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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Secret Gesture
Photo courtesy of Four Footed Fotos .
North American racing fans have already had a chance to see Secret Gesture twice on this continent. The 2013 Epsom and German Oaks (G1) runner-up tried last year's Filly & Mare Turf (G1), winding up fifth ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Miss France
Photo courtesy of Channel 4 Racing via Twitter .
The Andre Fabre-trained Miss France scored her signature win in last year's 1000 Guineas (G1) at Newmarket (click link for replay), but didn't have as much success when a dead-heat fifth in the 20 ...
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Favored Dortmund, Om secure stakes wins at Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park hosted back-to-back stakes on Saturday, and each race shares a connection with Triple Crown champion American Pharoah.
The $200,750 Twilight Derby (G2) featured Om, who handed American Pharoah the first of his only two losses, w ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Bawina
Photo courtesy of Champions Series via Twitter .
Bawina sits first on the also-eligible list for the Filly & Mare Turf (G1), but if fellow Wertheimer homebred Impassable opts for her first preference in the Mile (G1), she'll get her chance in ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Queen's Jewel
Photo courtesy of Equidia Live via Twitter .
Queen's Jewel is one of three Filly & Mare Turf (G1) pre-entrants for Wertheimer et Frere, along with the Carlos Laffon-Parias duo of Impassable (first preference in the Mile [G1]) and Bawina (first ...
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A European sweep of the Turf, Filly & Mare Turf & Mile?
Golden Horn photo courtesy of Darley Stallions via Twitter .
Although extended forecasts in racing are just about as iffy as in meteorology, the view one week out is that Europe could be poised to sweep the Breeders' Cup's marquee races on the gra ...
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Tiger Ride rallies to take off-the-turf Valley View
Keeneland's turf course, which has looked a little worn in recent days, earned a needed rest on Saturday, the technical closing day of the Lexington track's fall meet.
A modest rainfall early in the day was just the right excuse for management to ...
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2015 Breeders' Cup BRIS Speed & Class Report
Using BRIS Speed ratings on dirt and BRIS Class ratings on turf, brisnet.com has assembled a Speed/Class rating report for the 2015 Breeders’ Cup .
Top contenders in eight of the 13 Breeders’ Cup races (excluding 2-year-old events and the TwinS ...
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Tonalist, Artemis Agrotera tune up for second BC attempts
Edited Press Release
Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) contender Tonalist breezed six furlongs at Belmont Park on Saturday, putting the final touches on his return engagement in next Saturday's championship race.
Trained by Christophe Clement, the ...
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Big Blue Kitten leads Brown's BC worker brigade
Edited Press Release
Trainer Chad Brown unleashed a cavalcade of Breeders' Cup -bound horses at Belmont Park on Saturday morning for their final works before their respective races.
Leading the charge for Brown were Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G ...
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Hollendorfer: Wild Dude, Songbird ‘very good’ in final Santa Anita drills for BC
Edited Press Release
Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1) winner Wild Dude , pre-entered to the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), and unbeaten Chandelier S. (G1) heroine Songbird , headed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), wor ...
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Navarro wanted more from Private Zone’s work; Exaggerator drills for BC Juvenile
Edited Press Release
Private Zone , a four-time Grade 1 winner and possible favorite for the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on October 31 at Keeneland, worked a half-mile at that venue in :48.60 under Carlos Marquez Jr. just befor ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Last Waltz
Technically, Last Waltz is no longer internationally based, since she recently immigrated to the Chad Brown barn. But having raced exclusively in Ireland so far, the daughter of Danehill Dancer warrants a highlight reel ahead of her U.S. bow in the J ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Illuminate
Cropped photo from Newmarket Racecourse via Twitter .
The Hannon yard has had Breeders' Cup disappointments over the years, but perhaps Illuminate can dispel the gloom for Richard Jr. in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1).
The daughter of top Europ ...
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Breeders Crown finals at Woodbine on Saturday night
Since 1984 one of the more popular phrases in harness racing has been "It All Comes Down to the Breeders Crown" and tomorrow night Woodbine Racetrack in Canada will host all 12 Breeders Crown finals worth nearly $6 million and those dozen events will ...
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O’Neill on Nyquist’s final drill for BC Juvenile: ‘I saw what I wanted, I really did’
Edited Press Release
Undefeated Nyquist posted his final drill in preparation for the October 31 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) early Friday afternoon right before the races at Santa Anita Park.
