Mid-pack closers on the outside won the first two turf tilts on the card, both sprints. Following yesterday's rain, the course is labeled yielding, and is about a second slower than it was playing earlier in the week.

Expect a dawdling pace in the featured 10th, the $400K Breeders' Stakes, which doesn't have a regular front-runner. Ginger Sky (blinkers on) or Eskiminzin could inherit the early lead in the 12-furlong marathon. Neepawa, Say the Word and Aheadbyacentury are the obvious protagonists in the nine-horse field.