Horse Racing: BELMONT dates move to AQUEDUCT; SARATOGA opens July 11

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This past weekend was important to the Breeders Cup races. This weekend is intoxicating.

New York reschedules races since this schedule was originally published. NOTE THE CHANGES below, which are not listed in chronological order anymore.

The 19 dates are listed as such:

Fri., October 5: Keeneland 2
Sat., October 6: Keeneland 4, Santa Anita 2, Belmont 1
Sun., October 7: Keeneland 3, Chantilly 3, Belmont 3
Wed., October 10: Keeneland 1​

Date	Track	Race	Breeders' Cup Division	TV (in addition to TVG)
10/5	Keeneland	Phoenix Stakes	Juvenile
10/5	Keeneland	Alcibiades Stakes	Juvenile Fillies
10/6	Keeneland	First Lady Stakes	Filly & Mare Turf
10/6	Keeneland	Throughbred Club of America Stakes	Filly & Mare Sprint
10/6	Keeneland	Claiborne Breeders' Futurity	Juvenile	NBC 4:30-6:00 pm ET
10/6	Keeneland	Shadwell Turf Mile	Mile	NBC 4:30-6:00 pm ET
10/7 (NOTE THE CHANGE)	Belmont	Frizette	Juvenile Fillies	Date change to Sun.
10/7 (NOTE THE CHANGE)	Belmont	The Futurity	Juvenile Turf Sprint	Date change to Sun.
10/6	Santa Anita	Speakeasy Stakes	Juvenile Turf Sprint
10/6	Santa Anita	Santa Anita Sprint Championship	Sprint
10/7	Keeneland	Indian Summer Stakes	Juvenile Turf Sprint
10/7	Chantilly	Total Prix Marcel Boussac	Juvenile Fillies Turf	Fox Sports 2 9:30-11 a.m. ET
10/7	Chantilly	Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere	Juvenile Turf	Fox Sports 2 9:30-11 a.m. ET
10/7	Chantilly	Longines Prix de l'Opera	Filly & Mare Turf	Fox Sports 2 9:30-11 a.m. ET
10/7	Belmont	Flower Bowl	Filly & Mare Turf
10/6 (NOTE THE CHANGE)	Belmont	Champagne	Juvenile	Date change to Sat.
10/7	Keeneland	Spinster Stakes	Distaff	NBC 4:30-6:00 pm ET
10/7	Keeneland	Bourbon Stakes	Juvenile Turf	NBC 4:30-6:00 pm ET
10/10	Keeneland	Jessamine Stakes	Juvenile Fillies Turf

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Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes

What: Grade I. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Mile.
Where: Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, KY
When: Saturday, October 6, 2018, Race 10
Post time: 5:49 pm Eastern Time
Who: 3-year-olds and up
Distance: 1 mile
Surface: Turf
Purse: $1,000,000
Television: NBC 4:30-6:00 pm ET.​

[TR][TH]PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Next Shares (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	126	Richard Baltas	15-1
2	Divisidero (KY)	Jevian Toledo	126	Kelly Rubley	15-1
3	Great Wide Open (IRE)	James Graham	126	Conor Murphy	50-1
4	Imperative (KY)	Albin Jimenez	126	Anthony T. Quartarolo	30-1
5	Heart to Heart (ON)	Julien R. Leparoux	126	Brian A. Lynch	7-2
6	Synchrony (KY)	Corey J. Lanerie	126	Michael Stidham	8-1
7	Qurbaan (KY)	Mike E. Smith	126	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	5-1
8	Multiplier (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	126	Peter Miller	30-1
9	Analyze It (KY)	John R. Velazquez	123	Chad C. Brown	9-2
10	Voodoo Song (NY)	Jose Lezcano	126	Linda Rice	6-1
11	Almanaar (GB)	Javier Castellano	126	Chad C. Brown	9-2
12	Mr. Misunderstood (KY)	Florent Geroux	126	Brad H. Cox	12-1
13	Big Score (KY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	126	Tim Yakteen	30-1
14	Bound for Nowhere (KY)	Julio A. Garcia	126	Wesley A. Ward	15-1
15	Zulu Alpha (KY)	Luis Saez	126	John Alexander Ortiz	15-1
16	Holiday Stone (KY)	Feargal Lynch	126	George Weaver	20-1

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Claiborne Breeders' Futurity

What: Grade I. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Where: Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, KY
When: Saturday, October 6, 2018, Race 9
Post time: 5:14 pm Eastern Time
Who: 2-year-olds
Distance: 1 1/16 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $500,000
Television: NBC 4:30-6:00 pm ET.​

[TR][TH]PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Signalman (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	121	Kenneth G. McPeek	15-1
2	Sombeyay (KY)	Luis Saez	121	Todd A. Pletcher	5-1
3	Fluminense (KY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	121	Steven M. Asmussen	10-1
4	Unionizer (FL)	Florent Geroux	121	William I. Mott	10-1
5	Dream Maker (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	121	Mark E. Casse	5-1
6	Everfast (KY)	Jack Gilligan	121	Dale L. Romans	12-1
7	Knicks Go (MD)	Albin Jimenez	121	Ben Colebrook	30-1
8	Tobacco Road (KY)	Corey J. Lanerie	121	Steven M. Asmussen	12-1
9	Moonster (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	121	Dale L. Romans	10-1
10	Mr. Ankeny (KY)	Robby Albarado	121	Dale L. Romans	12-1
11	Borracho (KY)	James Graham	121	George R. Arnold, II	20-1
12	Derby Date (KY)	Gabriel Saez	121	D. Wayne Lukas	20-1
13	Mind Control (KY)	John R. Velazquez	121	Gregory D. Sacco	7-2
14	Standard Deviation (KY)	Javier Castellano	121	Chad C. Brown	10-1

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Champagne Stakes

What: Grade I. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Where: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
When: Saturday, October 06, 2018, Race 10
Post time: 5:35 pm Eastern Time
Who: 2-year-olds
Distance: 1 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $500,000
Television: TVG​

[TR][TH]PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Endorsed (KY)	Joe Bravo	122	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	-
2	Trophy Chaser (KY)	Junior Alvarado	122	Juan Carlos Avila	-
3	Achilles Warrior (KY)	Dylan Davis	122	Mark A. Hennig	-
4	Complexity (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	122	Chad C. Brown	-
5	Call Paul (PA)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	122	Jason Servis	-
6	Listing (CA)	Mario Gutierrez	122	Ben D. A. Cecil	-
7	Successful Zip (KY)	Manuel Franco	122	Miguel Vera	-
8	Code of Honor (KY)	Eric Cancel	122	Claude R. McGaughey III	-
9	Aurelius Maximus (KY)	Joel Rosario	122	Chad C. Brown	-
10	Casa Creed (KY)	David Cohen	122	William I. Mott	-

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 4, 2018

Belmont (New York):

• Race 6: What an awesome finish between Joel Rosario and Javier Castellano the latter who was far back, closed on the outside and for a split second took the lead inches prior to the wire. After a lengthy review, the inside horse did get his nose down and recovered to win. The winner paid $22.80 and came in off a 20-month layoff. Just a splendid finish.

