November, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Weekend Lineup Presented By Sky Racing World: Bring On Breeders’ Cup

This weekend's 40th edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The richest two days in horse racing in the United States offer a total of $31 million in prize money across 14 races.

Headlining the weekend is the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, led by Bob Baffert trainee Arabian Knight (3-1), Dubai World Cup winner Ushba Tesoro (4-1), Rick Dutrow trainee White Abarrio (4-1), and Chad Brown trainee Zandon (12-1).

The Breeders' Cup Classic has a post time of 6:40 p.m. ET. In addition to the Classic, the Breeders' Cup Distaff (5:10 p.m. ET post time) and Breeders' Cup Turf (5:50 p.m. ET post time) will be presented live Saturday on NBC and Peacock.

A total of 175 horses were entered including five defending Champions: Caravel, Cody's Wish, Elite Power, Goodnight Olive, and Twilight Gleaming. There are 48 international contenders from five countries who traveled to the United States to prove their mettle in the global showcase.

Live racing coverage of the 40^th Breeders' Cup World Championships begins this Friday featuring the Juveniles in action at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Six-plus hours of live coverage on Saturday begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock and continues on NBC and Peacock at 3:30 p.m. ET. This weekend marks the first time all 10+ hours of coverage will stream live on Peacock.

Friday

5:40 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita

Spendthrift Farm's homebred Tamara, a daughter of three-time Breeders' Cup winner Beholder, is the 4-5 morning line choice for the $2 million NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), which drew a field of 13 going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Richard Mandella trains Tamara, who will be ridden by Mike Smith from post 7.

BC Juvenile Fillies Entries

7:00 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Juvenile at Santa Anita

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm's Locked is the 7-2 morning line favorite for the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1), which drew a field of 11 set to race 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Locked will be ridden by Jose Ortiz and exit post 6.

BC Juvenile Entries

Saturday

3:10 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita

Cheveley Park Stud's five-time Group 1 winner Inspiral (GB) is the 5-2 morning line favorite for the $2 million Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) to be run at 1 1/4 miles. Trained by the Gosdens, Inspiral will be ridden by Frankie Dettori from post 6 in a field of 12.

Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg's Warm Heart (IRE), fresh off two Group 1 victories at a mile and a half in Europe, is the 3-1 second choice. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Warm Heart will be ridden by Ryan Moore from post 2.

Third choice at 4-1 is Peter Brant's In Italian (GB), who set the pace before finishing second in this race last year at Keeneland. Trained by Chad Brown, In Italian will be ridden by Joel Rosario from post 1.

BC F&M Turf Entries

4:30 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Mile at Santa Anita

Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.'s Songline (JPN) is the 5-2 morning line favorite for the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile presented by PDJF (G1). A three-time Grade 1 winner and earner of more than $6.2 million, Songline will depart post 10 under Keita Tosaki in the field of 14.

Godolphin runners Master of The Seas (IRE) (7-2) and Mawj (IRE) (4-1) are the second and third morning line propositions.

Trained by Charlie Appleby, Master of The Seas exits a tough nose beat in the Coolmore Turf Mile (G1) at Keeneland in his most recent start. Prior to that he won the Woodbine Mile (G1) under William Buick, who has the mount Saturday from post 14.

Saeed bin Suroor trains Mawj, who returned from a five-month layoff to win Keeneland's Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) on Oct. 14 going 1 1/8 miles. Oisin Murphy has the mount Saturday from post 6.

BC Mile Entries

5:10 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Distaff at Santa Anita

Juddmonte's Idiomatic (5-2), daylight winner of the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) and Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) in her past two starts, is the morning line favorite for the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) to be run at 1 1/8 miles with a field of 11. Trained by Brad Cox, Idiomatic has won her past four starts and will start from post 4 with Florent Geroux aboard.

Co-second choices at 4-1 are Adare Manor and Clairiere.

Michael Lund Petersen's Adare Manor has won her past five starts for trainer Bob Baffert, a streak topped by a 5 1/4-length victory in the Oct. 1 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita. Juan Hernandez has the mount from post 5.

Stonestreet Stables' Clairiere, who was beaten a head in a three-horse photo in last year's Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff at Keeneland, has two Grade 1 victories this year for trainer Steve Asmussen. Joel Rosario has the mount from post 9.

BC Distaff Entries

5:50 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Turf at Santa Anita

European standouts Mostahdaf (IRE) and Auguste Rodin (IRE), who have combined for five Group 1 victories this year, top the morning line of a 13-horse field for the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) to be run at 1 1/2 miles.

