Horse Racing: Bullard, second-time-out, romps in graded stakes at Del Mar

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, September 28, 2024

• Breeders' Cup: Five races part of the "Win and You're In" schedule.
• Mike Smith and Joel Rosario were among the stars of the day.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Card: Twelve races, four of which are graded stakes.
• Handle: $13.5 million.
• Weather: Periodic rain with three races removed from turf.
• Race 4: Tapit Trice (Dylan Davis/Todd Pletcher) won the $400,000 Grade 2 Woodward Classic. The field was limited to four runners.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840086256224743890

• Race 6: Far Bridge (Joel Rosario/Christophe Clement) won the Grade I $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840101385234514424

• Race 9: Mufasa (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Ignacio Correas IV) won the $250,000 Grade 3 Vosburgh Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840125634024296744

• Race 11: Zulu Kingdom (Joel Rosario/Chad Brown) won the $200,000 Grade 2 Pilgrim Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840141157193441537

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Race 5: Three Technique (Rafael Bejarano/Jason Cook) won the $365,000 Grade 3 Ack Ack. Cook claimed the horse in a fortunate 27-way shake in 2001.
• Race 11: Hit Show (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) win the $500,000 Grade 2 Lukas Classic Stakes.

Santa Anita (California):

• Card: Ten races of which four are graded stakes including the first California Crown. Much entertainment and select pricey ticket packages accompanied the card.
• Attendance: 21,000.
• Handle: $18 million.
• Race 7: Cabo Spirit (Abel Cedillo/George Papaprodromou) wired the e field at 24-to-1 to win the Grade 2 $750,000 John henry Turf Championship.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840162699277414677

• Race 8: First Peace (Mike Smith/Mark Glatt) won the Grade 2 $750,000 Eddie D Stakes.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840193891208974470

• Race 9: Subsanador (Mike Smith/Richard Mandella) won the inaugural edition of the $1,000,000 Grade I California Crown by a nose in a spectacular 3-across-the-wire finish involving two Bob Baffert runners. Subsanador raced 12 times in his home country of Argentina before five races in the US where he has now won consecutive graded stakes including a victory at Monmouth (NJ). Small field but an exciting conclusion.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840179368674636253

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• Race 10: Johannes (Umberto Rispoli/Tim Yakteen) won the Grade 2 $200,000 City of Hope Mile Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race. Johannes is 4-for-4 in 2024 with all wins graded stakes. He has a stellar 7 6-0-1 mark at Santa Anita with five straight victories. He is 11 7-0-1 lifetime.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840187768259125695

 

[GKJ]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Race 8, a graded stakes on turf, has been canceled at Belmont@Aqueduct. The race will be redrawn for next Sunday. There are now 15 Breeders' Cup races scheduled for Oct 4-6.

Weather today has played with track conditions at Laurel and New York.

Gulfstream (FL) is on the turf in beautiful sunshine.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, September 29, 2024

• Teacher and Pupil Have a Perfect Sunday:
  • Brad Cox went 5-for-5 with wins in Oklahoma, Kentucky and New York.
  • Brittany Russell, once his assistant, went 4-for-4.
• Brad Cox's barn is a staggering 11 8-1-0 (73%) since September 27
• Brittany Russell's barn is smoking as she is 22 13-1-1 (59%) since September 20.
• George Papaprodromou, California-based, is a brilliant 11 7-0-0 (64%) since September 27.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Weather: Dreary. It is days like these that make a Breeders' Cup in November dicey and yet here we are in September.
• Race 8: Canceled and re-scheduled for October 6.
• Race 2: Ways and Means (Flavien Prat/Chad Brown) won the Grade 2 $250,000 Gallant Bloom Stakes.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Brittany Russell completed a perfect 4-for-4 day. Not many trainers have that success on one card.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840560954125287573

• Jamie Rodriguez rode three winners.

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Closing Day: The meet ended today. Onto Keeneland.
• Leading Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione with 24 wins.
• Leading Trainer: Brad Cox with nine wins.

