Horse Racing: Maryland racing down to 127 dates in 2025; Flavien Prat nearing records for most stakes and graded stakes won in a year

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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.
  • Race 6: Far Bridge (Joel Rosario/Christophe Clement) won the Grade I $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic.
  • 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.
  • Race 11: Zulu Kingdom (Joel Rosario/Chad Brown) won the $200,000 Grade 2 Pilgrim Stakes. This is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series race.

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.
  • Race 8: First Peace (Mike Smith/Mark Glatt) won the Grade 2 $750,000 Eddie D Stakes.
  • 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.
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
  • 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.
  • Race 10: Most Wanted (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) won the $400,000 Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby.
  • 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.
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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:
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TrackOctober 4October 5October 6Total
Belmont @ Aqu. (NY)1214
Keeneland (KY)3328
Longchamp Racecourse (Paris)0055
Santa Anita (CA)0303
Total: 2048820

In North America:
October 04, 2024Futurity S.
October 04, 2024Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S.
October 04, 2024Jessamine S. Presented by Keeneland Sales
October 04, 2024Darley Alcibiades S.
October 05, 2024Frizette S.
October 05, 2024Champagne S.
October 05, 2024Thoroughbred Club of America S.
*October 05, 2024First Lady S. Presented by UK HealthCare
October 05, 2024Claiborne Breeders' Futurity
October 05, 2024Coolmore Turf Mile S.
October 05, 2024Rodeo Drive Stakes - Gr.2
October 05, 2024Oak Leaf Stakes presented by Oak Tree - Gr.2
October 05, 2024American Pharoah Stakes Presented by DK Horse - Gr.1
October 06, 2024Juddmonte Spinster Stakes - Gr.1
October 06, 2024Castle & 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:
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TrackOctober 4October 5October 6Total
Belmont at Aqu. (NY)3-31-1-3-32-38
Hastings (BC)None3None1
Keeneland (KY)1-2-21-1-1-2-21-210
Santa Anita (CA)None1-2-2-33-36
Woodbine (ON)None2-2-3None3
Total: 29517628
 
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Opening day at Keeneland (Thursday):
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RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$64,000Claiming1 1/16 MDirt71:00 PM ET
2$100,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf161:32 PM ET
3$100,000Maiden Special WeightAbout 7 FDirt122:04 PM ET
4$110,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 FDirt112:36 PM ET
5$120,000Allowance1 1/8 MTurf123:08 PM ET
6$110,000Allowance7 FDirt103:40 PM ET
7$350,000Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S.6 FDirt84:12 PM ET
8$350,000Jessamine S. Presented by Keeneland Sales1 1/16 MTurf164:44 PM ET
9$600,000Darley Alcibiades S.1 1/16 MDirt85:16 PM ET
10$130,000Allowance5 1/2 FTurf135:48 PM ET
 

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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. 4Live coverage of horse racing including opening day at Keenelandpost time variesFanDuel TV
Oct. 4Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack 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. 5Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland and Santa Anita Park4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.NBC and Peacock
Oct. 5Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
Oct. 5Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
Oct. 6Broadcast of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe9:30 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 FS2FS1 and FS2
Oct. 6Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland4 p.m.-6 p.m.CNBC and Peacock
Oct. 6Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
Oct. 6Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
 

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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. 5Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland and Santa Anita Park4 p.m.-6 p.m.NBC and Peacock
Oct. 5Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
Oct. 5Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network

Woodbine (ON):
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$65,700Maiden Optional Claiming1 1/16 MTurf91:10 PM ET
2$36,300Starter Optional Claiming6 1/2 FAll Weather91:45 PM ET
3$65,700Maiden Optional Claiming7 FAll Weather82:20 PM ET
4$110,700Allowance Optional Claiming1 MTurf132:55 PM ET
5$175,000bet365 Algonquin S.5 FTurf83:29 PM ET
6$175,000HPIbet Singspiel S.1 3/8 MTurf144:02 PM ET
7$111,300Maiden Special Weight1 M 70 YAll Weather94:35 PM ET
8$200,000bet365 Dance Smartly S.1 1/16 MTurf125:08 PM ET
9$250,000Nearctic S.6 FTurf115:40 PM ET
10$61,600Optional Claiming7 FAll Weather86:12 PM ET
11$49,200Maiden Optional Claiming1 MTurf126:42 PM ET

