Atta Boy Roy, who was ridden by Calvin Borel for Roy and Ellie Schaefer, finished tenth in the race, 9 1/2 lengths behind the winner, but was pulled up after the finish line by Borel, who had noted a bit of sensitivity in his mount's right forelimb, and vanned off the track. It was later found that the five-year-old ridgeling son of Tribunal-Irish Toast, by Synastry, had suffered a mild injury to a medial branch suspensory ligament. Trainer Valerie Lund, who was featured in the "Fresh Faces" column in the November 5, 2010, issue of Thoroughbred Times Today, said Atta Boy Roy cooled out well after the race. The injury is not life-threatening and probably not career-threatening either, according to chief Breeders' Cup veterinarian Dr. Wayne McIllwairth. A $4,500 yearling, Atta Boy

Dakota Phone (John Kaiser photo) Dakota Phone (John Kaiser photo)

Roy, who was bred by Patricia Murphy and Rick and Debbie Pabst, has earned $479,696 and won ten races for the Port Orchard-based Schaefers and their R.E.V. Racing.

  Dr. George Todaro, of Seattle, along with John Carver, Halo Farms and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer own Kentucky-bred Dakota Phone, who scored an upset win in the $1-million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1). The five-year-old gelded son of Zavata (who stems from the family of He's Tops) out of World of Gold, by Spinning World, earned his first Grade 1 win in a time of 1:39.29 and upped his earnings to $1,273,810 after his $540,000 payday.

  "I was pleased to see him dead last at the beginning because I knew that is how he likes to run," said Todaro. Dakota Phone caught Morning Line at the wire to win by a short head.

  Unbeaten Awesome Feather, who scored a 2 1/4-length win in the $2-million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and who will probably get the nod for the 2010 championship in her division, is a Florida-bred daughter of Awesome of Course out of stakes winner Precious Feather, by Gone West. Precious Feather's dam, Last Feather, is a half-sister to the Swaps mare Twill, dam of four-time leading Washington sire Staff Writer.

  Another filly likely to be named national champion in 2010 is Redmond resident Mark Dedomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo and trainer Hollendorfer's sophomore Blind Luck. Even thought the sophomore daughter of Pollard's Vision-Lucky One, by Best of Luck, finished second to four-year-old Unrivaled Belle in the $2-million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1), she has won three Grade 1 events and two Grade 2 races in 2010. Also a multiple Grade 1 winner at two, the consistent filly sports a lifetime record of 9-4-2 from 15 outings and has earned $2,388,712, of which over $1.67-million has been added this year.

  Willcox Inn, who finished third to the late-charging Pluck in the $1-million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G2) in only his third lifetime start, races for All In Stable, which is comprised of a partnership of Jack and Theresa Hodge's Enumclaw-based Oak Crest Farm LLC (25 percent), John Adgar (25 percent), Three Kings Stable (25 percent) and Hillary Pridham, Marette Farrell and trainer Michael Stidham (25 percent. Willcox Inn, who finished third in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland in his previous outing, has earned $155,800. The Kentucky-bred colt is a son of Harlan's Holiday-De Aar, by Gone West. Wesley Ward's Madman Diaries finished fourth in the mile race.

  Also among the other exclusive winners this year was four-year-old Dangerous Midge, who took the $3-million Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) by 1 1/4 lengths. The son of Lion Heart-Adored Slew, by Seattle Slew, is a half-brother to stakes-placed Silver Traffic and to Oregon sire Sound of Rhythm. British-based Dangerous Midge, who gave rider Frankie Dettori his fourth Turf win, has won six of his 11 lifetime starts and earned $1,790,324.