GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner Ways and Means (Practical Joke) will return to the racetrack for a 2027 campaign. The news was posted Friday on Instagram by the mare's new owner, Boyd Racing.Boyd Racing, which is owned by Randy and Jenny Boyd, purchased Ways and Means for $5 million at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale, where she was the sale topper. It was presumed at the time that she would be retired. Instead, the new owners said they were eager to see what she can do next year on the racetrack for what will be her six-year-old campaign.Chad Brown will remain as her trainer and she is already at his winter base at Payson Park in Florida.The Instagram post reads:“Not done yet. Breeders' Cup champion Ways and Means is coming back for another year of racing in 2027! Following her acquisition at Fasig-Tipton's November Sale, she'll remain in training with Chad Brown.“Fresh off a commanding 6 1/4-length win in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Ways and Means has won 8 of 14 career starts, including 6 graded stakes and 3 Grade I victories.“Jenny and I are really excited to see her back on the track for another year with Chad,” said Randy Boyd. “And who knows, maybe she'll come back and win the Breeders' Cup a second time.“We can't wait to see what's next for this champion.”Ways and Means ended her year with three straight wins, including her dominant performance in the Filly & Mare Sprint. She is heavily favored to be named a 2026 Eclipse Award winner as the nation's top female sprinter. Prior to the sale, she was owned by Klaravich Stable, which also bred the mare. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Boyd Racing LLC (@boydracingofficial)The post Ways and Means To Race in 2027 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.