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My principal rooting interests in Breeders’ Cup 2016
This should come with a reader warning label, since I haven’t looked clever at the Breeders’ Cup in a few years.
An optimist would say that my luck is due to change, while a pessimist would feel safe in discounting my opinions until I show evidence ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Yellow Agate
Yellow Agate – 2-2-0-0, $285,000
Owner: China Horse Club
Trainer: Christophe Clement
Jockey: Manny Franco
Yellow Agate brings a two-for-two mark into Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, and the bay lass could exit the event unbeat ...
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1-horse stable Daddys Lil Darling gives Polk shot at Juvenile Fillies
by Jennie Rees
A year ago, Nancy Polk watched a horse she’d bred, raised and sold win a Breeders’ Cup race, with Mongolian Saturday capturing the $1 million Turf Sprint at Keeneland. This week she’ll fly to California to watch not only Mongolian ...
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Powell: How to develop betting strategy for 2016 Breeders' Cup
by DICK POWELL
The Breeders’ Cup will be run for the 33rd time and it seems like yesterday when the first one was run at Hollywood Park with celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Cary Grant were in attendance. The “A” list has been replaced ...
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Players Pick 5 on Breeders' Cup Friday
by Scott Shapiro
The Breeders’ Cup action does not commence until the 6TH race on Friday afternoon, but my favorite wager in Thoroughbred racing will get things started in Race 1.
The Players’ Pick Five with the low 14 percent takeout includes ...
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Best Longshot in the Breeders’ Cup
by Scott Shapiro
The Breeders’ Cup is a time for horseplayers to not only watch the superstars of the game compete on the biggest stage, but also a time to find value at the windows with full fields of talented runners from across the globe. The ...
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Mucciolo’s Live Longshots on Breeders’ Cup Saturday
In a search for some live price plays that could, if nothing else, make the vertical exotics juicier on Breeders’ Cup Saturday, I’ve landed on the following horses:
Classic:
Recent Woodward S. (G1) upsetter Shaman Ghost (20-1) is a great e ...
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Lord Nelson out of Sprint; two defections allow Green Mask into Turf Sprint
Thursday brought major developments regarding two Breeders' Cup races, the TwinSpires Sprint (G1) and Turf Sprint (G1).
Lord Nelson , one of the top contenders in the six-furlong Sprint on the main track, will miss the race after developing infecti ...
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Matrons At Dover; Hoosier Star Quartet Features; Kindergarten Capers Highlighted At Meadowlands
The remaining two months of the harness-racing season offer the sport’s last stakes series—the Matrons—at Dover, along with other late-autumn affairs for top earners whose connections have decided to keep in play as the year wanes. This week, Kinderg ...
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Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Offer Plenty
Then on Friday afternoon Santa Anita will host a quartet of Breeders' Cup events, with the main event being the finale, the $2 million Distaff at one-mile and an eighth for fillies and mares. Three of the ladies are garnering the most attention, but ...
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Taking a crack at the hardest Pick 4 of all time on Breeders’ Cup Saturday
Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup action gets underway in Race 4, marking the beginning of a bevy of sensational tilts on the biggest day of racing in the U.S. It also starts a Pick-4 sequence, with races consisting of the Juvenile Fillies, Filly and Mare Tur ...
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Tom’s Ready indeed! Chrome fever brings Saints’ Benson back into racing
by Jennie Rees
The influence of the wildly popular California Chrome on this week’s Breeders’ Cup goes well beyond all the “Chromies” and extra fans he’ll pack into the Santa Anita Park grandstand for Saturday’s $6 million Classic. The 2014 Kentu ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Valadorna
Valadorna – 2-1-1-0, $44,600
Owner: Stonestreet Stables LLC
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Valadorna took two tries to break her maiden and enters the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) off her initial victory at Keeneland ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Jamyson 'n Ginger
Jamyson ‘n Ginger – 3-1-0-1, $55,500
Owner: Magic Cap Stables
Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Jamyson ‘n Ginger makes her stakes bow in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), but that may not stop the Rudy Rodriguez fill ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Dancing Rags
Dancing Rags – 3-2-0-1, $275,360
Owner: Chadds Ford Stable
Trainer: Graham Motion
Jockey: Angel Cruz
Dancing Rags is unbeaten on the main track in two starts since beginning her career with a third-place run in a maiden turf contest at L ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Daddys Lil Darling
Daddys Lil Darling – 4-2-1-0, $224,165
Owner: Normandy Farm
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Corey Lanerie
Daddys Lil Darling dropped her career debut sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs at Churchill Downs in June, but easily earned her first victory ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- With Honors
With Honors – 3-2-1-0, $157,800
Owner: LNJ Foxwoods
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: Flavien Prat
With Honors will be making just her second main track start when lining up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on Saturday. The Ken ...
