An active campaign since late August has taken a toll on the 2-year-old filly Diamond Wow, who will miss the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 5.

Trainer Patrick Biancone said a decision was reached on Thursday not to send the Florida-based Diamond Wow to California.

“After her last work, we found her a little stiff and the blood was not good,” he said. “We didn’t want to cross the country with a horse that was not 100 percent perfect. It’s disappointing for the team, but the horse’s health is important.”

Imperador, winner of the Grade 2 Calumet Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs last month, will miss the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 6, trainer Paulo Lobo said on Thursday.

“I did not like the way he galloped,” Lobo said from Kentucky. “He was a little off.”

Lobo said Imperador is scheduled to undergo veterinary tests on Friday with the hope the 5-year-old will remain in training in 2022.

“That’s why we are checking him tomorrow and hope that we can bring him back for next year,” he said.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Joel Rosario plans to ride the balance of the Churchill fall meet after the Breeders’ Cup, marking the first time the star jockey has ridden regularly at Churchill at this particular time of year. The 21-day meet starts Sunday and runs through Nov. 28.

Rosario, who into this week led all North American riders in stakes (63) and graded stakes (45) victories this year, already has enjoyed tremendous success at Kentucky tracks this season by riding 14 stakes winners while also setting several records at the rich Kentucky Downs meet in September.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Trainer Ken McPeek will never know if King Fury would have won the Kentucky Derby because, well, nobody will.

Instead, McPeek will have to settle for wondering “what if” after incurring the disappointment of having to scratch the late-running Curlin colt from the May 1 Derby with a minor but poorly timed lung ailment. King Fury has done his part in maintaining a foothold among the best of the current 3-year-old crop, with a 13-length romp in his last race, the Bourbon Trail on Sept. 25 at Churchill Downs, grading out to a career-high 98 Beyer Speed Figure.

The last six races on Fort Erie’s 10-race closing day card Tuesday were scrapped due to unsafe track conditions caused by heavy rainfall.

“Unfortunately, due to the continuous rainfall throughout the day, we could not carry out the remainder of the card,” said Drew Cady, the general manager for the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium. “Despite our shortened card, we still had a tremendous season, one in which we were able to welcome back fans who missed out on the 2020 racing season due to COVID-19 restrictions.”

The Louisiana Racing Commission on Tuesday approved the sale of Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, La., to Rubicon Acquisition Corporation. The matter was one of several topics addressed on a packed agenda that included an update on the track lighting issues at Delta Downs in Vinton, La., and extensive repairs made at Fair Grounds in New Orleans following Hurricane Ida.

Fair Grounds also addressed the commission about its desire to bar trainer Karl Broberg from participating at its upcoming meet.

Catdaddy will be a sentimental favorite in race 8, a one-mile allowance, Wednesday night at Remington Park because his co-owner Larry Dyson died last Thursday.

Dyson’s wife, Judy, said her husband had been sick much of the last year and died of a chronic disease. He was 77.

Dyson was a longtime breeder and owner based in Texas. His chief runners included Rare Cure, a seven-time stakes winner who earned more than $500,000, and Trickey Crew, a five-time stakes winner who banked $250,000. He also won multiple Quarter Horse stakes with Ima Real Thing.

Trainer Carl Deville has Tempt Fate gearing up for Arkansas-bred stakes at the Oaklawn meet, which opens Dec. 3.

Tempt Fate established himself as a leading contender for 2021 Arkansas-bred of the year honors by winning all four of his starts at the Oaklawn meet this year, including the $200,000 Arkansas Breeders Championship and $150,000 Nodouble.

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Free Like a Girl made a splash at Delta Downs last Friday when she won the $100,000 Louisiana Jewel for 2-year-old fillies bred in Louisiana by 18 1/2 lengths and earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 77.

“We’re very proud of her,” said trainer Chasey Deville Pomier. “She’s definitely something special.”

Pomier said Free Like a Girl emerged from the race “bright” and has upcoming stakes options in Louisiana and Arkansas.

Empire of Gold defeated a field of stakes winners in a Remington Park allowance last week and will now be freshened for a spring campaign at Oaklawn Park, according to trainer Terry Eoff.

Eoff said Empire of Gold would get some downtime at his farm in Texas. Earlier this year, the horse ran third in the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn in his first start following a fourth-place finish in the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Sprint.