Remington (Oklahoma):

• Card: 10 races of which seven were stakes.
• Race 9: Alpine Princess (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) won the $250,000 Remington Park Oaks.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840549468447576326

• Race 10: Most Wanted (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) won the $400,000 Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840558128292913233

• Brad Cox shipped two horses and both won the two biggest races on the card.

Santa Anita (California):

• Race 7: Sugar Fish (Tyler Baze/Jeff Mullins) won the Grade 2 $200,000 Zenyatta Stakes.
• Race 8: Hacking It Up (John Velazquez/George Papaprodromou) won at 26-to-1, the second highest odds in a field of 11.
• Race 9: Straight No Chase (John Velazquez/Dan Blacker) won the Grade 2 $200,000 Sprint Championship Stakes.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This weekend, awaiting updates, will have 20 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races and 29 graded stakes.

Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series races (total listed) October 4 through October 6:

Track	October 4	October 5	October 6	Total
Belmont @ Aqu. (NY)	1	2	1	4
Keeneland (KY)	3	3	2	8
Longchamp Racecourse (Paris)	0	0	5	5
Santa Anita (CA)	0	3	0	3
Total: 20	4	8	8	20

In North America:

October 04, 2024	Futurity S.
October 04, 2024	Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S.
October 04, 2024	Jessamine S. Presented by Keeneland Sales
October 04, 2024	Darley Alcibiades S.
October 05, 2024	Frizette S.
October 05, 2024	Champagne S.
October 05, 2024	Thoroughbred Club of America S.
*October 05, 2024	First Lady S. Presented by UK HealthCare
October 05, 2024	Claiborne Breeders' Futurity
October 05, 2024	Coolmore Turf Mile S.
October 05, 2024	Rodeo Drive Stakes - Gr.2
October 05, 2024	Oak Leaf Stakes presented by Oak Tree - Gr.2
October 05, 2024	American Pharoah Stakes Presented by DK Horse - Gr.1
October 06, 2024	Juddmonte Spinster Stakes - Gr.1
October 06, 2024	Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes - Gr.2

^ One site lists it as a BC Challenge Series race, one does not.

Graded Stakes (number 1, 2 or 3) October 4 through October 6:

Track	October 4	October 5	October 6	Total
Belmont at Aqu. (NY)	3-3	1-1-3-3	2-3	8
Hastings (BC)	None	3	None	1
Keeneland (KY)	1-2-2	1-1-1-2-2	1-2	10
Santa Anita (CA)	None	1-2-2-3	3-3	6
Woodbine (ON)	None	2-2-3	None	3
Total: 29	5	17	6	28

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Opening day at Keeneland (Thursday):

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$64,000	Claiming	1 1/16 M	Dirt	7	1:00 PM ET
2	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Turf	16	1:32 PM ET
3	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	About 7 F	Dirt	12	2:04 PM ET
4	$110,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Dirt	11	2:36 PM ET
5	$120,000	Allowance	1 1/8 M	Turf	12	3:08 PM ET
6	$110,000	Allowance	7 F	Dirt	10	3:40 PM ET
7	$350,000	Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S.	6 F	Dirt	8	4:12 PM ET
8	$350,000	Jessamine S. Presented by Keeneland Sales	1 1/16 M	Turf	16	4:44 PM ET
9	$600,000	Darley Alcibiades S.	1 1/16 M	Dirt	8	5:16 PM ET
10	$130,000	Allowance	5 1/2 F	Turf	13	5:48 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The following is the TV schedule for this weekend's imposing schedule:

Oct. 4	"Today at Keeneland"	11:30 a.m.	Keeneland.com, Keeneland Select, and YouTube
Oct. 4	"America's Day at the Races"	12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.	FS2
Oct. 4	Live coverage of horse racing including opening day at Keeneland	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Oct. 4	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Oct. 5	"Today at Keeneland"	11:30 a.m.	Keeneland.com, Keeneland Select, and YouTube
Oct. 5	"America's Day at the Races"	12 p.m.-4 p.m.	FS2
Oct. 5	Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland and Santa Anita Park	4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Oct. 5	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Oct. 5	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Oct. 6	Broadcast of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.	FS1
Oct. 6	"Today at Keeneland"	11:30 a.m.	Keeneland.com, Keeneland Select, and YouTube
Oct. 6	"America's Day at the Races"	12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. on FS1, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on FS2	FS1 and FS2
Oct. 6	Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland	4 p.m.-6 p.m.	CNBC and Peacock
Oct. 6	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Oct. 6	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday's TV schedule and the four primary tracks of interest:

Oct. 5	"Today at Keeneland"	11:30 a.m.	Keeneland.com, Keeneland Select, and YouTube
Oct. 5	"America's Day at the Races"	12 p.m.-4 p.m.	FS2
Oct. 5	Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland and Santa Anita Park	4 p.m.-6 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Oct. 5	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Oct. 5	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

Woodbine (ON):

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$65,700	Maiden Optional Claiming	1 1/16 M	Turf	9	1:10 PM ET
2	$36,300	Starter Optional Claiming	6 1/2 F	All Weather	9	1:45 PM ET
3	$65,700	Maiden Optional Claiming	7 F	All Weather	8	2:20 PM ET
4	$110,700	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 M	Turf	13	2:55 PM ET
5	$175,000	bet365 Algonquin S.	5 F	Turf	8	3:29 PM ET
6	$175,000	HPIbet Singspiel S.	1 3/8 M	Turf	14	4:02 PM ET
7	$111,300	Maiden Special Weight	1 M 70 Y	All Weather	9	4:35 PM ET
8	$200,000	bet365 Dance Smartly S.	1 1/16 M	Turf	12	5:08 PM ET
9	$250,000	Nearctic S.	6 F	Turf	11	5:40 PM ET
10	$61,600	Optional Claiming	7 F	All Weather	8	6:12 PM ET
11	$49,200	Maiden Optional Claiming	1 M	Turf	12	6:42 PM ET

Belmont (NY):

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$90,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Dirt	7	12:10 PM ET
2	$45,000	Maiden Claiming	6 1/2 F	Dirt	11	12:40 PM ET
3	$92,000	Allowance	6 F	Dirt	7	1:10 PM ET
4	$45,000	Claiming	7 F	Dirt	10	1:41 PM ET
5	$500,000	Jockey Club Derby Invitational S.	1 3/8 M	Turf	7	2:13 PM ET
6	$200,000	Belmont Turf Sprint S.	6 F	Turf	10	2:45 PM ET
7	$400,000	Frizette S.	1 M	Dirt	10	3:17 PM ET
8	$500,000	Champagne S.	1 M	Dirt	10	3:49 PM ET
9	$65,000	Starter Optional Claiming	1 1/16 M	Turf	16	4:21 PM ET
10	$75,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 1/2 F	Dirt	13	4:53 PM ET
11	$85,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Turf	13	5:25 PM ET
12	$46,000	Maiden Claiming	1 1/16 M	Turf	16	5:56 PM ET

Keeneland (KY):

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$55,000	Maiden Claiming	6 F	Dirt	9	1:00 PM ET
2	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Turf	16	1:32 PM ET
3	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 F	Dirt	9	2:04 PM ET
4	$120,000	Allowance	1 1/8 M	Turf	14	2:36 PM ET
5	$110,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Dirt	9	3:08 PM ET
6	$350,000	Woodford S. Presented by FanDuel	5 1/2 F	Turf	15	3:40 PM ET
7	$350,000	Thoroughbred Club of America S.	6 F	Dirt	7	4:12 PM ET
8	$750,000	First Lady S. Presented by UK HealthCare	1 M	Turf	11	4:44 PM ET
9	$600,000	Claiborne Breeders' Futurity	1 1/16 M	Dirt	11	5:16 PM ET
10	$1,250,000	Coolmore Turf Mile S.	1 M	Turf	9	5:48 PM ET
11	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	About 7 F	Dirt	9	6:20 PM ET

Santa Anita (CA):