The Uncle Mo colt worked a handy five ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Alice Springs
Photo of Alice Springs at Newmarket, courtesy of Irish Champions Weekend via Twitter .
Alice Springs, a flashy chestnut by Galileo, is Aidan O'Brien's sole representative in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1).
An emphatic debut winne ...
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Three probable favorites I'm avoiding at the Breeders' Cup
The two days of the Breeders’ Cup afford horseplayers numerous high-profile opportunities to take a stand – with horses they like and against horses they don’t.
Having seen most of the Breeders’ Cup participants run multiple times throughout yea ...
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Frosted fires bullet at Greentree Training Center for BC Classic
Edited Press Release
A key group of Breeders' Cup candidates readied for their respective assignments next weekend at their New York bases on Friday morning, led by Frosted , who fired a bullet half-mile at Greentree Training Center near Sarato ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile (Turf) contender Waterloo Bridge
Cropped photo courtesy of Ascot Racecourse via Twitter .
Waterloo Bridge rates as an elso-eligible in both of his Breeders' Cup engagements. Trainer Aidan O'Brien listed his first preference as the Juvenile Turf (G1). Third on the AE list, he shou ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Shogun
Shogun is one of three Aidan O'Brien trainees, along with Hit It A Bomb and Waterloo Bridge, pre-entered to the 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Keeneland.
A full brother to this year's Oaks (G1) upsetter Qualify, Shogun moved forward of ...
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Frivolous posts ‘sensational’ move for Distaff on busy BC worktab
Edited Press Release
Multiple Grade 2 winner Frivolous showed her readiness for next week’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) by working five furlongs in :59.80 after the morning renovation break at Keeneland on Friday.
With trainer ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Hit It A Bomb
We continue our series of 2015 Breeders' Cup contender replay posts with Hit It A Bomb.
Although the least experienced of Aidan O'Brien's trio pre-entered in the Juvenile Turf (G1), the War Front colt has won both of his starts in the manner of ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hopefuls put through their paces at Keeneland
Edited Press Release
Observers hoping to get a line on the talent for next Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) received a quick 15-minute peek Friday morning at Keeneland as four pre-entrants worked just after the track opened fro ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Cymric
Cymric (right), courtesy of Channel 4 Racing via Twitter .
Cymric, along with Birchwood, gives Godolphin two chances in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).
Trained by John Gosden, the Kentucky-bred son of Kitten's Joy found the Chesha ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Birchwood
Photo courtesy of Newmarket Racecourse via Twitter .
Birchwood has been on the go since the spring. Purchased by Godolphin after capturing his debut at Doncaster and a salty conditions race at Newbury (race replays available at those links), t ...
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Pletcher on preparations by BC runners: ‘I couldn’t be more pleased with all of them’
Edited Press Release
A week before the first day of the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland , trainer Todd Pletcher expressed confidence in the 11 horses he has pre-entered to the event. All have been training at Keeneland for ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Ordak Dan
Photo credit locosdelturf.com.ar, via Breeders' Cup on Twitter .
Two years ago, Ordak Dan’s Breeders’ Cup dream was ended by injury. But after a lengthy convalescence, the classy Argentinean regained top form to earn another tilt at the Turf (G1), ...
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Ageless skipping Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
Edited Press Release
Ageless will not run in next Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Keeneland, according to trainer Arnaud Delacour.
“We are not going to make it,” Delacour said of the mare, who sustained a deep c ...
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Favorites' chances vary in three Breeders' Cup sprints
An overview of the three sprints on Breeders’ Cup Saturday suggests all of them might play out very differently for bettors. The $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Sprint (G1) could very well be dominated by its two favorites, the $1 million Filly & ...
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BC Internationals: Distaff contender Salama
Photo courtesy of Keeneland/Coady Photography .
Who would have thought that less than two months after the retirement of Wise Dan, trainer Charlie LoPresti would be back with another 2015 Breeders’ Cup contender ? Only this time, instead of a for ...
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Final All Quarter Horse Card at Indiana Grand Race Course Set for October 24
Beach Cartel Entered Saturday in the Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes at Indiana Grand Indiana Grand Race Course in Shelbyville will host the final of their six All Quarter Horse cards this Saturday, October 24. There will be eight races, incl ...
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Is American Pharoah truly ready for the BC Classic?
Handicapping Insights
by Dick Powell
Triple Crown winner AMERICAN PHAROAH (Pioneerof the Nile) worked seven furlongs in 1:23 flat last week at Santa Anita. He followed that up on Tuesday this week with a seven-furlong gallop out in 1:23 1/5. W ...
