DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 4 (UPI) — One of the best things about 3-year-olds dominating the big races at the Breeders’ Cup World Championship races is the likelihood many of them will race on around the world in 2025.
They will, of course, be joined by some of their successful elders. But with the first three finishers from the $7 million Classic and the dominant winner of the $2 million Distaff apparently headed to continued competition, the future is bright.
“Everything’s all good” with upset winner Sierra Leone, assistant trainer Baldo Hernandez said after parading the colt for the media Sunday morning on the Del Mar backstretch. He said Sierra Leone will head for Kentucky and then “maybe Florida after that.”
Runner-up Fierceness could be on a similar itinerary, assuming he checks out OK in a post-season veterinary exam, trainer Todd Pletcher said.
“We’ll see how the physical goes. Then the Pegasus is in play, the Saudi Cup is in play, the Dubai World Cup is in play. A lot of options,” Pletcher added.