Breeders' Cup Trip Notes for Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Breeders' Cup Trip Notes for Oct. 31-Nov. 1 by Michael Hammersly.
Michael HammerslyNov 03, 2014
Breeders' Cup Trip Notes for Oct. 31-Nov. 1 by Michael Hammersly.
Jockey Mike Luzzi suffered a broken leg and a fractured pelvis in a paddock accident prior to the ninth race at Aqueduct on Sunday.
The pick six paid $115,418 at Santa Anita on Sunday on a day when interest in the bet was the highest of the year following a seven-figure carryover from Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup program.
Filimbi won her first graded stakes in Sunday’s $200,750 Goldikova Stakes for female turf milers at Santa Anita, a performance that could be foreshadowing of her status in the division in 2015.
Longshots lit up the board in the two divisions of the Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Association Falls Sales Stakes at Turf Paradise on Sunday, first with Flying Fiona ($65.20) taking the filly division and then with Best Asset ($101.40) capturing the colt-and-gelding division.
Brooklynsway captured the $250,400 Princess Elizabeth Stakes in a professional manner under Emma-Jane Wilson on Sunday at Woodbine.
Two-time Grade 1 winner Artemis Agrotera will race next year as a 4-year-old, according to trainer Mike Hushion.
Admire Rakti, the winner of the Group 1 Caulfield Cup on Oct. 18, is a lukewarm 4-1 choice to win Tuesday’s $5,241,600 Melbourne Cup against 23 rivals at Flemington Racecourse.
In contrast to her career debut, when all sorts of things went wrong, Jacaranda did everything right Sunday in the Grade 3 Tempted Stakes at Aqueduct, winning in convincing style by 3 1/2 lengths.Jacaranda outsprinted Enchantress and Miss Always Ready for the early lead, then held the Matron winner Paula'ssilverlining safe the final quarter-mile. Although the time for the mile was 1:40.24, it was a strong effort by Jacaranda, who now is 2 for 2 for trainer Mike Hushion and owner Barry Schwartz.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale is known as a marquee destination for potential seven-figure auction prices, and the 2014 edition boasts a particularly strong catalog.