Wed, 10/31/2018 - 21:10

TimeformUS 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic analysis

By David Aragona

Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic | 1 1/4 miles, dirt, 3-year-olds and up | Churchill Downs, Race 11​ | Saturday, Nov. 3, 5:44 p.m. ET

Most Likely Winner: West Coast (#7)

 

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 21:00

TimeformUS 2018 Breeders' Cup Distaff analysis

By David Aragona

Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff | 1 1/8 miles,dirt, fillies & mares, 3-year-olds and up | Churchill Downs, Race 9 | Saturday, Nov. 3, 4:16 p.m. ET

Most Likely Winner: Monomoy Girl (#11)

 

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 17:48

Key contenders for 2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

By Marcus Hersh
Barbara D. Livingston
Newspaperofrecord trains at Churchill Downs on Friday.

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NEWSPAPEROFRECORD, by Lope de Vega
Beyers: 88-78

* Trainer Chad Brown won this race two and four years ago with horses on the same pattern – maiden victory at Saratoga, win in the Miss Grillo.

* Already has two wins on yielding turf, and wet conditions shouldn’t bother her

* Forward running style in a race without obvious real speed will keep her out of trouble without leading to a front-end duel

 

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 16:50

Watchmaker: How I'd play the Breeders' Cup late pick five on Saturday

By Mike Watchmaker
Keeneland/Coady Photography
Promises Fulfilled (right) could go in either the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile or the Sprint.

A pick five encompassing the last five Saturday Breeders’ Cup races has been conspicuous by its absence for quite some time. Thankfully (or maybe not – let’s see how we do!), that void was filled this year.

The chances of me not participating in this offering are precisely zero. I will be playing this late Breeders’ Cup pick five, and I’ll play with gusto, because as is the case with almost everything Breeders’ Cup wagering related, the value is there. Big fields and quality depth ensure that even if the results are logical, you’ll still get paid at least reasonably well.

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 16:44

Key contenders for 2018 Breeders' Cup Distaff

By Nicole Russo

 

Abel Tasman, by Quality Road

Last 3 Beyers: 76-105-100

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 13:50

Watchmaker: Forget the Classic, Horse of the Year race is over

By Mike Watchmaker

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As always, there is so much on the line in this year’s Breeders’ Cup: bragging rights, year-end championships, the front end of outsized purses, and residual boosts in breeding value that can make the front end of some of those outsized purses look like chump change. Those are just some of the things at stake in this Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs.

Oh yes, the fight for the soul of the history of Thoroughbred racing in the United States is also at stake.

Wait, what?

Tue, 10/30/2018 - 15:56

TimeformUS 2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile analysis

By David Aragona

The Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile | 1 1/16 miles, dirt, 2-year-olds | Churchill Downs, Race 9 | Friday, Nov. 2, 6:05 p.m. ET

Most likely winner: Complexity (#6)

 

Tue, 10/30/2018 - 12:31

Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of Oct. 29, 2018

By Ron Gierkink

DARK MISSION
Trainer: Graham Motion
Last race: Oct. 27, 2nd
Finish: second by 3 ¼
Beyer: NA
She closed from fifth and then galloped out quite strongly in her six-furlong debut. The 3-year-old Sam-Son Farm homebred by Medaglia d’Oro will appreciate stretching out in distance.

Mon, 10/29/2018 - 10:20

Trip Notes for October 27-28: Fayette and Autumn Miss

By Michael Hammersly

Oct. 27

Keeneland
Fayette (race 9)

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