Belmont (NY):
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$90,000Maiden Special Weight1 MDirt712:10 PM ET
2$45,000Maiden Claiming6 1/2 FDirt1112:40 PM ET
3$92,000Allowance6 FDirt71:10 PM ET
4$45,000Claiming7 FDirt101:41 PM ET
5$500,000Jockey Club Derby Invitational S.1 3/8 MTurf72:13 PM ET
6$200,000Belmont Turf Sprint S.6 FTurf102:45 PM ET
7$400,000Frizette S.1 MDirt103:17 PM ET
8$500,000Champagne S.1 MDirt103:49 PM ET
9$65,000Starter Optional Claiming1 1/16 MTurf164:21 PM ET
10$75,000Maiden Special Weight6 1/2 FDirt134:53 PM ET
11$85,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 FTurf135:25 PM ET
12$46,000Maiden Claiming1 1/16 MTurf165:56 PM ET

Keeneland (KY):
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$55,000Maiden Claiming6 FDirt91:00 PM ET
2$100,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf161:32 PM ET
3$100,000Maiden Special Weight7 FDirt92:04 PM ET
4$120,000Allowance1 1/8 MTurf142:36 PM ET
5$110,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 FDirt93:08 PM ET
6$350,000Woodford S. Presented by FanDuel5 1/2 FTurf153:40 PM ET
7$350,000Thoroughbred Club of America S.6 FDirt74:12 PM ET
8$750,000First Lady S. Presented by UK HealthCare1 MTurf114:44 PM ET
9$600,000Claiborne Breeders' Futurity1 1/16 MDirt115:16 PM ET
10$1,250,000Coolmore Turf Mile S.1 MTurf95:48 PM ET
11$100,000Maiden Special WeightAbout 7 FDirt96:20 PM ET

Santa Anita (CA):
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$55,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 MTurf81:00 PM PT
2$21,000Claiming1 MDirt71:30 PM PT
3$200,000Oak Leaf S. presented by Oak Tree1 1/16 MDirt82:00 PM PT
4$100,000Speakeasy S.5 FTurf82:30 PM PT
5$55,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 FDirt93:00 PM PT
6$54,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf113:30 PM PT
7$100,000Chillingworth S.6 1/2 FDirt74:00 PM PT
8$200,000Rodeo Drive S.1 1/4 MDownhill turf74:30 PM PT
9$300,000American Pharoah S. Presented by DK Horse1 1/16 MDirt75:00 PM PT
10$54,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf115:30 PM PT
 
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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

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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.
 
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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

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Race #PurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post (ET)
1$440,000Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium Des Pouliches - Group 11MTurf107:55 AM
2$440,000Gr1 - Qatar Prix Jean-luc Lagardere (grand Criterium)7FTurf108:30 AM
3$385,000Prix De L'abbaye De Longchamp Longines - Group 15FTurf169:05 AM
4$1,100,000Gr1 - Qatar Arabian Wold Cup1 1/4MTurf119:40 AM
5$5,500,000Gr 1 - Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe1 1/2MTurf1610:20 AM
6$550,000Gr1 - Prix De L'opera Longines1 1/4MTurf1111:05 AM
7$385,000Gr1 - Qatar Prix De La Foret Presente Par Education Above All7FTurf1811:40 AM
8$83,000Handicap6 1/2FTurf1812:15 PM
9$83,0001 1/4MTurf1412:50 PM
 
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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

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


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.

  • 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.

  • 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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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.

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

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

  • 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.


