Saturday's Nine Breeders Cup Races

I have made such disastrous betting picks over the last couple of years, that I have decided not to list my picks for this year's Breeders Cup races.  Instead, I will just give you the names of the races, distances, purse monies, post position of the entries, weight they will carry in the race, and the morning betting odds set by Mike Battaglia at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.  All post times are Eastern Daylight Time in the US.  (Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday, or when you arise Sunday.)

Saturday's first Breeders Cup race has a post time of 12:05.  It is the Juvenile Fillies, for 2-year-old girls only, and each will carry 122 pounds over the main dirt track for 8.5 furlongs (! 1/16 miles).  The purse total is $2 million.
1     Land Over Sea           8 to 1
2     Tap To It                    8 to 1
3     Right There              30 to 1
4     Ma Can Do It           30 to 1
5     Forever Darling       30 to 1
6     Bold Quality            20 to 1
7     Nickname                  4 to 1
8     Dothraki Queen       10 to 1
9     Rachel's Valentina     9 to 2
10   Songbird                    7 to 5

The Turf Sprint is the second race of the Breeders Cup, with a post time of 12:45.  This race is open to any horse over the age of three years,and of any sex.  This race is weight for age and sex, which means I'll put the weight each horse is to carry behind their name, and before the odds.  The race length is 5.5 furlongs (11/16 of a mile) on the grass course, and the total purse is $1 million.
1      Pure Sensation            126        6 to 1
2      Bobby's Kitten            126      15 to 1
3      Undrafted                    126        4 to 1
4      Jimmy Bouncer           126      15 to 1
5      Lady Shipman             121       5 to 2
6      Joe Franklin                124      30 to 1
7      Green Mask                126      15 to 1
8      Something Extra         126      12 to 1
9      No Silent                     126      15 to 1
10    The Great War            124      12 to 1
11    Marchman                   126      15 to 1
12    Ready For Rye            124      10 to 1
13    Stacked Deck              126      30 to 1
14    Mongolian Saturday   126      15 to 1

At 1:25, it will be post time for the Filly & Mare Sprint, a race restricted to the girls, aged 3 years and up.  This is also a weight by age race.  The total purse is $1 million, and the ladies will race 7 furlongs (7/8 mile) on the main dirt track.
1     Fioretti                     124      30 to 1
2     Dame Dorothy         124      10 to 1
3     Taris                        124      12 to 1
4     La Verdad               124        6 to 1
5     Artemis Agrotera    124      20 to 1
6     Super Majesty         122      10 to 1
7     Wavell Avenue       124      12 to 1
8     Stonetastic              124        5 to 1
9     Sweet Whiskey       124      30 to 1
10   Kiss To Remember  124     30 to 1
11   Judy the Beauty       124       6 to 1
12   Room For Me          124      15 to 1
13   Merry Meadow       124       20 to 1   scratched
14   Cavorting                 122       3 to 1

The Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf is next on the card, with a post time of 2:10.  Again, this race is for females only, ages 3 years and up; and, it, too, is a weight for age race.  The distance is 9.5 furlongs (1 3/16 miles) on the grass course, and the purse total is $2 million.
1     Hard Not to Like        124      10 to 1
2     Sentiero Italia             120      15 to 1
3     Legatissimo (IRE)      120        8 to 5
4     Sharla Rae                  120      30 to 1
5     Photo Call (IRE)        120       12 to 1
6     Queen's Jewel (GB)   120       12 to 1  scratched
7     Whatsdachances         124       20 to 1
8     Dacita (CHI)              124        8 to 1
9     Miss France (IRE)      124        6 to 1
10   Bawina (IRE)             124       15 to 1
11   Stephanie's Kitten      124       10 to 1
12   Secret Gesture            124       8 to 1
13   Elecktrum (IRE)         124      30 to 1
14   Talmada                      124      30 to 1