• Race 7: A horse with slightly more than a one year layoff won.
• Race 8: Joel Rosario won and again on the rail.
• Race 9: Eric Cancel picked up the mount for Chris DeCarlo and won for trainer Timothy Hills.

Finger Lakes (New York):

• Race 4: The $2 Pick 4 paid $56,085.

Delaware Park (Delaware):

• Jeremy Rose was 3 2-1-0 today. Very nice.
• Race 6: The $1 super paid $16,000
• Race 7: The $2 Pick 5 paid over $30,000.
• Race 8: The $2 Pick 4 paid over $38,000. This was the lone race of eight in which the favorite was the winner.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Pick 6: The sequence was so difficult that it paid out to those who won three (or 50%) races.
• Race 1: Creepy the Crab, I have faith in you. A second place finish today. Now 25 0-2-3.
• Race 3: Trevor McCarthy was dismounted mid-race and nearly ended on Jevian Toledo's mount. A very odd event.

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• Race 6: The second and third place horses bumped in the stretch and somehow the eventual winner bounced and caught the lead horse for the win. Another strange one today.
• Race 7: The $2 Pick 3 paid over $3,600.
• Race 8: A serious bump in the stretch which led to a horse nearly nosing the surface. That kind of day at Laurel. The winner paid $79.80. The $1 super paid over $156,040. The $2 tri was more than $16,000. The $2 exacta was more than $1,300. Place prices were $30.60 and $31.60. Show prices were $17.60, $1640 and $8.20.

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Gulfstream Park West (Florida):

• Miguel Vasquez and Samy Camacho lead the meet with three wins. Some jockeys may not feel as comfortable with the surroundings here compared to other tracks especially Gulfstream. It may benefit handicappers to go with riders who have won.

Santa Anita (California):

• Flavien Prat won three times on three straight starts.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Mike Smith rides once at Santa Anita tomorrow (Friday) before heading to Keeneland for Saturday's big day. What is interesting, his solo mount has never run in the US. Sired by Animal Kingdom in Australia, the Neil Drysdale-trained filly has run three times all in her home county. Maybe Smith knows something.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The latest possible runners for the Breeders' Cup Classic (analysis by Jay Privman, DRF).

Breeders' Cup Classic, $6 million, 1 1/4 miles, 3-year-olds and up

HORSE	TRAINER	LAST 3 BEYERS	ODDS	LAST RACE	NEXT RACE	COMMENTS
Accelerate	John Sadler	100-115-111	7-2	Awesome Again, SA, 1st	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Didn't have the easiest of trips, prevailed anyway, won't get away with that next time
West Coast	Bob Baffert	96-NA-117	5-1	Awesome Again, SA, 2nd	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Needed last badly, look for him to improve significantly when it matters most
Catholic Boy	Jonathan Thomas	104-99-96	8-1	Travers, SAR, 1st	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Showed he can beat 3yo G1 dirt runners in Travers. Now must face elders
McKinzie	Bob Baffert	107-101-98	8-1	Pa. Derby, PARX, 1st	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Came back better than he left, with career-best fig. Always well regarded
Mind Your Biscuits	Chad Summers	108-104-109	8-1	Lukas Classic, CD, 1st	BC Classic/Dirt Mile, Nov. 3	Versatile and talented, he's earned a shot at taking on the best in Classic IMO
Mendelssohn	Aidan O'Brien	100-99-90	10-1	JC Gold Cup, BEL, 3rd	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Chased a scalding pace and held on well, but figs still a bit light to beat these
Thunder Snow	Saeed bin Suroor	103-NA-NA	10-1	JC Gold Cup, BEL, 2nd	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Tough to get a line on him. Believe he needs lead for best, CD experience was a disaster
Diversify	Rick Violette	96-110-110	12-1	JC Gold Cup, BEL, 5th	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Went way too fast for his own good; willing to give him a mulligan to stay in top 10
Yoshida	Bill Mott	102-96-NA	15-1	Woodward, SAR, 1st	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Made successful transition to dirt, but question overall quality of Woodward field
Pavel	Doug O'Neill	98-101-97	20-1	Pacific Classic, DMR, 2nd	BC Classic, Nov. 3	Among the many in this Classic who are bypassing a final prep, training into race

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Others: Axelrod, Bravazo, Discreet Lover, Honorable Duty, Roaring Lion, Seeking the Soul, Toast of New York

Source: Jay Privman, DRF

 

[GKJ]

16 horses for a mile race seems like a bad idea

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 5, 2018

Belmont (New York):

• Party time: Two handicappers connected with the $2 Pick 6 for over $197,000.
• The handle: New York handled over $8,000,000.
• Race 1: David Cohen went gate-to-wire.
• Race 9: My goodness. For a split second... Mike Luzzi was on board an 89-to-1 shot that didn't want to stop. When 3-year-old filly looked spent after trying to wire the field, she rebounded and almost re-took the lead in the stretch. However, she finished fourth but no more than two lengths separated first and fourth and there was a photo for both second and third. An exhilarating finish especially for us bomb seekers. A tease perhaps but sometimes the thrill of the action exceeds the action itself.
• Manny Franco won twice including his 1,000th victory. David Cohen and Irad Ortiz, Jr. also won twice.
• Junior Alvarado's timing is not where it should be, perhaps still rusty from the recent spill and minor injury.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 8: The combo of Katie Davis/Lacey Gaudet prevailed. Gaudet is now 3-5-2 with her last 10 starters at the track. Being 100% in the money for a streak of 10 races is purdy good.
• Chalk: Six favorites won the 10 races and only one victor paid more than $10.

