MARCUS HERSH: Fiesolana, cross-entered in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, her connections first preference, and the Breeders’ Cup Mile, will run in the Filly and Mare Turf, according to Alan Cooper, racing manager for her owner, the Niarchos family.
The Niarchos family, which also races under the nom de course Flaxman Holdings Corp, still has a starter for the Mile in the French shipper Karakontie, as well as one of the favorite for the Turf, the U.S.-based Main Sequence.
Fiesolana was one of two horses, along with Dayatthespa, cross-entered in the Filly and Mare Turf and the Mile, and with both opting for the Filly and Mare Turf, Sayaad and Tourist should get spots in the over-filled Mile when final entries are taken. The field is capped at 14, and Big Bane Theory will be the first also-eligible if the list of likely runners holds.
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