Two Other Stakes Races on Both Breeders' Cup Days

The big news races at Churchill Downs are the 14 Breeders' Cup races on 2 and 3 November - but there are two other Stakes races being run on the days of the Breeders' Cup races, as well as the regular meat-and-potatoes races that occur daily at any track during a racing meet.  I won't give a run-down of the usual races, but the four Stakes races each have a horse entered that qualified for the Breeders' Cup wait list.  - And I hold the Marathon Stakes close to my heart; it was once a part of the Breeders Cup, but no longer is.  (And I love old-fashioned long distance races - remember, original thoroughbred racing took place over a distance of 5 miles and were run in heats, all on the same day.  These days, we breed for quickness over short distances - but I adore long-distance runners....)
   On Friday, 2 November, Louder Than Bombs will race in the Street Sense Stakes, and Toast of New York will run in the Marathon Stakes (Grade II).
             
     Street Sense Stakes        2 year olds        1 mile (8 furlongs)     $100,000
          Post time:  2:36          Weight:  122 pounds           (All colts; #6 is a gelding)
 1.    Distant Shore (MD)              10 to 1
 2.    Improbable (KY)                   5 to 2
 3.    Trophy Chaser (KY)              3 to 1
 4.    Unionizer (FL)                       8 to 1
 5.    Moonster (KY)                       8 to 1
 6.    Reward the Miracle (FL)      15 to 1
 7.    Manny Wah (KY)                  6 to 1
 8.    Louder Than Bombs              8 to 1
 9.    Marquee Prince                      6 to 1

    Marathon Stakes       3 and up               1 3/4 miles (14 furlongs)    $200,000
          Post Time:   6:43            Weight:   122 pounds        (All entries bred in KY)
 1.    Term of Art   4, c                  20 to 1
 2.    Dabster        4, c                    9 to 2
 3.    Imperative    8, g                  30 to 1
 4.    Finglas    4, g                       20 to 1
 5.    Senior Investment   4, c       20 to 1
 6.    War Story    6, g                    4 to 1
 7.    Big Dollar Bill    4, g            5 to 1
 8.    Honorable Duty   6, g           4 to 1
 9.    Toast of New York   7, g       9 to 2
10.   Rocketry    4, c                      7 to 2

   On Saturday, 3 November, Dak Attack will race in the Cherokee Run Stakes, and Bixby Lou will run in the Chilukki Stakes (Grade II).

       Cherokee Run Stakes        3 year old colts       7 furlongs      $200,000
             Post time:   11:15             (2 geldings; # 4 and # 8.   All bred in KY, except #3 NY, #11 MD)
 1.    Cool Bobby                   118           12 to 1
 2.    Honorable Treasure       118           12 to 1
 3.    Audible                         122            2 to 1
 4.    Smart Remark               118            20 to 1
 5.    Cowboy Creed              118            30 to 1
 6.    Mr Freeze                      120           12 to 1
 7.    Principe Guilherme       118           12 to 1
 8.    Kowboy Karma             118           10 to 1
 9.    Dak Attack                    118           12 to 1
10.   Aveenu Makainu            118           15 to 1
11.   Still Having Fun            120            4 to 1
12.   Super Sol                       118            4 to 1

     Chilukki Stakes        3 and up (fillies and mares)        1 mile      $200,000
           Post time:   6:22          Weight:   121 pounds      (All are KY-bred)
 1.    Moonlit Garden            4               7 to 2
 2.    Awestruck                     4               4 to 1
 3.    Shenandoah Queen       6               7 to 2
 4.    Bixby Lou                     4               20 to 1
 5.    Student Body                4               15 to 1  
 6.    Divine Miss Grey         4                9 to 5
 7.    Berned                          4                8 to 1
 8.    Pricedtoperfection        5                20 to 1