with the moves Tonalist (Breeders’ Cup Classic) and Red Vine (Dirt Mile) put in over the Belmont main track. He was frustrated that for the 10th consecutive year, he and his fellow New York trainers have to ship to run in the Breeders’ Cup. This year’s event will be held at Keeneland for the first time.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile contender Bradester heated up stopwatches on a cold Saturday morning at Keeneland, turning in a sharp five-furlong move that had trainer Eddie Kenneally pleased with how his charge handled the track.

Daily Racing Form clocker Mike Welsch caught Bradester and jockey Corey Lanerie in 59.01 seconds as they finished several lengths ahead of workmate Ready Get Set. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.23.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – There was a chill in the air when the track opened for training at Keeneland early Friday morning, with colder weather yet to come this weekend at the host site for the 2015 Breeders’ Cup.

Nine potential Breeders’ Cup starters breezed over a fast track on Friday, and Limousine Liberal and Sticksstatelydude were all but confirmed for the Sprint and Juvenile, respectively, by the time they had finished cooling out after their works.

ELMONT, N.Y. – The connections of Grade 1 winner Slumber have had a change of heart and probably will run him in the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf.

Initially leaning against supplementing to the 1 1/2-mile turf race because of the presence of top European horses Golden Horn and Flintshire, Slumber’s ownership group, led by Michael Dubb, likely will pay the $100,000 supplemental fee to go in the Turf, to be run Oct. 31 at Keeneland.

The final decision will be made after Slumber works this weekend at Belmont Park. Pre-entries have to be made by Monday.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Nyquist was hurried from the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 7 into the Grade 1 FrontRunner Stakes at Santa Anita on Sept. 26, winning both races to assume the role of leading 2-year-old in California.

The buildup to his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland on Oct. 31 is unfolding at a more tranquil pace. On Friday at Santa Anita, Nyquist had his second workout since the FrontRunner, going five furlongs in 1:01.80.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Two weeks out from the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, it was time for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin to get a gauge on the readiness of his 3-year-old Frosted for what will be the toughest race of his career.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Gomo will miss the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies due to an ankle chip discovered after a routine gallop several days after she won the Grade 1 Alcibiades. She is scheduled for surgery at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington within the next several days.

Trainer Mark Casse worked a quartet of Breeders' Cup hopefuls on Friday morning at Churchill Downs, and perhaps stealing the show was the lone runner who has yet to make his stakes debut.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Kiaran McLaughlin was monitoring important workouts on two fronts Thursday morning, with his top sprinting 3-year-old filly, Cavorting, breezing at Belmont Park and his leading older female, Wedding Toast, putting in a workout at Saratoga.

Cavorting, the probable favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Keeneland, breezed four furlongs in 49.54 seconds over the Belmont training track. For the second straight week, Cavorting went her first quarter (23.79 seconds) faster than her second (25.75) under exercise rider Renzo Morales.

If it’s okay, let’s deal with the sad part of the story up front.

The owner-trainer combination of Hronis Racing and John Sadler had their sights firmly set on this year’s Breeders’ Cup for their fiery French miler, Talco. The son of Pivotal earned his way into the BC Mile last June with a smart score in the Win-and-You’re-In Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita. After that, he finished a game second in the Del Mar Mile to underline his form, and there was only the City of Hope Mile on Sept. 27 at Santa Anita before it would be next stop: Keeneland.