Gulfstream Park West (Florida):

• Samy Camacho and Miguel Vazquez each lead the meet with four wins.

Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Opener: Over 15,000 attended opening day. One of the country's best tracks.
• Graphics: Just awful. White numbers with a light tan background? Terrible combo and it blends with the dirt surface when the camera is repositioned. Keeneland is too good of a track to have that production. The listing of the odds is also terrible, too crowded. This is not the opinion of one person. New York is bad, as is Kentucky Downs but Keeneland may be worse. Tracks likely don't want to be copycats but Laurel, Gulfstream, Philly, Santa Anita and many others are much better and easier on the eyes. Think of the handicapper!
• Jockeys: Some of the star jockeys from other parts of the country were out but it was Edgar Morales and Robby Albarado who won multiple times.
• Dale Romans was the lone trainer to win more than once (2). Romans, perhaps similar to last year, may have some good 2-year-old runners.
• Prior stops: Of the 10 winners today, three ran previously at Saratoga, two at Churchill, one at Aqueduct, Kentucky Downs, Prairie Meadows, Remington and Monmouth.
• Race 10: A bomber set the board afire. The 54-to-1 shot ridden by Edgar Morales paid $110.60. The $1 super was more than $53,000. The $.50 Pick 5 paid over $28,000.
• Race 9: Restless Rider (Brian Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek) won the $400,000 Grade I Alcibides. The filly will be invited to the Breeders' Cup. She was sent off the favorite in the field of 14. The horse definitely figured but my bombers and others used picks didn't factor. The trainer won this race for the fourth time, and first since 2008.

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• Race 8: Promises Fulfilled (Luis Saez/Dale Romans) improved to 10 6-0-2 and advanced to the Breeders' Cup with the victory. The Grade 2 $250,000 Phoenix was reduced to a field of five but was entertaining nonetheless.

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• Race 3: Virginia Key (John Velazquez/Todd Pletcher) won coming in off a 6-month layoff from a Grade 2 at Aqueduct.

Santa Anita (California):

Mike Smith rides once at Santa Anita tomorrow (Friday) before heading to Keeneland for Saturday's big day. What is interesting, his solo mount has never run in the US. Sired by Animal Kingdom in Australia, the Neil Drysdale-trained filly has run three times all in her home county. Maybe Smith knows something.

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• Race 2: As noted above, Mike Smith riding this winless horse piqued my interest. He was sent off at a startling 6-to-1. He won, by a flared nostril, and the $1 exacta paid $156 with a bomber in place. A fantastic score.

 

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

A great day if racing is scheduled. The #11 in the Shadwell has my interest right now. He finished second in the Arlington Million. He could be primed with Castellano on board.

 

[GKJ]

70/1 winner in the breeders futurity

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 6, 2018

A marvelous yet frustrating day of racing. This is one for the archives. Bombs, high payouts, shockers, you name it.

Belmont (New York):

• Chalk or no chalk? Seven favorites won the 11 races and yet the payouts were very high.
• Race 1: The winner wired the field and paid $78. That set the tone for today.
• Race 3: The $2 Pick 3 paid over $13,000. Junior Alvarado was dead last then finished with an incredible performance with a beautifully timed outcome.
• Race 5: The $2 Pick 5 paid $134,536. One of the gutsiest wins and rides of the day when Junior Alvarado found a hole and cut inside a pair of horses. Not his usual style.
• Race 8: Wow Cat (Jose Ortiz/Chad Brown) was as advertised in winning the $400,000 Grade I Beldame. The Chilean-bred won for the first time in three tries in the USA and now sports an 11 9-1-1 record (was 8-for-8 before trying the US).
• Race 9: Have At It (David Cohen/Christophe Clement) won the Grade 2 $500,000 Hill Prince. An 11-to-1 and 21-to-1 combined for nearly a $400 $2 exacta.
• Race 10: Complexity (Jose Ortiz/Chad Brown) romped in the Grade I $500,000 Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds. Onto the Breeders' Cup.

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• Jose Ortiz won four times in 10 starts. He combined to win three times with Chad Brown.
• Junior Alvarado won twice in eight starts, He seemed to be in a groove absent since his return from injury.
• Leading Riders: Through today, the leaders are Manny Franco (21), Jose Ortiz (20), Irad Ortiz, Jr. (19) and Javier Castellano (18).
• Handle: Approached $14,000,000.

Finger Lakes (New York):

• Race 2: Straight Thunder, a 12-year-old gelding, was out for the 149th time.

Delaware Park (Delaware):

• Off the turf as was much of the mid-Atlantic.
• Race 8: 7 of 10 entered were scratched.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Julien Pimental/Michael Trombetta combined to go a perfect 3 3-0-0. Each were in four races.
• Race 7: Lacey Gaudet's streak in the money was halted with her favorite missing the board.
• Race 8: Lacey Gaudet returned to the winner's circle and is now 4-5-2 with her last 12 starters at the track.

Gulfstream Park West (Florida):

• Race 7: My Charming Clyde, an 11-year-old, was out for the 115th time.
• Race 5: A rare 1 1/2 mile race with an extremely close finish.

Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Attendance: 24,000.
• Shattered records: $619,106 All-Stakes Pick 5 (previous record $496,723 in 2016) $742,450 All-Stakes Pick 4 (previous record $479,166 in 2016)
• Race 11: The $2 Pick 4 paid over $60,000. The $2 Pick 3 returned over $11,000.
• Race 10: Next Shares (Tyler Gaffalione/Richard Baltas) received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup and improved to 20 5-4-2 with the win in the $1,000,000 Grade I Shadwell Turf Mile. Gaffalione did a nice job on board the winner, a very intuitive ride. The winner paid $48.80. The second place horse returned $58.60. The $2 exacta paid $1,968. The $2 tri paid over $15,000. The $1 super paid over $122,000. The $2 Pick 6 paid to those who hit four legs. The $2 Pick 5 paid a remarkable $526,134.60. The $2 Pick 4 paid over $77,000. The $2 Pick 3 paid over $8,900. The $2 double was $2,954.60.