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$55,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 M	Turf	8	1:00 PM PT
2	$21,000	Claiming	1 M	Dirt	7	1:30 PM PT
3	$200,000	Oak Leaf S. presented by Oak Tree	1 1/16 M	Dirt	8	2:00 PM PT
4	$100,000	Speakeasy S.	5 F	Turf	8	2:30 PM PT
5	$55,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Dirt	9	3:00 PM PT
6	$54,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Turf	11	3:30 PM PT
7	$100,000	Chillingworth S.	6 1/2 F	Dirt	7	4:00 PM PT
8	$200,000	Rodeo Drive S.	1 1/4 M	Downhill turf	7	4:30 PM PT
9	$300,000	American Pharoah S. Presented by DK Horse	1 1/16 M	Dirt	7	5:00 PM PT
10	$54,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Turf	11	5:30 PM PT

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Breeders' Cup Friday (November 1) and Saturday (November 2):

Wagering Notes​

• Special Daily Doubles (SPDD) on Friday consist of leg one on Friday and leg two on Saturday.
• Friday's Pick 6, Pick 5's and High 5 may carry over to Saturday.
• Any Pick 5 carryover from Friday or the early Pick 5 on Saturday will carry over to the late Pick 5 on Saturday. The middle Pick 5 on Saturday will have a mandatory payout.
• Special Daily Double (SPDD) on Saturday will be the BC Distaff as leg one and the BC Classic as leg two.
• Saturday's Pick 6, late Pick 5 and Super High 5 will have a mandatory payout on Breeders' Cup Saturday.

Bet Minimums​

• $3 All-Turf Pick 3
• $1 WPS, Exacta, Daily Double, Pick 6, and SPDD
• $.50 Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4, All-Turf Pick 4, All-Dirt Pick 4, Pick 5, Super High 5
• $.10 Superfecta

Race order and post times are subject to change. Final official race order and post times for the 2024 World Championships will be released Oct. 23.

TV schedule:

Friday, Nov. 1:

• Networks:
  • USA Network from 4-8 p.m. ET
  • FanDuel TV coverage will begin at 2 p.m. ET through 8:25 p.m. ET.

Saturday, Nov. 2:

• Networks:
  • USA Network begins its live Saturday coverage from 2-3:30 p.m. ET.
  • NBC from 3:30-6 p.m. ET.
  • USA Network from 6-8 p.m. ET.
  • All undercard and World Championship races, except the Classic, will be shown live on FanDuel TV.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

2024 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.

Sunday’s special broadcast will air on FS1 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern, with the €5 million (approximately $5.5 million) Group 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post (ET)
1	$440,000	Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium Des Pouliches - Group 1	1M	Turf	10	7:55 AM
2	$440,000	Gr1 - Qatar Prix Jean-luc Lagardere (grand Criterium)	7F	Turf	10	8:30 AM
3	$385,000	Prix De L'abbaye De Longchamp Longines - Group 1	5F	Turf	16	9:05 AM
4	$1,100,000	Gr1 - Qatar Arabian Wold Cup	1 1/4M	Turf	11	9:40 AM
5	$5,500,000	Gr 1 - Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe	1 1/2M	Turf	16	10:20 AM
6	$550,000	Gr1 - Prix De L'opera Longines	1 1/4M	Turf	11	11:05 AM
7	$385,000	Gr1 - Qatar Prix De La Foret Presente Par Education Above All	7F	Turf	18	11:40 AM
8	$83,000	Handicap	6 1/2F	Turf	18	12:15 PM
9	$83,000		1 1/4M	Turf	14	12:50 PM

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, October 4, 2024

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Card: Two graded stakes including one Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series race.
• Handle: $6.6 million.
• Luis Rivera, Jr. has been attached to some prices. Today, he had four mounts which resulted in a 52-to-1 shot winner and a 28-to-1 placing.
• Race 2: Lady Firefoot (Luis Rivera, Jr./Melanie Giddings) won at 52-to-1.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842254310165328232

• Race 3: Three-across-the-wire as noses separated the top three finishers.
• Race 4: Won by a neck.
• Race 5: Mentee (John Velazquez/Todd Pletcher) won the Grade 3 $175,000 Futurity Stakes. The City of Light colt is owned by Mike Repole though not via a public auction. One to watch as the calendar unfolds. This is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series race.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842276899802005832

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https://x.com/i/web/status/1842281712048390166

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• Race 8: La Mehana (Kendrick Carmouche/Christophe Clement) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Waya Stakes. All six horses in the race were foaled in Europe and the two French imports finished 1-2.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842293579537957043

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Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 3: While the two shortest prices were duking it out in the stretch, along came the longest shot at 46-to-1 to win.

