Standout performances throughout Breeders' Cup weekend at Keeneland ensured that there will be few equine Eclipse Award divisions open to serious discussion in the coming weeks.

The Breeders' Cup is five weeks from now, several Eclipse Award races came into much sharper focus an indeed, we're ready to make a call in one of them.

Separated by less than a length in last month's A.P. Smithwick Memorial (G1), Moscato and Optimus Prime are ready to serve up an intriguing rematch in Thursday's $100,000 New York Turf Writers Cup (G1) at Saratoga, a 2 3/8-mile hurdle.

The U.S. steeplechase season will look to build momentum at Saratoga beginning with Thursday's $100,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (G1).