Multiple horses have been scratched from Friday and Saturday Breeders' Cup races, according to published reports.
In race order, they are:
- Juvenile Turf Sprint: Scratch all three also eligibles – Bushido, No Nay Hudson, Mounsieur Coco
- Juvenile Fillies: scratch American Rockette (11)
- Juvenile Fillies Turf: G Laurie (11) withdrawn because of a fever; Bling (15) draws in and will run. Scratch remaining also-eligible Alluring Angel
- Filly & Mare Sprint: Hot Peppers (10), vet scratch
- Turf Sprint: Bran (12), vet scratch
- Dirt Mile: Informative (8) and Laurel River (6), both vet scratches
G Laurie, a filly by Oscar Performance, was coming off a third-place finish to Last Call in the G1 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine for trainer Graham Motion. She won her previous start, a maiden race, by six lengths at Colonial Downs. G Laurie was 12-1 on the morning line. Bling is the first also eligible in the Juvenile Fillies Turf and will run.
American Rockette, an American Pharoah filly trained by Bill Mott, finished fourth in both the G1 Spinaway and G1 Frizette. She was 20-1 on the morning line. The scratch reduces the Juvenile Fillies field to 13 runners.
Hot Peppers, a Khozan filly trained by Rudy Rodriguez, set the pace in the G2 Prioress at Saratoga last out before fading to fourth. Earlier this year she won the G3 Victory Ride Stakes at Belmont. Hot Peppers was 30-1 on the morning line. The scratch reduces the Filly & Mare Sprint field to 12 runners.
Bran, a 15-1 chance in the Turf Sprint for trainer John Sadler, won Kentucky Downs' G2 Turf Sprint last out by a neck. A 4-year-old by Muhaarar, Bran has only finished off the board once in eight starts this year. The first also eligible in the Turf Sprint, Dancing Buck, has been scratched from consideration, opening the door for 30-1 longshot Oceanic (16) to run if trainer Jordan Blair decides to do so.
Informative, a 30-1 longshot in the Dirt Mile trained by Uriah St. Lewis, finished last of four runners in the G1 Woodward last out at the Belmont at the Big A meet. A 5-year-old horse by Bodemeister, Informative won the G3 Salvator Mile at Monmouth in 2021 and the Philip H. Iselin Stakes at the Jersey Shore track in August.
Laurel River, the 9-2 co-third choice in the Dirt Mile for trainer Bob Baffert, won the G2 Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar last out by 3 3/4 lengths. The 4-year-old son of Into Mischief was coming into the Breeders' Cup off a three-race win streak. The Dirt Mile will now run with nine entries.
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