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As Wade Phillips has spent a career coaching in the National Football League, including stints as head coach for three different teams and serving as defensive coordinator for the 2016 Super Bowl winning-Denver Broncos, he knows all about the anticipation ahead of a big sporting event.

A truly international affair became even more international this year when the Breeders’ Cup meeting attracted a record-breaking 80 international pre-entries Oct. 23, 20 more than the previous record.

“Got a minute to talk?”

“Call you back later today.”

“Got a minute?

“Call you right back.”

The interview with Michael Migliore, the agent for up-and-coming jockey Dylan Davis, finally starts only to stop. Another call he must take.

The day racing fans and horseplayers wait for all year for is almost here. The Breeders’ Cup Saturday program will feature the international equine and human stars of horse racing, all ready to square off in nine championship races on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Del Mar.

The event will be headlined by the richest horse race in North America, the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The connections of Far Bridge are hoping to put to rest a couple of assumptions about their horse and the Nov. 2 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf.

In the minds of most people, the $5 million stakes at Del Mar is the property of international runners.

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