Tonalist, Artemis Agrotera tune up for second BC attempts

Sat Oct 24 2015TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
Big Blue Kitten leads Brown's BC worker brigade

Sat Oct 24 2015TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
Hollendorfer: Wild Dude, Songbird ‘very good’ in final Santa Anita drills for BC

Sat Oct 24 2015TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
Navarro wanted more from Private Zone’s work; Exaggerator drills for BC Juvenile

Sat Oct 24 2015TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Last Waltz

Fri Oct 23 2015Kellie Reilly

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 ...
BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Illuminate

Fri Oct 23 2015Kellie Reilly

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

Fri Oct 23 2015Ted Black

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 ...
O’Neill on Nyquist’s final drill for BC Juvenile: ‘I saw what I wanted, I really did’

Fri Oct 23 2015TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contender Alice Springs

Fri Oct 23 2015Kellie Reilly

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 ...
Three probable favorites I'm avoiding at the Breeders' Cup

Fri Oct 23 2015Vance Hanson

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 ...
Frosted fires bullet at Greentree Training Center for BC Classic

Fri Oct 23 2015TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
BC Internationals: Juvenile (Turf) contender Waterloo Bridge

Fri Oct 23 2015Kellie Reilly

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 ...
BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Shogun

Fri Oct 23 2015Kellie Reilly

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 ...