As veterans of America’s recent conflicts approached Omaha Beach, the classy 3-year-old calmly greeted each visitor, welcoming their pats on a sunny Oct. 30 morning on the Santa Anita Park backstretch. Source

When Santa Anita Park hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for an unprecedented 10th time Nov. 1-2, the top priority for the event is equine welfare, Breeders’ Cup officials said Oct. 30 during a news conference on safety protocols. Source

Kaleem Shah’s Donna Veloce, a $800,000 sale 2-year-old in March, is the morning-line favorite for the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filles (G1) at Santa Anita off a single 6 1/2-furlong maiden win Sept. 28. Source

The entries are in, the draws have been made, and the big weekend is upon us! Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com joins Joel to provide some last minute-analysis on the first of two episodes of TCI for this year’s Breeders’ Cup. Source

Veering a bit from plans at the 2017 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training worked out well for trainer Enebish Ganbat and Ganbaatar Dagvadorj’s Mongolian Stable.  Source

As trainer Phil D’Amato prepares Acclimate for his engagement Nov. 2 in the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, he hopes that the friendly confines of “The Great Race Place” will be a blessing for his 5-year-old gelding. Source