November 3rd, 2012 − Santa Anita

Breeders' Cup Turf

RACE COVERAGE: Classic | Ladies' Classic | Turf | Filly & Mare Turf | Mile | Dirt Mile | Sprint | Turf Sprint | Filly & Mare Sprint | Juvenile | Juvenile Turf | Juvenile Fillies | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Juvenile Sprint | Marathon

Turf, Purse: $3 million, 1 1/2 miles, turf
# HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY COMMENT ODDS
Point of Entry S. McGaughey J. Velazquez Won five straight, the last three Gr. 1's; top U.S. hope ends Euro dominance 2-1
St Nicholas Abbey A. O'Brien J. O'Brien Won this last year; can forgive Arc flop, but some prior efforts were just okay 7-2
Shareta A. Fabre C. Lemaire Also found wanting on deep going in Arc; prior form sharp; strong threat 5-1
Little Mike D. Romans R. Dominguez His big wins this year all came with easy early leads; he won't get one here 12-1
Trailblazer Y. Ikee Y. Take Solid second in U.S. debut and added distance helps; stepping up, though 12-1
Treasure Beach A. O'Brien J. Spencer Gave top one a run last time on deep footing; firm turf suits top one better 12-1
Dullahan D. Romans J. Rosario Has run okay on turf, but has yet to win on it; needs a synthetic BC event 15-1
Slim Shadey S. Callaghan G. Gomez Won the local prep for this, but this is just an exponentially tougher race 15-1
Cogito D. O'Neill L. Dettori Disappointed in U.S. bow; reports have said he'd be more effective on dirt 20-1
Kindergarden Kid P. Miller J. Leparoux No match for top one two starts back with the better trip; needs softer spot 20-1
Turbo Compressor T. Pletcher J. Bravo Tried rating, and finished second to 'Shadey' last time out; in over his head 20-1
Optimizer D. W. Lukas J. Court Improved dramatically in his last two, but not enough to contend here 30-1

Odds and comments by Mike Watchmaker