Lahudood captured the Filly and Mare Turf while earning a Beyer Figure of 105, a victory that makes her the slight favorite for an Eclipse Award as top female turf runner. She defeated the previously unbeaten Nashoba's Key, who won races on both turf and artificial surfaces this year, putting her in contention for both champion older filly or mare and champion female turf horse.

Lahudood has been retired, Ginger Punch is likely to be retired, but Nashoba's Key will race next year.

The battle for champion male turf runner should be between Breeders' Cup winners Kip Deville (Mile), who got a Beyer Figure of 108, and English Channel (Turf), who received a Beyer Figure of 111 in his career finale. English Channel should be favored in that category.

Even though Lawyer Ron ran poorly in the Classic, he did finish second to Curlin in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and won both the Whitney and Woodward at Saratoga to make him the favorite for champion older male. But Eclipse voters might circle back and consider Invasor, who had to be retired earlier this year following victories in the Donn Handicap and Dubai World Cup.

Another Breeders' Cup absentee, Belmont Stakes and Kentucky Oaks winner Rags to Riches, is favored to win the Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old filly, though her Todd Pletcher-trained stablemate Octave -who finished a close third in the Distaff - might have been a champion had she been born any other year.

Friday's three Breeders' Cup races included one race that should determine a champion. This year, for the first time, an Eclipse Award will be given to champion female sprinter, and Maryfield likely secured that title with her win in the Filly and Mare Sprint, in which she got a Beyer Figure of 101.

There is no Eclipse Award for milers or 2-year-old turf runners. Corinthian, in his final start before going to stud, got a Beyer Figure of 119 when winning Friday's Dirt Mile. Nownownow got a Beyer Figure of 85 for winning the inaugural Juvenile Turf.

Among trainers, Bob Baffert will have two champions (Indian Blessing and Midnight Lute), but Pletcher could have as many as three (English Channel, Lawyer Ron, and Rags to Riches).

Garrett Gomez made himself the front-runner for an overdue first Eclipse Award as champion jockey with victories on Indian Blessing and Midnight Lute to help widen his lead in purse earnings for the year.

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