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Dr. Bruce Howard To Retire From Position As Equine Medical Director In Kentucky

Dr. Bruce Howard, who has served as the equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission since 2019, will be retiring at the end of this year. The announcement came during a regularly-scheduled meeting of the KHRC on Oct. 31.

Howard joined the commission as a regulatory veterinarian in 2013 and progressed to chief racing veterinarian in 2016. Prior to his career with the KHRC, Howard worked in private veterinary practice and has also been an assistant trainer of Thoroughbreds and a broodmare manager.

“Dr. Howard is diplomatic, kind, funny, and helpful,” said KHRC executive director Jamie Eads as part of the announcement. “I think what I admire most about Dr. Howard is his calm disposition. I know I'm not the only one that thinks this, but it's not going to be the same without him.”

Howard thanked the veterinary and staff teams he has worked with so closely in the past decade, as well as the commissioners he has served. He plans to embark on a world cruise with his wife after completing his last day at the KHRC.

“These last ten years have been a change in my career from when I left private practice,” he said. “The last four especially, as medical director, have been challenging but very gratifying. We've made a lot of changes with rule changes, we've integrated under HISA and HIWU, and many other things.

“It's bittersweet that I'm leaving. It's a great ten years, but I'll be watching the Kentucky Derby from India this year.”

Howard also gave the standard veterinary division report, which detailed safety results from three recent Kentucky race meets. The September meet at Churchill Downs and Kentucky Downs' boutique meets both completed with no racing or training fatalities. This included 1,100 starts at Churchill and 792 at Kentucky Downs. Ellis Park's summer meet saw 1,658 starts and one musculoskeletal death in racing and one sudden death in training.

Also at the KHRC meeting, the commission approved a previously-proposed increase to jockey mount fees. This will result in a minimum fee of $125 for all races and a $500 minimum for races with purses of $1 million or higher.

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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1: All Others At 4-5, Locked 14-1

Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 50, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Breeders' Futurity (Grade 1) winner Locked, who runs in Friday's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), was the 14-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors include Dornoch (19-1), a full brother to this year's Kentucky Derby winner Mage, and Champagne (G1) winner Timberlake (20-1), who also runs in Friday's Juvenile.

Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, Pool 1 odds and $2 Win Will Pays): #40 “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” (4-5, $3.90); #22 Locked (Todd Pletcher, 14-1, $30.68); #13 Dornoch (Danny Gargan, 19-1, $41.80); #37 Timberlake (Brad Cox, 20-1, $42.26); #15 Fierceness (Todd Pletcher, 29-1, $60.68); #27 Noted (Todd Pletcher, 31-1, $65.06); #6 Bentornato (Jose D'Angelo, 32-1, $67.36); #3 Air of Defiance (Brad Cox, 33-1, $69.72); #33 Seize the Grey (Wayne Lukas, 37-1, $76.08); #36 The Wine Steward (Mike Maker, 40-1, $83.34); #1 Agate Road (Todd Pletcher, 49-1, $100.10); #10 Catching Freedom (Brad Cox, 49-1, $100.80); #20 Liberal Arts (Robert Medina, 51-1, $104.68); #9 Booth (Steve Asmussen, 52-1, $106.20); #28 Nutella Fella (Gary Contessa, 52-1, $107.84); #34 Stretch Ride (Dale Romans, 55-1, $110.12); #32 Rocketeer (Brad Cox, 58-1, $118.38); #16 General Partner (Chad Brown, 58-1, $118.90); #39 “All Fillies from the 2021 Foal Crop” (61-1, $125.70); #5 Be You (Todd Pletcher, 63-1, $128.98); #24 Nash (Brad Cox, 68-1, $138.32); #18 Glengarry (Doug Anderson, 71-1, $145.80); #7 Bergen (Brad Cox, 75-1, $153.74); #31 Risk It (Steve Asmussen, 76-1, $155.72); #12 Domestic Product (Chad Brown, 79-1, $160.76); #14 Drum Roll Please (Brad Cox, 88-1, $179.74); #23 Moonlight (Todd Pletcher, 96-1, $194.50); #26 Otto The Conqueror(Steve Asmussen, 100-1, $203.22); #35 Stronghold (Phil D'Amato, 101-1, $204.94); #38 West Saratoga (Larry Demeritte, 108-1, $218.06); #29 Private Desire (Todd Pletcher, 109-1, $220.72); #17 Generous Tipper (Kenny McPeek, 111-1, $224.58); #8 Billal (Bill Mott, 111-1, $225.98); #21 Lightline (Brad Cox, 133-1, $268.62); #11 Dancing Groom (Antonio Sano, 135-1, $272.64); #25 Normandy Hero (Rodolphe Brisset, 145-1, $292.42); #2 Agoo (Whit Beckman, 152-1, $307.26); #19 Informed Patriot (Steve Asmussen, 158-1, $319.90); #4 Balta (Paulo Lobo, 194-1, $390.42); and #30 Raging Torrent (Doug O'Neill, 206-1, $415.74).

