It was one busy weekend. Updates on contenders for the various Breeders' Cup events and other news, as racing's championship event is now just 19 days away.

Classic: Two of the Classic favorites, Blame and Quality Road, appeared on the worktab Sunday morning. At Keeneland, Blame went four furlongs in :47.60 over the Polytrack, his first work since finishing second in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. The 4-year-old son of Arch posted splits of :11 4/5, :24 1/5, :35 4/5 and galloped out in 1:00 1/5. His four furlong work was the fifth-fastest of 27 at the distance. Blame, winner of the Whitney over Quality Road, will ship down the road to Churchill Downs on Oct. 27 before his final work on Oct. 31. The colt won last fall’s Clark and this year’s Stephen Foster at Churchill. Meanwhile at Belmont, Quality Road breezed six furlongs in company in 1:13.46, the latest in a series of moves designed to build up his stamina and fitness before looking for his first win at 10 furlongs in the Classic. The colt, winner of the Donn, Met Mile and Woodward this year, arrives in Kentucky Oct. 26. … Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Haynesfield breezed five furlongs in 1:02.20 at Churchill Downs Sunday morning. Clockers caught the New York-bred hope going his last quarter in :23 4/5. … First Dude, five times Grade I-placed this year against the best of his generation, breezed five furlongs in 1:00.20 Saturday morning at Churchill Downs. Saratoga native Tammy Fox was aboard for the work. … Hollywood Gold Cup winner Awesome Gem worked a half in :48.40 Saturday at Hollywood. He’ll work again next week before trainer Craig Dollase and owners West Point Thoroughbreds decide whether to start in the Classic. … Pacific Classic and Goodwood winner Richard’s Kid will retain Alonso Quinonez in the irons for the Classic. The jockey was aboard for the first time in the Goodwood. … Monmouth Cup winner Etched has been described as possible but unlikely for the Classic by trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, who is leery about wheeling him back in a major race just four weeks after his win. The 5-year-old son of 2001 Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Unbridled Elaine has made just nine lifetime starts, but has seven wins. … Juddmonte’s Twice Over, who finished third in the Classic last year, won’t be making a return trip. The English-bred won the Group I Champion Stakes on Saturday for the second straight year, but afterward, his connections said they’re skipping the Breeders’ Cup to focus on next spring’s Dubai World Cup.

Ladies Classic: Leading 3-year-old Blind Luck worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 at Hollywood Park on Sunday in preparation for her first start against older horses in the Ladies Classic. The filly won the Kentucky Oaks over the Churchill Downs strip last spring. … Switch worked a bullet half in :47, best of 40 on the day, at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old defeated Blind Luck in the Hollywood Oaks in June and most recently was second to Zenyatta in the Lady’s Secret. … Beldame winner Life At Ten and Ruffian winner Malibu Prayer each worked at Belmont Saturday for trainer Todd Pletcher. Life At Ten went four furlongs in :49.90, her first work since scoring her second Grade I in the Beldame. Malibu Prayer, most recently second in the Molly Pitcher, went five furlongs in 1:01.26. … Kentucky Oaks runner-up Evening Jewel could still be headed to the Ladies Classic after finishing third in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup on the Keeneland turf Saturday. … Spinster winner Acoma will run once more after all, as trainer David Carroll says his mare will start in the Ladies Classic. Her connections had considered retiring her, but changed her mind after she upset the Spinster at 23-1.

Turf: The 3-year-old Joshua Tree won the Canadian International Saturday at Woodbine to thrust his name into Breeders' Cup contention. ... Trainer Aidan O'Brien has said that Fame and Glory, most recently fifth in the Prix de i'Arc de Triomphe, had such a hard race he could be done for the season. Should Fame and Glory not contest the Turf, O'Brien could send Irish Derby and Irish Champion winner Cape Blanco.

Filly and Mare Turf: Trainer John Shirreffs won’t yet commit to the Breeders’ Cup for Harmonious, who dominated the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland on Saturday. The filly has made her last three starts against Grade I company, winning the American Oaks, finishing second to Evening Jewel in the Del Mar Oaks and winning the QEII. … Reggane, winner of the EP Taylor Saturday at Woodbine in her North American debut, is being considered for either the Filly and Mare Turf or the Mile.

Mile: The sale of 3-year-old Sidney’s Candy to an undisclosed owner has been completed, and the colt will remain with trainer John Sadler to continue pointing for the Mile. The colt set a course record in his first start on turf, the La Jolla Handicap, in August, but will go into the Breeders’ Cup off a long layoff; he was scratched from the Oak Tree Mile as the sale was pending.

Dirt Mile: Godolphin worked its pair of Dirt Mile contenders, Grade I winners Vineyard Haven and Gayego, on Sunday at Belmont. Vineyard Haven, who will be supplemented to the Breeders’ Cup, worked five furlongs in 1:01.90. Gayego, fourth in last year’s Sprint, went in 1:00.56. … 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 Sunday morning at Churchill Downs. In company with stakes winner Be Fair, the gelding ticked off splits of :11 3/5, :23 1/5 and :35 while finishing several lengths in front. Mine That Bird is still looking for his first win since the Derby, but returns to the scene of his greatest triumph. … San Diego Handicap winner Dakota Phone worked a half in :49.20 Saturday at Hollywood. … Jim Dandy winner A Little Warm could be headed to the Dirt Mile. ... Bribon, who is under consideration for both the Dirt Mile and the Sprint, worked five furlongs in 1:00.46 Sunday at Belmont. He won the Met Mile in 2009.

Juvenile: Hopeful runner-up Stay Thirsty breezed five furlongs in 1:00.27 Sunday morning at Belmont.

Juvenile Fillies: Oak Leaf upset winner Rigoletta has been ruled out of the Juvenile Fillies with a splint injury that will sideline her the rest of this fall. … Debutante winner and Oak Leaf runner-up Tell A Kelly breezed four furlongs in :48.60 Saturday morning at Churchill Downs. The work, her first over a dirt track, was the second fastest on the morning. … Awesome Feather remained unbeaten in five starts by winning the My Dear Girl on Saturday to sweep her division of the Florida Stallion Series. She’s now stepping up in class in the Breeders’ Cup.

Juvenile Turf: Stakes winner Pluck went five furlongs in 1:02 at Churchill Downs Sunday morning. … Acaffella, a stakes winner on the turf at Golden Gate, is out of the Breeders’ Cup after suffering a hairline fracture of a cannon bone. The colt underwent surgery last week and is expected to return to training next year.

Filly and Mare Sprint: Gallant Bloom winner My Jen worked a half in :48 flat, the fastest of the morning, Saturday at Churchill Downs. ... Godolphin's Sara Louise, third in the Gallant Bloom in her 2010 debut, went four furlongs in :48.15 Sunday at Belmont. ... Secret Gypsy, winner of the Honorable Miss this summer at Saratoga, worked a half in :47.80 Sunday at Churchill.

Turf Sprint: Among the handful of fillies likely to contest the Turf Sprint will be five-time stakeswinner Unzip Me, winner of the Ken Maddy at Hollywood on Sept. 30. ... Another female in the race will be Rose Catherine, who breezed four furlongs in :48.27 Sunday at Belmont.

Marathon: Clement Hirsch Turf Championship runner-up Where's The Remote worked a half in :50 flat Saturday at Hollywood.