LEXINGTON, Ky. – The road to Breeders’ Cup 2-year-old turf success began overseas and ended at Keeneland, where Victoria Road capped a Friday of Irish and English grass domination, narrowly winning the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf over the strong favorite, Silver Knott.
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DRF Past Performances
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The first unbeatable horse in this year’s Breeders’ Cup was beaten.
Cave Rock, a 2-5 favorite in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile off dynamic wins in his first three starts, was pressed early on by longshot Hurricane J and though Cave Rock took the field into deep stretch, he couldn’t hold off the late run of Forte, who tackled Cave Rock at the sixteenth pole and went on to win by 1 1/2 lengths at Keeneland.
Cave Rock finished second by 2 1/4 lengths over National Treasure, as Bob Baffert-trained runners finished second and third.
Fri, 11/04/2022 - 16:54
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Meditate, the Irish-bred 2-year-old filly who went off favored in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf despite two recent losses, redeemed herself with a powerful run in the stretch that left no doubt as to her class and shattered any perceptions of her distance limitations.
Fri, 11/04/2022 - 16:14
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The means were much different, but the results the same.
Just like four Fridays beforehand, Wonder Wheel won a Grade 1 race at Keeneland, albeit on a much bigger stage this time. Rallying from well off the pace – in stark contrast to her wire-to-wire victory in the Oct. 7 Alcibiades – Wonder Wheel drew clear in the final furlong for an emphatic three-length victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.
LEXINGTON, KY. - It took a relatively short time for trainer William Cowans’s decision to turn Next into a long-distance specialist to reap big rewards. Next left little doubt the farther the better for him after drawing off to an 6 ¼-length victory over Heywoods Beach and eight other overmatched rivals in Friday’s $350,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes at Keeneland.
Fri, 11/04/2022 - 15:14
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Charlie Appleby enjoyed a magical run through the 2021 Breeders' Cup, saddling three winners on the weekend at Del Mar.
The trainer, who holds an outstanding strike rate at this event, came to Keeneland loaded for bear, and the magic was in the air early. Mischief Magic, carried the Godolphin blue, capitalized on a hot early pace, and finished with a flourish to catch fellow European Dramatised for a length win in the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Keeneland.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Laurel River, 9-2 on the morning line for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, and Bran, 15-1 in Saturday’s Turf Sprint, were scratched from their respective races on Friday morning by regulatory veterinarians, according to Breeders’ Cup.
Thu, 11/03/2022 - 22:21
LEXINGTON, Ky. – G Laurie, 12-1 on the morning line of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday, was withdrawn from the race on Thursday afternoon after she “spiked a temperature,” according to her trainer, Graham Motion.
“Terrible timing,” Motion said, in confirming the withdrawal.
Thu, 11/03/2022 - 15:46
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For three years, Keeneland has been Golden Pal’s home, and he has reigned over its turf course while living off Rice Road under the watchful eye of year-round local trainer Wesley Ward. The two-time Breeders’ Cup winner makes his swan song Saturday as one of the weekend’s most well-regarded favorites in the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.