October, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Champion Ce Ce Powers To Repeat Victory In Santa Anita’s Chillingworth, Aims For Breeders’ Cup Repeat

A joy to behold, Bo Hirsch's marvelous 6-year-old mare Ce Ce brought her A-Game at Santa Anita on Sunday, emphatically defending her title in the $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes (G3) with a 2 ¼-length triumph as her connections hope for a repeat win as well in the $1-million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) Nov. 5 at Keenland.

Trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by Victor Espinoza, the reigning champion female sprinter got 6 ½ furlongs in 1:16.36.

In hand under Espinoza early, Ce Ce, who tracked Teddy's Barino, Under the Stars, and Scenic Masterpiece to the half mile pole, was set down at the 3 ½ marker, angled four-deep leaving the quarter pole and took command turning for home in a huge effort.

Although well beaten going seven furlongs as the 3-2 favorite in the Ballerina Handicap (G1) Aug. 28 at Saratoga, Ce Ce was hammered in the tote, going off as the 1-5 favorite among five fillies and mares and returned $2.60.

Out of Hirsch's Grade 1-winning Belong to Me mare Miss Houdini, Ce Ce registered her sixth career graded stakes win and her 11th win from 22 overall starts. With the winner's check of $60,000, her earnings stand at $2,357,100.

Under the Stars, under Juan Hernandez, kept to her task late and finished 3 ½ lengths better than Teddy's Barino, who led through an opening quarter mile in :22.38 and a half-mile in :44.96.

JOCKEY QUOTES
VICTOR ESPINOZA, CE CE, WINNER: “She ran her race, and that's all I want from her. It doesn't matter what happens during the race, as long as she can run her best, it'll be good and that's what happened here today. She's always good, she's a pro. She can be a little picky and when the track is not her thing, then she will not perform, like the last race in Saratoga. I'm so excited to ride her for the second time in the Breeders' Cup! I was really proud of her and the way she ran today.”

TRAINER QUOTES
MICHAEL MCCARTHY, CE CE, WINNER: “I knew you could draw a line through that last one. I think she is as good as she was last year. I knew that race at Saratoga was too bad to be true. She was going in good form. She was in the one hole and she got dirt in her face. I know now why they call Saratoga the graveyard of champions. This was a good tune-up for the Breeders' Cup (Filly and Mare Sprint).”

OWNER/BREEDER QUOTES
BO HIRSCH, CE CE, WINNER: “She's the type of filly that you just never know. She could get up on the wrong side of the bed sometimes and fool you. That was always in the back of my head. She ran like a one to five should run and I'm so happy. We are all on schedule to go to the Breeders' Cup, I'm so excited and God willing, we'll be there.
“It's all Michael McCarthy. It's the same schedule we had last year, and he wanted to stay on her. I always wanted to try her on the turf, I would have loved it and I also wanted to get (Michael) to run her next year, but he said, 'No, no.' he was too nervous to have this valuable filly running everyday so, the Breeders' Cup should be her last race then we will retire her, all things being equal.”

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Chocolate Gelato Delivers Sweet Victory in Frizette, Major Dude Takes Pilgrim

Repole Stable’s Chocolate Gelato fought off a determined You’re My Girl coming out of the turn to win the $400,000, Grade 1 Frizette Stakes by a length on a sloppy main track at the

Speed Boat Beach Earns Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Spot With Speakeasy Score

A lights-out first time maiden winner on dirt, heavily favored Speed Boat Beach tried grass Sunday at Santa Anita and proved best, overcoming an awkward start to win by 1 ¼ lengths under Juan Hernandez. Trained by Bob Baffert, Speed Boat Beach got five furlongs on turf in :55.25.

The Speakeasy, a Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” Challenge Series qualifier, thus provides Speed Boat Beach with a fees-paid berth into the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland Nov. 4.

Hopping slightly at the break from his outside post position, Speed Boat Beach was quickly into stride, tracking longshot Helladic and Tyler Baze around the turn before taking shaking loose a sixteenth of a mile out.

A 2-year-old colt by Baffert's 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Bayern out of the Pioneerof the Nile mare Sophia Mia, Speed Boat Beach was the prohibitive 2-5 favorite in a field of nine and paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.20.

It was a quick roundtrip to the Runhappy Winner's Circle for Baffert and owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, as their Midnight Memories took the previous race, the Grade II Zenyatta.

With the Speakeasy winner's share of $60,000, Speed Boat Beach ran his earnings from two starts to $108,000.

