Bucchero's path plotted from Royal Ascot to Breeders' Cup

While Indiana-bred Bucchero remains in England until June 26 following his fifth-place finish in the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday at Royal Ascot, his trainer, Tim Glyshaw, is already mapping out a campaign to the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint held in his backyard at Churchill Downs.

“We’re just so proud of our horse,” Glyshaw said. “We’re moving ahead and excited to get him back to the U.S."

Glyshaw said Bucchero flies out of England on Tuesday, will quarantine at Arlington Park and then visit a farm outside of Chicago.

"I think we’ll have two races prior to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint," the trainer added. "Right now we’re looking at the Turf Monster at Parx on Sept. 3 and the Oct. 6 Woodford at Keeneland.

"With the Breeders’ Cup here at Churchill Downs, I think that will be the best schedule to hopefully get him there.”

Bucchero stamped himself as one of the country’s top turf sprinters following his 26-1 upset in the 2017 Woodford. The 6-year-old horse finished fourth in the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar.

Owned by Ironhorse Racing Stable, Bucchero has a record of 28-10-6-3 with $808,936 in earnings.