Champion turf horse and renowned sire Kitten’s Joy has died at the age of 21, Ramsey Farm reported on social media Friday afternoon.

Former Road to the Kentucky Derby hero Maxfield will return in the Tenacious Stakes, nestled within 5 other stakes at Fair Grounds.

Trainer Chad Brown has won two of the last three editions of the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) and will take a stab at a third in Saturday's renewal at Del Mar with Digital Age and Standard Deviation.

There will be a quartet of open stakes offerings on the Friday and Saturday undercards of this weekend's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.