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2026 Breeders' Cup tips: Katie Midwinter's selections

Last Updated: Thu 29 Oct 2026

Top tipster Katie Midwinter has four fancies at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, live on Racing TV and Racing TV Extra, as well as a fancy at Newcastle.

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6.15 Newcastle: Sir Yoshi (e/w)

Four-year-old gelding Sir Yoshi is yet to win for current trainer Geoffrey Harker since switching from the David Marnane yard. He won once when trained in Ireland, beating Passing Phase to a Tipperary maiden success, before putting in a number of creditable efforts in Listed company, including when third to Tropical Storm, with subsequent Breeders' Cup winner Magnum Force in second, in a York contest.

In recent months, the son of Mehmas has shown he's still capable of performing having finished a length third at Pontefract from a mark of 90, which preceded a fourth-placed effort in an 11-runner Hamilton race when 1lb lower on 89.

Currently rated 83, Sir Yoshi has dropped to a lenient mark at his best and has enough quality to make the frame at the least. A win shouldn't be too far away for the gelding, who has all-weather form, and this could be his chance in the hands of Sam James.

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6.55 Keeneland: Brickyard Belle (e/w)

6/1

Brickyard Belle finished strongly to claim Grade Three glory in the Matron Stakes at Belmont Park when last seen. She made up ground impressively on leader Harper's Corner, who had previously beaten subsequent Grade One winner Voyager by five-and-a-quarter-lengths at Saratoga, to win in her second start, retaining her unbeaten record in the process.

Having flashed plenty of speed on that occasion, the daughter of Yaupon could be perfectly suited by this challenge and may be able to pose a serious threat to favourite Libertango. The $600,000 purchase is out of Ready To Unleash, a More Than Ready mare who had already produced Graded winners in Joe Shiesty and Johnny Unleashed.

Representing Miguel Clement, Brickyard Belle has already made a significant impression and may be worth keeping onside under Manuel Franco.

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7.35 Keeneland: Voyager (e/w)

20/1

Justify filly Voyager could outrun her odds in this competitive Grade One for trainer Mark Casse and Javier Castellano. She has shown promise so far this season with two successive wins following a defeat on debut, landing Grade One honours in Woodbine when last seen.

Having shown progression during the season to date, the $300,000 purchase could take another step forward which would allow her to be competitive in a race of this nature.

She has proven form at the top level and, although her wins have come on Turf rather than Dirt, she is out of a Lea mare in Chart, who placed on this surface and is by a stallion who was once second in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

At the early 20-1 available, Voyager is one to note each-way having done little wrong to date, coming into the race still unexposed with the scope for further improvement.

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8.15 Keeneland: Domestic Agenda (e/w)

12/1

Sun Goddess has been one of the stars of the season and is rightly the warm favourite at the head of the market for the John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She should prove tough to lay a glove on in the mile Grade One, but there is each-way value elsewhere and an overlooked contender could be the shortest-priced contender for the home team, Domestic Agenda.

The Chad Brown-trained filly is unbeaten in two starts having won at Saratoga on debut in September before landing a Grade Two in convincing fashion when last seen earlier this month. She won the Miss Grillo Stakes in comfortable fashion at Belmont Park, beating a field which included Bounce Back and Runaway Bride, both of whom were previously seen finishing strongly in the Grade One Natalma Stakes at Woodbine.

A four-and-a-half-length winner of a Stakes race recently, the daughter of American Pharoah holds solid claims for the places at least and could be the one to take advantage should the favourite fail to fire.

Previous winners of the Miss Grillo Stakes have often run well in their subsequent appearances in this contest. It has produced five winners of this race, all of whom represented the Chad Brown stable, including Newspaperoftherecord, dam of Benvenuto Cellini who was a brilliant winner in 2018, as well as Hard To Justify, who beat Porta Fortuna in 2023.

Eight other winners of the race have gone on to finish among the first five in their following appearances at the Breeders’ Cup, therefore in the past the race has proven to be a good stepping stone towards this meeting.

In only her third start, there could be plenty of further improvement to come from Domestic Agenda, who is yet to be truly asked a serious question and may be able to pose a threat in this field.

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9.35 Keeneland: Haffner (e/w)

Katie Midwinter

Haffner

21:35 Keeneland

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: Aidan P. O'Brien

7/2

In the Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Great Barrier Reef is a hugely likeable colt and if he can get the breaks from a wide draw then he may prove tough to beat, but Haffner, the mount of Christophe Soumillon, appears as a solid each-way alternative for team Ballydoyle.

An American-bred colt by Justify, out of Earth Strike, who made three appearances in the USA, Haffner already has proven form over the distance and has also shown speed over shorter, winning over 7f and placing over 6f this year. He won the Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge Stakes nicely over Burning Up when last seen at Newmarket, improving significantly on a below par effort behind Folsom Blues in his first Group One assignment at the Irish Champions Festival.

His run in tough company at the Curragh, in the softer ground he had encountered, was worth forgiving as he had previously been consistent during his debut campaign, recording form figures of 2121 prior to that seventh-placed finish.

Following a defeat by stablemate Abraham Lincoln on debut, when finishing ahead of Man's Best Friend and Trean, the $375,000 purchase from the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2025 landed a Newmarket July Course maiden followed by a Group Three and, most recently, a Group Two. He's yet to be fully exposed and there could be further improvement to come from him, therefore he warrants consideration for Aidan O'Brien.

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