This is Alfred Nuckols, whose Hurstland Farm is barely on the outskirts of Midway. A breeder of the old school, Nuckols has decades of experience with Thoroughbreds, and he breeds sound and athletic racehorses but infrequently sends out the top prices at the sales.
Headed by four Grade 1 winners and a trio of Grade 2 victors, an overflow field of 16 was entered Monday for Saturday’s $1.7-million FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup (G2). The 1 1/2-mile event is a “Win and You’re In” Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race for the $4-million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf in November at Santa Anita.