Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen surpassed the late Dale Baird’s all-time North American win record at Saratoga on Saturday, by sending out the long-anticipated number 9,446 - juvenile Stellar Tap.

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.