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Breeders’ Cup releases corrected pre-entries for TwinSpires Sprint & Turf Sprint
Edited Press Release
Breeders’ Cup officials announced Thursday one change to the pre-entered fields of the $1.5 million TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) for the Breeders’ Cup World Champions ...
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Eclectic mix of juveniles lining up in Breeders’ Cup
Juveniles will get four opportunities to take home a Breeders’ Cup trophy on October 30-31 at Keeneland. The Juvenile Turf and Juvenile Fillies Turf have been carded for the Breeders’ Cup Friday program, while the main-track Juvenile and Juvenile F ...
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Early thoughts on Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries
More handicapping lies ahead, with Monday’s post position draw critical to the process, but the Breeders’ Cup released the Pre-Entries on Wednesday and I’ll provide some early thoughts on selected races.
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Juvenile Fillies Turf : Har ...
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Got Lucky, Liam’s Map headline Pletcher’s BC worker brigade
Edited Press Release
Trainer Todd Pletcher on Thursday sent out five horses pre-entered in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for their final works before the October 30-31 event at Keeneland .
Among them was Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) ho ...
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Beholder sports BC Classic saddle towel in gallop at Keeneland
Edited Press Release
B. Wayne Hughes’ Beholder, sporting the first Breeders’ Cup saddle towel seen this week at Keeneland, made her first appearance on the main track Thursday morning galloping once around under exercise rider Janeen Painte ...
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Favorites holding the advantage at Belmont
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
A trio of graded races headlined the weekend at Belmont Park.
Futurity S. (G2): Godolphin’s ANNUAL REPORT (Harlan’s Holiday) made it two-for-two with a powerful last-to-first tally under the guidance of Joe Bravo. The Kiaran ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Round 2 Thursday
Welcome to another Thursday twilight card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 19 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. The highlight of this card, and of several rounds to come, is the continuation of ...
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In Pursuit Of Profits – Betting The Breeders Crown Finals
Dateline Canada, Woodbine Racetrack, Oct. 24. A dozen fields of standardbreds take flight in the final fields of the season’s championship series—The Breeders Crown. There is little argument that these fields are adorned with the best from all harnes ...
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Toews on Ice romps in Santa Anita stakes as times slow down on main track
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
There was a single graded race this past weekend at Santa Anita.
Twilight Miss S. (G3): Aithon Stable LLC’s BELLE HILL (Sky Mesa) moved to second at the top of the lane and got the better of a long duel in t ...
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Breeders' Cup 2015 Saturday Pre-Entries
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015
BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE FILLIES TURF
3RD Race, Post Time 12:05 p.m. (EDT)
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 millio ...
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Valley View, Twilight Derby on tap; Dortmund returns to action
A pair of fillies that placed in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) are among an overflow field in Saturday's $150,000 Valley View (G3) , a 1 1/16-mile grass fixture for three-year-olds which highlights the official closing day of ...
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Sheer Drama turns in final work for Distaff at Gulfstream
Edited Press Release
Multiple Grade 1 winner Sheer Drama breezed a sharp five furlongs over Gulfstream Park's main track on Wednesday, the final work before her next scheduled start in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) October 30.
The ...
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Beholder feeling better; Runhappy rips six panels in 1:09.80
Edited press release
Trainer Richard Mandella could have been talking about himself when he reported Wednesday morning that Beholder was "eating good and feeling good." She was pre-entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and $2 milli ...
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Breeders' Cup 2015 Friday Pre-Entries
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015
BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE TURF
6TH Race, Post Time 3:30 p.m. (EDT)
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 pu ...
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The 10 Greatest Performances in Breeders' Cup History
The term "great," a subjective adjective too often applied and misused, perhaps is the wrong way to describe the following performances. However, time has given these individual achievements a unique aura and they've retained their power to thrill an ...
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No Beholder Means Distaff is Wide Open
Because Beholder's connections have decided to run the electrifying mare in the Breeders' Cup classic against Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, the Breeders' Cup Distaff on Friday, Oct. 30 has turned into a wide-open affair. Ogden Phipps ...
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American Pharoah, Beholder & Golden Horn featured as 200 Horses Pre-Entered to 2015 Breeders’ Cup
Edited Press Release
Led by Triple Crown winner AMERICAN PHAROAH, Pacific Classic winner and two-time Breeders’ Cup champion mare BEHOLDER and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner GOLDEN HORN (GB), an international cast of 200 of the worl ...
