ARCADIA, Calif. – Bellafina already wants more, and she will ship to Churchill Downs as the presumptive favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies following a decisive victory in the Grade 1 Chandelier Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita.

Wednesday morning, in her first day back to the track, a frisky Bellafina was full of herself. She was a handful for her exercise rider to control, brimming with energy. If anyone wondered how Bellafina came out of her third graded win, the answer was clear.

Imperial Hint further solidified the notion that he’ll be favored in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint by cruising to victory last Saturday in the Grade 1 Vosburgh at Belmont. Mind Your Biscuits, on the other hand, may have lessened the likelihood that the Sprint will be the Breeders’ Cup race of choice for his connections following a similarly easy romp several hours later at Churchill Downs in the D. Wayne Lukas Classic.

Oscar Performance didn’t finish the Arlington Million, pulled up in the homestretch after jockey Jose Ortiz felt the colt take a couple of awkward steps. That was Aug. 11. On Sept. 15, Oscar Performance won the Woodbine Mile, running his second half-mile in less than 45 seconds and stamping himself as a serious player in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – After missing the first portion of the meet due to suspension, Eurico Da Silva appeared to have his work cut out for him in his quest to be Woodbine’s leading rider for a fourth straight year.

Rafael Hernandez opened up a substantial lead in the standings in the spring, but a surging Da Silva blew by him in mid-summer and is on target for his fourth straight 200-plus win total at the meet.

ARCADIA, Calif. – A majority interest in the 3-year-old colt Axelrod, a two-time Grade 3 winner who most recently was second in the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby, has been sold to Phoenix Thoroughbreds by original owner Slam Dunk Racing, which will retain a minority interest in the colt, according to Nick Cosato, who heads the Slam Dunk partnership.

Axelrod won the Indiana Derby and Smarty Jones, both Grade 3 races, prior to the Pennsylvania Derby. He also was second in the Grade 3 Affirmed Stakes in June. He is based at Santa Anita with trainer Michael McCarthy.

Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Mass., has applied for four racing dates over two weekends next year, according to the track’s chief operating officer, with the potential to add dates if plans for the redevelopment of the property are delayed.

MIAMI – The number of Breeders’ Cup-bound horses stabled in South Florida likely doubled within one hour’s time Saturday at Gulfstream Park following one-sided victories by Well Defined and Cookie Dough in the $400,000 In Reality and My Dear Girl stakes, respectively.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Smart Choice earned a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf with her victory in the Gran Premio Pamplona Stakes in Peru on June 24.

She was shipped by her owners, Stud Starbucks, to the U.S. and trainer Todd Pletcher in July. On Monday at Belmont Park, Smart Choice had her first work for Pletcher, breezing a half-mile in 51.66 seconds over a soft Belmont inner turf course.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown confirmed Monday afternoon what he had strongly suggested a week ago, that leading female turf horse Sistercharlie will skip Sunday’s Grade 1 Flower Bowl and train up to the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is in a very enviable position when it comes to his 2-year-olds.

On Sunday, Enliven, a 2-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper and a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Enticed, won her maiden going 1 1/16 miles at Belmont Park to set her up for a fall campaign that could include the Tempted and Demoiselle stakes at Aqueduct.

This Saturday, McLaughlin will send out the debut winner Endorsed in the Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne Stakes as he tries to qualify for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.