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Hanson: Breeders' Cup Friday a card for action play
The four Breeders' Cup races on Friday figure to offer great entertainment value, the Distaff (G1) in particular, but my stronger opinions and betting capital are generally saved for Saturday's blockbuster card. My general opinions on Friday's races ...
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I'm a Chatterbox seeking to make noise against champs in Breeders' Cup Distaff
‘We want the best there. Larry is not intimidated by any of them’
by Jennie Rees
ARCADIA, Calif. — In Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff that includes an unprecedented three champions, trainer Larry Jones observes that ...
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What Breeders' Cup Juvenile Horses Could Be In The Kentucky Derby?
by Tim Quek
In 2015, Nyquist won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and proved that the Juvenile holds value in preparation for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I). Many 2016 Juvenile contenders also hope to successfully springboard into their three-year-o ...
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Strategy for Improving Big Event Racing Wagering ROI
In retrospect, it was pretty silly that I titled my Thoroughbred Times blog “Big-Event blog” considering how poorly I’ve done wagering on racing’s four biggest events.
Since 2010 when I began daily recordkeeping of my wagering on horse races there ...
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BC Distaff an extremely rare showdown of three 3-year-old champions
Friday's Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) is more than potentially the race of the year. It's also a historically unique showdown in one respect.
Songbird is not officially the 2016 champion three-year-old filly, but it's a certainty she will be, win or ...
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Detox just to retox: No one wants to hear you sing about tragedy
Here we go again. For the third consecutive game, the Cleveland Indians can win the World Series. Trouble at this point is that so can the Chicago Cubs.
The winner is World Champion; the loser is a footnote to the story of the team that ended eith ...
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What to look for at Santa Anita on Breeders' Cup weekend
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
With just a few days until the start of the 2016 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, racing fans from across the globe are not just diving into past performances. They are also trying to determine how the surfaces in Arcadia, Californi ...
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Bombs Away in Round 3
To say that the longshots took over round 3 of the 2016 $50,000 Orange Park Derby would be an understatement. All three of the undefeated greyhounds went down and none of them even made the quiniela in their respective races. So, the points are sprea ...
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2016 Breeders' Cup: Profiles of International Contenders
If you're looking for detailed analysis and race replays of the international contenders for Breeders' Cup 2016, Kellie Reilly has profiled them all on the TwinSpires.com blog.
Here are the international profiles, arranged by race and in alphabeti ...
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Speed a common trait in Breeders’ Cup upset selections
Expect some nice win prices in the two-day Breeders’ Cup. From the last three editions at Santa Anita (2012-14), 14 winners returned at least a $20 mutuel from the current 13-race program.
I will recommend a trio who appear capable of outrunning e ...
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Three Breeders' Cup longshots that can boost exotic payoffs
There's nothing like an overlooked longshot hitting the frame in a Breeders' Cup race that you've happened to include in your exacta, trifecta, or superfecta. One of my customs, once Breeders' Cup fields have been finalized, has been to find a few su ...
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Mucciolo: Tamarkuz gets the nod in Dirt Mile
Friday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) is the opening leg of a very challenging late pick-4 sequence at Santa Anita and I think we can start it off with a price.
There is no doubt Bob Baffert’s Grade-1 winner Dortmund is the one to beat ...
