ELMONT, N.Y. - Point of Entry, among the favorites for the Breeders’ Cup Turf, will do the bulk of his training for that race in New York, trainer Shug McGaughey said.
McGaughey had thought about shipping Point of Entry to Santa Anita in time to get a workout over that track’s turf course, something he did with his Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Lure and his BC Turf third-place finisher Dancing Forever when the Cup was held at Santa Anita.
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Thu, 10/11/2012 - 16:32
ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Barclay Tagg may have a second horse join Jersey Town on an Oct. 30 flight to California for the Breeders' Cup, as he plans to point Munnings Sister to the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.
Munnings Sister, a 3-year-old full sister to the stakes winner Munnings, won the Dream Supreme overnight stakes here on Sunday by a half-length. It was her first start for Tagg and her first start at seven furlongs.
Sunday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Nearctic, a six-furlong turf stakes for 3-year-olds and up, has attracted an eclectic field of 11 comprised of three European shippers, another three from the United States, and five from the local backstretch. The Nearctic is a Win and You’re In event for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.
Fire Lily, from Ireland; Night Carnation, from England; and As de Trebol, from Spain via France; are the overseas invaders. The 3-year-old Fire Lily and the 4-year-old Night Carnation are the only fillies in the lineup.
Watsdachances established herself as a serious contender for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with a professional score in Monday’s Grade 3 Miss Grillo Stakes, a Win and You’re In race at Belmont.
Watsdachances raced well off the early pace before closing strongly between rivals in the stretch to prevail by 2 1/4 lengths over yielding ground. She was awarded an 81 Beyer Speed Figure.
Javier Castellano rode Watsdachances for trainer Chad Brown, who won the inaugural BC Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2008 with Maram.
Caracortado is still pointing to the Breeders’ Cup. It’s just not this year’s Breeders’ Cup.
Trainer Mike Machowsky was hoping to get Caracortado to the starting gate for the 2012 Breeders’ Cup off a long layoff, but the 5-year-old gelding has not progressed to the point where in three weeks he will be ready to face the best in the division. Machowsky said Caracortado could now focus on a 2013 campaign, starting with the same race he won at the start of this year, the Grade 3 Daytona at Santa Anita in January, and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint is again a long-range goal.
The heralded French mare Goldikova was among the stories of the 2011 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs. After winning the Breeders’ Cup Mile an unprecedented three years in a row from 2008 to 2010, Goldikova finished third in her try for a fourth win in that prestigious race.
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There is no doubting the speed of the Richard Mandella-trained Beholder, a juvenile filly who scorched the main track at Santa Anita last week to the tune of a 108 Beyer Speed Figure. Not only was that number the fastest – by far – of any 2-year-old race in 2012, but Beholder’s final time of 1:09 is the quickest six-furlong clocking at the Santa Anita meeting.
While there was some discussion concerning stretching Beholder out in distance for the Juvenile Fillies, It seems more likely that Mandella will point for the Juvenile Sprint.