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• Race 9: Knicks Go (Albin Jimenez/Ben Colebrook) stunned the masses when the 2-year-old Maryland-bred colt won the $500,000 Grade I Breeders' Futurity. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup. The trainer won a Grade I for the first time. The winner paid $142.00 and $50.40 to win and place, respectively. The exacta was $1,377.80. The tri was over $10,000. The $1 super was more than $27,000. The $2 Pick 3 paid over $3,300. Dream Maker (Julien Leparoux/Mark Casse), sent off the favorite, never ran and finished 12th in a field of 13.

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• Race 8: A Raving Beauty (John Velazquez/Chad Brown), bred in Germany, improved to 22 6-3-3 in winning the $400,000 Grade I First Lady. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup. Argentinian-bred Dona Bruja, my pick of the day, finished second at 13-to-1, from a morning line of 6-to-1.

2018 First Lady Stakes - A Raving Beauty​

• Race 7: Golden Mischief (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) won the Grade 2 $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America and improved to 21 10-3-0. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup.

2018 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes - Golden Mischief​

• Race 6: Bucchero (Fernando De La Cruz/Tim Glyshaw) won the Grade 2 $200,000 Woodford and improved to 30 11-6-3.
• Leading riders: With two days in the book, Tyler Gaffalione, Edgar Morales, John Velazquez and Robby Albarado lead with two wins. Corey Lanerie, the leading rider at Churchill who generally excels in Kentucky, is cold at 16 0-1-2.

Santa Anita (California):

• Race 11: The $.50 trifecta paid $1,151.15. The $2 double was $2,818.20. The $,50 Pick 3 paid over $1,500. The $.50 Pick 4 paid over $9,700. The $.50 Pick 5 paid over $28,000. The $.20 Pick 6 paid over $71,000.
• Race 10: The $.50 trifecta paid $991.90.
• Race 9: Sharp Samurai (Gary Stevens/Mark Glatt) improved to 14 8-2-0 after winning the Grade 2 $200,000 City of Hope. The 4-year-old received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup.
• Race 7: The $2 tri paid over $4,400. The $1 super paid over $15,000.
• Race 5: Roy H. (Paco Lopez/Peter Miller) won the $300,000 Grade I Santa Anita Sprint Championship. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup. Lopez made a rare trip to California. The horse has earned over $1.8 million. The $2 Pick 5 paid over $23,000.

2018 Santa Anita Sprint Championship: Roy H​

• Race 4: Its Gonna Hurt (Tiago Pereira/Brian Koriner) advanced to the Breeders' Cup with an upset and paid $18.60. The $100,000 Speakeasy was a "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup race and finished 1-2-3-4-5-6 in a 6-horse field.

2018 Speakeasy Stakes - Its Gonna Hurt​

• Peter Miller entered seven races and finished first or second in six. In total, he was 9 2-5-0.
• Paco Lopez made a rare visit to the track and finished 5 1-3-0.

Woodbine (Ontario):

• Race 6: The $1 Pick 5 paid $234,042.
• Race 7: The $1 Pick 4 paid over $13,000. The $1 super paid over $32,000.

Mark Casse

• The trainer failed to hit the board with 10 starters across three tracks.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

There are nine Breeders' Cup races today (Sunday) with three each at Keeneland (KY), Belmont (NY) and Chantilly (France).

KEENELAND (follow coverage on TVG and then NBC beginning at 4:30 pm ET)

[TR][TH]Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$29,000	Claiming	7 Furlongs	Dirt	7	1:05 PM
Race 2	$73,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	1:40 PM
Race 3	$21,000	Maiden Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	13	2:15 PM
Race 4	$24,000	Starter Allowance	7 Furlongs	Dirt	10	2:50 PM
Race 5	$67,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	13	3:25 PM
Race 6	$200,000	Indian Summer S.	5 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	14	4:00 PM
Race 7	$67,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 Furlongs	Dirt	16	4:35 PM
Race 8	$250,000	Dixiana Bourbon S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	15	5:10 PM
Race 9	$500,000	Juddmonte Spinster S.	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	11	5:45 PM
Race 10	$71,000	Allowance	1 Mile	Turf	16	6:18 PM

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BELMONT (follow coverage on TVG)

[TR][TH]Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$29,000	Claiming	7 Furlongs	Dirt	7	1:05 PM
Race 2	$73,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	1:40 PM
Race 3	$21,000	Maiden Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	13	2:15 PM
Race 4	$24,000	Starter Allowance	7 Furlongs	Dirt	10	2:50 PM
Race 5	$67,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	13	3:25 PM
Race 6	$200,000	Indian Summer S.	5 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	14	4:00 PM
Race 7	$67,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 Furlongs	Dirt	16	4:35 PM
Race 8	$250,000	Dixiana Bourbon S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	15	5:10 PM
Race 9	$500,000	Juddmonte Spinster S.	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	11	5:45 PM
Race 10	$71,000	Allowance	1 Mile	Turf	16	6:18 PM

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Belmont's card: Equibase | Race Entries
Keeneland's card: Equibase | Race Entries

Belmont	Frizette		Juvenile Fillies
Belmont	The Futurity		Juvenile Turf Sprint
Belmont	Flower Bowl		Filly & Mare Turf
Chantilly	Prix Marcel Boussac		Juvenile Fillies Turf
Chantilly	Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere		Juvenile Turf
Chantilly	Longines Prix de l'Opera		Filly & Mare Turf
Keeneland	Indian Summer Stakes		Juvenile Turf Sprint
Keeneland	Spinster Stakes		Distaff
Keeneland	Bourbon Stakes		Juvenile Turf

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Juddmonte Spinster

What: Grade I. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Where: Keenelend Racecourse, Lexington, KY
When: Sunday, October 07, 2018, Race 9
Post time: 5:45 pm Eastern Time
Who: 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
Distance: 1 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $500,000
Television: NBC​

[TR][TH]PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Tiger Moth (KY)	Florent Geroux	124	Brad H. Cox	30/1
2	Chocolate Martini (KY)	Corey J. Lanerie	121	Thomas M. Amoss	12/1
3	Fuhriously Kissed (KY)	Jose A. Bracho	124	Anthony T. Quartarolo	20/1
4	Eskimo Kisses (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	121	Kenneth G. McPeek	5/2
5	Southernperfection (KY)	Albin Jimenez	124	Anthony T. Quartarolo	50/1
6	Sassy Sienna (KY)	Shaun Bridgmohan	121	Brad H. Cox	12/1
7	Talk Veuve to Me (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	121	Rodolphe Brisset	7/2
8	Champagne Problems (KY)	Calvin H. Borel	124	Ian R. Wilkes	8/1
9	Skeptic (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	121	George R. Arnold, II	15/1
10	Pacific Wind (KY)	Luis Saez	124	Chad C. Brown	5/1
11	Blue Prize (ARG)	Joe Bravo	124	Ignacio Correas, IV	7/2

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This is the complete Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" series prior to the final race on Wednesday.