In a game effort, Helladic, trained by Ryan Hanson, was second best, finishing a half length in front of Ah Jeez. Off at 9-1, Helladic paid $5.80 and $3.80.

Ah Jeez, ridden by Abel Cedillo, paid $3.20 to show.

Fractions on the race were 21.06 and 43.36.

TRAINER QUOTES

BOB BAFFERT, SPEED BOAT BEACH, WINNER: “We filled one of the spots on the plane to Keeneland. I wasn't sure if he would like the turf or not. I told Juan (Hernandez) that if he doesn't like the turf, raise your right hand. He hopped at the start of the race. He was a little green and he kept switching leads. At the three-eighths pole, he became serious and took off. This horse has pretty serious speed.”

OWNER QUOTES

MIKE PEGRAM, SPEED BOAT BEACH, WINNER: “You never know if they're going to like the turf or not, and (Speed Boat Beach) seemed to handle it alright. Juan's a pro and I think we've got a fast horse! I'm very happy to have gone back-to-back in these last races, and we look forward to seeing him race in the Breeders' Cup (Juvenile Turf Sprint).”

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Sir For Sure Gets His Canadian Classic Win In Breeders’ Stakes At Woodbine

It was sweet redemption for the connections of Sir for Sure, who closed the curtain on this year's OLG Canadian Triple Crown with a command performance in the $400,400 Breeders' Stakes Sunday at Woodbine.

After a forgettable experience in the Prince of Wales, second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown, in which Declan Carroll fell off the son of Sligo Bay into the first turn, the jockey took to Twitter soon after and shared, 'We will live to fight another day.'

On a beautiful autumn afternoon at Woodbine, Carroll and Sir for Sure lived up to those words.

Gaston, who hadn't run in either the Queen's Plate or Prince of Wales, broke alertly and was joined by Duke of Love, winner of the latter race, on the front end, while Sir for Sure was eighth of nine through an opening quarter of :24.94 in the 1 ½-mile test over a firm E.P. Taylor Turf Course.

The lead pair were still tussling on the front end through a half reached in :49.09, as Carroll maintained a patient hand on the Plate Trial winner, the duo running comfortably along in seventh.

It was Gaston on top by a head after a mile, keeping that advantage after a mile and a quarter. Sir for Sure, sixth choice in the betting at 6-1, began to pick up the pace, and was a menacing presence in third.

A half-length in front at Robert Geller's stretch call, Sir for Sure began to power away from his rivals as stablemate, fellow Mark Casse trainee, Hall of Dreams, second in the Queen's Plate, came with a strong late run along the rail.

At the wire, Sir for Sure, bred and owned by René and Darlene Hunderup, was a 2 ¼-length victor.

Hall of Dreams completed the Casse exactor, while Lac Macaza was third. Dancin in Da'nile finished fourth but was relegated to seventh for interference in the stretch, elevating Gaston to complete the top four.

The final time was 2:28.88.

Kathryn Sullivan, assistant to Casse, was thrilled to see the bay gelding, third in the Plate to Moira, back on track.

“It's so exciting,” said Sullivan. “I'm almost in tears. I'm so proud of him. It was great to get him to come back and be able to run the race. That's all you want, is just your horse to go out there and run the race. And he got to do that today and we got to see how good he is. It's wonderful.

“These owners are so wonderful. They do everything. They're in the stalls mucking. They're so hands-on. Just a great win for them. So proud of Declan. He rode a great race. And I'm really proud of our other horse who was second. It was so exciting.”

For Carroll, riding in his first Breeders', it was an equally satisfying outcome.

Any disappointment over the Prince of Wales is in the rear-view mirror.

“In the first turn, it was very messy,” Carroll recalled. “I was between two horses. In the first turn, I felt my horse slip in behind and when he slipped in behind, I unfortunately lost my right iron and that's when my body unfortunately twisted, and I came off. But luckily today, he got to show how good he is.”

With the win, Sir for Sure is now 3-1-1 from eight starts.

Casse added a third Breeders' Stakes victory to his name. The dual Hall of Fame conditioner also won with Marchfield in 2007 and in 2018 with Neepawa.

Sir for Sure paid $14.80.

Kathryn Sullivan, assistant to Casse, was thrilled to see the bay gelding, third in the Plate to Moira, back on track.

For Carroll, riding in his first Breeders' Stakes, it was an equally satisfying outcome.

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