The fifth Breeders Cup race has a post time of 2:50, and is the Sprint.  This race  is open to any horse, aged  three and up; and it is a weight for age race.  The Sprint is 6 furlongs (3/4 mile) on the main dirt course, and the total purse is $1.5 million.
1     Alsvid                       126    50 to 1
2     Kobe's Back             126     15 to 1
3     Stallwalkin' Dude     126    15 to 1
4     Limousine Liberal    124    15 to 1
5     Runhappy                 124      3 to 1
6     Ivan Fallunovalot     126     30 to 1
7     Holy Boss                 124    15 to 1
8     Wild Dude                126    10 to 1
9     Masochistic              126     10 to 1
10   Salutos Amigos        126     12 to 1
11   Barbados                  124     20 to 1
12   Big Macher              126     20 to 1
13   Private Zone            126       5 to 2
14   Favorite Tale           126     12 to 1

The Turf Mile is scheduled to go to post at 3:30.  The race covers one mile (8 furlongs) on the grass course, naturally, and the total purse is $2 million.  Any horse aged 3 years, or older, may be entered, and it is a weight for age and sex race.  The entries are:
1     Grand Arch                 126     15 to 1
2     Recepta                       126     30 to 1
3     Make Believe (GB)    123      3 to 1
4     Mondialiste (IRE)       126     15 to 1
5     Impassable (IRE)        123       8 to 1
6     Tourist                        126      15 to 1
7     Tepin                          123       12 to 1
8     Obviously (IRE)         126       15 to 1
9     Esoterique (IRE)         120        7 to 2
10   Mshawish                    126      15 to 1
11   Karakontie (JPN)        126      12 to 1
12   Time Test (GB)           123        6 to 1

The Breeders Cup Juvenile has a post time of 4:10.  This race is for 2-year-old males only, and every one carries 122 pounds.  The distance is 8.5 furlongs (1 1/16 miles) on the main dirt track and the purse is $2 million.
1     Conquest Big E            30 to 1
2     Riker                             15 to 1
3     Greenpoint Crusader      4 to 1
4     Unbridled Outlaw         15 to 1   scratched
5     Cocked and Loaded      12 to 1
6     Rated R Superstar         15 to 1
7     Brody's Cause                 7 to 2
8     Tale of S'Avall              30 to 1
9     Exaggerator                    6 to 1
10   Ralis                              12 to 1
11   Isotherm                        20 to 1
12   Swipe                            15 to 1
13   Nyquist                           9 to 2
14   Waterloo Bridge (IRE)  30 to 1
15   Siding Spring                30 to 1

The penultimate Breeders Cup race is the Turf.  This race is on the grass course, and is the longest race on the card at 12 furlongs (1 1/2 miles).  The purse totals $3 million.  This race, too, is weight for age and sex, as the race is open to all horses aged three and up.  Post time is 4:50.
1     Golden Horn (GB)        122         4 to 5
2     Shining Copper             126       20 to 1
3     Big John B                    126       30 to 1
4     Slumber (GB)               126        8 to 1
5     Da Big Hoss                 126        30 to 1
6     Twilight Eclipse           126        20 to 1
7     Big Blue Kitten            126          8 to 1
8     Cage Fighter                 126        30 to 1
9     Found (IRE)                 119          8 to 1
10   The Pizza Man             126         15 to 1
11   Red Rifle                      126         10 to 1
12   Ordak Dan (ARG)        126        30 to 1

The "American Dream race," the Breeders Cup Classic is the final race on the card.  The race is worth $5 million in purse money.  It's run at the American classic distance of 10 furlongs (1 1/4 miles) on the main dirt track.  Any horse aged three, and up, may enter.  It is a weight for age and sex race.  The post time is 5:35.
1     Tonalist                   126       6 to 1
2     Keen Ice                  122      12 to 1
3     Frosted                    122      15 to 1
4     American Pharoah   122       6 to 5
5     Gleneagles (IRE)     122     20 to 1
6     Effinex                     126     30 to 1
7    Smooth Roller           126      15 to 1
8    Hard Aces                 126      50 to 1
9    Honor Code              126        6 to 1
10  Beholder                   123        3 to 1  scratched Thursday - endoscopy showed bleeding

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...

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