DATE (could change)	TRACK	RACE NAME	WINNER	DIVISION
1/6	Kenilworth	Paddock Stakes	Oh Susanna (AUS)	Filly & Mare Turf
1/7	Kenilworth	L'Ormarins Queen's Plate	Legal Eagle (SAF)	Mile
2/18	Tokyo	February Stakes	Nonkomo Yume (JAP)	Classic
4/7	Royal Randwick	Doncaster Mile	Happy Clapper	Mile
4/7	Royal Randwick	Legacy Stakes	Alizee (AUS)	Filly & Mare Turf
5/1	Palermo	Gran Premio Criadores	Sinfonía Fantástica (ARG)	Distaff
5/25	San Isidro	Gran Premio 25 de Mayo	La Extrana Dama (ARG)	Turf
5/21	Club Hípico de Santiago	Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella	Nuevo Maestro (CHI)	Mile
5/28	Santa Anita	Shoemaker Mile	Hunt (IRE)	Mile
6/3	Tokyo	Yasuda Kinen	Mozu Ascot	Mile
6/9	Belmont	Metropolitan Handicap	Bee Jersey	Dirt Mile
6/9	Belmont	Jaipur	Disco Partner	Turf Sprint
6/9	Belmont	Ogden Phipps	Abel Tasman	Distaff
6/10	Hipódromo da Gávea	Grande Premio Brasil	Quarteto De Cordas (BRZ)	Turf
6/16	Churchill Downs	Fleur de Lis H.	Blue Prize (ARG)	Distaff
6/16	Churchill Downs	Stephen Foster	Pavel	Classic
6/19	Ascot	Queen Anne	Accidental Agent (GB)	Mile
6/20	Ascot	Prince of Wales	Poet's Word (IRE)	Turf
6/21	Ascot	Norfolk	Shang Shang Shang	Juvenile Turf Sprint
6/23	Ascot	Diamond Jubilee	Merchant Navy (AUS)	Turf Sprint
6/24	Hanshin	Takarazuka Kinen	Mikki Rocket (JPN)	Turf
6/24	Hipódromo de Monterrico	Gran Premio Pamplona	Smart Choice (ARG)	Filly & Mare Turf
6/30	Woodbine	Highlander Stakes	Long On Value	Turf Sprint
6/30	Gulfstream	Princess Rooney Handicap	Stormy Embrace	Filly & Mare Sprint
7/7	Belmont	Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes	Limousine Liberal	Sprint
7/28	Del Mar	Bing Crosby	Ransom the Moon	Sprint
7/28	Ascot	King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes	Poet's Word	Turf
7/29	Del Mar	Clement Hirsch	Unique Bella	Distaff
7/29	Monmouth	Haskell Invitational	Good Magic	Classic
8/1	Goodwood	Sussex Stakes	Lightning Spear	Mile
8/4	Saratoga	Whitney	Diversify	Classic
8/11	Arlington	Beverly D.	Sistercharlie	Filly & Mare Turf
8/11	Arlington	Arlington Million	Robert Bruce	Turf
8/12	Deauville	Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois	Alpha Centauri	Mile
8/18	Del Mar	Del Mar Handicap	Fashion Business	Turf
8/18	Del Mar	Pacific Classic	Accelerate	Classic
8/22	York	Juddmonte International	Roaring Lion	Turf
8/23	York	Yorkshire Oaks	Sea of Class	Filly & Mare Turf
8/24	York	Nunthorpe Stakes	Alpha Delphini	Turf Sprint
8/25	Saratoga	Sword Dancer	Glorious Empire	Turf
8/25	Saratoga	Personal Ensign	Abel Tasman	Distaff
8/25	Saratoga	Ballerina	Marley's Freedom	Filly & Mare Sprint
8/25	Saratoga	Forego	Whitmore	Dirt Mile
8/25	Del Mar	Pat O'Brien Stakes	Catalina Cruiser	Dirt Mile
9/1	Saratoga	Spinaway	Sippican Harbor	Juvenile Fillies
9/15	Churchill Downs	Iroquois Stakes	Cairo Cat	Juvenile
9/15	Leopardstown	Matron Stakes	Laurens (FR)	Filly & Mare Turf
9/15	Leopardstown	Irish Champion Stakes	Roaring Lion	Turf
9/15	Leopardstown	Champions Juvenile Stakes	Madhmoon (IRE)	Juvenile Turf
9/15	Woodbine	Woodbine Mile	Oscar Performance	Mile
9/15	Churchill	Pocahontas S.	Serengeti Empress	Juvenile Fillies
9/16	Curragh	Flying Five Stakes	Havana Grey (GB)	Turf Sprint
9/16	Curragh	Moyglare Stud Stakes	Skitter Scatter	Juvenile Fillies Turf
9/16	Woodbine	Natalma Stakes	La Pelosa (IRE)	Juvenile Fillies Turf
9/16	Woodbine	Summer Stakes	Fog of War	Juvenile Turf
9/28	Newmarket	Shadwell Rockfel	Just Wonderful	Juvenile Fillies Turf
9/29	Belmont	Joe Hirsch Turf Classic	Channel Maker	Turf
9/29	Belmont	Vosburgh	Imperial Hint	Sprint
9/29	Newmarket	Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes	Mohawk (IRE)	Juvenile Turf
9/29	Santa Anita	American Pharoah Stakes	Game Winner	Juvenile
9/29	Santa Anita	Zenyatta Stakes	Vale Dori (ARG)	Distaff
9/29	Santa Anita	Chandelier Stakes	Bellafina	Juvenile Fillies
9/29	Santa Anita	Rodeo Drive Stakes	Vasilika	Filly & Mare Turf
9/29	Santa Anita	Awesome Again Stakes	Accelerate	Classic
9/30	Nakayama	Sprinters Stakes	Fine Needle (JPN)	Turf Sprint
10/5	Keeneland	Phoenix Stakes	Promises Fulfilled	Juvenile
10/5	Keeneland	Alcibiades Stakes	Restless Rider	Juvenile Fillies
10/6	Keeneland	First Lady Stakes	A Raving Beauty (GER)	Filly & Mare Turf
10/6	Keeneland	Throughbred Club of America Stakes	Golden Mischief	Filly & Mare Sprint
10/6	Keeneland	Breeders' Futurity	Knicks Go	Juvenile
10/6	Keeneland	Shadwell Turf Mile	Next Shares	Mile
10/7	Belmont	Frizette	Jaywalk	Juvenile Fillies
9/29	Belmont	Jockey Club Gold Cup	Discreet Lover	Classic
10/7	Belmont	The Futurity	Uncle Benny	Juvenile Turf Sprint
10/6	Santa Anita	Speakeasy Stakes	Its Gonna Hurt	Juvenile Turf Sprint
10/6	Santa Anita	Santa Anita Sprint Championship	Roy H.	Sprint
10/7	Keeneland	Indian Summer Stakes	Strike Silver	Juvenile Turf Sprint
10/7	Chantilly	Prix Marcel Boussac	Lily's Candle	Juvenile Fillies Turf
10/7	Chantilly	Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere	Royal Marine (IRE)	Juvenile Turf
10/7	Chantilly	Longines Prix de l'Opera	Wild Illusion (GB)	Filly & Mare Turf
10/7	Belmont	Flower Bowl	Fourstar Crook	Filly & Mare Turf
10/6	Belmont	Champagne	Complexity	Juvenile
10/7	Keeneland	Spinster Stakes	Blue Prize (ARG)	Distaff
10/7	Keeneland	Bourbon Stakes	Current	Juvenile Turf
10/10	Keeneland	Jessamine Stakes	Concrete Rose	Juvenile Fillies Turf

