Final Breeders' Cup preps mark U.S. weekend horse racing

Seven Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" races highlight the weekend U.S. horse racing schedule. Country Grammer and Life is Good are preparing for the big race.

Life Is Good is preparing for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic in Saturday's $500,000 Grade I Woodward at Aqueduct. Country Grammer is also preparing and he's running in the $300,00 Grade II Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita. Hot Rod Charlie is the favorite in a $ 500, 000 Grade 2 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs.

Distaff, Awake At Midnyte and Soothsay are in the entry box for Sunday's $200,000 Grade II Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita. Midnight Memories exits a win in Grade III Torrey Pines.

Speaker's Corner is the favorite for Saturday's $300,000 Grade III Ack Ack Ack at Churchill Downs. Untreated and Fulsome will start from the inside gate.

Forbidden Kingdom was a Kentucky Derby candidate. He finished last in the Santa Anita Derby. The American Pharoah colt returns for the first time since that April 9 heat in Saturday's $200,000 Grade II Santa Monica Sprint Championship.

Ce Ce is the reigning Eclipse Award champion female sprinter. She takes on five rivals in Sunday's $100,000 Grade III Chillingworth Stakes at Santa Anita.

Half of the field trained by Phil D'Amato is in Saturday's $200,000 Grade II John Henry Turf Championship at Santa Anita. Gold Phoenix and Masteroffoxhounds are the favorites. Saturday is the first step toward resuming the stakes program at Hawthorne Race Course.

The eight fillies and mares assembled for Sunday's $200,000 Grade III Fasig-Tipron Waya Stakes at Aqueduct are struggling to put together consistent performances.

Beyond Brilliant is the 6-5 favorite in a field of six for Saturday's $200,000 Grade II City of Hope Mile at Santa Anita.

Gregorian Chant is the morning-line favorite in Saturday's $200,000 Grade II Eddie D. Stakes down the Santa Anita hillside course. Grace Adler is a surprise in the $85,00 Unzip Me Stake for 3-year-old fillies down Santa Monica hill.

Awesome Strong is aiming for a sweep of the Florida Sire Stakes for state-breds at Gulfstream Park. The Awesome Slew colt faces 11 rivals in a race that stretches out to 1 1/16 miles.

Final Breeders' Cup preps mark U.S. weekend horse racing. Sunday's $200,000 Grade II Pilgrim at Aqueduct has a field of 12. Battle of Normandy finished second in the Grade III With Anticipation at Saratoga in his last race. The nine signed on for Sunday’s $100,00 Speakeasy Stakes at Santa Anita all have something to prove. Saturday's Laurel Futurity at Laurel Park has 13 entries plus four entries for "main track only".

Final Breeders' Cup preps mark U.S. weekend horse racing. Sunday's $400,000 Grade I Frizette Stakes at Aqueduct is a "Win and You're In" for the NetJets Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies. Leave No Trace defends a 2-for-2 record that includes the Grade II Spinaway at Saratoga. Lynx is looking for a series sweep in Saturday's My Dear Girl Division of the Florida Sire Stake for state-breds at Gulfsteam Park.

Final Breeders' Cup preps mark U.S. weekend horse racing. Four of the six entrants for Saturday's Grade II Miss Grillo Stakes at Aqueduct come off maiden wins. Private Credit is the 7-2 favorite for the Selima Stake at Laurel Park.

Prairie Meadows has seven $100,000 stakes for Iowa-breds on Saturday. Sunday's $400,00 Breeders' Stakes is the third leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.