Sat, 11/03/2012 - 15:50

Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint: Groupie Doll nails down division title

Barbara D. Livingston
Groupie Doll draws away from her Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint rivals under jockey Rajiv Maragh.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Odds-on favorite Groupie Doll powered to a decisive victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint on Saturday at Santa Anita, capping an outstanding campaign while waving the flag for small-time breeding operations everywhere.

William “Buff” Bradley trains Groupie Doll, a 4-year-old filly bred in Kentucky by Bradley and his father Fred.

“I bred the horse and the trainer . . . both,” said the elder Bradley. He owns the filly with his son and minority partners Carl Hurst and Brent Burns.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 15:16

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf: George Vancouver spurts clear

Tom Keyser
George Vancouver springs a $20 upset in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

ARCADIA, Calif. - George Vancouver finally realized the promise his connections held out for him as he split horses in upper stretch and drew clear to 1 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita.
Noble Tune, the 7-2 favorite, finished second by a neck over Balance the Books as trainer Chad Brown finished second and third in the race.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 15:07

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf: Delzangles a trainer on the move

ARCADIA, Ca. - There was no lingering to relish a debut Breeders' Cup win for trainer Mikel Delzangles. Just a few hours after winning with his first Breeders' Cup starter, Delzangles boarded a plane and headed even farther from home in France, flying on to Australia, where he has Dunaden as one of the favorites for the prestigious Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 15:01

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies: Mandella feels Beholder should be champion

Twenty-four of the previous 28 winners of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies have earned an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old filly.

Trainer Richard Mandella believes that trend should continue with Beholder, the one-length winner of Friday's $2 million Juvenile Fillies. That, even though she has just one graded stakes on her record while Executiveprivilege, who finished second Friday, is 5 for 6 with two Grade 1 stakes wins, including a nose victory over Beholder in the Debutante.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 14:41

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic: Questing found to have bruise above eye

ARCADIA, Calif. - Questing, who was eased in the early stages of Friday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita, was found later that night to have suffered a contusion that caused her left eye to close.

She was treated with medication and the filly seemed to be improving Saturday morning, as her eye was open.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 13:59

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Preview: Gabriel Charles closes in turf debut

Barbara D. Livingston
Gabriel Charles, with Joe Talamo up, wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Preview.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Gabriel Charles won his turf debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Preview at Santa Anita, closing from just off the pace under jockey Joe Talamo.

Gabriel Charles ($11.80) ran about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in 1:12.22, finishing 3 1/2 lengths in front of Den’s Legacy. Mico Margarita, part of the early pace, finished third in the field of 10, 4 1/2 lengths behind the winner.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 13:53

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filly Sprint Preview: Unusual Way takes day's opener

Barbara D. Livingston
Unusual Way, with Ramon Dominguez in the saddle, proves best.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Unusual Way took command at the break and went on to a clear-cut victory under Ramon Dominguez in the first of 12 races Saturday at Santa Anita, the $99,500 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filly Sprint Preview Stakes.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 13:30

Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf: Top three going separate ways

ARCADIA, Calif. - The first three finishers of Friday's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf will scatter across North American and Europe in coming days.

Race winner Zagora is scheduled to be sold on Monday evening at the Fasig-Tipton November sale. She has likely made the final start of her career, finishing with 10 wins in 22 starts, earnings of $2,368,589 and an expected title of champion turf female of 2012.

Marketing Mix and The Fugue will be given winter rests, but they could meet again.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 13:25

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic top three not finished on track

Tom Keyser
Royal Delta wins the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic over My Miss Aurelia and Include Me Out. All three are expected to race in 2013.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The end of the 2012 season is not the end of the line for the top three finishers of the Ladies’ Classic – winner Royal Delta, along with two-three finishers My Miss Aurelia and Include Me Out will return for a 2013 campaign.

Royal Delta, who earned a 108 Beyer Speed Figure for her second consecutive Ladies’ Classic win Friday at Santa Anita, will head to Florida for a rest before gearing up for another shot at the Dubai World Cup.

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 12:59

Breeders' Cup 2012: Saturday results, video replays

[bc_video_id:267303:]Results, video replays, and recap articles for the Saturday card of the 2012 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.

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