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

• October 7, 2018

Belmont (New York):

• The Servis Brothers stole part of the show. They do a bulk of their training in Philly and New Jersey but today they were among the stars of New York. Both won "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup races.
• Irad Ortiz, Jr. rode the card and finished 9 3-1-1.
• Race 1: Mike Luzzi won the opener at 7-to-1.
• Race 6: Uncle Benny (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Jason Servis) won the $150,000 Grade II Futurity. The winner ran previously at Monmouth. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup.

2018 Belmont Futurity - Uncle Benny​

• Race 7: Jaywalk (Joel Rosario/John Servis) won the $400,000 Grade I Frizette. The winner had run previously at Monmouth, Parx and Delaware. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup.

2018 Frizette - Jaywalk​

• Race 8: Fourstar Crook (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Chad Brown) won the $500,000 Grade I Flower Bowl. An invitation to the Breeders' Cup was issued.

Fourstar Crook - 2018 - The Flower Bowl Stakes​

• Race 9: Junior Alvarado wired the field.
• Manny Franco (22), Irad Ortiz, Jr. (22) and Jose Ortiz (20) are the winningest riders at the meet.

Parx (Pennsylvania):

• Frankie Pennington was an incredible 6 5-1-0 winning for five different trainers. It was his second 5-win day this week.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 1: An incredible payout of $12,565 for the $2 trifecta.
• Race 5: Off the turf led 12 of 15 entered to be scratched. The winner paid $2.40, no place or show results.
• Race 8: Off the turf and 11 of 16 were scratched.

Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Race 9: Blue Prize (Joe Bravo/Ignacio Correas), an Argentinian-bred, won the Grade I $500,000 Spinster and improved to 16 7-7-1 including 6 4-1-0 in 2018. An invitation to the Breeders' Cup was issued. The trainer won a Grade I in North America for the first time. Calvin Borel's Champagne Problems finished second. Joe Bravo: Have Whip, Will Travel!

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• Race 8: Current (Jose Ortiz/Todd Pletcher) edged Henley's Joy (Tyler Gaffalione/Michael Maker) to win the $250,000 Dixiana Bourbon and received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup in the process. A terrific race, maybe the best of the day, only decided by a very lengthy review which led to Ortiz raising his arm in triumph in a rarely seen moment of jubilation.

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• Race 6: Strike Silver (Julien Leparoux/Mark Casse) won the $200,000 Indian Summer with a furious rally from the outside.. The 2-year-old colt is by Violence. As mentioned previously, keep an eye on his offspring. The winner received an invitation to the Breeders' Cup.

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• Winning tandem: Jose Ortiz-Todd Pletcher combined to go 4 3-0-1.
• Julien Leparoux entered with one win at the meet, he now has three victories.

Santa Anita (California):

• Race 5: Skye Diamonds (Tiago Pereira/Bill Spawr) won the Grade 3 $100,000 L.A. Woman.

Woodbine (Ontario):

• Race 8: Avie's Flatter (Eurico Da Silva/Josie Carroll) won the $225,000 feature.
• Mark Casse won three straight races in which he was entered and finished 10 3-0-1. He was cold yesterday.

Longchamp (France):

• Breeders' Cup: Races with Breeders' Cup implications were held. Results were listed in the chart above.
• Race 3: Did an exacta really pay over $11,000? A $138 winner topped the ticket
• Race 7: A $96.20 winner.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The photo finish with Current beating Henley's Joy. There are losses and there are losses. This was a punctuation on a dazzling weekend of racing especially for Breeders' Cup races. We saw stars beaten, shocking upsets, favorites who ran well and an array of talent on display.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 8, 2018

Belmont (New York):

• Chad Brown has won 7 of the last 9 races in which he entered. He won all three races today -- each being a maiden special weight -- and finished 4 3-0-0 (he had two entered in one race).
• Christophe Clement also won three races today. He finished 5 3-1-0.
• Chad Brown (3), Christophe Clement (3) and Gary Contessa (2) combined to win eight of the ten races.
• Race 9: Lonely Road (David Cohen/Christophe Clement) won the $150,000 Grade 3 Matron Stakes. It was an exciting finish, The #12 ran a superb race outside of a bad start and almost captured the win in her first start in the USA after six in France.

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• Race 3: Blacktype (Joel Rosario/Christophe Clement) played catch me if you can; they couldn't. Well done by Rosario and at 7-to-2 in the 7-year-old's 36th race and 12th win. He won the $200,000 Grade 2 Knickerbocker and became a millionaire in the process.
• Bias: The rail was strong on the inner turf today.

