A key element missing from the Breeders’ Cup Distaff has finally been found. Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver remain favorites, but the unanswered question – who will set the pace? – became clear only after the list of 11 Distaff pre-entries was released this week.
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Repeat after me: The Mile is the Breeders’ Cup race that the same horse wins more than once.
Miesque in 1987 and 1988; Lure in 1992 and 1993; Da Hoss in 1996 and 1998; Goldikova in 2008, 2009, and 2010; Wise Dan in 2012 and 2013. These turf milers all came back for more and knew where to find it.
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 11:56
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Aside from the retirement of Bellafina, there were few surprises when pre-entries for the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint were announced Wednesday, with the status of Frank’s Rockette being one key as to how the $1 million race will shape up.
Frank’s Rockette, winner of her last four starts, has the six-furlong BC Sprint as first preference over the seven-furlong Filly and Mare Sprint, primarily because the shorter distance more than offsets her having to race against males in the $2 million Sprint, according to trainer Bill Mott.
Those seeking to capitalize on a home-course advantage in the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint will face a far-flung class of challengers from various jurisdictions.
The Turf Sprint has drawn 22 pre-entries, of which 14 will be allowed to start in the Nov. 7 at Keeneland. Eight made their most recent start at Keeneland – Chaos Theory, Diamond Oops, Got Stormy, Leinster, Extravagant Kid, Into Mystic, Just Might, and Manny Wah. Oleksandra and Imprimis also are graded stakes winners on this course.
An overflow cast of 23 was announced Wednesday as pre-entries for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, which has a maximum starting field of 12, leaving nearly half the runners on the outside looking in. But several runners in the original main body of the field are headed in other directions, which will give at least three who didn’t make the original top 12 likely starting berths by Nov. 7 at Keeneland.
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 11:40
The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint has been a popular addition to the Breeders’ Cup program. This year’s third renewal of the Grade 2, $1 million race is no exception, as it could have one of the biggest fields of the weekend, with one of the strongest favorites.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – There may not ever have been a Breeders’ Cup race where half the field came in unbeaten. If there was, hopefully it wound up as exciting a race as the 2020 edition of the $2 million BC Juvenile Fillies appears to be shaping up.
Four of the eight fillies pre-entered in the Nov. 6 Juvenile Fillies have yet to taste defeat. Princess Noor, Simply Ravishing, and Dayoutoftheoffice all have gone 3 for 3, while Girl Daddy is 2 for 2.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Owners and breeders of horses competing in the Breeders’ Cup will be allowed on the grounds of Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington during the two-day event on Nov. 6-7, Breeders’ Cup officials confirmed on Tuesday.
According to Jim Gluckson, a spokesman for the Breeders’ Cup, each horse will be assigned six complimentary seats on behalf of its owners for each day of the event, to be distributed by the ownership group. However, Gluckson also said that Breeders’ Cup will “work individually with owners to see if we can accommodate guests beyond that number.”
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Bombard and Collusion Illusion, both scheduled to be pre-entered in Breeders' Cup races on Monday, worked at Santa Anita on Monday, on a day that also saw the highly regarded 3-year-old Charlatan return to the work tab.
Bombard, prepping for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Nov. 7 at Keeneland for trainer Richard Mandella, rolled five furlongs in 59.20 seconds, the fastest drill of 53 at the distance. He most recently was second in the Grade 3 Runhappy Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 12.
MIAMI – Trainer Patrick Biancone had to wait out Mother Nature for a few days before finally getting in his final serious work for Breeders’ Cup Sprint-bound Diamond Oops, who went five furlongs in 59.40 seconds over a fast track at the Palm Meadows training center Monday.
Steady rains have pelted the local area for the past week. Diamond Oops was originally scheduled to breeze last Friday, but track conditions were such that Biancone was forced to wait another 72 hours before giving his star the green light.