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Barn Tour: Sadler on Flightline and rest of Breeders' Cup team

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Barn Tour: Sadler on Flightline and rest of Breeders' Cup team

Edgeway won the Rancho Bernardo for the third time this year. Sadler's horse could be his fourth starter at the Breeders' Cup. Tripoli won last year's Pacific Classic and Awesome Again and finished 7th in the Classic. Heywoods Beach could join his stablemates at Keeneland for Breeder's Cup weekend. He's set to go in Tokyo City Cup at Santa Anita a week from Saturday. He'll then go to Kentucky for Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes on the Friday undercard. It's his third and final win in Europe. His last win was in German 1,000 Guineas.

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