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Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: A Busy Day For Classic Contenders

Nine of the 11 horses pre-entered for next Saturday's $6-million Breeders' Cup Classic turned in their final timed workouts on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs and Keeneland in Kentucky and Santa Anita Park in California. Belmont and Travers winner Tiz the Law worked at Keeneland for trainer Barclay Tagg, Kentucky Derby winner Authentic breezed at Santa Anita for Bob Baffert and Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver did her final preparations at Churchill Downs.

Trainer Kenny McPeek said later Swiss Skydiver would most likely be entered against fillies and mares in the Distaff rather than take on males in the Classic. One of her chief opponents in that race, Monomoy Girl, also worked over the Churchill Downs main track on Saturday morning.

The Europeans are starting to arrive and will be out of quarantine as early as Monday, with Aidan O'Brien's contingent arriving later Monday from Ireland.

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‘He Went Perfectly’: Tagg Pleased With Tiz The Law’s Final Classic Breeze

Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law, who looms as one of the favorites for next Saturday's $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), completed his major preparation for the 1 1/4-mile test by working five furlongs in :59.20 and galloping out 6 furlongs in 1:12.20 under Heather Smullen over a fast track at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

“I saw just what I wanted. He went perfectly,” trainer Barclay Tagg said. “We wanted him to go in :59 and he went in :59.20 so it was just right.”

Tiz the Law arrived at Keeneland Oct. 18, and this morning's work was his second over the track. He worked 6 furlongs in 1:13.20 on Oct. 23.

“I thought he needs to get a good feel of this track (because) he has never run over it,” Tagg said of the early arrival. “He has to run against older horses; it is going to be a tough race.

“I have a super-duper crew and everything has gone right (with Tiz the Law). We pay attention to the horses. We carry 30 horses at the most and try to get the best out of what we got and every now and then we get a good one.”

The only Classic pre-entrant to have been at Keeneland longer than Tiz the Law is Hronis Racing's Higher Power.

Early Saturday morning, Higher Power recorded his fifth work since arriving here the first of the month from Southern California.

With Juan Leyva, assistant to trainer John Sadler, aboard, Higher Power worked five furlongs in :58.80 and galloped out 6 furlongs in 1:11.60.

“I liked the way he came back from it,” Leyva said. “He was blowing a little bit but not out of this world. His level of fitness has really progressed here.”

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Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Final Breezes Begin

With one week to go until Future Stars Friday kicks off the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships from Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 6-7, a number of leading contenders turned in their final serious preparatory work at different tracks across the country.

At Keeneland, Grade 1 Frizette winner Dayoutoftheoffice worked for trainer Tim Hamm. At Churchill Downs, G2 Pocahontas winner Girl Daddy worked for trainer Dale Romans. At Santa Anita, G1 Del Mar Debutante winner Princess Noor turned in her final breeze for trainer Bob Baffert. All unbeaten, they will battle it out in the Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 6.

Today's Breeders' Cup News Minute includes footage of those works from TVG's “Breakfast at Breeders' Cup” and from XBTV.com. “Breakfast at Breeders' Cup” airs daily from 7-10 a.m. Eastern on TVG and is available via streaming at breederscup.com, with replays available at the Breeders' Cup YouTube channel.

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The Friday Show Presented By Breeders’ Cup: The World Comes To Kentucky

There is always a lot to absorb when pre-entries for the Breeders' Cup world championships are announced, and this year was no exception. Multiple oversubscribed fields – especially in the turf contests – will make handicapping many of the 14 races at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 6-7 a serious challenge.

In this week's Friday Show, Paulick Report bloodstock editor Joe Nevills and news editor Chelsea Hackbarth (who will be pulling double duty next week aboard her pony escorting international horses to the racetrack for training) join Ray Paulick to discuss the races and horses they are looking forward to the most and how the results of key races may impact Horse of the Year voting later this year.

Will the winner of the $6-million Classic get an automatic Horse of the Year vote, or are there some scenarios that would allow for someone from another division – possibly Swiss Skydiver or Monomoy Girl from the filly/mare ranks or juvenile sensation Jackie's Warrior – an opportunity to get enough support?

Watch this week's Friday Show below.

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