November, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Jessica Harrington On Breeders’ Cup Vet Scratches: ‘Being Careful And Being Totally Over The Top’ Are Different

Trainer Jessica Harrington, who brought Givemethebeatboys from England to run in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, expressed frustration Friday with what she sees as over-caution by Breeders' Cup veterinarians.

Like all Breeders' Cup runners, Givemethebeatboys has been monitored and examined multiple times in recent days by a team of veterinarians. Harrington said there hadn't been any issues with the horse throughout the week, but after watching him jog on Friday morning, veterinarians scratched him, which they attributed to an issue in his right front leg.

Harrington said that the area where soundness exams are conducted is uneven and comprised of a series of rubber mats that give way to a sandy patch, creating an uneven surface.

Speaking with Nick Luck on behalf of Racing TV, Harrington said the scratch does impact her interest in returning to the Breeders' Cup in future years.

“The trouble is that we have no appeal, and they haven't actually told us where he is lame,” she said. “I know they've got to be careful, but being careful and being totally over the top are two different things.”

See the complete interview here.

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Breeders’ Cup Future Stars Friday Wagering Down 6.6 Percent From 2022

All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., was $61,747,341, the third consecutive year the Friday handle has topped $60 million.

Wagering was down 6.6 percent from the 2022 Friday totals when the championships were held at Keeneland.

The Future Stars Friday card featured five Breeders' Cup races for 2-year-old horses, the sixth consecutive year the Breeders' Cup has carded all of the juvenile races on the same day since the event expanded to its two-day format in 2007.

Friday's on-track attendance was 43,377. On-track handle was $6,541,751.

Breeders' Cup Friday Attendance & Handle Records

2023: Santa Anita Park — 43,377; $61,747,341

2022: Keeneland — 39,851; $66,141,766

2021: Del Mar — 20,536; $61,696,893

2020: Keeneland — no attendance reported due to COVID-19; $51,409,606

2019: Santa Anita Park — 41,243; $56,517,228

2018: Churchill Downs — 42,249; $53,636,272

2017: Del Mar — 32,728; $52,273,883

2016: Santa Anita — 45,673; $49,651,600

2015: Keeneland — 44,497; $46,251,965

2014: Santa Anita — 37,205; $47,666,982

2013: Santa Anita — 35,633; $52,594,370

2012: Santa Anita — 34,619; $48,997,009

2011: Churchill Downs — 40,677; $52,095,202

2010: Churchill Downs — 41,614; $54,889,388

2009: Santa Anita — 37,651; $50,662,945

2008: Santa Anita – 31,257; $49,473,304

2007: Monmouth Park — 27,803; $31,499,007

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All-Sources Breeders’ Cup Handle Tops $60M for Third Year

All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park was $61,747,341, the third consecutive year the Friday handle has topped $60 million.

Friday's on-track attendance was 43,377. On-track handle was $6,541,751.

Last 5 Years: Breeders' Cup Friday Attendance & Handle Records

2023: Santa Anita Park – 43,377; $61,747,341

2022: Keeneland – 39,851; $66,141,766

2021: Del Mar – 20,536; $61,696,893

2020: Keeneland – no attendance reported due to COVID-19; $51,409,606

2019: Santa Anita Park – 41,243; $56,517,228

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Bus Buzz Suffers Injury In Last Race On Breeders’ Cup Friday Card, Slated For Surgery

On a weekend when the horse racing industry is particularly concerned about safety, a horse in the final race on the Breeders' Cup Friday card had to be vanned off due to an unspecified injury.

Three-year-old gelding Bus Buzz took a rail trip to an early lead in Santa Anita Park's tenth race, an allowance optional claimer. He bobbled at the start under jockey Edwin Maldonado, and pulled up sharply at the three-sixteenths pole. The Steve Knapp trainee had a splint applied to his left foreleg and was vanned off for further evaluation, according to the Daily Racing Form's David Grening.

The Blood-Horse later reported that Bus Buzz is back in Knapp's barn and is scheduled for surgery on Sunday. A statement from 1/ST Racing to the publication did not specify the nature of Bus Buzz's injury.

In the previous race, Mountain Bear, the runner-up in the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf was pulled up after the gallop-out and was later found to have a non-displaced condylar fracture. He is expected to make a full recovery.

Bus Buzz is owned by breeder Terry Lovingier, with Thomas Halasz and Amanda Navarro. He came to Friday's race having placed second in an allowance optional claiming contest at Santa Anita on Oct. 1, and has a win in the Real Good Deal Stakes earlier this year to his credit, as well as a runner-up finish in the Echo Eddie earlier this year. He is the son of Stay Thirsty and Bring The Heat mare Lost Bus.

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