Officials at Keeneland Race Course on Wednesday said the final time of the Breeders’ Cup Classic has been revised to 1:59.60 after further scrutinizing replays of the Nov. 7 race at the Lexington, Ky., track.

I went back for a third helping of 2020 Breeders’ Cup replays and charts this week and came up with all the winners in retrospect – except for 73-1 shot Order of Australia in the BC Mile. Even retrospectively, I still expected him to lose.

Essential Quality established himself as an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby with his victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The Tapit colt, a homebred for Godolphin, is from a family that has had recent classic success – albeit, a world away. He is from the immediate family of 2020 Japanese Triple Crown winner Contrail.

Order of Australia was the longest-priced winner of the weekend at Keeneland, as he sprang a $148.40 upset in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. However, in terms of his pedigree, he sported perhaps more Breeders’ Cup purple than any runner.

Both of the colt’s granddams are Breeders’ Cup winners, as is his half-sister, placing his family in an elite club.

:: DRF BREEDING LIVE: Real-time coverage of breeding and sales

Indian Charlie never ran in a Breeders’ Cup race. But the late stallion, who died in 2011 after standing at Airdrie Stud, sired a pair of Breeders’ Cup winners, as his daughter Indian Blessing won the 2007 Juvenile Fillies and his son Uncle Mo took the 2010 Juvenile. Indian Charlie continues to have an influence through the next generations, including with Uncle Mo, as seen on the Breeders’ Cup’s Future Stars Friday program at Keeneland.

Firenze Fire, a solid third in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland, was back in trainer Kelly Breen’s Belmont Park barn by Sunday afternoon while owner Ron Lombardi contemplates what’s next for the 5-year-old Florida-bred son of Poseidon’s Warrior.

Lombardi said Monday he’s torn between retiring Firenze Fire and making him a stallion or continuing to race him. There’s even the possibility of running him once or twice more and then retiring him early in 2021. Lombardi didn’t reject the notion of trying the Grade 1, $250,000 Cigar Mile on Dec. 5 at Aqueduct.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Bret Calhoun said plans for By My Standards’s immediate future should be decided by week’s end, with a possible run in the Nov. 27 Clark at Churchill not having been ruled out for the 4-year-old colt.

“We’re going to give him a full evaluation and hopefully come to a decision fairly soon,” Calhoun said.

By My Standards, a winner of three graded stakes for older horses this year, was never a serious factor Saturday when finishing eighth at 16-1 in the BC Classic at Keeneland.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Swiss Skydiver came out of her disappointing effort in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff in good order despite “a couple of nicks and dings” and will be regrouped for a 4-year-old campaign, trainer Ken McPeek said Sunday at Churchill Downs.

Bob Baffert left for Kentucky last week with three top contenders for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. He’s coming back to California with plenty of hardware, but with some pretty significant holes to fill.

Authentic beat stablemate Improbable by 2 1/4 lengths in the Classic on Saturday at Keeneland, which should secure champion 3-year-old male, as well as Horse of the Year, for Authentic, as well as the older dirt male title for Improbable.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Champion Monomoy Girl wrote herself into the history books with her trip through the auction ring Sunday night at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale and will continue to write herself into the history books on the racetrack. The mare was purchased by Spendthrift Farm for $9.5 million and will remain in training with Brad Cox for another campaign in 2021.