Horse Racing: Baffert's $3.2 million colt wins debut at Churchill; Laurel, Churchill and Gulfstream Park's opener with late morning posts on Thanksgiving

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

San Diego weather has rain in the forecast for Saturday. Not good.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

San Diego weather has rain in the forecast for Saturday. Not good.

yep. weather channel predicting saturday late pm showers.

whether a fast or muddy track it still will not matter. most of the contenders over the years that ran in past editions of delmar breeders cups just didn't take to the track surface. if i remember correctly form does hold up on the turf.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

yep. weather channel predicting saturday late pm showers.

whether a fast or muddy track it still will not matter. most of the contenders over the years that ran in past editions of delmar breeders cups just didn't take to the track surface. if i remember correctly form does hold up on the turf.

New York's forexasted weather for Saturday is more suitable than that of San Diego for an event of this magnitude. That will work in NYRA's favor as a potential host city. We remember the abysmal conditions of Monmouth and Belmont all too well in the distant past. But though off-track racing is part of the analysis of the sport, it is better production under nicer weather. Maybe the showers forecasted will be minimal on Saturday. Friday looks splendid in San Diego.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

BREEDERS' CUP 2024
NOVEMBER 1 and 2 at DEL MAR (CA)

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Friday, November 1

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$150,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 1/2 F	Dirt	9	11:35 AM PT
2	$200,000	Senator Ken Maddy S.	5 F	Turf	7	12:10 PM PT
3	$175,000	Golden State Juvenile Fillies S.	7 F	Dirt	9	12:45 PM PT
4	$200,000	Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance S.	1 M	Turf	18	1:25 PM PT
5	$175,000	Golden State Juvenile S.	7 F	Dirt	10	2:05 PM PT
6	$1,000,000	Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint	5 F	Turf	14	2:45 PM PT
7	$2,000,000	NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies	1 1/16 M	Dirt	10	3:25 PM PT
8	$1,000,000	John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 M	Turf	17	4:05 PM PT
9	$2,000,000	FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance	1 1/16 M	Dirt	10	4:45 PM PT
10	$1,000,000	Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf	1 M	Turf	16	5:25 PM PT

TELEVISION on FRIDAY​

Nov. 1	"America's Day at the Races"	12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.	FS2
Nov. 1	FanDuel TV Breeders' Cup Players' Show with live broadcast of all five Future Stars Friday races	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Nov. 1	Live broadcast of four Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday races	4 p.m.-8 p.m.	USA Network and Peacock
Nov. 1	"Breeders' Cup LIVE!"	5:15 p.m.	Facebook, X, and YouTube
Nov. 1	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

Saturday, November 2

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$150,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 M	Turf	15	10:05 AM PT
2	$200,000	Bayakoa S.	1 M	Dirt	7	10:40 AM PT
3	$300,000	Goldikova S. presented by Yaamava'	1 M	Turf	11	11:15 AM PT
4	$1,000,000	PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint	7 F	Dirt	10	12:00 PM PT
5	$1,000,000	Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint	5 F	Turf	15	12:41 PM PT
6	$2,000,000	Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff	1 1/8 M	Dirt	10	1:21 PM PT
7	$5,000,000	Longines Breeders' Cup Turf	1 1/2 M	Turf	13	2:01 PM PT
8	$7,000,000	Longines Breeders' Cup Classic	1 1/4 M	Dirt	15	2:41 PM PT
9	$2,000,000	Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf	1 3/8 M	Turf	13	3:25 PM PT
10	$2,000,000	Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint	6 F	Dirt	11	4:05 PM PT
11	$2,000,000	FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile Presented by PDJF	1 M	Turf	12	4:45 PM PT
12	$1,000,000	Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile	1 M	Dirt	14	5:25 PM PT

TELEVISION on SATURDAY​

Nov. 2	"America's Day at the Races"	11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.	FS2
Nov. 2	FanDuel TV Breeders' Cup Players' Show with live broadcast of eight of nine Championship Saturday races	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Nov. 2	Live broadcast of four Breeders' Cup Championship Saturday races	2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8 p.m.	USA Network and Peacock
Nov. 2	Live broadcast of the Breeders' Cup Classic and three other Championship Saturday races	3:30 p.m.-6 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Nov. 2	"Breeders' Cup LIVE!"	2:30 p.m.	Facebook, X, and YouTube
Nov. 2	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather.com and the National Weather Service forecasts for Friday looks ideal but that of Saturday in San Diego is as follows:

Weather.com:

• Day: Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 68F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
• Night: Cloudy with showers. Low 54F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

National Weather Service:

• Saturday
  
  
  
  High: 66 °F
  Chance Rain
• Saturday Night
  
  
  
  Low: 56 °F
  Rain Likely

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Flavien Prat vs. Irad Ortiz, Jr. assuming the top two jockeys for the Eclipse Award:

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Melbourne Cup
"The Race That Stops a Nation"
November 4 at 9:30 pm ET -- Flemington (Australia)​

TELEVISION in the USA:

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Nov. 4

Broadcast of the Melbourne Cup from Australia

9:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

FS2

https://www.racenet.com.au/melbourne-cup/order-of-entry

Melbourne Cup order of entry as of October 31st 2024:
Please note weights are subject to change depending on performances from the time of release until the Melbourne Cup.

