The Breeders’ Cup, where horses descend from all over the world on one American venue, remains two weeks away. Keeneland hosts a sort of mini preview Friday. The 10-race card includes four allowance contests that attracted horses of note who last raced from South Africa to Louisiana, from Uruguay to Minnesota. The featured fourth, carded for 1 1/16 miles on turf, restricted to females, and with base fourth-level allowance conditions, drew a field of eight. Drawn widest and favored at 7-5 on the morning line is Cupids Crush, a Minnesota-bred 4-year-old Mac Robertson-trained filly who has made her five starts this year at Canterbury Park. The last two of them, just the second and third turf route starts she’s made, merit particular attention. In August, Cupids Crush set a slow pace and won a $50,000 Minnesota-bred stakes by more than seven lengths, earning a career-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure. In September, she came from a few lengths behind a fast pace and landed a high-end allowance by 1 1/4 lengths with a 93 Beyer. Cupids Crush could wind up second choice behind Lute Warm, a Brittany Russell-trained 4-year-old riding a four-race winning streak at four tracks, most recently Kentucky Downs. Both those horses have improved considerably over the many months Quatro Y Vinte has spent adapting to life in the Northern Hemisphere after arriving this spring from her native Uruguay. :: Play Keeneland with the most trusted information in horse racing! All Access Past Performances, Picks, Betting Strategies and more. “She’s been here for more than six months, I think she’s acclimated well, and she’s training well,” trainer Paulo Lobo said. Twice Grade 1-placed, Quatro Y Vinte debuted with a modest turf performance before making her next 13 starts on dirt. Lobo said he entered the mare, by the With Approval stallion T. H. Approval, in a couple of dirt races that failed to fill. Quatro Y Vinte might need a race under the best of circumstances, Lobo said, and Friday’s start might come on the wrong surface. “We’re trying to see how she does. The pedigree is for grass,” Lobo said. Race 8, a second-level grass-sprint allowance for females, drew 11 entrants, only 10 of whom can start with the temporary rail set at 30 feet. While Ireland-bred Just a Care holds morning-line favoritism at 2-1, Golden Hostess holds the most intrigue. Golden Hostess shipped with several other horses earlier this year from South Africa to trainer Graham Motion in Maryland. While Golden Hostess makes her North American debut Friday, two of Motion’s other South Africans might make it to the Breeders’ Cup, Isivunguvungu for the Turf Sprint and Beach Bomb in the Filly and Mare Turf. And race 9, a first-level dirt-route allowance restricted to 2-year-old fillies and with a $100,000 claiming option, drew an interesting horse whose lone start came July 5 at Evangeline Downs. Bless the Broken won that 4 1/2-furlong sprint by more than 10 lengths, and not long after, her owner and breeder, Cypress Creek Equine, shipped the Laoban filly to trainer Will Walden in Kentucky. “The filly has been awesome since we had her,” Walden said. “Work by work, week by week, breeze by breeze she’s improved – and she didn’t start out at a low bar. :: Bet with the Best! Get FREE All-Access PPs and Weekly Cashback when you wager on DRF Bets. “She’s a precocious type who I definitely think wants two turns. A question mark on my end is do I have her fit enough.” The nightcap, a first-level turf-route allowance, has Legitimize listed as a 9-5 favorite. She ships from Ohio. They’re coming from all over Friday at Keeneland. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.