Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2021 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Month: July 2021
Keeneland Condenses Final Sessions of September Sale
The final two sessions of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale have been condensed into one day of selling and the auction will now conclude Sept. 24. This joint day of selling will offer Session 11 hips in the morning and Session 12 hips in the afternoon.
In announcing the change, Keeneland said, “The adjustment will allow buyers to have a full day of yearlings to consider rather than two shorter sessions at the end of the sale, and generate a more vibrant market for all involved on Friday.”
The September sale had originally been slate to conclude Saturday, Sept. 25.
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Shaun Bridgmohan, Antonio Gallardo Shift Tack To Woodbine
Veteran jockeys Shaun Bridgmohan and Antonio Gallardo have both shifted their tack to Woodbine for the 2021 season, reports the Daily Racing Form, where they will be represented by agent Tom Patton. Patton formerly represented the recently-retired six-time Sovereign Award-winner Eurico Rosa da Silva.
Bridgmohan had been riding the Kentucky circuit, while Gallardo was most recently based at Presque Isle.
“I think the caliber of riders here has just shot up,” Patton told DRF. “When you've won as many races as Shaun, I don't care who you are, you're pretty good, and he's been riding against the best. He's been second in the Kentucky Derby, and second in Breeders' Cup races. He's done it all.
“Antonio has been the second-leading rider in North America twice in wins. In the last seven years, he's been in the top six five times. I think they're both really good riders.”
Bridgmohan began his Canadian tenure on Sunday, while Gallardo's first mounts come on Thursday's card.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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Getting to Know Breeders’ Cup Classic Contender Mandaloun
The field for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic begins to take shape in early summer after the Triple Crown races conclude.