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Breeders' Cup releases race order; $11 million in guaranteed Wagering Pools
Edited Press Release
The Breeders' Cup announced Wednesday the official order of races, and guaranteed multi-race wagering pools for the 2105 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, 31 at Keeneland Race Course in Lex ...
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Upset Rumblings Are For Real In Frosh Breeders Crown Finals’ Big Cash-Contests
In a few cases, the two-year-old Breeders Crown finals at Woodbine on Oct. 24 will offer fields that appear in little conflict with some dominating trotters and pacers. The odds on these “super youngsters” will be prohibitive at best. You won’t need ...
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Texas Classic Futurity Trials Set for Saturday Night at Lone Star Park
Trainer Trey Wood has 16 juveniles entered Saturday night at Lone Star Park Saturday, October 24 will be a big night at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. They will host 16 trials for the richest race in the Lone Star State, the $1 milli ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - FESTIVAL OF STAKES
Welcome to another Wednesday twilight card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. The highlight of this card, and of several rounds to come, is the running of the ...
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Mongolian Saturday works; Keeneland releases stakes probables
Edited Press Release
Even though he never has raced outside the U.S., Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) hopeful Mongolian Saturday embodies the “world” in Breeders’ Cup World Championships because his connections are from Mongolia.
Owner G ...
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Beholder battling a slight fever; Smooth Roller jogs at Keeneland
Edited Press Release
Spendthrift Farm’s Beholder did not go to the track Tuesday morning for what would have been her first day of training at Keeneland.
“She has a little fever,” said Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift Far ...
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Runhappy causing many to smile in quest for TwinSpires.com BC Sprint
This is the second in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint. A profile on Private Zone can be found here .
If ever there was a local fan favorite going into next week's Breeders' Cup a ...
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American Pharoah turns in swift six-furlong drill
Edited Press Release
In his most serious drill to date, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah worked six furlongs in 1:10.80 Tuesday morning at Santa Anita for Bob Baffert as the clock continues to tick down to a possible epic showdown with super ...
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Fort Erie Getaway Day Features 20x Points & Must-win Carryovers
It’s a big day to bet Fort Erie on TwinSpires.com!
In addition to a pair of must-win carryovers by virtue of it being closing day at the Ontario track, TwinSpires.com is offering 20x points on the 10-race card . That’s a pretty nice bonus t ...
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Harrington hosts two-year-old stakes
While many harness tracks put their stakes races or top overnight events on the weekends, Harrington Raceway, which does not offer live racing on Saturday or Sunday nights in the spring or fall, will present its best card on Wednesday evening on the ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies (Turf) contender Nemoralia
Photo courtesy Keeneland/Coady Photography .
Trained by Jeremy Noseda, who sent out Wilko to surprise the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at 28-1, Nemoralia has a slightly different profile.
Wilko, a veteran with 10 starts under his belt prior ...
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Beholder arrives at Keeneland for date with Classic destiny
Edited Press Release
Dual champion mare Beholder arrived at Keeneland Monday afternoon for an anticipated match-up with Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) on October 31.
Beholder, winner of six c ...
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The 10 Biggest Upsets in Breeders' Cup History
It would be very easy to list the 10 highest-priced winners in Breeders' Cup history in ascending order and leave it at that, but with the benefit of hindsight there are always some longshots that make a lot less handicapping sense than others. Here ...
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Greenpointcrusader, 'Judy' top Keeneland BC worktab
Edited Press Release
Greenpointcrusader put in the first of two scheduled Keeneland works for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) by working five furlongs in 1:01.80 over a fast track Monday morning.
Waiting until the first wave of w ...
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Ten Fun Facts to know about the Breeders' Cup
1) Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. will host the 32nd annual Breeders' Cup for the first time on October 30-31 (Churchill Downs and Santa Anita share the record as eight-time hosts). Central Kentucky is known as the "Horse Racing Capital of the World" an ...
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Cannock Chase completes Grade 1 double for Moore in Canadian International
English shipper Cannock Chase has long promised to have a big one in him, and his moment came in Sunday's $815,494 Canadian International (G1) at Woodbine. The 5-2 favorite deployed a sparkling turn of foot down the stretch to cap a quick Grade 1 d ...
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Brown, Clement send out BC workers at Belmont
Edited Press Release
Trainer Chad Brown continued his Breeders' Cup preparations Sunday morning, working a slew of potential starters pointing toward the two-day World Championships, which takes place at Keeneland October 30-31, over Belmont P ...
