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Parlance

Nov. 13, 5th race Churchill, MdSpWt113k

Beyer: 81

5.5f 1:04.32 – 1st by 4 1/4 lengths

b. f. 2, Maclean’s Music – Taparri, by Tapit

Noteworthy siblings: None

Auctions: Keeneland September yearling 2020 – $100,000

Owner: Brereton Jones

TODAY’S FLAVOR

Trainer: Doug O’Neill

Last race: Nov. 12, race 4

Finish: 2^nd by 1/2

Beyer: 87

Comeback 3-year-old maiden ran too well to lose. Dueled inside odds-on favorite, fought back through lane, finished nearly five lengths clear. Likely low-odds winner next out.

PRETTY RENA

Trainer: Michael McCarthy

Last race: Nov. 12, race 5

Grade 3, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes, 1 1/16 miles, Churchill Downs, Sept. 18, 2021
(10 Derby qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

Winner: Major General, by Constitution
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Owner: WinStar Farm and Siena Farm
Beyer Speed Figure: 76

Matt Miller, a Chicago, Ill., attorney for a health-care consulting firm, took home $543,300 in winning the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, the largest live-money tournament in the United States.

Miller, 50, amassed 142,800 points to win the tournament, which had a record 534 entries, according to Breeders’ Cup. First prize was $400,500, and players retain the money that is won over the two-day event. Miller’s bets included a $33,000 win wager on Knicks Go, the winner of the Classic at 3.20-1.

Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

RACE 3: JARREAU (#4)

Aqueduct | Race 2 | Post Time 12:20 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

Paul Lally:

R1 6-9-5-10

R2 10-4-3-6

R3 11-2-4-5

R4 8-10-6-4

RACE 1: CANTRELL HILL (#5)

Let us not dwell upon our utter disappointment in last week’s Pix but rather point out that three of BreezeFigs’s most stellar graduates—Knicks Go, Medina Spirit and Corniche—lived up to their standards in the Breeders’ Cup. Classic winner Knicks Go had a Group 1 profile at OBSAPR18 with a 25.05 foot stride length (SL), while runner-up Medina Spirit came out of OBSJUN20 with a Group 1 profile and 25.42 foot SL). Juvenile victor Corniche came out of this year’s OBSAPR sale with a Group 2 ticket and 26.57 foot SL.