Leading Point Earners for Breeders’ Cup Races

The leading contenders for starting positions in four of the seven Breeders’ Cup Day races to be run Nov. 2 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Breeders’ Cup points are earned by horse finishing first, second or third in North American graded stakes between Jan. 1 and Oct. 21, the pre-entry deadline for the Breeders’ Cup Championship races. This list is current for graded stakes races run through Oct. 20 (trainers in parentheses):

3-Year-Old & Up Males--Farma Way (Wayne Lukas), 58; In Excess (Bruce Jackson), 50; Hansel (Frank Brothers), 46; Black Tie Affair (Ernie Poulos), Fly So Free (Scotty Schulhofer), 42; Festin (Ron McAnally), 38; Scan (Scotty Schulhofer), 36; Strike the Gold (Nick Zito), 34; Chief Honcho (William Mott), Corporate Report (Wayne Lukas), Exbourne (Robert Frankel), Jolie’s Halo (Robert Camac), Tight Spot (Ron McAnally), 32.

3-Year-Old & Up Fillies and Mares--Lite Light (Jerry Hollendorfer), 54; Versailles Treaty (Shug McGaughey), 44; Fit to Scout (Jack Van Berg), 38; A Wild Ride (Wayne Lukas), 36; Queena (Shug McGaughey), 34; Meadow Star (Leroy Jolley), Miss Josh (Barclay Tagg), 32; Fire the Groom (Bill Shoemaker), 30; Brought to Mind (Ron McAnally), 28; Buy the Firm (Carlos F. Martin), 27.

3-Year-Old & Up Turf-- Exbourne (Robert Frankel), Miss Josh (Barclay Tagg), Tight Spot (Ron McAnally), 32; Fire the Groom (Bill Shoemaker), 30; Solar Splendor (Patrick Kelly), 28; Forty Niner Days (Roger Stein), 24; Bequest (Neil Drysdale), Double Booked (Linda Rice), Itsallgreektome (Wallace Dollase), Marquetry (Robert Frankel), Somethingmerry (Donald Warren), 22.

3-Year-Old & Up Sprinters--Black Tie Affair (Ernie Poulos), 42; Queena (Shug McGaughey, 34; Housebuster (Warren Croll), 28; Devil’s Orchid (Richard Mandella), 26; Senor Speedy (Alfredo Callejas), 19; Safely Kept (Alan E. Goldberg), 15; Gervazy (Francois Parisel), To Freedom (John Tammaro), 12; Diablo (William Mott), Mr. Nasty (Guadalupe Preciado), Stormy But Valid (Brian Mayberry), Answer Do (Lyman Rollins), 10.

2-Year-Old Colts & Geldings--Caller I.D. (Stanley Hough), 21. Bertrando (Bruce Headley), Tri to Watch (Carl Domino), 16. Salt Lake (Wayne Lukas), 14. Pick Up The Phone (John Tammaro), Star Recruit (Jerry Fanning), 12. Agincourt (Nick Zito), Scherando (W. Mulhall), Zurich (Edwin Gregson), 10; Smiling and Dancin (Steve DiMauro), 9.

2-Year-Old Fillies--Soviet Sojourn (Bob Baffert), 20; Miss Iron Smoke (Brian Mayberry), 16; Anh Duong (Leroy Jolley), Preach (Shug McGaughey), Turnback The Alarm (William Terrill), 14; Fluttery Danseur (Brian Mayberry), La Spia (Randy Winick), Speed Dialer (Neil J. Howard), Vivano (James J. Pascuma), 10; American Royale (Lisa Lewis), Miss Legality (Hubert Hine), Pleasant Stage (Chris Speckert), Spinning Round (James Baker), 6.