Other possible candidates for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships to work Thursday morning were Tenacious Leader and Totally Justified.

Trained by Todd Pletcher for Spendthrift Farm and Repole Stable, the 2-year-old Tenacious Leader worked a half-mile in :47.80 in company with the 3-year-old stakes winner Tuscan Sky. A candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) on Nov. 1 at Del Mar, Tenacious Leader galloped out 5 furlongs in 1:01 and 6 furlongs in 1:13.80.

Also working was Bregman Family Racing’s Totally Justified for trainer Rusty Arnold. Runner-up in the Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland Sales on Oct. 4 and a candidate for the Nov. 1 John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), Totally Justified worked a half-mile in :48.60 in company with the 3-year-old Lightbulb Moment.