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 breaks his maiden 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
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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.
