Breeders Cup Information - Part 2

The first five Breeders cup races on Saturday  include the two juvenile races, the turf and dirt sprints, and the fillies and mares turf race.  (I'll write a bit about the last four races tomorrow.)  You might notice the duplication of names in different races - besides being nominated by the breeder, the Breeders Cup also has other criteria, including graded stakes wins, amount of money earned, and points accrued in graded races. Some horses are double-entered to be assured they will be in one of two races that they prefer, if they don't meet the standards of one race.  That is, sometimes there are so many qualified entries, that only the horses with the best racing history are allowed - which is also why the number of entrants in each race is limited to fifteen equines in the starting gate.  (As with the Triple Crown, some owners with money want to be able to say their horse ran in a Breeders cup race.  This set of criteria assures that the best of the best appear on track for the Breeders Cup.)
  Again, horses denoted with an * are ones that have won a Breeders Cup Challenge Race and have won the right of a guaranteed  post position.

On Saturday, 2 November, the first Breeders Cup race will be the Juvenile Fillies.  The race is one and one-sixteenth miles over the main track for a purse of $2,000,000.  There are twelve  2-year-old fillies pre-entered:
*Artemis Agrotera
 Concave
 Dancing House
 Designer Legs
*My Conquestadory
 Ria Antonia
 Rosalind
 Scandalous Act
*Secret Compass
 She's a Tiger
 Sweet Reason
*Untapable

The second Breeders Cup race will be the Fillies and Mares Turf, for females 3-years-old and up.  It covers one and one-quarter miles on the grass for a purse of $2,000,000.  There are twelve pre-entries:
 Alterite (bred in France)
*Dank (bred in Great Britain)
 Emollient
 Kitten's Dumplings
 Lady of Shamrock
*Laughing (bred in Ireland)
 Marketing Mix
 Qushchi (bred in Great Britain)
 Romantica (bred in Great Britain)
*The Fugue (bred in Great Britain)
*Tiz Flirtacious
 Vionnet

The Fillies and Mares Sprint is next on the card, with females 3-years-old and up racing seven-eighths of a mile on the main track.  Thirteen ladies are pre-entered for the $1,000,000 purse:
*Book Review
 Dance Card
*Dance to Bristol
 Great Hot (bred in Brazil)
 Groupie Doll
 Ismene
*Judy the Beauty
 Renee's Titan
 Starship Truffles
 Street Girl
 Summer Applause
 Sweet Lulu
 Teddy's Promise

The Breeders Cup Turf Sprint appears next, for horses of any sex, aged 3-years-old and up, racing six and one-half furlongs (or 13/16) of one mile on the grass.  The purse is $1,000,000; and there are eighteen pre-entries:
 Boat Trip
 Capo Bastone
 Caracortado
 Chips All In
 Christoforo Colombo
 Dimension (bred in Great Britain)
 Handsome Mike
 Havelock
 Jeranimo
 Mizdirection
 Obviously (bred in Ireland)
 Reneesgotzip
 Rock Me Baby
 Silver Max
 Spring to the Sky
 Tightend Touchdown
 Tour Guide
 Unbridled's Note

The fifth race is the Breeders Cup Juvenile for 2-year-old colts and geldings.  They will race one and one-sixteen miles on the main track for a purse worth $2,000,000.  There are fourteen pre-entries:
*Bond Holder
*Cleburne
 Conquest Titan
 Dance With Fate
 Diamond Bachelor
*Havana
 Medal Count
 Mexikoma
 New Year's Day
 Rum Point
 Smarty's Echo
 Strong Mandate
 Tap It Rich
*We Miss Artie