Total handle for the Oct. 31-Nov. 2 KDFW pool – the first of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 150^th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on Saturday, May 4 – was $164,278 ($132,033 in the Win pool and $32,245 in Exactas), a 43% jump from last year's $114,910 ($90,007 in the Win pool and $24,903 in Exactas).

Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 26^thconsecutive year.

Other Future Wager dates are set for Nov. 23-26 (Pool 2); Jan. 19-21 (Pool 3); Feb. 16-18 (Pool 4); March 15-17 (Pool 5); April 4-6 (Pool 6). The Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which debuted in 2015 and requires bettors to wager on the winning sire for next year's Kentucky Derby winner, will be held concurrently with Pool 2. The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.

Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.

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Ryan Moore provides the inside track on River Tiber in the Juvenile Turf and his two other rides at the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Santa Anita

Ryan Moore has three rides at the Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita on Friday, featuring River Tiber in the Juvenile Turf.

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Breeders’ Cup 40 is Here!

ARCADIA, CA – Forty looks good on you, Breeders' Cup.

With defending winners Caravel (Mizzen Mast) (Turf Sprint), Cody's Wish (Curlin) (Dirt Mile), Elite Power (Curlin) (Sprint) and Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper) (F/M Sprint) all back to defend their titles, the two-day Championships–consisting of 14 races with purses and awards totaling more than $31 million–gets underway for a record 11th time at Santa Anita Friday.

Sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s–welcome back to Southern California!–will be on the menu as the weekend kicks off with a 10-race, 'Future Stars Friday' program.

“This is what it's all about,” Santa Anita track announcer Frank Mirahmadi said. “The Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, there is nothing that's bigger than that in our game.”

All eyes will be on Spendthrift Farm's unbeaten 'Rising Star' Tamara (Bolt d'Oro) as she looks to emulate her larger-than-life-dam Beholder (Henny Hughes) with a win in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. A terrific field has been assembled for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, led by last-out GISWs and 'Rising Stars' Locked (Gun Runner), Timberlake (Into Mischief), and the Bob Baffert-trained duo of Muth (Good Magic) and Prince of Monaco (Speightstown).

Some of the headliners for the trio of wide-open 2-year-old turf races include: Royal Ascot G2 Coventry S. winner River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (Juvenile Turf); GI Natalma S. heroine She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) (Juvenile Fillies Turf); and returning G2 Queen Mary S. winner Crimson Advocate (Nyquist) (Juvenile Turf Sprint).

Baffert will very likely be favored to secure a fifth win in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic with 'Rising Star' Arabian Knight (Uncle Mo) following the late defection and subsequent retirement of GI Belmont S. winner Arcangelo (Arrogate). The $6-million feature also includes G1 Dubai World Cup winner Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}) and GI Whitney S. winner White Abarrio (Race Day).

The GI Breeders' Cup Turf could arguably be the best race of the weekend. European heavyweights Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Mostahdaf (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and King of Steel (Wootton Bassett {GB}) will take on the best from these shores, led by Up to the Mark (Not This Time) in the 1 1/2-mile event.

Other high-profile runners in action this weekend include: Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (F/M Turf); Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) and Songline (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) (Mile); and Idiomatic (Curlin) and Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) (Distaff).

The Breeders' Cup World Championships will be televised live by NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV.

For wall-to-wall coverage of all 14 Championship races, click here for Friday's preview edition and click here for Saturday's preview edition.

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