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
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