ARCADIA, Calif. – As the Breeders’ Cup draws near and prospects are put through drills designed to have them ready for the championship event, some thrive and go forward, while others show they’re not quite ready for prime time. On Sunday, the day before pre-entries were due for this year’s event, both Improbable and Maximum Security showed they are progressing ideally toward a rematch in the BC Classic at Keeneland on Nov. 7, while others based at Santa Anita bowed out.

ARCADIA, Calif. - At one point in Saturday’s 10th race at Santa Anita, a maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds, the first-time starter Classier led by as many as six lengths.

The advantage proved to be insurmountable for his rivals as Classier cruised to a four-length win, finishing 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:16.94.

Trained by Bob Baffert for a partnership that includes SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, and Golconda Stables, Classier was purchased for $775,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. A colt, Classier is by Empire Maker.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Flagstaff, the winner of two stakes for sprinters in the last year, will miss the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 7 after a recent training setback, trainer John Sadler said Sunday.

“He’s not going to go,” Sadler said. “It’s nothing serious.”

Sadler said Flagstaff will be pointed to stakes at the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, which begins Dec. 26.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Civil Union, the Grade 1 Flower Bowl winner, worked a solid five furlongs in 1:00.86 over the Belmont turf course Sunday morning in advance of a start in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland on Nov. 7.

Civil Union was inside of Hungry Kitten and, despite going a sharp opening quarter in 23.75 seconds, she maintained a quick, steady pace while appearing to go easily through the stretch.

“She’s been training unbelievable since the race and today I thought she went great,” trainer Shug McGaughey said.

ELMONT, N.Y. - After missing a workout last weekend, Complexity put himself back in the mix for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile by working a half-mile in 48.85 seconds Sunday morning over the Belmont Park main track.

In his first work since winning the Grade 3 Kelso Handicap on Oct. 3, Complexity went his first quarter in 25.39 seconds, came home in 23.46 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:01.70.

Keeneland's all-sources handle at the fall meet that ended Saturday was down 7.5 percent from the comparable 2019 meet, according to figures released by the Lexington, Ky., track.

Run without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 17-day meet attracted $148,229,708 in handle, which is down from the $160,207,916 wagered last fall, when 17 cards also were run. Per-day handle this year averaged nearly $8.72 million.

ELMONT, N.Y. -  After getting beat as the 3-5 favorite in the Woodward and Jockey Club Gold Cup - both Grade 1 stakes at 1 1/4 miles - Tacitus will head to the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7 as most likely a double-digit priced longshot. Still, Bill Mott doesn’t see the point in leaving a healthy, sound horse who has finished in the top three in 10 career stakes in the barn.

Keeneland Association, the not-for-profit racing and sales company in Lexington, Ky., has named four new members to its Advisory Board of Directors, including two representatives of international racing and breeding operations.

The new members include Aisling Duignan, the bloodstock director for Coolmore America, a division of the Irish company that stands stallions in major breeding markets around the world; and Garrett O’Rourke, the general manager of Juddmonte Farm, the globe-spanning Thoroughbred operation owned by Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

Del Mar will limit raceday attendance to licensed owners for the track’s autumn meeting that runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 29, similar to a plan that was in place for most of the summer meeting.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the general public cannot attend racing at Del Mar.

Licensed owners can attend workouts at Del Mar at any time, but must make reservations to attend racing through the Thoroughbred Owners of California. Reservations can be made by phoning the TOC at (626) 826-3782. Owners will not be permitted to bring non-licensed guests.

Tetragonal, second by a neck in the Surfer Girl Stakes on Oct. 4 at Santa Anita, is an intended starter in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Nov. 6 at Keeneland, if she can draw into what is likely to be a large field.

Trained by Richard Baltas for Slam Dunk Racing and Joey Platts, Tetragonal was seventh after a poor start in her American debut in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf at a mile on Sept. 6, and then finished well to end up close to the undefeated Madone in the Surfer Girl. Madone is a candidate for the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf.