Sat, 11/02/2013 - 16:04

Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf: Dank leads 1-2-3 finish for Europeans

Barbara D. Livingston
Dank, with Ryan Moore riding, wins the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf by a half-length.

ARCADIA, Calif. -  Dank continued the Europeans’  dominance on turf at the 2013 Breeders’ Cup by parlaying a perfect trip under jockey Ryan Moore into a half-length victory over Romantica in Saturday’s $2 million Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita.

Alterite rallied mildly to outfinish pacesetter Emollient to finish third in the 1 ¼-mile race, giving European-breds  a sweep of the top three spots in the race. Marketing Mix, Tiz Flirtatious, Laughing, Lady of Shamrock, Kitten’s Dumplings, and Qushchi rounded out the complete order of finish.

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 16:03

Breeders' Cup pick five pays $23,000

ARCADIA, Calif. - The 50-cent pick five on Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup program paid $23,665.90 on a day when the pool reached a record amount for a California track.

Bettors added $6,438,509 to the pool on Saturday, chasing a carryover of $891,813 from Friday’s program.

[BREEDERS' CUP SATURDAY: Video replays and race results]

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 15:34

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies: Ria Antonia placed first on disqualification of She's a Tiger

Debra A. Roma
Ria Antonia (left) battles to the wire with She's a Tiger in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

ARCADIA, Calif. - In a race marred by fatal spill and a disqualification, longshot Ria Antonia was declared the winner of Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita.

She’s a Tiger, who set all the fractions under Gary Stevens, drifted out late in the stretch and bumped slightly with Ria Antonia, who, under Javier Castellano, was persevering to the wire after moving into second around the far turn. She’s a Tiger finished the 1 1/16-mile race a nose in front, but the inquiry sign was soon illuminated.

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 14:47

Breeders' Cup Marathon: London Bridge followed unique path

Susie Raisher
London Bridge, ridden by Mike Smith, wins the BC Marathon in his first start on dirt.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The upset win by London Bridge in Friday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon proved Breeders’ Cup winners can come from anywhere.

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 14:43

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf: Chriselliam will point to 1000 Guineas

Barbara D. Livingston
Chriselliam, with Richard Hughes riding, wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf by 2 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Chriselliam was reported to have come out of her 2 1/2-length victory in Friday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in good order and will soon head back to England to prepare for the spring classics.

The early season target for Chriselliam is the 1000 Guineas, conducted at one mile and held at Newmarket in May. Chriselliam won the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket in September, which prompted her connections to come here.

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 14:36

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile: Goldencents targets Malibu

Barbara D. Livingston
Goldencents, with Rafael Bejarano up, scores a front-running win in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Goldencents, the dominant winner of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Friday at Santa Anita, could make his next start in the Grade 1 Malibu on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita, trainer Doug O’Neill said Saturday morning.

Goldencents, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, seized the lead from his outside post early in the first turn of the Dirt Mile before opening a huge lead in the upper stretch and coasting to a 2 3/4-length triumph over late-running Golden Ticket. Goldencents earned a 105 Beyer Speed Figure.

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 12:04

Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint: Caracortado scratched due to sore foot

Barbara D. Livingston
Caracortado, who has raced just once in the past 21 months, will get a new rider in Gary Stevens for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Caracortado was scratched early Saturday from the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita because of a sore front foot.

Trainer Mike Machowsky said Caracortado was still not 100 percent because of a small abscess just above a front hoof. Machowsky said the 6-year-old gelding “popped a gravel on his coronet band” earlier in the week and he had reason to believe it would be healed by race day, but it was not to be.

Sat, 11/02/2013 - 10:44

Breeders' Cup 2013 Saturday Results and Video Replays

Photos: Breeders' Cup Saturday winners »

 

Results, video replays, and recap articles for the Saturday card of the 2013 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.

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Sat, 11/02/2013 - 09:15

Andrew Beyer: Sporting gestures don't always have happy endings

Tom Keyser
Because Princess of Sylmar ran poorly in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, she is no longer certain to be voted champion 3-year-old filly.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Owning racehorses is an expensive and risky enterprise, and at the Breeders’ Cup it can be especially daunting.

Just ask Paul Viscovich of Los Angeles or Ed Stanco of Malvern, Pa., who operate modest-sized racing stables that rarely get a chance to compete in the sport’s year-end championships. Both have worthy horses this year, but both needed to pay a six-figure supplementary entry to run.

Fri, 11/01/2013 - 22:20

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies: Pedigree profiles

Barbara D. Livingston
Spinaway Stakes winner Sweet Reason is one of two Grade 1 winners this season for her sire, Street Sense.

 

The Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies has crowned the divisional Eclipse Award champion in 26 of its previous 29 runnings. This year's renewal, to be contested Saturday at Santa Anita Park, figures to continue that trend, as it brings together East Coast standouts Sweet Reason - the morning line favorite - and Artemis Agrotera, and West Coast stars Secret Compass and She's a Tiger in a well-matched field. 

A closer look at the pedigrees and backgrounds of the contenders, in post position order.