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Distaff the Race of the Year
The $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is the marquee event of a two-day extravaganza at Santa Anita, with all eyes on the remarkable California Chrome as he aims to cement his legacy as one of the better horses to come around in our lifetime. The ...
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How post position draw affected the Classic, Distaff, and other BC races
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The post-position draw for the 2016 Breeders' Cup took place at Santa Anita on Monday afternoon. Here is how the luck of the draw may have impacted the championship races this weekend.
Breeders' Cup Classic
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SOUTHLAND Recap - Tuesday, November 1
There were 19 greyhounds that had at least two race winning streaks that I focused on and all happened to be Grade B runners and higher. The breakdown is listed below. Grade TAA - 3 greyhounds - they ran 2nd twice and 6th once
Grade AA - 7 ...
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Rosecroft Offers Solid Tuesday Card
Then two races later in a competitive non-winners of $4000 last five starts class for aged pacers, Key West Hanover (Burton), Real Impulsive (Milby), Toms Tornado (Roberts) and Dancing Rusty (Plante) will look to regain their winning ways after facin ...
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Breeders' Cup Classic favorite California Chrome 'better now than he's ever been'
Breeders' Cup press release
CLASSIC
Kiaran McLaughlin ( Frosted , Classic, Post 2) – “We're happy. We'll save some ground. There weren't any bad posts. We're OK. We're just happy to be in the race.”
Art Sherman ( California Chrome , Class ...
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2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Post Position Draw Quotes
Owner Bert Pilcher ( Three Rules , Juvenile, Post 6) – “I love it. We’re in the middle of the gate. We have the speed outside of us. I don’t think we could have a better spot. My heart was racing when they were drawing my horse’s number. This is a ...
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2016 Breeders' Cup Classic & Distaff Post Positions
Breeders' Cup Classic
12th Race, Post Time 5:35 pm (PDT)
The BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC (G1) is a 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $6 million, including travel awards.
PP ...
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Breeders' Cup Saturday 2016 Post Positions
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
4th Race, Post Time 12:05 pm (PDT)
The BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE FILLIES (G1) is a 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.
...
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Breeders' Cup Friday 2016 Post Positions
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
6th Race, Post Time 2:25 pm (PDT)
The BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE TURF (G1) is a one-mile race for 2-year-old colts and geldings to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including ...
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Almandin the choice in Melbourne Cup
The A$6 million Melbourne Cup (G1), "The Race That Stops a Nation," is one of the great spectacles in the world of racing and makes a rare pre-Breeders' Cup appearance on the calendar Monday evening in the U.S. (post time of midnight Eastern).
A t ...
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BC Internationals: Defending Turf champion Found
Of all of the Breeders’ Cup international profiles, I saved Found for last, principally because her first preference at pre-entry time was the Classic (G1). But with Monday’s news that she’d instead try to defend her title in the Turf (G1), the analy ...
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Round 3 of Orange Park Derby
Round 3 of 2016 $50,000 Orange Park Derby
Monday evening October 31 st , 2016
Race 7 – Trying for the 3 peat, Kiss This looks like a solid choice once again in this effort. Posted well inside, she should be unabated to the rail and the lead once ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Hit It a Bomb
Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) hero looked a doubtful proposition to make the cut for the Mile (G1), buried in 23 rd (!) as the absolute last in the order of preference after the pre-entries. Furthermore, several ranked above him had l ...
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Three Perfect as Seldom Told Dominates
Round two of the 2016 $50,000 Orange Park Derby took place on Friday evening and three of the six winners from round number 1 had a very good night again in round 2. Kk Whitezin and Kiss This both keep the mojo going strong to stay undefeated, but it ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Washington DC
A Royal Ascot winner at two for Aidan O’Brien, Washington DC has developed into a capable sprinter this term, and he figures to come charging late.
The $429,318 Goffs Orby yearling is from a bumper first crop sired by O’Brien’s past Group 1-winnin ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Suedois
Suedois is the latest David O’Meara renovation project, following in the hoofsteps of his transformed stablemate Mondialiste .
