Horse racing notes: Breeders’ Cup pre-entries to be revealed Wednesday

SANTA ANITA LEADERS

(Through Thursday)

JOCKEYS / WINS

Flavien Prat / 15

Juan Hernandez / 12

Umberto Rispoli / 7

Tyler Baze / 6

Abel Cedillo / 6

TRAINERS / WINS

Doug O’Neill / 10

Peter Miller / 7

Bob Baffert / 6

Three tied / 5

WEEKEND STAKES AT SANTA ANITA

Saturday

• $70,000 Lure Stakes, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile (turf)

Sunday

• $75,000 Anoakia Stakes, 2-year-old fillies, 6 furlongs

DOWN THE STRETCH

• Thomas J. Rooney, a erstwhile U.S. congressman from Florida, has been named to win Alex Waldrop arsenic president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Waldrop is retiring astatine the extremity of the year. Rooney is an proprietor and breeder and has been portion of his family’s Shamrock Farm successful Maryland, which was founded by his grandfather, Art Rooney Sr. The Rooney household has been the bulk owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1933.

• Breeders’ Cup pre-entries volition beryllium announced Wednesday, Oct. 27, astatine 8:30 a.m. connected TVG and besides volition beryllium streamed connected breederscup.com. This year’s lawsuit is scheduled for Del Mar connected Nov. 5-6. Friday’s races volition beryllium televised connected NBC Sports Network and TVG and streamed connected breederscup.com from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday’s races, including the $6 cardinal Classic, volition beryllium shown connected NBCSN and TVG from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and connected NBC from 2 to 3 p.m.

• Trainer Bob Baffert volition nonstop retired 2 of the 5 2-year-old fillies entered for Sunday’s $75,000 Anoakia Stakes astatine Santa Anita. Eda and Benedict Canyon header the tract for the 6-furlong sprint. Eda goes successful disconnected a disappointing fifth-place decorativeness arsenic the 6-5 favourite successful the Grade I Del Mar Debutante connected Sept. 5, a contention that was won by stablemate Grace Adler. Benedict Canyon enters the Anoakia disconnected a chemoreceptor triumph successful a maiden peculiar value astatine Del Mar connected Sept. 5. It was the 2nd commencement of her career.

— Art Wilson