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Lawyer Ron will face Curlin in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sunday.

Whitney and Woodward winner Lawyer Ron faces Preakness Stakes winner Curlin in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Sunday as part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series. Story

Rivals Street Sense and Hard Spun are expected to meet Saturday.

Hard Spun has built a solid resume this year, including a Grade 1 win in the Aug. 25 King’s Bishop. But a win over his nemesis, Kentucky Derby champion Street Sense, has eluded him. That could change in the Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park on Saturday. Story

The top 3-year-olds could be headed in different directions for Classic preps.

Street Sense, Curlin, Any Given Saturday and Hard Spun are all pointed toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic. But first they’ll have to get fitted for the dance with final prep. Jeremy Plonk

The versatile Discreet Cat is set to prep for the Cup on Sept. 30.

2006 UAE Derby and Cigar Mile winner Discreet Cat has recovered from a throat abscess and is targeting the Breeders’ Cup. But first the Godolphin 4-year-old will prep in the Grade 1 Vosburgh at Belmont Park on Sept. 30. Story

Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense’s path to the Cup is in the air.

Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champ, and this year’s Kentucky Derby, Jim Dandy and Travers Stakes winner, Street Sense has his sights set on a return trip to the World Championships. What race he’ll use as a final prep for the Oct. 27 Breeders’ Cup is still in the air. Story