The Jury: Bets and fades for Oct. 1-2

The Breeders' Cup prep season begins to draw to a close this weekend. There are major domestic stakes at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, and Santa Anita on Saturday. Longchamp in Paris hosts the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on both Saturday and Sunday.

The Ack Ack (G3) at Churchill Downs marks the fourth start back for stakes winner Senor Buscador. Senorscador finished third in the Pat O'Brien ( G2) race at Del Mar. Delmona (6-1) is an attractive price for a prime threat in Saturday's Unzip Me S at Santa Anita. The Dandy Man filly just missed to future Breeders' Cup heroine Twilight Gleaming in a French listed stakes.

#12 Scuttlebuzz is 10-1 for Saturday's Belmont Turf Sprint (G3) at Aqueduct. Scuttler is 4-for-4 going six furlongs on the course, including two come-from-behind wins against allowance foes late last season.

JS will fade the 8-5 morning-line favorite in the Lukas Classic (G2) because he hasn't shown the same form this season. VH is more confident in Speaker's Corner's chances in Saturday's Ack Ack at Churchill Downs. KR: Gold Phoenix is running in John Henry Turf Championship ( G2), mainly to gain more experience ahead of the Breeders' Cup.   kr: GoldPhoenix will probably turn in a solid effort similar to his third in Charles Whittingham (2-1) at Santa Anita.

JS, KR, VH and Misha are looking forward to the racing on Saturday. France takes center stage with a terrific Saturday card. The depth of the contests and variable of soft ground makes for plenty of betting value. The TwinSpires Edge has selections and informative analysis. Arc Day holds intense interest for its bearing upon the Breeders' Cup. In the Prix Dollar, Andre Fabre sends out his Breeder's Cup Turf hope Botanik. Newmarket's Sun Chariot has BreedERS' cup implications. Quincy Cafe is a half-brother to Test (G1) winner Chi Town Lady.