Showing posts with label Turf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turf. Show all posts

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Breeders' Cup Races Pre-Entries for Saturday, 3 Nov 2018 - Part 2

For information regarding the over-subscription of entries, and how the runners are chosen, please see Wednesday's blog regarding the record breaking number of horses entered in this year's Breeders' Cup Championship Races at Churchill Downs.

Listed below are the pre-entries for the last four races to be run on 3 November.  If the horse is pre-entered into more than one race, there is an asterisk (*) behind his or her name.  If the horse won a Breeders' Cup Challenge Race, and has a priority entry, there will be a dollar sign ($) in front of their name.  I will list the name of the race, the distance and the total guaranteed purse, then the pre-entries.

Mile  (Turf)                                     1 mile (8 furlongs)            $2 million
 1.   A Raving Beauty (GER)  *
 2.   Analyze It
 3.   Catapult
 4.   Expert Eye (GB)
 5.   Gustav Klimt (IRE)
 6.   Happily (IRE)
 7.  $  Hunt (IRE)
 8.   I Can Fly (GB)
 9.  $  Lightning Spear (GB)
10.  $  Next Shares (GB)
11.   One Master (GB)
12.  $  Oscar Performance
13.   Polydream (IRE)
14.   Sharp Samurai
~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Cut Off ~~~~~~~~~~
15.   Mushtashry (GB)
16.   Almanaar (GB)
17.   Divisidero
18.   Clemmie (IRE)
19.   Qurbaan
20.   Great Wide Open (IRE)
21.   Hembree  *

Distaff                                    1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs)           $2 million
 1.  $  Abel Tasman
 2.  $  Blue Prize (ARG)
 3.   Champagne Problems
 4.   Fuhriously Kissed  *
 5.   La Force (GER)
 6.   Midnight Bisou
 7.   Monomoy Girl
 8.   Mopotism  *
 9.  $  Vale Dori (ARG)
10.   Verve's Tale
11.   Wonder Gadot
12.   Wow Cat (CHI)

Turf                                  1 1/2 miles (12 furlongs)             $4 million
 1.   Arklow
 2.  $  Channel Maker
 3.   Crystal Ocean (GB)
 4.   Enable (GB)
 5.  $  Glorious Empire (IRE)
 6.   Hi Happy (ARG)
 7.   Hunting Horn (IRE)
 8.   Magical (IRE)  *
 9.  $  Quarteto de Cordas (BRZ)
10.  $  Roaring Lion  *
11.  $  Robert Bruce (CHI)
12.   Sadler's Joy
13.   Talismanic (GB)
14.   Waldgeist (GB)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Cut Off ~~~~~~~~~~
15.   Liam the Charmer

Classic                        1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs)              $6 million
 1.  $  Accelerate
 2.   Axelrod
 3.   Catholic Boy
 4.   City of Light  *
 5.  $  Discreet Lover
 6.   Lone Sailor  *
 7.   McKinzie
 8.   Mendelssohn
 9.   Mind Your Biscuits  *
10.  $  Pavel
11.   Roaring Lion  *
12.   Thunder Snow (IRE)  *
13.   West Coast
14.   Yoshida (JPN)
~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Cut Off ~~~~~~~~~~~
15.   Bravazo  *
16.   Seeking the Soul  *
17.   Gunnevera
18.   Collected
19.   Toast of New York
19. 

Thursday, October 29, 2015

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


Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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...




Saturday, October 26, 2013

Breeders Cup Information - Part 3

The final four races of the Breeders Cup Championship Races have a total combined purse of $11,500,00. Wouldn't all of us regular working stiffs love to have that money?
Again, horses designated with an * have won a Breeders Cup Challenge Race, and are guaranteed a post position in the starting gate.

The sixth  race on Saturday, 2 November, will be the Breeders Cup Turf, a contest for horses of any sex, aged 3-years-old and up.  The race covers one and one-half miles on the grass, and there are thirteen pre-entries for the $3,000,000 purse:
*Big Blue Kitten
 Grandeur (bred in Ireland)
 Indy Point (bred in Argentina)
*Little Mike
 Magician (bred in Ireland)
 Point of Entry
*Real Solution
 Skyring
 Tale of a Champio
 Teaks North
*The Fugue (bred in Great Britain)
 Twilight Eclipse
*Vagabond Shoes (bred in Ireland)

The Breeders Cup Sprint will run next, for horses of any sex, 3-years-old and up, and cover 6 furlongs (or 3/4 mile) on the main track.  There are fifteen pre-entries for the $1,500,000 purse:
*Bahamian Squall
 Capo Bastone
 Fast Bullet
 Gentlemen's Bet
 Justin Phillip
 Laugh Track
 Majestic Stride
*Points Offthebench
*Private Zone
 Reneesgotzip
 Secret Circle
*Sum of the Parts
 The Lumber Guy
 Trinniberg
 Wine Police

The Breeders Cup Mile is the penultimate race, for horses of either sex, covering the distance of one mile on the grass.  There are sixteen pre-entries for the $2,000,000 purse:
 Boat Trip
 Bright Thought
 Christoforo Colombo
 Flotilla (bred in France)
 He Be Fire N Ice
 Jeranimo
 Magician (bred in Ireland)
 Mshawish
 No Jet Lag
*Obviously (bred in Ireland)
 Olympic Glory (bred in Ireland)
 Silentio
 Toronado (bred in Ireland)
*Wise Dan
 Za Approval

The climax of the program is the Breeders Cup Classic, a one and one-quarter mile race on the main track. It is open to horses of either sex, aged 3-years-old and up, and has a purse of $5,000,000.  There are thirteen pre-entries:
 Declaration of War
 Flat Out
*Fort Larned
*Game On Dude
 Graydar
 Last Gunfighter
 Moreno
*Mucho Macho Man
 Palace Malice
 Paynter
 Planteur (bred in Ireland)
*Ron the Greek
 Will Take Charge

And just a silly bit of trivia at the end...  Do you know why the monetary prize for horse racing is called a purse?  Originally, when a horse race was set up, a neutral party held the amount the race winner would receive - and it was sewn into a silk purse.  The idea being that the silk would show any tampering with the stitches, and coin could not be removed from the purse before the race.  Of course, today our "purses" are split between the top five finishers, with the rest of the field getting only applause for their payment.
*** Oxbow, the winner of the 2013 Preakness Stakes, has been retired and will stand at stud at Taylor Made in Kentucky.  His fee is $20,000 when foal stands and nurses.  ***