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• Race 7: One of the tightest finishes this day, good race but a 50-to-1 got picked up on the last bob.

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Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Opening Day: One of the most anticipated meets on the annual calendar in what is arguably America's most prestigious racing region, Lexington, KY.
• Handle: $15,290,955 which is up nearly 5% from the comparable date in 2023.
• Meet: October 4 through October 26.
• Next Stop in Kentucky: Churchill Downs from October 27 through December 1.
• Card: Three graded stakes of which each is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series race.
• Brad Cox's hot barn continued with three wins. Since Sept. 27, he is 24 13-4-2. He will be in the mix yet again for Trainer of the Year in North America.
• Race 7: Federal Judge (Flavien Prat/Brad Cox) won the Grade 2 $250,000 Ogden Phoenix. This is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series race.

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• Race 8: May Day Ready (Frankie Dettori/Joe Lee) won the Grade 2 $250,000 Jessamine Stakes. The $250,000 2-year-old Tapit filly is 3 3-0-0 lifetime. Tapit, as a reminder, is 23 years of age and still productive. Lee was Kiaran McLaughlin's former assistant until the latter made a recent switch from training to agent. This is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series race.

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• Race 9: Immersive (Manny Franco/Brad Cox) won the $600,000 Grade I Darley Alcibiades Stakes. The 2-year-old is a multiple graded stakes winner with a 3 3 -0-0 mark, She is a Nyquist filly homebred by Godolphin. This is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series race.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Chad Brown -- a 3-to-5 morning line -- and Bob Baffert both have horses scratched in New York today. Hmmm.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, October 6, 2024

• Racing Day: Eight Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races and 17 graded stakes in North America.
• Steve Asmussen, the winningest trainer in North America annals, had a quiet Saturday in terms of volume but he sent out four horses (two in one race at Keeneland) and won all three races in which he entered (two at Remington and one in Keeneland).

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Handle: $14 million.
• Weather: Beautiful! Can we have the racing gods and mother nature combine forces and have a Breeders' Cup in New York with this weather?!
• Big Balloons: The $1 Pick 6 paid over $121,000.
• Dylan Davis rode three winners, all within the card's first five races.
• Christophe Clement, usually a formidable turf trainer in New York, had a big day winning two graded stakes.
• Race 5: Carson's Run (Dylan Davis/Christophe Clement) won the $500,000 Grade 3 Jockey Club Invitational Derby Stakes. Clement finished 1-2 in a field of six.

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• Race 6: Senbei (Manny Franco/Christophe Clement) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Turf Sprint.

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• Race 7: Scottish Lassie (Jose Lezcano/Jorge Abreu) won the $400,000 Grade I Frizette Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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• Race 8: Chancer McPatrick (Flavien Prat/Chad Brown) came from back of the pack to win the Grade I $500,000 Champagne Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Handle: $22 million.
• Tyler Gaffalione rode three winners and finished a solid day 10 3-2-0 including winning two graded stakes on the card.
• Chad Brown won both graded stakes in which he entered but he was overloaded with stock as he had seven total. He finished 1-2-3-9 in one race and 1-4-5 in the other. The days of the Super Trainers can oftentimes be detrimental for handicappers.
• Race 6: Our Shot (Luis Saez/John Terranova) won the Grade 2 $350,000 Woodford Stakes. Our Shot is a Pennsylvania bred who entered with nine straight losses and 18 prior starts.

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• Race 7: Zeitlos (Jose Ortiz/Steve Asmussen) won the Grade 2 $350,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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• Race 8: Gina Romantica (Jose Ortiz/Chad Brown) topped the trainer's 1-2-3 finish in the $750,000 Grade I First Lady Stakes. Brown entered four in the race.