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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$53,000Maiden Claiming1 1/16 MDirt101:00 PM ET
2$55,000Maiden Claiming6 FDirt131:32 PM ET
3$100,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf162:04 PM ET
4$100,000Maiden Special Weight7 FDirt122:36 PM ET
5$130,000Allowance5 1/2 FTurf143:08 PM ET
6$50,000Starter Allowance6 1/2 FDirt123:40 PM ET
7$100,000Maiden Special Weight7 FDirt134:12 PM ET
8$250,000Indian Summer S. Presented by Keeneland Select5 1/2 FTurf134:44 PM ET
9$600,000Juddmonte Spinster S.1 1/8 MDirt65:16 PM ET
10$350,000Castle & Key Bourbon S.1 1/16 MTurf155:48 PM ET
 
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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 #PurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post (ET)
1$440,000Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium Des Pouliches - Group 11MTurf107:55 AM
2$440,000Gr1 - Qatar Prix Jean-luc Lagardere (grand Criterium)7FTurf108:30 AM
3$385,000Prix De L'abbaye De Longchamp Longines - Group 15FTurf169:05 AM
4$1,100,000Gr1 - Qatar Arabian Wold Cup1 1/4MTurf119:40 AM
5$5,500,000Gr 1 - Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe1 1/2MTurf1610:20 AM
6$550,000Gr1 - Prix De L'opera Longines1 1/4MTurf1111:05 AM
7$385,000Gr1 - Qatar Prix De La Foret Presente Par Education Above All7FTurf1811:40 AM
8$83,000Handicap6 1/2FTurf1812:15 PM
9$83,0001 1/4MTurf1412:50 PM
 

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TV coverage today (Sunday)
Oct. 6Broadcast of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe9:30 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 FS2FS1 and FS2
Oct. 6Broadcast of Breeders' Cup preps from Keeneland4 p.m.-6 p.m.CNBC and Peacock
Oct. 6Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
Oct. 6Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
 

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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.
 

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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.
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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • 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.

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

  • 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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MiamiScreamingEagles

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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.

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RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$50,000Starter Handicap1 1/16 MTurf1311:30 AM ET
2$100,000Maryland Million Nursery S.6 FDirt912:56 PM ET
3$125,000Maryland Million Ladies S.1 1/8 MTurf141:27 PM ET
4$40,000Starter Handicap7 FDirt141:58 PM ET
5$50,000Starter Handicap1 1/16 MTurf122:29 PM ET
6$100,000Maryland Million Lassie S.6 FDirt133:00 PM ET
7$125,000Maryland Million Turf S.1 1/8 MTurf103:31 PM ET
8$100,000Maryland Million Sprint S.6 FDirt114:02 PM ET
9$100,000Maryland Million Turf Sprint S.5 1/2 FTurf134:33 PM ET
10$100,000Maryland Million Distaff S.7 FDirt165:05 PM ET
11$150,000Maryland Million Classic S.1 1/8 MDirt135:36 PM ET
12$40,000Starter Handicap7 FDirt156:00 PM ET
 
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MiamiScreamingEagles

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

RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$50,000Claiming6 FDirt111:00 PM ET
2$100,000Maiden Special Weight1 1/16 MTurf131:32 PM ET
3$110,000Allowance6 1/2 FDirt82:04 PM ET
4$69,000Starter Allowance6 FDirt122:36 PM ET
5$100,000Maiden Special Weight1 1/16 MTurf133:08 PM ET
6$130,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 1/2 FDirt83:40 PM ET
7$100,000Maiden Special Weight6 FDirt134:12 PM ET
8$750,000Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. Presented by Dixiana1 1/8 MTurf104:44 PM ET
9$120,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 1/16 MDirt135:16 PM ET
10$110,000Allowance1 MTurf165:48 PM ET
 
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Charles Town will have a significant card for West Virginia breds on Saturday night. The card will likely be revealed Wednesday.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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,
 

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