Originally trained by C. Baillet for breeder Elisabeth Vidal, Suedois was already progressing from synthetic specialist ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Karar
Francis-Henri Graffard opted to pass on the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) with recent Canadian International (G1) winner Erupt, but the French horseman has an entirely different type of horse to go to war with in the shape of Karar.
Bought for $275,080 ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Home of the Brave
Sire Starspangledbanner was running in the Turf Sprint (G1) when Home of the Brave was a weanling in 2012, having been put back in training when subfertile. Four years on, his speedy son looks to do better than Starspangledbanner, who set a scorching ...
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Dover Downs Kicks Off Fall Meet on Monday
Highlighting the Monday feature is Mel Mara (Corey Callahan), the talented Dylan Davis trainee who was rightly assigned the outside slot in the field of six. Mel Mara has faced many of the best pacers in the land on numerous occasions, including Wigg ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 10/30/2016
That's all we have for this week. See you next time for the Wrap Up! ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Spain Burg
Spain Burg, who had been plying her trade off the beaten path in the French provinces, suddenly burst onto the radar in the “Win and You’re In” Rockfel (G2) at Newmarket. Commanding $1,686,150 thereafter at the Arqana Arc Sale, the recent import now ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Roly Poly
Roly Poly presents a contrast with stablemate Hydrangea . Unlike trainer Aidan O’Brien’s other Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) contender, Roly Poly has been all about sprinter-type speed thus far in her career. She therefore complements the ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Intricately
No matter how Intricately fares in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), she’s already provided one of the most compelling angles of the Breeders’ Cup: an O'Brien family saga.
Bred by Aidan and Annemarie O’Brien, Intricately is trained by their son Jose ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Hydrangea
Although Hydrangea is having a case of seconditis, the Aidan O’Brien filly has been competing in top company. She will have her day sooner or later, and her tactical ability should stand her in good stead at Santa Anita.
By Galileo and out of Grou ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Cavale Doree
As a private purchase by Martin Schwartz, whose previous imports include such stars as Gorella, Stacelita, Zagora, and current Filly & Mare Turf (G1) contender Sea Calisi, Cavale Doree fuels expectations ahead of her U.S. premiere.
The French- ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Madam Dancealot
First on the also-eligible list, Madam Dancealot is expected to draw into the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) field with the defection of one of Aidan O’Brien’s trio, Promise to Be True, who finished third in a French Group 1 on Sunday.
Madam Dancealot ...
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Breeders Crown Finals Present Public-Choice Winners, Strong Exotic Partners Delivered Here; Rosecroft Victor Tops Prices At $16
Because of the calm, warm weather, it did not seem much like the late-season championship series. Then the two- and three-year-olds began to charge from the gate at The Meadowlands on Oct. 29 and it was apparent we were witnessing fields of gold, so ...
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Gun Runner loaded for bear
Story & Photo by Jennie Rees
Gun Runner (at right) and Tom's Ready (with trainer Dallas Stewart on the lead shank) eyeball each other in the Breeders' Cup barn at Santa Anita after training. The horses were 1-2 in Fair Grounds' Louisiana Der ...
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Mott hobbles, but Carina Mia and Tourist shine
by Jennie Rees
Bill Mott, Churchill Downs’ all-time win leader, acknowledged he couldn’t pass a pre-race veterinary exam after the filly Carina Mia spooked and ran into him Saturday, dinging up the Hall of Fame trainer’s knee. But if Mott’s gait ...
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Jockey Frankie Dettori's Top 5 Most Memorable BC Mounts
Frankie Dettori has undoubtedly held an impact on the Breeders' Cup, boasting of 15 wins through 2025. In this articles from 2016, we look at 5 of his top mounts.
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Valadorna appears poised to step up in Juvenile Fillies
No last-out maiden winner has captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies in 32 previous runnings but that won’t stop Valadorna. A dynamic Keeneland maiden scorer most recently, the Curlin filly won’t face an imposing group of stakes-experienced foes ...
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Cash In, South Sea key to Stars of Tomorrow Late Pick 4 at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs opens Sunday with a Stars of Tomorrow program for 2-year-olds and full fields add to the appeal of the Late Pick 4. The sequence begins in Race 7 and first-time starter #5 Cash In is the one to beat in the 6-furlong maiden event.
