On Monday, the day of the pre-entry deadline for the Breeders’ Cup, Coolmore announced that Blackbeard was forced to be withdrawn from consideration for the Breeders’ Cup with an injury, and that the two-time Group 1-winning juvenile has been retired to Coolmore’s Irish headquarters for 2023.
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ARCADIA, Calif. - The California 2-year-olds Cave Rock and Wound Up have had widely different campaigns this year.
Cave Rock is unbeaten in three starts, including two Grade 1 stakes. Wound Up won his debut in a maiden special weight race on turf, but has since finished sixth and fifth in turf stakes.
They may appear in the same race on Nov. 4 - the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at 1 1/16 miles at Keeneland.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – As the sun rose at Keeneland on Sunday morning, prominent contender Epicenter turned in his penultimate and most serious work toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic as heavy favorite Flightline began his journey to Kentucky for that race.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – After several weeks of indecision, trainer Eric Reed announced Sunday that Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will indeed run in the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Reed said he and Rick Dawson, whose RED TR-Racing owns Rich Strike, have decided to roll the dice when trying heavily favored Flightline and other top horses in the $6 million race at Keeneland. The alternate option was to wait for the Grade 1 Clark on Nov. 25 at Churchill Downs, where Rich Strike won the Derby on May 7.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Da Hoss won the 1996 and 1998 editions of the Breeders' Cup Mile with just one start in between. Animal Kingdom was second to Horse of the Year Wise Dan in the 2012 Mile with just one start in the previous 18 months. And now, Domestic Spending will try to add his name to the list of those turning in strong efforts in the Mile off a long layoff.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Flightline will ship to Keeneland for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in peak form after a typically outstanding workout Saturday at Santa Anita.
“Sensational is the norm for him,” trainer John Sadler said after Flightline worked six furlongs in 1:11.80 and galloped out super under exercise rider Juan Leyva.
Bill Mott worked five of his prospective eight Breeders’ Cup candidates at Saratoga on Friday, led by Classic contender Olympiad, who went five furlongs over the Oklahoma dirt track in 1:00.88 in company with Dirt Mile starter Cody’s Wish.
Track clockers caught that team going three furlongs in 37.40 seconds and galloping out six furlongs in 1:13.80 and seven furlongs in 1:27.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Mott said by phone Friday. “They joined up at the head of the lane and finished together.”