AHEAD of the Breeders’ Cup, the home team have been putting some of the finishing touches to their preparations for Santa Anita on November 1st and 2nd, though all did not go as planned last weekend for some of the leading candidates.

McKinzie suffered a reverse in the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, but it was by no means a bad effort, as he went down by a couple of lengths to the Pacific Classic third Mongolian Groom while conceding him weight.