Meet the Contenders: 2025 Breeders Futurity
Ted Noffey drew away by an imperious 8 1/2 lengths in the Hopeful (G1) (Photo by Chelsea Durand/Coglianese Photos)
October 1st, 2025
Meet the horses running in Saturday's 2025 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential. The star rating of 1 to 5 represents the opportunity to perform well. Be sure to follow these contenders by adding them to your stable alerts.
Blackout time wins at Ellis Park. (Photo by Coady Media)
#1 Blackout Time ****
Pro: Won a key Ellis Park maiden easily; barn has a long history of success in this.
Con: Goes without regular rider Brian Hernandez, who is injured.
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#2 Big Dom ***
Pro: Earned a decent speed figure winning Saratoga debut in a photo.
Con: Concedes racing experience to everyone else in the field.
Big Dom wins at first asking in R6 at Saratoga for trainer @tomamossracing with @jose93_ortiz aboard! 🏇 pic.twitter.com/0jG4OLtxhL
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) August 23, 2025
Diciassette wins the Proud Man at Gulfstream park. (Photo by Coglianese Photo / Credit to Sonny Hughes)
#3 Diciassette *
Pro: Proven over dry and wet surfaces; enters unbeaten from two starts.
Con: Stakes win at Gulfstream on the slow side; major improvement needed.
Spice Runner wins the Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs. (Photo by Coady Media)
#4 Spice Runner **
Pro: Grinded out a narrow win in Iroquois (G3); extra ground here will help.
Con: Faces a sterner test of class; Jose Ortiz sides elsewhere.
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#5 Litmus Test ***
Pro: Fourth to Brant in Del Mar Futurity (G1); California form might stack up well.
Con: Basically, he ran to expectations in his stakes debut and needs to find more.
Ted Noffey drew away by an imperious 8 1/2 lengths in the Hopeful (G1) (Photo by Chelsea Durand/Coglianese Photos)
#6 Ted Noffey *****
Pro: Looked like a budding star in Hopeful (G1) romp; repeat very possible.
Con: Other than limited value, negatives are not readily apparent.
Ewing wins the Saratoga Special at Saratoga. (Photo by Coglianese Photo / Credit to Chelsea Durand)
#7 Ewing ****
Pro: Impressive debut followed by more workmanlike Saratoga Special (G2) win.
Con: Outside draw might hurt if he happens to break slow again.
Three wins on the card for jockey @Tyler_Gaff! 👏
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) June 16, 2024
#8 Motorcade cuts back and takes R7 at Churchill Downs for trainer Michael Ann Ewing!
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