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• Race 9: East Avenue (Tyler Gaffalione/Brendan Walsh) went gate-to-wire and destroyed the field by more than five lengths to win the Grade I $600,000 Breeders' Futurity. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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• Race 10: Carl Spackler (Tyler Gaffalione/Chad Brown) won the $1.35 million Grade I Turf Mile in gate-to-wire fashion. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: Roughly $10 million.
• Bob Baffert and Phil D'Amato combined to win all four graded stakes with two wins apiece.
• Bob Baffert entered five races and won three times. He finished 10 3-1-2 but the overloaded total in some stakes -- seven in two of the races -- is cause for concern.
• Race 3: Non Compliant (Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert) won the Grade 2 $200,00 Oak Leaf Stakes. Baffert finished 1-2-3 and had four of the six entered. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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• Race 7: One Magic Philly (Antonio Fresu/Phil D'Amato) won the Grade 3 $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes. Sweet Azteca (Juan Hernandez/Michael McCarthy) finished last in a field of four at 1-to-9 and that set off some improbable payouts with no show wagering available:
  • Winner: $9.60 to win, $13.60 to place (paid more in the middle).
  • Runner-up $74.00 in the middle.
  • The $1 exacta paid $61.20.

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• Race 8: Hang the Moon (Kazushi Kimura/Phil D'Amato) won the Grade 2 $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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• Race 9: Citizen Bull (Martin Garcia/Bob Baffert) won the Grade I $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes. Baffert had three of the seven runners and finished 1-2-4. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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Woodbine (Ontario):

• Handle: $7.8 million.
• Vincent Cheminaud-Jonathan Thomas teamed three times and finished 3 2-1-0 with both wins their graded stakes pairings.
• Race 6: Truly Quality (Vincent Cheminaud/Jonathan Thomas) won the Grade 3 $175,000 Singspiel Stakes.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842660631637528859

• Race 8: Mouffy (Vincent Cheminaud/Jonathan Thomas) won one of the most exciting races of the day in claiming the Grade 2 $250,000 Dance Smartly Stakes at 14-to-1.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842677956650672294

• Race 9: Patches O'Houlihan (Sofia Vives/Robert Tiller) continues the role of a Canadian sensation as he won the Grade 2 $250,000 Neartic. Patches is 13 11-0-0 lifetime and a perfect 4-for-4 in 2024.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842684307980292438

Hastings (British Columbia):

• Race 5: Apprehend (Amadeo Perez/Barbara Heads) won the $100,.000 Grade 3 BC Premier's Handicap.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Keeneland has a magnetic card today. No rest for the weary. Yesterday is in the past. The two graded stakes are Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" events.

TV outlets today:
Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland 4 p.m.-6 p.m. CNBC and Peacock

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$53,000	Maiden Claiming	1 1/16 M	Dirt	10	1:00 PM ET
2	$55,000	Maiden Claiming	6 F	Dirt	13	1:32 PM ET
3	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Turf	16	2:04 PM ET
4	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 F	Dirt	12	2:36 PM ET
5	$130,000	Allowance	5 1/2 F	Turf	14	3:08 PM ET
6	$50,000	Starter Allowance	6 1/2 F	Dirt	12	3:40 PM ET
7	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 F	Dirt	13	4:12 PM ET
8	$250,000	Indian Summer S. Presented by Keeneland Select	5 1/2 F	Turf	13	4:44 PM ET
9	$600,000	Juddmonte Spinster S.	1 1/8 M	Dirt	6	5:16 PM ET
10	$350,000	Castle & Key Bourbon S.	1 1/16 M	Turf	15	5:48 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Today's massive card in Paris:

2024 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.