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday, October 30
Race 2 - 583 yards - Grade B - QUIRKY ESPEON (7 box) - He has looked good in two straight wins and will need to get clear early if he wants to make it 3 in row. This field has several solid class greyhounds running and they should provide good comp ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Limato
Limato has had star quality from day one in Great Britain. If the gifted sprinter takes to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) as well as I think he will, he’ll become a celebrity on world stage.
His trainer, Henry Candy, isn’t a household name in North A ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Alice Springs
At this time last year, Alice Springs headed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) in the wake of a smashing success at Newmarket. Fast forward to the present, and the Aidan O’Brien filly once more arrives stateside in career-best form – ...
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BC Internationals: Mile/F&M Turf contender Spectre
Spectre has been a remarkably consistent standard-bearer for former soccer star-turned-trainer Markus Münch, who bred and also races the filly in the name of his MM Racing.
By the Aga Khan stallion Siyouni and out of a half-sister to German classi ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Dutch Connection
Judging by his overall resume, Dutch Connection doesn’t present a persuasive case for the Mile (G1). But if you’re inclined to think that he’ll love Santa Anita as much he does the sharp twists of Goodwood, the Godolphin recruit has a leg to stand on ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain is very much Aidan O’Brien’s second stringer in the Mile (G1), with credentials not approaching those of stablemate Alice Springs . First on the also-eligible list, the five-year-old figures to get in if Chile’s Kitcat goes in the Fi ...
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Trainer Profile Aidan O'Brien
Former jockey Joeseph O'Brien rode St. Nicholas Abbey for his father Aidan to a win in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Turf. St. Nicholas Abbey went off at 6/1 to win the BC Turf that day. It was an upset based on the odds, but nobody was surprised that O'Bri ...
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Noble Bird unchallenged in Fayette, breaks track record
Trainer Mark Casse and jockey Julien Leparoux put a bow on their respective Keeneland fall titles Saturday by teaming up to win the $200,000 Fayette (G2) with Noble Bird, who strolled around the track unchallenged to win the 1 1/8-mile test for old ...
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Not This Time has camp thinking beyond Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
by Jennie Rees
Albarado: ‘He’s got a lot of attributes that you want in a potential Derby or classic horse next year’
Before Albaugh Family Stables’ 2-year-old colt Not This Time ran for the first time, trainer Dale Romans told jockey Robby ...
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Joking seeks to have last laugh in TwinSpires BC Sprint
This is the fifth in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint. Previously covered in this series were Lord Nelson , A. P. Indian , Drefong , and Masochistic .
O ...
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Masochistic will bring a lot of heat to TwinSpires BC Sprint
This is the fourth in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint. Previously covered in this series were Lord Nelson , A. P. Indian , and Drefong .
Masochistic will ...
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2016 Breeders' Cup Thoughts
Breeders' Cup Distaff
Beholder - She gets a target in the Distaff this year. Finally! After being Stellar Wind's target in her last 2 races, one of the greatest mares to ever set foot onto a racetrack gets to run after a horse. To me, that's hug ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday Evening, October 29
Race 5 - 583 yards - Grade B - GOOD KINDA BAD ( box 5) - going for his 3rd straight win, all on the 583 yard course after having trouble in his three previous races over the 660 yard course. The move to a longer distance for those three races ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Ulysses
If you were handed a set of past performances with the subject’s name, pedigree, owner/breeder, and trainer blotted out, you’d wonder why this horse was in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). Surely this was one less to worry about in a loaded $4 million ra ...
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BC Internationals: Turf/Mile contender Mondialiste
Mondialiste has already been the subject of prior mini-biographies in advance of last year’s Woodbine Mile (G1) and leading up to this summer’s Arlington Million (G1) .
Given those diverging targets between 2015 and 2016, it’s not that much of ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Highland Reel
Highland Reel was a useful juvenile who became a globetrotting success at three, but as trainer Aidan O’Brien had predicted, he’s even better at four. Boasting the best current formlines in the field, and the historically key angle for the Breeders’ ...