Parx (Pennsylvania):

• Frankie Pennington won one of his two rides. He was named Jockey of the Week in North America for two 5-win days. Awesome for him and Parx to get recognized with such a prestigious honor and with so many high profile races and tracks ongoing this past weekend. The last five racing days, Pennington was 28 13-3-0.
• Jamie Ness was a perfect 3 3-0-0 and he won with three different jockeys.

Gulfstream Park West (Florida):

• Edgard Zayas won four times in eight starts and hit the board six times.
• Carlo Vaccarezza won for the 100th time. Party at Frank and Dino's tonight in Boca Raton and on Columbus Day!

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Santa Anita (California):

• Dodgers and Lakers and Kings, Oh My! An interesting series of winners based on names of horses. A Dodger, Laker and King reference for Los Angeles' sports fans.
• Race 4: Junior Gillam (Asa Espinoza/Jerry Hollendorfer) won. Named after the ex-baseball player.
• Race 5: Lakerball (Mario Gutierrez/Doug O'Neill) won the $100,000 Surfer Girl. The winner was very playable and made experts of many after-the-fact. Those connections and a first-time rider change should have sent a signal in addition to the odds. The horse broke her maiden in her second career start, her first race under O'Neill and has now won two of four lifetime. Named after the basketball team. The $2 Pick 5 paid over $26,000.

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• Race 6: Kopitar (Asa Espinoza/Robert Hess) broke his maiden in his 12th attempt. Named after the hockey player.
• Race 7: The $.50 Pick 3 paid over $1,300.
• Race 8: King of Speed (Gary Stevens/Jeff Bonde) won the $100,000 Zuma Stakes for 2-year-olds.
• Race 10: The $.50 Pick 6 paid over $31,000. One bettor came within a half-length of winning $500,000 but his pick finished second.

Woodbine (Ontario):

• Race 7: The $1 Pick 4 was over $13,000.
• Race 6: The $.20 Pick 5 paid over $10,000 or over $50,000 for a $1 bet.

Hastings (British Columbia):

• Race 5: While the favorite ran off the board, a 4-to-1 and 41-to-1 topped a ticket that paid $269.30 in the Grade 3 $100,000 Ballerina.
• Race 7: While the favorite finished dead last, a $1 super paid over $28,000 in the $100,000 Grade 3 Premier's Handicap.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Jessamine Stakes

What: Grade I. The winner will automatically qualify to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesTurf. This is the final Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" event. Onto the big show: November 2-3.
Where: Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, KY
When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, Race 7
Post time: 4:24 pm Eastern Time
Who: Two Years Old Fillies..
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
Surface: Turf
Purse: $200,000
Television: TVG​

Post	Horse (pedigree, age/sex)	Odds Weight	Jockey, Trainer, Breeder, Owner
1	Lucky Girasol Lookin At Lucky – Warrior Girl 2YO Filly	50/1 118	J: Agustin Gomez T: Cirilo Gorostieta B: Mr. & Mrs. William L. Pape O: CG Racing Stable, LLC (Cirilo Gorostieta) and Jesus Estrada
2	Zalia Scat Daddy – Vivo Per Lei 2YO Filly	15/1 118	J: Shaun Bridgmohan T: Brad H. Cox B: Eurowest Bloodstock Services O: Rosedown Racing Stables, LLC (Jeff Weiss)
3	Speedy Solution Real Solution – Speed Goddess 2YO Filly	10/1 118	J: Jose L. Ortiz T: Wesley A. Ward B: Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey O: Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
4	Concrete Rose Twirling Candy – Solerina 2YO Filly	6/1 118	J: Jose Lezcano T: George R. Arnold, II B: Ron Patterson O: Ashbrook Farm (Glenn S. Bromagen) and BBN Racing, LLC (Ann Braxton Jones Lynch)
5	Lightscameraaction Will Take Charge – Stop the Lights 2YO Filly	20/1 118	J: Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. T: Kenneth G. McPeek B: Diamond A Racing Corp. O: Walking L Thoroughbreds, LLC (Scott Leeds)
6	Pakhet Cairo Prince – Hunting Hill 2YO Filly	8/1 118	J: John R. Velazquez T: Todd A. Pletcher B: Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) O: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman)
7	Princesa Carolina Tapit – Pure Clan 2YO Filly	12/1 118	J: Ricardo Santana, Jr. T: Kenneth G. McPeek B: Three Chimneys Farm O: Three Chimneys Farm (Zuleika B. Torrealba)
8	City Diva City Zip – Harlotry Holiday 2YO Filly	50/1 118	J: Florent Geroux T: Mark Hubley B: Katierich Farms O: KatieRich Farms, LLC (Lawrence P. Doyle)
9	Moravia (GB) Siyouni (FR) – Demeanour 2YO Filly	4/1 118	J: Manuel Franco T: Jorge R. Abreu B: TEAM HOGDALA AB & LORDAGSKLUBBEN O: Parkland Thoroughbreds (Steve Weston), Jeff Alston and William Andrade
10	Fierce Scarlett Scat Daddy – She Did Tell 2YO Filly	7/2 118	J: Irad Ortiz, Jr. T: Chad C. Brown B: Firefly Farm Racing, LLC O: Long Lake Stable, LLC (Stephen Mack), Madaket Stables, LLC (Sol Kumin and Jason Monteleone), Thomas Coleman and Doheny Racing Stable (Michael Doheny)
11	Irish Willow Paddy O'Prado – Whomping Willow 2YO Filly	20/1 118	J: Robby Albarado T: Dale L. Romans B: Mark Bacon O: Mark Bacon
12	Espresso Shot Mission Impazible – Glory Gold 2YO Filly	15/1 118	J: Flavien Prat T: Jorge R. Abreu B: Twin Creeks Farm O: NY Final Furlong Racing Stable (Daniel Zanatta) and Maspeth Stable (John Salierno)
13	My Gal Betty Point of Entry – Gal of Mine 2YO Filly	4/1 118	J: Javier Castellano T: Roger L. Attfield B: Hidden Brook Farm O: William K. Werner
14	Monkeys Uncle Uncle Mo – Humor Section 2YO Filly	15/1 118	J: Julien R. Leparoux T: Arnaud Delacour B: Parrish Hill Farm & Ashford Stud O: Lael Stables (Roy Jackson)
15	No Mo Temper Uncle Mo – Redmeansgo 2YO Filly	15/1 118	J: Florent Geroux T: Mark E. Casse B: C. Kidder & Linda Griggs O: Mark H. Stanley
16	Belle Laura Mucho Macho Man – Belle Chaussee 2YO Filly	15/1 118	J: Julien R. Leparoux T: Norm W. Casse B: Reeves Thoroughbred Racing O: GU Racing Stable, LLC (Soffia Hernan-Gomez)