	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty
1	JUST FINE (IRE)	G	7	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	1=	53kg	0.5kg
2	THE MAP	M	6	Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray	1=	50kg
3	VAUBAN (FR)	G	7	Willie Mullins	3	55.5kg
4	CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB)	H	5	Ciaron Maher	4	54.5kg
5	BUCKAROO (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	5	54.5kg
6	WARP SPEED (JPN)	H	6	Noboru Takagi	6	54.5kg
7	ZARDOZI	M	4	James Cummings	7	51kg
8	SHARP 'N' SMART (NZ)	G	5	Graeme & Deborah Rogerson	8	53.5kg
9	KOVALICA (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	9	53.5kg
10	LAND LEGEND (FR)	G	5	Chris Waller	10	53kg	1.0kg
11	ABSURDE (FR)	G	7	Willie Mullins	11	52.5kg
12	ATHABASCAN (FR)	G	6	John O'Shea & Tom Charlton	12	52kg
13	MAHRAJAAN (USA)	G	7	Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray	13	52kg
14	KNIGHT'S CHOICE	G	5	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	14	51.5kg
15	OKITA SOUSHI (IRE)	H	7	Ciaron Maher	15	51kg	1.0kg
16	ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA)	G	7	Brian Ellison	16	51kg	1.0kg
17	SEA KING (GB)	G	6	Harry Eustace	17	50.5kg	0.5kg
18	VALIANT KING (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	18	50.5kg
19	INTERPRETATION (IRE)	G	7	Ciaron Maher	19	50kg
20	FANCY MAN (IRE)	G	7	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	20	50kg
21	MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE)	G	6	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	21	50kg
22	POSITIVITY (NZ)	M	4	Andrew Forsman	22	50kg
23	MISSION OF LOVE	M	5	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	23	50kg
24	TRUST IN YOU (NZ)	G	6	Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley	24	50kg
25	SAINT GEORGE (GB)	H	5	Ciaron Maher	25	50kg
26	MANZOICE	G	5	Chris Waller	26	50kg
27	KINESIOLOGY (GB)	H	4	Chris Waller	27	50kg
28	FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	28	52kg
29	WALTHAM (GB)	G	5	Matthew Smith	29	50kg

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

San Diego weather forecasted for Saturday is improving.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Race 8: The $1 Pick 6 paid over $74,000.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Jevian Toledo-Brittany Russell won their first three tandems but failed to go 4-for-4 with a 3-to-5 shot. Nonetheless, another exceptional day for both rider and trainer.
• Brittany Russell is 11 6-3-0 the past three racing days at Laurel. Russell is the leading trainer at the meet, which runs through December 29, with 29 wins (37%) which is 14 more than her closest challenger. She is currently ninth in wins in North America between household names Michael Maker and Todd Pletcher.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852109779767861371

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Tyler Gaffalione won his final four rides, all in consecutive races.

Horseshoe Indianapolis (Indiana):

• Oscar Villarreal, an apprentice, won four times on board five mounts.
• Deshawn Parker tied Kent Desormeaux with 6,175 wins, 16th best in North America annals.
• Happy Halloween: Rachel McLaughlin dressed amusingly as a witch during the simulcast feed that originates from Indiana. Happy Halloween to all.

Del Mar (California):

• Opening Day: The meet ends December 1.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Maryland Jockey Club announced 120 racing dates for 2025 with just six dates at Pimlico and the rest at Laurel. This excludes Timonium around Labor Day which is separate from the MJC. Sadly, Maryland will not compete with (Colonial Downs via Churchill Downs) Virginia in July and August and as such racing will be barren for much of those months.

Maryland will be void of racing from.June 29 to August 22 when Timonium (state fair) opens.

 

[GKJ]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

$7.7 million bet at DM through two races.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Purchase prices in the BC Juvy today range from $215k to $1.3 million with one horse not sold in a public auction.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Gulf's ninth race paid out the Pick 3 to those who won two legs. No one hit all three races. I am not sure if I have seen that at Gulf.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

$24 million bet at Del Mar so far.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Such a beautiful location and facility.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

He's baaaaccccck. Bob Baffert 1-2 in the BC Juvy. Citizen Bull wins at 15-1. Kentucky Derby tie-in.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

that last race for godolphin was a rough one.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

I think Olczyk had 4 live horse for the last leg of the pick 4 but didn’t cash.
Been there done that.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

$63.6 million bet on Friday's Breeders' Cup csrd which represents the second highest total in history for the Friday portion of the 2-day event.

 

[GKJ]

Edzo going $105 in the pick 5

 

[GKJ]

Guess he’s tearing up the ticket

 

[GKJ]

I’ve never been in the gate, and I never would do that job because it seems you’d have to be clinically insane. But it looked to me that they took their good sweet time opening the gate.

30/1 winner, didn’t even win a group race in Europe? She wins here? Was this a good field? I’ve not been close enough to see it this year.

5-way inquiry

 

[PROUD PAPA]

That’s the correct call.

 

[GKJ]

Well, that was very eventful.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This Pick 5 is going to be massive.