An abundance of top-tier racing final weekend throughout North America brought on dramatic modifications within the 2024 standings in quite a few classes.
There have been 15 North American Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Problem Sequence races final weekend, and we at the moment are lower than a month away from the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar. Among the many Breeders’ Cup prep races had been extremely aggressive 2-year-old graded stakes races, which led to the rise of a number of up-and-coming stars starting to shine.
One of many largest movers up the Equibase leaderboard was a longtime star. Champion Idiomatic, in seemingly easy vogue, gained the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland for the second consecutive yr. She earned a career-best 111 Equibase Velocity Determine successful by a 6 ½-length margin below Florent Geroux for the Brad Cox steady. Idiomatic, a 5-year-old mare by Curlin, moved up 9 spots to 10th in purse earnings and has an automated spot within the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff Nov. 2 at Del Mar. Idiomatic has $1,487,350 in earnings this yr with three wins from 5 begins, together with two Grade 1 wins. She capped her 4-year-old season with a half-length win within the Distaff and was named champion older filth feminine.
There’s a new chief within the 2-year-old standings, Could Day Prepared surpassed Tiztastic by $101,725 in purse earnings. Could Day Prepared continued an undefeated season Oct. 4 at Keeneland by successful the Grade 2 Jessamine Stakes Introduced by Keeneland Gross sales in a dramatic stretch run below Frankie Dettori. She is an ideal 3-for-3 with $844,025 in earnings and cemented a spot within the $1 million John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Chancer McPatrick is one other spectacular juvenile who remained undefeated this weekend, successful the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes on the Belmont on the Large A meet by 2 ¾ lengths in last-to-first vogue for coach Chad Brown. After his second Grade 1 win in a row, the McKinzie colt has moved up 12 spots into sixth within the 2-year-old division with $495,000 in purse earnings this yr. Chancer McPatrick has now gained two Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile introduced by TAA, taking the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga regardless of a troubled journey along with the Champagne Stakes.
Carl Spackler posted the highest Equibase Velocity Determine throughout North America final week, incomes a 117 for successful the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes Oct. 5 at Keeneland by a size to provide the aforementioned Brown his first ever Turf Mile win. 4-year-old Carl Spackler shot up 59 spots within the standings and now ranks 21 with $1,136,225 in earnings this yr from 4 wins in 5 begins. The turf Mile was his second Grade 1 win in a row after dominating within the FanDuel Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga Aug. 11 and his third graded stakes victory this yr. He earned an automated entry into the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Introduced by PDJF along with his win within the Turf Mile.
Irad Ortiz Jr. and Flavien Prat stay in first and second, respectively, within the jockey standings by purse earnings, nevertheless with $1,442,519 in earnings final week, Tyler Gaffalione is simply $2,548,163 behind Prat. Gaffalione had back-to-back Grade 1 one wins at Keeneland on Saturday within the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity aboard East Avenue and the Turf Mile on Carl Spackler.
Brown had a formidable weekend at Keeneland and Belmont on the Large A. He gained the Grade 1 First Girl Stakes Introduced by UK HealthCare for the seventh consecutive yr whereas ending first, second and third. Brown additionally gained the Turf Mile Stakes, Champagne Stakes, and Grade 2 Beldame Stakes. Brown completed the week with $2,050,931 in earnings; he stays second to Steve Asmussen with roughly $200,000 separating the highest two.
