Breeders' Cup: Caracortado cuts back for Turf Sprint
Turn-back runners such as Precisionist, Gulch, and Cherokee Run have captured the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in its lengthy history, but three runnings of the $1 million BC Turf Sprint have yielded no such winners. Mike Machowsky would like to start a new tradition when he sends his standout California-bred Caracortado out of longer races as a major threat Saturday in the five-furlong Turf Sprint.
“I love the move, personally,” Machowsky said. “The first time I ever ran him on grass, it was six furlongs at Hollywood Park and he ran like a wild horse. He just has such a quick turn of foot that I really think he’ll be coming at ’em late.”
Caracortado was assigned post 13 in a full gate of 14 entered in the Turf Sprint, which has been won by Desert Code (2008), California Flag (2009), and Chamberlain Bridge (2010) in its brief history. The last two champions will be back Saturday, with California Flag getting post 6 and Chamberlain Bridge drawing farthest outside in post 14.
Other major contenders include Regally Ready (post 8), winner of the Grade 1 Nearctic at Woodbine last out, and Havelock (post 10), who roared from behind to take the Woodford on the Keeneland turf.
Two other recent winners at Keeneland also are in the cast: Hoofit (post 7), supplemented to the BC program after winning the Phoenix at Keeneland in his American debut, and Holiday for Kitten (post 2), the Thoroughbred Club of America winner who will be the only 3-year-old in this field.
Broken Dreams (post 3), a 5-year-old mare, and Holiday for Kitten are the only females in the lineup.
With 14 pre-entered, there were no exclusions from the race.
Turf Sprint, Post Time: 3:21 ET Saturday
Purse: $1,000,000; 5 furlongs; gr. II
Post |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
ML Odds |
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Grand Adventure |
Mark Frostad |
Javier Castellano |
20-1 |
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Holiday For Kitten |
Wesley Ward |
Joel Rosario |
30-1 |
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Broken Dreams |
Thomas Proctor |
Garrett Gomez |
20-1 |
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Perfect Officer |
Mike Pino |
Kendrick Carmouche |
12-1 |
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Great Attack |
Wesley Ward |
Jeffrey Sanchez |
20-1 |
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California Flag |
Brian Koriner |
Patrick Valenzuela |
15-1 |
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Hoofit |
Graham Motion |
Edgar Prado |
15-1 |
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Regally Ready |
Steve Asmussen |
Corey Nakatani |
3-1 |
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Rapport |
Ron Werner |
Brian Hernandez |
30-1 |
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Havelock |
Darrin Miller |
Robby Albarado |
9-2 |
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Country Day |
Steve Margolis |
James Graham |
20-1 |
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Camp Victory |
Mike Mitchell |
Julien Leparoux |
12-1 |
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Caracortado |
Mike Machowsky |
Joe Talamo |
4-1 |
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Chamberlain Bridge |
W. Bret Calhoun |
Jamie Theriot |
5-1 |
