There are 11 races on tap at next month’s Breeders’ Cup. The Classic is easily the main event, but there will be plenty of talent on the undercard.

The Distaff, for example, will see the world’s best fillies and mares, ages 3 and up, racing over 1 1/8 miles with a cool $2 million going to the victor. Ginger Punch has already qualified after winning the Go For Wand Handicap as part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge; the next qualifier will be named after the Beldame Stakes on Sept. 30 at Belmont.

Past winners of the Distaff include Dance Smartly, who completed the Canadian Triple Crown in 1991, and two females who would go on to take the prestigious Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year: Lady’s Secret (1986) and Azeri (2002). Belmont Stakes champion Rags to Riches could be the next; trainer Todd Pletcher has her pointed at the Distaff for now instead of the Classic.