Flavien Prat breezed Dubai World Cup winner Magnitude 5 furlongs in 1:00 3/5 at Keeneland as the colt trains toward the Breeders' Cup Classic. It gave Prat a first feel for the Steve Asmussen runner ahead of Oct. 31. ##BC2026

Steve Asmussen and Erik Asmussen teamed up for five wins on the Oct. 9 card at Remington Park. The father-son pair continues to lead the track's trainer and jockey standings. ##BC2026

The Puma worked 5 furlongs at Keeneland and connections now lean toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Englishman also returned with a bullet half-mile as the Sprint favorite. ##BC2026

Hughes goes into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile unbeaten after grade 1 wins in the Del Mar Futurity and American Pharoah Stakes. The latest Challenge compares his prep with Bob Baffert's previous Juvenile winners. ##BC2026

FanDuel TV will carry the live announcement of the 2026 Breeders’ Cup pre-entered fields at noon ET on Oct. 21. Scott Hazelton and Joaquin Jaime are set to host the show. ##BC2026

Ag Bullet returns in the $400,000 Franklin Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland, with Richard Baltas still eyeing the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint if she runs well. Time to Dazzle and Shoot It True are among her rivals. ##BC2026

A 25% interest in group 3 winner Primetime Emmy will be offered Oct. 28 at Keeneland's Championship Sale, ahead of her expected start in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T). ##BC2026

Barry Irwin said U. S. S. Valor will skip the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland, leading this week's Podcast Playback roundup of Oct. 1-7 quotes. The latest also touches on the Frizette, Champagne, and Arc weekend. ##BC2026

Edwin Gonzalez has two Breeders' Cup mounts for Saffie Joseph Jr.: Forged Steel in the Classic and Kerry's Kiss in the Filly & Mare Sprint. ##BC2026

Sovereignty remains No. 1 in a largely unchanged NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Deterministic moved to eighth, and Notable Speech slipped to ninth. ##BC2026

Early Voting will stand for $50,000 in 2027 at Taylor Made Stallions. A lifetime breeding right also sold at Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale. ##BC2026

Barry Irwin says U. S. S. Valor will skip the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) after his Champagne Stakes (G1) win. On BloodHorse Monday, the Team Valor founder discusses the decision and what could come next. ##BC2026 ##TC2027 ##Video ##BloodHorsePlus

Keeneland leads this week’s TV, streaming, and radio schedule, with the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, Franklin Stakes, and Sycamore Stakes among the featured broadcasts on FS1, FS2, FanDuel TV, and HRRN. ##BC2026

True Love earned a fees-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Mile with her Oct. 4 win in the Prix de la Foret (G1) at Longchamp. Aidan O'Brien said the Mile could be next. ##BC2026

Amusingly beat the colts in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at Longchamp. The filly's win also earned her a fees-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T). ##BC2026 ##TC2027

Daryz repeated in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Oct. 4, becoming the first male to win the race multiple times since the 1970s. The Aga Khan homebred also earned a fees-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Turf. ##BC2026

Domestic Agenda earned a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf berth with a 4 1/2-length win in the Miss Grillo Stakes (G2T) at Belmont Park. The Klaravich Stables filly is headed to Keeneland through the Challenge series. ##BC2026

ALERT: Hughes stayed unbeaten with an open-length win in the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) on Oct. 3 at Santa Anita. The Bob Baffert-trained colt followed his Best Pal and Del Mar Futurity wins with another graded score. ##BC2026 ##TC2027

Regaled repeated in the $600,000 Delaware Handicap (G3), winning by 3 lengths Oct. 3 at Delaware Park over Chasten, with favored Nerazurri third. Whit Beckman trains the mare. ##BC2026

Rhetorical repeated in Keeneland’s $1.25 million Turf Mile (G1T), drawing off late for a second straight win in the race. The victory earned him a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Mile. ##BC2026