LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ontrack customers for the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs this weekend will be able to use a mobile wagering app that was launched only recently at nearby Keeneland Racecourse, according to Breeders’ Cup officials.

The app, developed by United Tote, allows ontrack customers to bet on their phones through a dedicated wireless network at the track using funds deposited through a cash card. Keeneland made the app available at its fall meet, and the service was generally praised by users, though there were some complaints about failed connections to the network.

Northern California fans will have two rooting interests during Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races.

Trainer Jeff Bonde will run Blacky the Bull in the new Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint, while Art Sherman will saddle Ultra Blend in the Ladies’ Classic.

“Any time you get a chance to play at this big level, you’re thankful,” said Bonde, who saw his Smiling Tiger run third in last year’s Sprint.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – When trainer Stanley Gold left Churchill Downs last fall after his Awesome Feather completed a perfect campaign with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, he had little expectation he would be back here again this year.

“It really wasn’t something I thought was going to happen,” said Gold, who maintains a 20-horse stable at Calder. “It’s a pleasant surprise.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. − As a racing fan, Nick Zito enjoys the Breeders’ Cup because it affords the opportunity to showcase the best horses in training over two days.

As a trainer, Zito has endured some brutal beats over the last two decades in Thoroughbred racing’s richest event. While Zito has been fortunate enough to win two Breeders’ Cup races from 35 starters − the 1996 Juvenile Fillies with Storm Song and the 2007 Juvenile with War Pass − he is a nose, two necks, and a head away from being regarded as one of the more successful trainers in the 27-year history of the series.

LEXINGTON, Ky. − Whether he wins or loses in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Creative Cause already has made owner Heinz Steinmann’s gamble pay off.

Steinmann, 80, bought Creative Cause privately in March, sight unseen, after consignor Becky Thomas withdrew him from the Fasig-Tipton March select juvenile sale. Steinmann gave $200,000 for the colt. Since then, Creative Cause has become a Grade 1 winner, won three of his four starts, earned $323,000, and given Steinmann reason to think he’ll become a good stallion prospect.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A two-day daily double linking the BC Ladies’ Classic on Friday and the BC Classic on Saturday is among the multitude of exotic wagers available here Breeders’ Cup weekend. Last year, the two-day double combining Unrivaled Belle and Blame paid $89 for $2, with the pool totaling $523,311.

Take a close look at the horse and her rider strolling postward on Friday as favorites for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs. After what they’ve been through, the race ought to be a piece of cake.

Turbulent Descent displays very apparent scars on a knee and an ankle from a nightmare moment during her first plane flight, 18 months ago, from Orlando to Memphis. David Flores, on the other hand, sports fresh facial wounds suffered two Mondays back, when a car turned in front of his Yamaha 800 on a busy highway east of Santa Anita Park.

Twitter updates from DRF's Mike Welsch and David Grening in Kentucky for morning Breeders' Cup workouts on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Check back later today for Mike Welsch's full Clocker Report and video analysis of today's training and works at Churchill Downs. Welsch has been watching works in Lexington and Louisville for more than a week, check here for the rest of his Breeders' Cup clocker reports and a list of Breeders' Cup workouts by key contenders:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The field for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs was reduced from 13 to 12 on Tuesday morning when the longshot Prayer for Relief came out of the race because of a fever, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday.

Tuesday was not a good day for Baffert. In addition to having Prayer for Relief come out, Baffert was delayed in transit in Chicago at O’Hare International Airport owing to a minor explosion in a terminal there.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Uncle Mo did not go to the track to train Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs, a decision that trainer Todd Pletcher said was close to the norm but was in stark contrast to the way he has handled Stay Thirsty, his other runner in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.