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[Preds Partisan]

1000 people showed up with spotlights to protest ads shown on Syndey Opera House for Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse. Government overuled Opera House officials forcing them to show ads for upcoming race. Betting was suspended during protest. Now I've seen everything.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^Did you see the competing groups looking to develop standardbreds near the TN border? Churchill-Keeneland are teaming for rights against a proposal led by Kentucky Downs.

The story with Stronach suing his daughter came out of left field.

» Stronach Family Rift Revealed in Bombshell Lawsuit

By Bill Finley & T. D. Thornton

A bitter and divisive power struggle that has been simmering behind the scenes for years within the Stronach family is about to boil over very publicly in a court of law.
Frank Stronach, the 86-year-old Canadian business titan who is renowned within the Thoroughbred industry as a breeder and owner of racehorses and for building North America’s largest conglomerate of racetracks, filed a bombshell lawsuit in a Toronto court Oct. 1 alleging that the daughter he appointed to run his empire, Belinda Stronach, has mismanaged the family’s chief assets and trust funds while forcing her father out of control of the fortune he created.

Belinda Stronach, 52, is the chairman and president of The Stronach Group (TSG), which operates, among numerous other holdings, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course and Portland Meadows. According to the lawsuit, she has also been a trustee of three family trusts and a beneficiary of one of them.

Alon Ossip, the chief executive of TSG, is named as a co-defendant. His role, according to the lawsuit, involves allegedly conspiring with Belinda Stronach in “a series of covert and unlawful actions…that have been contrary to the best interests of, and to the overwhelming detriment of, other members of the Stronach family.”

The 73-page lawsuit, which TDN obtained from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, lists 39 demands for relief that Frank Stronach is seeking via court trial, including the removal of Belinda Stronach and Ossip from all corporate officer and trustee positions related to the Stronach empire.

According to the suit, Frank Stronach is also seeking three separate forms of financial redress:

• $250 million (CDN) in compensation to the plaintiffs, family trusts, and TSG entities for “all losses, damages or harm suffered as a result of the Defendants’ unlawful or oppressive conduct.”
• $250 million (CDN) in damages “against Belinda and Alon…for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, and unlawful means of conspiracy.”
• $20 million (CDN) in “punitive, aggravated, and/or exemplary damages” against Belinda Stronach and Ossip.​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 10, 2018

Gulfstream Park West (Florida):

• The $.20 Pick 6 paid over $19,000.

Keeneland (Kentucky):

• All the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" races have been concluded. The full list with results is in a post above.
• Race 7: Concrete Rose (Jose Lezcano/George Arnold), with the second shortest price on the board, won a $200,000 race for 2-year old fillies with a Breeders' Cup bid awaiting. Johnny V./Todd Pletcher finished second at 13-to-1. Corey Lanerie came in third at 48-to-1 which could be the highlight of his tough meet to date (27 0-3-3).

 

[Preds Partisan]

^Did you see the competing groups looking to develop standardbreds near the TN border? Churchill-Keeneland are teaming for rights against a proposal led by Kentucky Downs.

CDI/Keeneland has already been supported by the mayor. Their political influence is, well, you already know how much weight they carry. There was supposedly a third interested party. Smells like extended court proceedings no matter the decision. It's still about setting up a racino property for the future if CDI is involved in my opinion and not about harness racing. KD is only trying to protect their interests in the area with their property improvements/expansion at KD.

Edit: oops wrong quote, sorry.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

CDI/Keeneland has already been supported by the mayor. Their political influence is, well, you already know how much weight they carry. There was supposedly a third interested party. Smells like extended court proceedings no matter the decision. It's still about setting up a racino property for the future if CDI is involved in my opinion and not about harness racing. KD is only trying to protect their interests in the area with their property improvements/expansion at KD.

What Churchill is planning at Calder with a jai alai fronton has been painful for many in the racing industry. They have the backing of certain agencies. It has not been met with support from insiders as you could imagine. The casino a Calder is profitable and horse racing is there only as a county requirement with parimutuel wagering. That would be maintained with jai alai. In that capacity, if you are correct regarding harness in Kentucky perhaps akin to T-breds/jai alai at Calder, then the primary purpose is not the sport or growth thereof.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 11, 2018

Belmont (New York):

• Race 9: The $2 Pick 6 paid over $143,000. It was that type of day in New York.
• Race 5: Junior Alvarado finished second in the prior two races before winning here. The $.50 Pick 4 returned over $5,500. The $.50 Pick 5 paid over $166,725.75. An odd race -- excuse the pun -- in that the 1-3-5-7-9-11-13 were all in (as well a the 8) and the 2-4-6-10-12 were all out.
• Dylan Davis, Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Luis Saez each won twice.
• Irad Ortiz, Jr. now leads the meet with 25 victories, Manny Franco has 24.

Delaware Park (Delaware):

• Angel Saurez had the natural hat trick starting with race 2.

Gulfstream Park West (Florida):

• Race 5: Cotton Tooyah (Miguel Vasquez/Jerry Bozzo) won. The trainer will celebrate his 98th birthday later this month. He became the oldest trainer in the 100+ years of T-bred racing in North America to win a race. He has achieved that feat more than once in recent years.

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• Race 6: That must have been the GPW-Thursday-mid-October rendition of Affirmed vs. Alydar. Awesome race.

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Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Race 7: Norman Casse finished first, his dad Mark finished second.
• Race 6: Jukebox Money and Love Shack Baby were in the same race. The former won. B-52 fans rejoice.
• Race 5: The $.50 Pick 5 paid over $32,000.
• Race 1: The $.50 tri paid $1,059. The winner paid $84.80 and $50.70, the latter for place.
• Speed kills: The track was favoring speed much of the day.