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Catching Up with 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Corniche

The time Corniche, a $1.5-million OBS topper and 'TDN Rising Star', spent on the track might have been brief, but it was bright. Undefeated in three starts at two and a dual Grade I winner, he was simply better than the rest.

“Corniche was always a dominating colt on the farm and so good looking as a foal,” said Leah O'Meara of Stonehaven Steadings, who co-bred the Juvenile winner. “We always had high hopes for him. He gave us the first round of excitement when he breezed so well and went on to top the OBS April 2-year-old sale. But truly, the most impressive shock we were able to witness was his Breeders' Cup win… the way he broke strongly outside in post 12, was able to clear the field, and take an inside trip truly blew us away. Then of course he held on to take the 2-year-old championship and subsequently the Eclipse Award–we are truly blessed to have had a hand in a horse as great as him!”

Corniche (2019 bay colt, Quality Road–Wasted Tears, by Najran)

Lifetime record: Ch. 2yo colt, MGISW, 4-3-0-0, $1,263,500

Breeders' Cup connections: B-Bart Evans & Stonehaven Steadings (KY); O-Speedway Stables LLC; T-Bob Baffert; J-Mike Smith.

Current location: Coolmore America/Ashford Stud, Versailles, Ky.

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Highfield Princess Will Skip Breeders’ Cup In Favor of Hong Kong Sprint

Trainers House Enterprises Ltd.'s G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines winner Highfield Princess (Fr) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) will make her next start in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin on Dec. 10, trainer John Quinn revealed. The 6-year-old mare had originally planned to start next in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Nov. 4, but will skip a trip to California in favor of a journey to the Far East.

“All being well, we're going to go to Hong Kong with her,” Quinn said. “It gives the mare a bit longer, which is probably the main thing. It's six furlongs in Hong Kong and the ground can be rattling hard in America–at Santa Anita it can be like the road. We just thought all in all we'd plump for Hong Kong.

“She's come out of the Abbaye well, she's in great nick so we're happy. We just want to keep her in good form and have her in good nick and we'll give it a twirl.”

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‘We Think It’s The Right Opportunity’: Lukas Classic Winner Clapton Will Point To Breeders’ Cup Classic

Trainer Chad Summers told the Daily Racing Form on Monday that his Grade 2 Lukas Classic winner Clapton will point to the Breeders' Cup Classic as his next start. The field may oversubscribe, but Summers believes the opportunity is worth a shot.

“He is just thriving out of the [Lukas] Classic. He came out of the race better than he went in,” Summers told DRF. “The race should have pace in it with Arabian Knight and Saudi Crown. They should go fast. You don't always get these kinds of opportunities. We think it's the right opportunity for the way the horse is going and how he's doing.”

Clapton won the Lukas Classic by a head, following a fourth-place finish in the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. Prior to that, under the care of trainer Juan Alvarado, the colt won the G3 Ghostzapper at Gulfstream and finished second in the G2 Suburban.

Bred in Florida by Arindel, the 4-year-old son of Brethren was a private purchase over the summer by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Alnuami (RRR Racing). Clapton's primary targets for early 2024 will be the Maktoum Challenge on Jan. 26 and the Dubai World Cup on March 30.

Arcangelo to Lane’s End on Retirement

Blue Rose Farm's Arcangelo (Arrogate–Modeling, by Tapit), a likely favorite for the upcoming GI Breeders' Cup Classic, will enter stud at Lane's End Farm at the conclusion of his racing career. The gray went to the head of the sophomore division with victories in the GI Belmont S. and GI Travers S. He also captured this year's GIII Peter Pan S.

“It has been a surreal experience to own a horse of this magnitude,” said owner Jon Ebbert. “The day I laid eyes on him at the yearling sale, I said to myself that this is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen. I'm so blessed the way everything unfolded and so appreciative of my team. To win the Belmont, the Travers and looking as the possible favorite in the Breeders' Cup is incredible. From the beginning of this journey, I tried to make every right decision for this horse, and now I have another important one to make. Upon his retirement, I've chosen Lane's End as the perfect fit for his stallion career.”

Trainer Jena Antonucci, who became the first woman to saddle the winner of a Triple Crown race when Arcangelo captured the Belmont, added, “Having the opportunity to steward Arcangelo thus far in his racing career has been the absolute blessing of a lifetime, for which I will be eternally grateful for. Watching him grow into his mental and physical greatness has been remarkable. We will be excited to see the talent of his progeny and watching Arcangelo pass along his innate ability, talent, and desire to be a champion.”

By champion Arrogate, the sire of five Grade I winners in his brief career at stud, Arcangelo was bred by Don Alberto Corporation. His dam Modeling, a $2.85-million Keeneland November broodmare purchase, is a half-sister to Streaming (Smart Strike), winner of the GI Hollywood Starlet S. She hails from the family of broodmare of the year and prolific producer Better Than Honour, the dam of back-to-back Belmont winners Rags to Riches and Jazil.

“Arcangelo's historic 3-year-old campaign fits a profile that we are very familiar with on our stallion roster,” said Lane's End's Bill Farish. “There's no doubt that Arrogate's brief career at stud has had a major impact on racing and the opportunity to stand a Classic-winning son of his with such a deep pedigree makes Arcangelo an exciting and unique prospect for Lane's End.”

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