Churchill Downs Presents Trick Or Treat At Family Adventure Day Sunday

Sunday's opener coincides with Halloween and Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., will present Trick-or-Treat at the Track at Family Adventure Day presented by Kroger.

Kids 12 and under are encouraged to wear costumes and trick-or-treat at more than 15 “Trick-or-Treat Boo Stations” throughout the first floor of the racetrack on Halloween as Churchill Downs and community partners hand out candy between 12-4 p.m. Additionally, families are invited to take home a free pumpkin for their Halloween jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin patch at Churchill Downs.

There will be more than 20 activities for children to enjoy including face painting (1-3:30 p.m.), the Honey Hill petting zoo, bubble station, video game truck, pumpkin decorating, bounce houses, inflatables games, an obstacle course, and games such as pumpkin bowling, cornhole, giant Jenga, giant Connect 4, pony rides, and snookball.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at www.churchilldowns.com. “Buy Four, Save $4” ticket packages also are available.

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Watch And Wager On Breeders’ Cup World Championships At Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs will simulcast the Breeders' Cup World Championships from Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6. The first race from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., those days is 2 p.m. and 1:45 p.m., respectively.

A simulcast of the 10-race “Future Stars Friday” card from Del Mar will begin at 2:55 p.m. and the Breeders' Cup will cover Races 6-10 (5:50-8:30 p.m.). Championship Saturday's 12-race program at Del Mar will commence at 1:15 p.m. with the Breeders' Cup on Races 4-12 (Breeders' Cup starts at 3:05 p.m.). It will culminate with the $6 million Longines Classic (GI) at 8:40 p.m.

Several horses currently stabled at Churchill Downs are expected to compete in the Breeders' Cup, led by the Brad Cox-trained duo of Knicks Go (23-9-3-1—$5,553,135) and Essential Quality (9-8-0-0—$4,215,144) in the Classic

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Observations: Son of Left Hand Debuts at Saint-Cloud

12.50 Saint-Cloud, Debutantes, €27,000, 2yo, c/g, 7 1/2fT
GAUCHER (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is the first foal out of the Wertheimers' G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who was also runner-up in the G1 Prix de Diane. Carlos Laffon-Parias is in charge of the March-foaled chestnut, whose rivals include The Aga Khan's Mirabad (Fr) (Gleneagles {Ire}), a Mikel Delzangles trainee whose listed-winning dam hails from a strong-staying family.

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Brisnet Offers Free Past Performances For Churchill Downs Fall Meet

Brisnet.com will offer complementary past performances for the entire 21-day Churchill Downs Fall Meet at the Louisville, Ky., track. Find the past performances at www.brisnet.com/product/past-performances/FPP.

The Fall Meet opens Sunday at 1 p.m. for “Stars of Tomorrow I” and features all 2-year-old races. The featured races on the card are the $200,000 Street Sense and $200,000 Rags to Riches – the local steppingstones for the $400,000 Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club and $400,000 Grade 2 Golden Rod, respectively.

The complete field for the Street Sense from the rail out (with jockey, trainer, and morning line odds): Guntown (Ricardo Santana Jr., Steve Asmussen, 8-1); Luni Sima (Adam Beschizza, Jack Sisterson, 20-1); Skippylongstocking (Tyler Gaffalione, Saffie Joseph Jr., 6-1); Red Danger (Julien Leparoux, Brian Lynch, 7-2); Kiss the Sky (Corey Lanerie, Mike Maker, 3-1); Howling Time (Joe Talamo, Dale Romans, 5-1); Lucky Boss (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek, 6-1); Sport Pepper (Florent Geroux, Kerry Zavash, 15-1); and Red Knobs (James Graham, Romans, 5-1).

Here's the field for the Rags to Riches: Manasota Sunset (Ricardo Santana Jr., Joe Sharp, 8-1); Mama Rina (Corey Lanerie, Kenny McPeek, 3-1); Sandstone (Brian Hernandez Jr., McPeek, 5-2); Yuugiri (Tyler Gaffalione, Brisset, 2-1); and Dressed (Florent Geroux, Wayne Catalano, 5-2).

Inaugurated in 2005, Churchill Downs' “Stars of Tomorrow” programs have helped launch the careers of numerous graded stakes winners, including more than 50 future Grade 1 winners led by Horse of the Year champions Gun Runner (2017) and Rachel Alexandra (2009); Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (2010); Kentucky Oaks winners Rachel Alexandra (2009), Believe You Can (2012) and Monomoy Girl (2018); Preakness winners Shackleford (2011),  War of Will (2019) and Swiss Skydiver (2020); and Belmont winner Creator (2016) as well as 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic and 2013 Stephen Foster hero Fort Larned and 2013 champion 3-year-old Will Take Charge.

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