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Meadowlands Hosts Eight Breeders Crown Finals on Saturday Night
One race later in the $600,000 Breeders Crown final for two-year-old colt trotters, much of the focus will be on Walner (Tetrick) who easily prevailed by three lengths as the 1-5 favorite in 1:53.3 in his elim for his third straight score and fifth t ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday Evening, October 28
Race 10 - 583 yards - Grade AA - FIESTA PARAGUAS (1 box) - Going for his 3rd straight win and 5th win in his last 6 races, this hard running greyhound with tons of early speed looks very capable of getting the job done here since he should outbreak ...
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Short on experience, long on talent: Drefong a big player in TwinSpires.com BC Sprint
This is the third in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint. A profile of Lord Nelson can be found here , and A. P. Indian here .
The least experienced member of ...
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South Sea the pick in inaugural Spendthrift Stallion at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs opens Sunday with the first of two Stars of Tomorrow programs exclusively for 2-year-olds. The 10-race card features the inaugural $300,000 Spendthrift Stallion Stakes, which drew a full field of 14 juveniles sired by Spendthrift Farm ...
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Horses to watch on Day 1 of the Melbourne Cup Carnival
Bettors looking to sharpen their handicapping skills before next week's Breeders' Cup might want to have a look at Saturday's (Friday night U.S.) opening program of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.
This particular card typically ...
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Round 2 of $50,000 Orange Park Derby Tonight
Round 2 of Orange Park Derby - Friday evening October 28 th , 2016
Race 4 – SEVEN GREYHOUND RACE – For this one the 5 box will be left open as one greyhound has been scratched from the competition. Here we get a great match-up between two first ...
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Untimed Play appears the right play in Saturday maiden at Keeneland
A September 23 juvenile turf maiden at Churchill has yielded two starters for Saturday's sixth race at Keeneland. Giant Payday finished first in that race, but an erratic run by him forced Untimed Play to steady in deep stretch. After an inquiry, Gia ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf/Turf contender Pretty Perfect
Pretty Perfect (nearer camera) getting mugged by Simple Verse
Although Pretty Perfect is likely intended to serve as Seventh Heaven ’s pacemaker, she’s not to be disregarded. The Aidan O’Brien blueblood is a relentless galloper, and her forward ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf/Turf contender Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven is one of those obvious contenders you must respect, but at the same time pose just enough of a question to appear vulnerable.
One of Aidan O’Brien’s army by supersire Galileo, Seventh Heaven has an abundance of class, and she thriv ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Queen's Trust
As a progressive type on the verge of a breakout performance, Queen’s Trust has the look of a live longshot.
The Cheveley Park homebred has Breeders’ Cup connections of the human and pedigree variety. Her trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has sent out ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Nuovo Record
High-class Japanese racemare Nuovo Record has been among the leaders of her division for the past couple of years. A return to her top form would make her a win threat, but that’s the rub. Winless since March 2015, the five-year-old mare hasn’t had a ...
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A Deeper Dive Into Breeders' Cup Multi-Race Wagering Or Why the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Isn't As Wide Open As It Seems
With its full fields and lack of winning favorites, conventional wisdom indicates that the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf should be one of the most valuable races for multi-race bettors, but a look at what each multi-race wager paid versus the ...
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Meadowlands Hosts Breeders Crown Finals
Of course, those not willing to accept Wiggle It Jiggleit and Always B Miki completing the exacta in one way or another will have numerous talented older pacers to use on top or underneath either one. Shamballa (Scott Zeron) owns a 4-3-3 slate and $3 ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- Forever Unbridled
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
Fo ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- I'm a Chatterbox
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
I’ ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- Carina Mia
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
Ca ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- Curalina
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
Cu ...
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Breeders' Cup 2016 is strong and deep
by Dick Powell
The pre-entries for the Breeders’ Cup were released on Wednesday and this year, especially, the races are strong and deep. Like a good restaurant, the food is good and the portions large.
In a perfect world, I would wait until Mo ...
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Five of Larry Collmus' Great Racecalls
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