With lower than three weeks remaining till the 42nd working of the Breeders’ Cup, it was a comparatively quiet week throughout North America by way of high-prestige races, one exception being the $800,000 Queen Elizabeth II Problem Cup Stakes Offered by Dixiana for 3-year-old fillies Oct. 11 at Keeneland.
Within the QE II, Lush Lips delivered a standout efficiency, profitable by 1 ¼ lengths over beforehand undefeated Laurelin. The British-bred 3-year-old filly earned a 105 Equibase Pace Determine in her first begin since a runner-up end within the Del Mar Oaks Offered by Keeneland Gross sales in mid-August and notched her second stakes victory of the yr following a decisive 3 ¾-length win within the Tepin Stakes at Churchill Downs in June. With $740,608 in earnings this yr, Lush Lips surged up the leaderboard from exterior the highest 100 to 48th total and seventh amongst 3-year-old fillies.
The QE II victory additionally continued a stellar Keeneland Fall Meet for coach Brendan Walsh, marking his seventh total win and third graded stakes victory of the meet. Walsh at present leads all trainers at Keeneland by each wins and earnings, profitable at a powerful 27% clip. As well as, he topped all trainers in North America final week with $637,230 in earnings and stays ninth total on the 2025 standings with $12,312,185 in earnings.
Canadian and U.S. Corridor of Fame coach Mark Casse had 5 wins final week highlighted by Time to Dazzle’s 3 ¼-length rating within the Franklin Stakes Oct. 12 at Keeneland. After bankrolling $617,495 final week, Casse narrowly handed Chad Brown to maneuver into third place amongst all trainers in North America with $19,536,779 in 2025 earnings, $133,322 forward of Brown who’s now in fourth.
Brad Cox continues to carry a commanding lead within the coach standings, main by almost $4.5 million in earnings, but it surely was second-ranked Steve Asmussen who stole the highlight this week. On Saturday night time at Remington Park, Asmussen achieved a historic milestone by notching his 11,000th profession victory with Beau Soleil, ridden by his son Erik Asmussen. Asmussen is the primary coach in North American racing historical past to succeed in 11,000 victories, profitable at a powerful 20% clip all-time.
Flavien Prat stays on high of the jockey standings for the 17th consecutive week, surpassing $31 million in earnings, however Irad Ortiz Jr. is closing in quick, now simply $661,235 behind Prat in second. Ortiz Jr. took eight journeys to the winner’s circle final week good for $600,208 in earnings, together with a three-win day at Keeneland on Saturday.
North American leaders lists for horses, jockeys, trainers and house owners can be found on equibase.com and you’ll filter the information to view by all kinds of classes together with age, intercourse, floor and race sort.
