Keeneland hosting Breeders’ Cup for fourth time

Keeneland is preparing to host the 43^rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships this Friday and Saturday and welcome 72 graduates of Keeneland sales who were entered Monday in the 14-race event worth more than $34 million in purses and bonus awards. With victories, they will add their names to the list of 134 sales alumni who have won 145 Breeders’ Cup races through 2025.

Keeneland sales graduates entered in Future Stars Friday stakes in race order are:

$1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1): Brickyard Belle Also eligibles: Wood Island, Fanshell Beach

$2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1): Badittude, Domain Expansion, Emphatic, Lexi’s Charm, Miss Monica, Revenge of the Sis, Rum Twist, Scarlett Begonia, Voyager 

$1 million Breeders’ Cup John Deere Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1): Citrus Springs, De la Renta, Domestic Agenda, Seneca Park. Also eligible: Quibbler.

$2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance: American History, Damavand, Earth Song, He Is No Lie, Hughes, Saludin 

$1 million Brown Advisory Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1): Haffner, How’s Al Today, Let Em Know

Keeneland sales alumni entered in Championship Saturday stakes in race order are:

$1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1): Evanescense, Explora, Foie Gras, Kerry’s Kiss, Kilwin, Praying, Simply Joking

$1 million Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1): In Our Time, Joe Sheisty, John the Beer Man, Possiblemente, Shisospicy, Time to Dazzle, Yellow Card. Also eligibles: No Nay Hudson (IRE), Doncho, Outfielder

$1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1): Bracket Buster, Further Ado, Iron Man Cal, Owen Almighty, T Kraft

$2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1): Classic Q, Kathynmarissa, Lush Lips (GB), Stellify, Thought Process

$2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1): American Stage, Built, Dark Saffron, Englishman, Hymn, Nakatomi

$2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) Presented by PDJF: Cabo Spirit, Deterministic, Formidable Man 

$2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1): Eunomia, Fully Subscribed, Measure, Regaled, Scottish Lassie, Super Corredora

$5 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1): Also eligible: Telescopic

$7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1): Magnitude, Napoleon Solo, The Puma