• Sunday, October 6
• FS1 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET
• Approximately $5.5 million Group 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post (ET)
1	$440,000	Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium Des Pouliches - Group 1	1M	Turf	10	7:55 AM
2	$440,000	Gr1 - Qatar Prix Jean-luc Lagardere (grand Criterium)	7F	Turf	10	8:30 AM
3	$385,000	Prix De L'abbaye De Longchamp Longines - Group 1	5F	Turf	16	9:05 AM
4	$1,100,000	Gr1 - Qatar Arabian Wold Cup	1 1/4M	Turf	11	9:40 AM
5	$5,500,000	Gr 1 - Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe	1 1/2M	Turf	16	10:20 AM
6	$550,000	Gr1 - Prix De L'opera Longines	1 1/4M	Turf	11	11:05 AM
7	$385,000	Gr1 - Qatar Prix De La Foret Presente Par Education Above All	7F	Turf	18	11:40 AM
8	$83,000	Handicap	6 1/2F	Turf	18	12:15 PM
9	$83,000		1 1/4M	Turf	14	12:50 PM

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

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TV coverage today (Sunday)

Oct. 6	Broadcast of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.	FS1
Oct. 6	"Today at Keeneland"	11:30 a.m.	Keeneland.com, Keeneland Select, and YouTube
Oct. 6	"America's Day at the Races"	12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. on FS1, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on FS2	FS1 and FS2
Oct. 6	Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland	4 p.m.-6 p.m.	CNBC and Peacock
Oct. 6	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Oct. 6	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

 

[GKJ]

Triple digit winner on the Arc undercard

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

What a perfectly timed finish for the 1 in Keeneland's third race at 49-to-1. Second-time-out for the winner who showed nothing in a debut performance

The $.50 Pick 3 paid over $7,000.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, October 6, 2024

• Calendar: The past three days were filled with high-level talents from Europe to North America, from California to Kentucky to Toronto to New York to Paris.

ParisLongchamp (Paris, France):

• Card: Nine races, all stakes or handicaps, of which seven were Group 1 and five were part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.
• Race 5: Bluestocking (Rossa Ryan/Ralph Beckett) won the $5.5 million (U.S. estimate) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This was the first win in the race inaugurated in 1920 for the jockey and trainer but a record-setting seventh win for Juddmonte (Prince Khalid Abdullah), the owner. The race is billed as Europe's premier middle-distance race.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Handle: $9.3 million.
• Race 2: Raging Sea (Flavien Prat/Chad Brown) won the Grade 2 $250,000 Beldame Stakes by a head at the imposing odds of 1-to-9. The Curlin filly, one of Brown's best, has won five graded stakes in her career.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842978800646361593

• Race 6: Scythian (Junior Alvarado/Bill Mott) was sent off 11-to-1 but got an ideal ride to win the $200,000 Grade 2 Miss Grillo Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843011263775052176

• Race 8: Abientot (Dylan Davis/Mark Casse) won her first try in a graded stakes to secure to the $175,000 Grade 3 Matron Stakes.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843027039374508345

• Sister and Brother Act: Katie Davis and Dylan Davis won consecutive races. Dylan is the meet's leading rider with 19 wins. He has become a steadying presence.
• Brad Cox: He his hitting at 40% this meet. He is third in wins behind Chad Brown and Linda Rice.

Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Card: Two Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races that completed the 10-race card.
• Race 3: Zealous Moon (Jaime Torres/Riley Mott) won this MSW at 49-to-1 and the victory was a perfectly timed finish by the rider.
• Race 6: Like a Saltshaker (Chris Emigh/Brittany Vanden Berg) gave the husband-wife jockey-trainer combo a rare win as the favorite at a Kentucky track. The duo has a high success rate in Illinois but to have a favorite win at Keeneland has to be a fulfilling moment.
• Race 8: Governor Sam (Paco Lopez/George Weaver) gave the jockey his 4,000th career victory. and it came in the $250,000 Indian Summer Stakes.

