Volatile will be represented by his first two Breeders’ Cup starters Oct. 31 at Keeneland with record-setter T O Elvis in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and Foie Gras in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1).
T O Elvis is riding a five-race winning streak dating back to March of 2025. In his most recent start, the dark bay 4-year-old was brilliant in winning the $1 million Churchill Downs S. (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day, setting a stakes record of 1:20.49 and earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 108. Prior to that victory, T O Elvis won four stakes in Japan, topped by the Capella S. (G3).
T O Elvis has won six of nine starts and earned $1,149,212 for owner Tomoya Ozasa. T O Elvis was bred in Kentucky by Jeff and Melissa Prunzik and is out of the eight-time stakes winner Stopshoppingdebbie.
The six-furlong Sprint drew a total of 16 pre-entries and will run with a field of 12.
Foie Gras, a three-time stakes winner over the last 10 months, is one of 14 fillies and mares pre-entered in the seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds and upward.
Owned by Paradise Farms Corp, P Shooter Stable, Medallion Racing and Emcee Stable, LLC Foie Gras has never been worse than third in her last six starts and bested Breeders’ Cup pre-entrant Evanescence in the Chicago S. (G2). The bay 4-year-old is 5-6-1 and has career earnings of $697,176.
Four-year-old Foie Gras was bred in Kentucky by E. H. Beau Lane.
The Filly & Mare Sprint runs with a maximum of 14 starters. The post position draw for all Breeders’ Cup races will be held Monday, Oct. 26th at Keeneland.