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Curvy bounces back on better ground in EP Taylor
In what may prove to be a warm-up act for stablemate Legatissimo in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1), the David Wachman-trained Curvy justified 2-1 favoritism in Sunday's $392,263 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine. The Coolmore filly never ...
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Kitten’s Point scratches out Dowager win
Kitten’s Point lived up to her 3-2 favoritism on Sunday at Keeneland, rallying to take the $125,000 Dowager S. (G3) by 1 3/4 lengths under jockey Edgar Prado.
The duo settled into midpack early in the 1 1/2-mile grass contest while Naples G ...
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Songbird drills six furlongs at Santa Anita for BC Juvenile Fillies
Edited Press Release
Likely Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) favorite Songbird worked six furlongs over Santa Anita Park’s fast main track on an overcast Sunday morning in 1:13.60 with regular rider Mike Smith aboard after the 6:30 a.m. (PD ...
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History is against Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Classic
Beholder will be going for a history-making win when starting in the 32nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland on October 31.
If the Henny Hughes mare breaks from the gate, she’ll become just the sixth distaffer to even compete in the 1 1/4-m ...
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Breeders Crown elim highlight weekend cards
Since 1984 one of the more popular phrases in harness racing has been "It All Comes Down to the Breeders Crown" and last weekend Woodbine Raceway in Canada hosted a dozen elims that will set the stage for the twelve finals this Saturday night worth a ...
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Pretty N Cool captures Matron
Pretty N Cool pulled out a one-length victory in the $200,000 Matron S. (G2) on Sunday at Belmont Park with jockey Martin Garcia aboard.
The Bob Baffert-trained daughter of Scat Daddy took command soon after the start and proceeded through split ...
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Two-year-olds turned some heads
Although neither of them is headed to the Breeders Cup Championship races this fall, a pair of two-year-olds that made quick work of their respective state-bred foes over the past two weekends certainly deserve recognition and bear watching in the im ...
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Untapable, Tapiture record moves at Keeneland for BC engagements
Edited Press Release
Champion Untapable worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 over Keeneland’s fast main track on Sunday in her first timed move since she was second by a neck in the October 4 Spinster (G1) at the track. Trained by Steve Asmu ...
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TwinSpires.com BC Sprint contender Private Zone glides through 5f move
Edited Press Release
On a chilly Sunday morning, multiple Grade 1 winner Private Zone put in the first of two scheduled works at Keeneland in preparation for the TwinSpires.com Breeders’ Cup Sprint on October 31 by working five fur ...
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Artspeak Has Our Winning Scenario In Breeders Crown Elim; Plainridge Winner Tops At $14
Woodbine ruled the weekend features as the Breeders Crown elims were sprinkled through the Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 programs.
We were specifically correct about the scenario that took place in the second soph-colt pacer elim as the crowd once again ...
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Sizing up the Europeans in the Canadian International & EP Taylor
Cannock Chase photo courtesy of WEG/Michael Burns Photography .
As our own Jennifer Caldwell noted in her story, Sunday's Canadian International (G1) program at Woodbine is loaded with foreign intrigue . Here's how I'd rank the invaders.
Cann ...
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Dawalan wins Grand National by a length
Making his second U.S. appearance for owner Irv Naylor, Dawalan captured the $300,000 Grand National (G1) at Far Hills, New Jersey, on Saturday. The most lucrative of the nation's six Grade 1 steeplechase events, the Grand National was contested over ...
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Stellar takes the right Path in Athenia victory
Stellar Path made her move up the inside leaving the far turn and proved best in Saturday’s $200,000 Athenia (G3) at Aqueduct, earning her first North American graded win with a half-length decision. Joel Rosario was up on the Christophe Clemen ...
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Sarah Sis upsets Raven Run
Sarah Sis provided a nice 17-1 upset on Saturday at Keeneland when overtaking 3-2 favorite Bar of Gold in the stretch of the $250,000 Raven Run S. (G2) to prevail by a half-length on the wire.
It was the first win for the Sharp Humor filly since ...
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Smooth Roller on course for BC Classic after Saturday move at Santa Anita
Edited Press Release
Smooth Roller , who earned a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland on October 31 by virtue of his impressive 5 1/4-length victory in the Awesome Again S., worked five furlongs over Santa Anita’s fast m ...
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Tonalist, La Verdad headline Breeders’ Cup workers at Belmont Saturday
Edited Press Release
A cadre of candidates for the Breeders' Cup took to Belmont Park's tracks Saturday morning, led by Jockey Club Gold Cup victor Tonalist , who clocked six furlongs on the fast main track in 1:14 under exercise rider Lee Vi ...
