Racing Roundtable: Final round of 2025 Breeders' Cup preps

October 8th, 2025

In this week's Racing Roundtable, guest host Nick Tammaro leads a discussion with James Scully and Vance Hanson looking back at the weekend's Breeders' Cup prep action.

The guys lead off with talk about the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), with emphasis on the impending showdown between Breeders' Futurity (G1) and Hopeful (G1) winner Ted Noffey and Del Mar Futurity (G1) winner Brant.

Next up is talk of the Spinster (G1) at Keeneland, where three-year-old Nitrogen fell short against longshot older rival Gin Gin. Did Nitrogen's chances at the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1), and what does the future hold for 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna after her sub-par effort?

Finally, the Roundtable talks about other items that caught there eye. Vance looks at a pair of European Breeders' Cup contenders, James gives his weekly two-year-old report, and Nick ends it with talk about a wide-open Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).

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