Saturday's Breeder Cup Races

Here is information regarding the nine Breeders Cup races on Saturday, 1 November.  All will have live coverage; the first eight will be carried on the NBC Sports Network, while the last race, the Breeders Cup Classic, with a purse of $5 million, will be carried on local NBC stations.  This information includes the post position for the race start, the name of the horse, and the morning betting odds.

  The Juvenile Fillies has a purse of $2 million, and covers 1 and 1/16 miles on the main (dirt) track.  There are twelve fillies entered:
1.    Feathered      8 to 1
2.    Angela Renee      3 to 1
3.    Danette      20 to 1
4.    Conquest Eclipse      4 to 1
5.    Cristina's Journey      6 to 1
6.    Take Charge Brandi      30 to 1
7.    Majestic Presence      20 to 1
8.    Puca      6 to 1
9.    Hennythelovepenny      20 to 1
10.  Wonder Gal      12 to 1
11.  Top Decile      10 to 1
12.  By the Moon      6 to 1

The 1 and 1/4 mile Fillies & Mares Turf, with a $2 million purse drew eleven entries.  Dank, last year's winner is running again this year.
1.    Abaco      15 to 1
2.    Just the Judge      5 to 1
3.    Dank      5 to 2
4.    Dayatthespa      8 to 1
5.    Secret Gesture      6 to 1
6.    Fiesolana      8 to 1
7.    Emollient      12 to 1
8.    Irish Mission      20 to 1
9.    Parranda      20 to 1
10.  Stephanie's Kitten      3 to 1
11.  Rusty Slipper      20 to 1

 The seven furlong Fillies & Mares Sprint for $1 million has ten entries:
1.    Sweet Reason      9 to 2
2.    Little Alexis      15 to 1
3.    Stonetastic      8 to 1
4.    Thank You Marylou      20 to 1
5.    Artemis Agrotera      3 to 1
6.    Leigh Court      4 to 1
7.    Judy the Beauty      5 to 2
8.    Better Lucky      15 to 1
9.    Living the Life      12 to 1
10.  Southern Honey      20 to 1

 The Turf Sprint champion of the past two years, Mizdirection, has been retired.  There are 14 entrants and two alternate entries hoping to win the 6 1/2 furlong $1 million race this year:
1.    Reneesgotzip      5 to 1
2.    Silentio      8 to 1
3.    Sweet Swap      12 to 1
4.    Tightend Touchdown      8 to 1
5.    Ambitious Brew      12 to 1
6.    Bobby's Kitten      10 to 1
7.    Marchman      12 to 1
8.    Something Extra      20 to 1
9.    Free as a Bird      15 to 1
10.  Home Run Kitten      12 to 1
11.  Undrafted      8 to 1
12.  Dimension      12 to 1
13.  Caspar Netscher      10 to 1
14.  No Nay Never      9 to 2
AE  Ageless      20 to 1
AE  Za Approval      20 to 1

 The Juvenile Colts run 1 and 1/16 miles for $2 million in purse money.  The pre-race favorite, American Pharoah, drew post 5 and had odds of 2 to 1.  He is lame today, and a deep bruise is suspected in his off fore.  He has been scratched from the race.
1.    Calculator      15 to 1
2.    Private Prospect      30 to 1
3.    Blue Dancer      30 to 1
4.    The Great War      12 to 1
5.    American Pharoah      2 to 1
6.    Lucky Player      30 to 1
7.    Texas Red      20 to 1
8.    Souper Colossal      12 to 1
9.    Carpe Diem      4 to 1
10.  Mr. Z      20 to 1
11.  One Lucky Dane      10 to 1
12.  Daredevil      7 to 2
13.  Upstart      4 to 1

 The 1 and 1/2 mile Turf has a purse of $3 million.  Last year's winner, Magician, is in the field of thirteen runners.
1.    Telescope      4 to 1
2.    Twilight Eclipse      12 to 1
3.    Imagining      12 to 1
4.    Brown Panther      8 to 1
5.    Hangover Kid      30 to 1
6.    Finnegans Wake      30 to 1
7.    Flintshire      7 to 2
8.    Magician      5 to 1
9.    Hardest Core      10 to 1
10.  Starspangled Heat      30 to 1
11.  Chicquita      8 to 1
12.  Main Sequence      6 to 1
13.  Big John B      20 to 1

 The Sprint is run on the main dirt track, covering 6 furlongs, and has a purse of $1.5 million.  Secret Circle, last year's champion, is back to defend his title.  There is a full field of 14, plus two alternate entries for this race.
1.    Seeking the Sherif      20 to 1
2.    Indianapolis      12 to 1
3.    Wind Fire      30 to 1
4.    Secret Circle      9 to 2
5.    Private Zone      6 to 1
6.    Rich Tapestry      5 to 1
7.    Mico Margarita      15 to 1
8.    Palace      6 to 1
9.    Salutos Amigos      6 to 1
10.  Big Macher      12 to 1
11.  Bakken      10 to 1
12.  Fast Anna      12 to 1
13.  Work All Week      10 to 1
14.  Bourbon Courage      30 to 1
AE  Bahamian Squall      20 to 1
AE  Indexical      30 to 1

 Wise Dan, who won the last two runnings of the Mile, has a fractured cannon bone and is resting before returning to the races.  This $2 million race is wide open without the champion present.  There are fourteen entries and one alternate.
1.    Grand Arch      20 to 1
2.    Obviously      8 to 1
3.    Veda      12 to 1
4.    Mustajeeb      6 to 1
5.    Toronado      5 to 2
6.    Tom's Tribute      15 to 1
7.    Kaigun      20 to 1
8.    Trade Storm      12 to 1
9.    Anodin      6 to 1
10.  Summer Front      30 to 1
11.  Sayaad      30 to 1
12.  Seek Again      6 to 1
13.  Tourist      12 to 1
14.  Karakontie      10 to 1
AE  Mr. Commons      30 to 1

 The $5 million Breeders Cup Classic is run at the American classic distance, 1 and 1/4 miles, on the main dirt track.  This race has a full field of 14, plus one alternate entry.  Both the winner and the runner-up last year, Mucho Macho Man and Will Take Charge, have retired to stud.  Shared Belief, the early betting favorite, won the Breeders Cup Juvenile last year.  California Chrome, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, is also entered.
1.    Prayer For Relief      30 to 1
2.    Cigar Street      12 to 1
3.    Imperative      30 to 1
4.    Moreno      20 to 1
5.    V. E. Day      20 to 1
6.    Shared Belief     9 to 5
7.    Bayern      6 to 1
8.    Zivo      15 to 1
9.    Toast of New York      12 to 1
10.  Footbridge      30 to 1
11.  Tonalist      5 to 1
12.  Candy Boy      20 to 1
13.  California Chrome      4 to 1
14.  Majestic Harbor      20 to 1
AE  Big Casanova   (no odds listed)

 If you'd like more information on the horses and their connections, plus either a 3 or 5 generation pedigree view, please visit The Bloodhorse website at   http://www.bloodhorse.com and click on the Breeders Cup tab.  Then you can click on the race tab, and then click on the horse's name...