GIII Vosburgh Stakes winner Mufasa (Chi) (Practical Joke) was expected to arrive back at Keeneland Sunday, and has two races on Championship weekend under consideration, trainer Ignacio Correas IV confirmed.
The 4 1/4-length victory in the “Win and You're In” Breeders' Cup Challenge race was the first North American graded score for the Chilean star since arriving in the U.S. While Mufasa has a fees-paid berth into the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, Correas has said that the GI Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile is also under consideration.
Grade I-winner Didia (Arg) (Orpen) worked Sunday at Keeneland as she began her final preparations for the GI Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. She went a half-mile on the main track in :49.60, the track labeled as 'good', and was the ninth fastest of 11 others on the morning.
Also going was SP Ready for Peace (More Than Ready) and Give Life (Caravaggio), both of whom worked five furlongs on the main track. The pair went in 1:01.20 and were tied with one other for third fastest of five on the morning. The former is being pointed toward the GI Clairborne Breeders' Futurity while the latter is a possible entry for Friday's GII Jessamine Stakes on Keeneland's opening October weekend.
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