As a precursor to Thorpedo Anna's participation against males in the Aug. 24 DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, another 3-year-old filly, Caitlinhergrtness, upset males north of the border in the historic King's Plate Stakes at Woodbine Aug. 23.
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2024 Pat O’Brien Stakes at a Glance
At a seven-furlong distance, the Pat O’Brien Stakes may not be a mirror image of the six-furlong Breeders’ Cup Sprint, but it does showcase the nation’s premier dirt sprinter. Contested at the same track as the Nov.
Dornoch Leads Latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings Heading Into Travers Showdown
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes ranking the top contenders for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The results are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Road to the 2024 Breeders’ Cup: Sneak Peek at Saratoga Stakes and Other Key Preps
The upcoming weekend at Saratoga Race Course is an important station on the road to the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Year in and year out, multiple races held this weekend at the Spa are influential in cementing Breeders’ Cup plans for several horses and their connections, and there are prominent prep races held elsewhere as well over the next few days.