Shadwell Estate Company Ltd.'s Mostahdaf (5-2), winner of the Juddmonte International Stakes (G1) and Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1) in his past two starts, is trained by John and Thady Gosden. Jim Crowley has the mount Saturday and will exit post 9.

Owned by Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Westerberg and trained by Aidan O'Brien, Auguste Rodin (3-1) won the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) in his most recent start. Leaving from post 5, Auguste Rodin will be ridden by Ryan Moore.

BC Turf Entries

6:40 p.m. – Grade 1 BC Classic at Santa Anita

The 1 1/4-mile Longines Breeders' Cup Classic is topped by morning-line favorite Arabian Knight (3-1), campaigned by Zedan Racing Stables Inc. and trainer Bob Baffert. Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.'s Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Ushba Tesoro (JPN) (4-1) opposes in his United States debut in the richest of 14 Championship races worth more than $31 million in purses and awards to be run over two days Nov. 3-4.

Arabian Knight, a 3-year-old winner of three of four career starts and most recently victorious over older horses in the FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic (G1), will be ridden by Flavien Prat from post 12.

Ushba Tesoro was the runaway winner of the Dubai World Cup in March at the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic distance of 1 1/4 miles. Freshened for six months after that victory by trainer Noboru Takagi, Ushba Tesoro easily won his comeback race Sept. 27 in Japan under Yuga Kawada, who has the mount Saturday from post position 8.

Also at 4-1 on the morning line is C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable LLC's White Abarrio. Trained by Richard Dutrow Jr., White Abarrio enters off a 6 1/4-length victory in the Whitney Stakes (G1) under Irad Ortiz Jr., who retains the mount Saturday from post 3.

Completing the field are Bright Future (post 11, 10-1), Clapton (post 7, 20-1), Derma Sotogake (JPN) (post 5, 20-1), Dreamlike (post 10, 30-1), Missed the Cut (post 4, 30-1), Proxy (post 13, 12-1), Saudi Crown (post 6, 12-1), Senor Buscador (post 9, 30-1), and Zandon (post 2, 12-1).

BC Classic Entries

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Blue Bresil Colt Tops First Edition Of The Goffs British NH Breeders’ Showcase Sale

A colt by Blue Bresil (Fr) brought a sale-topping £90,000 from Richard Frisby during the first edition of the Goffs British NH Breeders' Showcase on Friday. It is a new record for a National Hunt foal sold at public auction.

Consigned by Mill House Stud as lot 42, the bay is out of Scorpio Queen (Ire) (Scorpion {Ire}), a half-sister to two-time G1 Leinster National H. Chase winner Pairofbrowneyes (Ire) (Luso {GB}).

“I never thought he'd make that much,” said Mill House's Juliet Minton. “He had a £40,000 reserve, and I thought he might make £60,000, but I never dreamt of £90,000.

“He'd be right up there with the best we've ever consigned. It was clear as soon as he was born that he was a lovely individual, and he's continued to improve ever since. He's very laid back and has a lovely temperament generally.

Colts by Saint Des Saints (Fr) (lot 24) and Golden Horn (GB) (lot 65) brought £65,000 and £60,000. The former, from Yeo Barton Bloodstock and out of a half-sister to Grade 3 chase winner Eva's Oskar (Ire) (Shirocco {Ger}), went to Coolmara Stables, Ltd.

“He's a beautiful animal, a lovely size and with good breeding,” reported Coolmara's Kieran Mariga. “He's been bought to pinhook and he'll be re-offered as a 3-year-old.”

Tally-Ho Stud bought the latter from Peel Bloodstock. The colt is related to Grade 2 hurdler Akilak (Ire) (Charnwood Forest {Ire}), who was third in two Grade 1s.

“He's a lovely foal and the one we really wanted,” said Tally-Ho's Henry O'Callaghan. “Golden Horn has a lot in his favour for jumps breeding, so should work, and this colt was well bred and very well prepared by the breeders. Fair play to them.”

The day's highest priced filly was by Nathaniel (Ire) (lot 44) and she made £50,000 on the bid of BLF Farm. Her dam was placed three times at the graded level and is a half-sister to top chaser Allaho (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}).

Of the 83 offered, 65 sold for a gross of £1,277,500. The average reached £19,654 and the median was £15,000.

Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “Firstly, we would like to thank all of today's vendors for supporting this new venture. We asked the British NH Breeders to get behind this new initiative and we were overwhelmed by the response, but we still had to prove that this concept would work, so to achieve these results and break a new record is an incredible result for Goffs and for British NH Breeders.

“Yesterday's show and social evening provided the perfect platform to introduce the sale and celebrate the Best of British and we would like to thank the judges whilst congratulating Jackie Chugg and Sally Aston on winning the Richard Aston Colts' Class and Robert Chugg Fillies' Class respectively.

“We have welcomed a huge number of people to Doncaster over the last two days, with many vendors commenting that no one is missing, and that has created a solid market which has produced some wonderful results, in particular Mill House Stud's Blue Bresil colt which set a new British record for a NH foal when selling to Richard Frisby for £90,000.

“New ventures always come with a degree of risk and, once again, we would like to extend a huge thanks to all our clients who made this such a success whilst we look forward to reviewing the sale before building again in 2024. Meanwhile, we will be back on the road to discuss our January Sale with vendors over the coming weeks whilst we look forward to seeing everyone at the Goffs December Sale on 11-14 December.”

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Santa Anita: Single Winning Ticket In Thursday’s $1 Pick Six Pays $51,732.50

One day in front of the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita, one lucky ticket isolated all six winners in Thursday's $1 Pick Six, returning $51,732.50. There were 49 consolation winners with five wins, with each ticket returning $452.40.

The winning singleton was purchased for just one dollar through a Hunt Valley, MD wagering hub.

Thursday's Pick Six was comprised of races three through eight. The winning numbers and prices were as follows: R3, #7 ($9.40); R4, #3, ($7.60); R5, #7, ($8.20); R6, #1, ($6.60); R7, #5, ($12.00) and R8, #5 ($10.20).

Ridden by Armando Ayuso, Blessed Angel steamed home to win Thursday's eighth race by 3 ¾ lengths and was the second choice in the wagering at 4-1 in a field of seven.

Hosted by Santa Anita for a record 11th time, the 40th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships will be run on Friday and Saturday, with first post time for a 10-race card at 11:30 a.m. PT. Admission gates will open on Friday at 9:30 a.m.

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River Tiber, Givemethebeatboys, Bolshoi Ballet Out of Breeders’ Cup

G2 Coventry S. winner River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) has been scratched from the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf after withdrawals were posted by Santa Anita on Friday morning California time.

The Coolmore partners' runner won his first three starts and had been the 3-1 morning line favourite for Friday's contest. He also finished third to Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) in both the G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle Park S. and looked primed for a big effort. River Tiber was due to be ridden by Ryan Moore. Moore will instead pilot fellow Coolmore runner Unquestionable (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who was second in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. He had been due to be ridden by Frankie Dettori.

The team of runners from Ballydoyle has also been depleted by Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) being declared a non-runner in Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Turf.

River Tiber is not the only high-profile European raider to be scratched on Friday morning. Givemethebeatboys (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}), trained by Jessica Harrington, is out of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint earlier on the card, the result of a vet scratch, confirmed by his part-owner Con Marnane. Following his withdrawal, the Donnacha O'Brien-trained Asean (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) has been bumped up from his reserve slot to take his place in stall 14 under Tyler Gaffalione.

Enhanced veterinary protocols are in place for the Breeders' Cup meeting, with on-site examinations having been taking place on site at Santa Anita from last Friday. Dr Will Farmer, the co-team lead for the Breeders' Cup veterinary team, explained the process for race-morning scratchings to the TDN at Santa Anita on Friday morning.

He said, “We have seven teams of veterinarians that went out and did the stall-side and trot-up exams on all runners today. They were examined this morning.

“Any time that there is a question that arises from these large event days, we have a second team of veterinarians who come in as kind of a referee, as a second pair of eyes. So we have the pair that would look at the horse and if there are any questions or disagreements between the two veterinarians, that second team, which is comprised of CHRB and Breeders' Cup veterinarians on that panel. They would go in and do their exam and confer with the first team of veterinarians that had looked at the horse, and then ultimately come with whatever recommendation or decision that had to be made.”

Dr Farmer added, “The safety of the horse is at the forefront of every decision we make. Whether it's the trainer or the veterinarian scratching the horse, we're all aligned in doing what's in their best interest.

“Scratch decisions are informed by multiple hands-on veterinary inspections in addition to observation of the horse at the jog in the stabling area and on the track while training in the days leading up to the World Championships.”

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