The only thing certain about the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, which looks like a mad 5 1/2-furlong scramble with questions to answer for several youngsters, is that it will have a full starting gate to add to the chaos.

The Juvenile Turf Sprint has been a popular addition to the Breeders’ Cup program since it was first run in 2018. The race has had a full field, with also-eligibles on the program, for each of its first four runnings.

Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint favorite Golden Pal will retire to Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Kentucky following that Nov. 5 race at Keeneland, the farm confirmed Wednesday.

Trainer Wesley Ward had already indicated that Turf Sprint was likely to be the colt’s swan song.

Golden Pal is undefeated in North American stakes company, with his eight starts at that level including victories in the 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland and 2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar.

Grade 1 winner Olympiad is the latest Breeders' Cup Classic contender spoken for as a stallion as it was announced that Gainesway Farm will stand him upon his eventual retirement from racing.

Olympiad, who was bred by Emory Hamilton and offered as a Keeneland September yearling by the Gainesway consignment, now races for Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable, and LNJ Foxwoods. He has won six of seven outings this season, including five graded stakes.

The most recent score for the 4-year-old son of Speightstown came in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 3 at Saratoga.

Keeneland
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature: 56 degrees
Track: Fast

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Fast horses work fast! For those who didn’t already know it, that was the lesson learned Tuesday morning at Keeneland where the track was tight and some of the quickest horses on the planet showed off that speed when turning in final major preps for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and Filly and Mare Sprint to be decided here at six and seven furlongs, respectively, on Nov. 5.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A fractional interest in Flightline, the unbeaten colt who is the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Keeneland, will be offered two days following the race at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Flightline, a 4-year-old son of Tapit, is campaigned in partnership by Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, breeder Summer Wind Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Woodford Racing, which has ties to Lane's End Farm. Flightline will stand at Lane's End, as the property of a syndicate, upon the yet to be determined conclusion of his racing career.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike breezed Tuesday morning at Keeneland as he prepares to attempt another upset in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Rich Strike, most recently a close second to Hot Rod Charlie in the Grade 2 Lukas Classic, and regular exercise rider Gabriel Lagunes came onto the track as it opened at 5:30 a.m. Rich Strike proceeded to breeze five furlongs in 1:02.71 on the watch of Daily Racing Form's Mike Welsch. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:16.04.

KEENELAND
Weather: Sunny  
Track: Fast, turf firm 
Temperature: 51

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On an otherwise quiet Monday at Churchill, Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath was out for serious work when going five furlongs in 58.80 seconds over a fast track.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The multiple Grade 1 winner Gufo was not pre-entered Monday for the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf, trainer Christophe Clement said.

Gufo, most recently last of seven in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Aqueduct, did not work up to Clement’s standards on Saturday at Belmont Park when he went a half-mile in 49.22 seconds on the turf.

“I thought the work was fair,” Clement said Monday. “You go to the Breeders’ Cup, you’d like to be excited about it.”

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Law Professor was supposed to be using the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes on Oct. 1 as a stepping-stone to this Saturday’s Grade 2, $350,000 Fayette Stakes at Keeneland.

But after running a very good second to Life Is Good in the Woodward, the connections of Law Professor have opted to forgo the Fayette in lieu of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 5 at Keeneland.

“The owners want to take a shot in the Dirt Mile,” said Rob Atras, who trains Law Professor for Twin Creeks Racing of Randy Gullatt and Steve Davison.