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Exaggerator, I’m a Chatterbox top Keeneland’s Saturday BC workers
Edited Press Release
No trainer has won consecutive runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) since the D. Wayne Lukas three-peat from 1986-1988 with Capote, Success Express and Is It True.
Keith Desormea ...
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The Top 10 Toughest Beats in Breeders' Cup History
Tough beats for horseplayers and for horses are often one in the same, and the three-decade plus history of the Breeders' Cup have produced many of them. Picking out just 10 of the toughest from the horse's perspective is no easy task, nor is ranki ...
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Legatissimo revives memories of 1000 Guineas winners in Breeders' Cup
Legatissimo photo courtesy of Leopardstown via Twitter .
While reigning 1000 Guineas (G1) winner Legatissimo has had the Filly & Mare Turf (G1) on her radar for some time, the 2014 heroine of that Newmarket classic, Miss France, has lately eme ...
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Annual Report wins Futurity going away
Godolphin Racing’s Annual Report rallied to the lead in midstretch and drew off to a 1 ½-length decision in Saturday’s $200,000 Futurity (G2) at Belmont Park. A 5 ¼-length debut winner at Parx on September 20, the Kiaran McLaughlin-trained juvenile ...
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Smooth Roller a Breeders’ Cup Classic wildcard
A debut maiden winner on June 27, Smooth Roller punched his Breeders’ Cup Classic ticket in the September 26 Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, rolling to a 5 ¼-length decision in his fourth career start.
The 4-year-old gelding will bring good ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview- Saturday Evening
Welcome to another Saturday evening card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. The highlight of this card, and of several rounds to come, is the continuation of t ...
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Champions Day: Jack Hobbs looms large in Champion
Saturday's Champion Stakes (G1) (10:05 a.m. EDT) has been the goal of Golden Horn’s stablemate Jack Hobbs for some time. He would have been a major contender in the Arc, but Gosden and the Godolphin brain trust decided to point for Champions Day in ...
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Champions Day: Solow goes for nine straight in QEII
Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II (G1) (9:30 a.m. EDT) might give us our long-awaited showdown between Solow and Gleneagles – or not, if Gleneagles takes his toys and goes home when the ground is deemed unsuitable. Either way, Gleneagles is still on ...
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Turf Paradise 60th Anniversary
Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Arizona opens for its 60th racing season during the summer months. He replaces Michael Chamberlain, who is now the full-time announcer at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, Louisiana. Post time daily is 12:55 p.m. For mor ...
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Champions Day: Will Journey handle class hike in Fillies and Mares?
Saturday's British Champions Fillies and Mares (G1) (8:55 a.m. EDT) is a very tricky handicapping exercise pitting several members of the establishment against the up-and-coming Journey . Although she has to prove herself against Irish Oaks (G1) win ...
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Champions Day: Can Muhaarar complete the sweep, or will another sophomore jump up in the Sprint?
Saturday's British Champions Sprint (G1) (8:20 a.m. EDT) features Muhaarar in search of his fourth straight Group 1 prize. A devastating winner of the Commonwealth Cup (G1) over this course and six-furlong distance at the Royal meeting, the Shadwel ...
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Champions Day: Agent Murphy looks tough if he stays trip in Long Distance Cup
Saturday is British Champions Day, Europe’s last big bash of the Flat racing season, with five major events on tap at Ascot. Aside from seeing such stars as Jack Hobbs, Muhaarar, Solow (and theoretically maybe even Gleneagles), there might be a Breed ...
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Frosted breezes 5f for BC Classic; Wedding Toast, Cavorting post half-mile moves
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Preparations continued on Thursday and Friday for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin's Breeders' Cup string, which is led by Grade 1 winner Frosted , who breezed five furlongs in :59 Friday morning at Greentree Training Center in Sa ...
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Woodbine’s Canadian International Day living up to name with shippers galore
A field of 11 will line up on Sunday at Woodbine in the C$1 million Canadian International (Can-G1) going 1 1/2 miles on the turf, and there’s no true standout in the competitive field.
Second Step, Cannock Chase and Sheikhzayedroad all ship in ...
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Pretty N Cool heads Matron; Kitten's Point favored in Dowager
Unable to match strides with California's leading two-year-old filly, Songbird, in the Del Mar Debutante (G2) last time, Pretty N Cool will bypass a rematch in the October 31 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and stick to one-turn races for the t ...
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