LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Longshot Typhoon Slew was scratched from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Saturday morning.
As of 9:45 a.m., Crown of Thorns was the only other horse scratched from one of Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup races, having been withdrawn from the Dirt Mile.
Trainer Mike Maker said Typhoon Slew trained well earlier in the day but was showing signs of lameness a couple hours later. He did not specify the nature of the injury.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Zenyatta is the heavy favorite in advance wagering and in will-pays for the two-day daily double wager combining the winners of the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic on Friday and the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
In advance betting for the Classic, and with $138,680 in the win pool, Zenyatta was 3-5, followed by Lookin At Lucky (9-2), Blame (8-1), and Quality Road (12-1).
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Unrivaled Belle, returning to the scene of her biggest victory this year, won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic on Friday night at Churchill Downs.
Unrivaled Belle ($17) held off Blind Luck, the Kentucky Oaks winner and 3-2 favorite, to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Blind Luck finished one length in front of third-place Havre de Grace. Unrivaled Belle sat fifth during the early going, then surged to the lead three furlongs from the wire.
Daily Racing Form race recaps and video replays for the six Breeders' Cup races Friday at Churchill Downs, plus the best Zenyatta coverage and everything to catch you up on Saturday's races:
BREEDERS' CUP MARATHON
JUVENILE FILLIES TURF
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Shared Account paid $94, the largest winning mutuel in the history of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, but to her trainer, Graham Motion, this was no upset.
"We were always pointing to this race," Motion said. "I don't think it was very fair that she was written off after only one bad race."
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Awesome Feather proved that she’s not just a south Florida sensation. She’s a national champion.
After beating up on the 2-year-old fillies in south Florida all summer and fall, Awesome Feather took it to the rest of the North American crop, edging clear from R Heat Lightning in the final sixteenth to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies by 2 1/4 lengths at Churchill Downs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the days before the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes, it appeared unlikely Dubai Majesty would wind up being supplemented for a $90,000 fee to the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Usually, when seen on national television in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle, Calvin Borel is grinning ear-to-ear after winning the Kentucky Derby.
Friday, a totally different side of Borel was on display for the nation to see as he cursed at and then attacked fellow rider Javier Castellano in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle. Several times Borel shouted "I’m going to kill you!" at Castellano after an incident during the running of the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For owner Bobby Flay, Friday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf proved to be the ultimate throw-down.
Flay is the owner of More Than Real, who registered a decisive two-length victory over even-money favorite Winter Memories in the one-mile Juvenile Fillies Turf. Kathmanblu rallied to finish a head farther back in third.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Apart got some terrific karma going for the team that would try to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday when he edged away to a hard-fought victory in the 18th running of the Grade 3, $108,600 Ack Ack Handicap, the main undercard event leading into the six Friday Breeders’ Cup events at Churchill Downs.