• Race 9: Idiomatic (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) is a superstar and she romped by more than 10 lengths to win the $600,000 Grade I Spinster Stakes. The 5-year-old Curlin mare has never missed the board with a 17 12-3-2 and nearly $4 million in earnings which includes five Grade I victories. In her past 11 starts, a;; graded stakes, she is a bewildering 9-2-0. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843039460600258786

• Race 10: Minaret Station (Cristian Torres/William Walden) won the Grade 2 $350,000 Bourbon Stakes with a powerful late-kick at 38-to-1. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843048175256359216

Santa Anita (California):

• Phil D'Amato trained both graded stakes winners. He had four stakes the past two days.
• Race 3: Mawu (Antonio Fresu/Bob Baffert), a very striking $500,000 2-year-old filly by Blame, was solid in a debut performance. Baffert has yet another potential star.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843036762173813242

• Race 4: Thought Process (Hector Berrios/Phil D'Amato) won the Grade 3 $100,000 Surfer Girl Stakes.

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• Race 8: Iron Man Cal (Antonio Fresu/Phil D'Amato) was put up to victory via DQ to win the Grade 1 $150,000 Zuma Beach Stakes in what will be known as a killer for some or thriller for others. It was otherwise 3-across-the-wire but the original winner had veered and that was cause for the removal. D’Amato said Iron Man Cal “was kind of like the male version of Thought Process” in terms of their brief racing histories and both sired by Collected. Iron Man Cal is being considered for a Breeders' Cup entry.

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https://x.com/i/web/status/1843076541129125984

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Laurel (MD) has a brilliant card on Saturday. Hopefully the weather cooperates. I am going to miss this track, for years and even decades my favorite.

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$50,000	Starter Handicap	1 1/16 M	Turf	13	11:30 AM ET
2	$100,000	Maryland Million Nursery S.	6 F	Dirt	9	12:56 PM ET
3	$125,000	Maryland Million Ladies S.	1 1/8 M	Turf	14	1:27 PM ET
4	$40,000	Starter Handicap	7 F	Dirt	14	1:58 PM ET
5	$50,000	Starter Handicap	1 1/16 M	Turf	12	2:29 PM ET
6	$100,000	Maryland Million Lassie S.	6 F	Dirt	13	3:00 PM ET
7	$125,000	Maryland Million Turf S.	1 1/8 M	Turf	10	3:31 PM ET
8	$100,000	Maryland Million Sprint S.	6 F	Dirt	11	4:02 PM ET
9	$100,000	Maryland Million Turf Sprint S.	5 1/2 F	Turf	13	4:33 PM ET
10	$100,000	Maryland Million Distaff S.	7 F	Dirt	16	5:05 PM ET
11	$150,000	Maryland Million Classic S.	1 1/8 M	Dirt	13	5:36 PM ET
12	$40,000	Starter Handicap	7 F	Dirt	15	6:00 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

And while Laurel is gritty, Keeneland is the essence of eminence. Keeneland's card for Saturday (Oct. 12):

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$50,000	Claiming	6 F	Dirt	11	1:00 PM ET
2	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 M	Turf	13	1:32 PM ET
3	$110,000	Allowance	6 1/2 F	Dirt	8	2:04 PM ET
4	$69,000	Starter Allowance	6 F	Dirt	12	2:36 PM ET
5	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 M	Turf	13	3:08 PM ET
6	$130,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 1/2 F	Dirt	8	3:40 PM ET
7	$100,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	13	4:12 PM ET
8	$750,000	Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. Presented by Dixiana	1 1/8 M	Turf	10	4:44 PM ET
9	$120,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 M	Dirt	13	5:16 PM ET
10	$110,000	Allowance	1 M	Turf	16	5:48 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Charles Town will have a significant card for West Virginia breds on Saturday night. The card will likely be revealed Wednesday.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, which began in December, concludes with two races at Ascot (England) on October 19. They are the only remaining races on the schedule for automatic entries issued to winners.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thistledown (OH) has carded for Friday, Oct.11. That could be a makeup date, perhaps for Sep. 25. The website for the track shows Oct. 10 as the original closing day for 2024.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

since this year's edition of the breeders cup is being held in del mar i decided to check out all the races from 2017. irad ortiz wins with a horse that pays $130. instead of breaking his maiden at a msw race good magic does that by winning the juvenile. lots of good horses running and getting tired real early, seemingly like they didn't even train at all leading up to their races. or could be due to already long arduous campaigns and/or not taking to the track surface. wild stuff,