all in Breeders' Cup

Saturday is a blockbuster day of racing at Belmont Park, highlighted by the Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap.

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $500,000 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs and other developments during a weekend marked by spectacular individual performances. The Stephen Foster carried an expense-paid berth in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7 at Keeneland. 

The horse racing world like all other areas of society continues to make changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis. Most racetracks currently operating are doing so without spectators, and have instituted strict safety screening protocols for essential employees who are already on the grounds to provide daily care for horses.

It’s been a long road for Tom’s d’Etat. A Kentucky-bred son of Smart Strike, the striking bay spent the first three years of his career searching for a black-type win.

Racing fans will be in for a treat on Saturday when Churchill Downs hosts the $200,000, Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Handicap, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Nov. 7 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

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