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TVG Broadcasting Six ‘Win And You’re In’ Races Live From Santa Anita This Weekend

The road to the Breeders' Cup will run through Santa Anita on Friday and Saturday as the track begins its Autumn Meet with six Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” Challenge Series races over the course of two days. TVG, America's horse racing network, will be broadcasting live from Arcadia, Calif. with full coverage of opening weekend.

TVG's Todd Schrupp, Christina Blacker, Britney Eurton, Mike Joyce, Scott Hazelton and Joaquin Jaime will be trackside with exclusive interviews, analysis and handicapping selections throughout the weekend. There will also be a drone utilized throughout the races. The popular drone technology was introduced during Del Mar's record breaking meet and will be continued to be used throughout the Santa Anita season.

Friday's Opening Day card puts juveniles in the spotlight with the $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes (Juvenile Turf), $200,000 Chandelier Stakes (Juvenile Fillies) and the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (TVG Juvenile).

The winner of the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) will earn an automatic spot in the starting gate in the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) and has attracted a field of seven colts. Trainer Bob Baffert has won this race nine times and will saddle three contenders including 6-5 morning line favorite Corniche. Purchased for $1.5 million in April, the bay son of Quality Road was an impressive maiden winner at Del Mar and will have Mike Smith in the irons.

On Saturday, the major stakes racing will continue with three more Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” Challenge races – the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint (Sprint), $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (Filly and Mare Turf) and the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (Classic).

The $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) has drawn a contentious field of eight including TVG Pacific Classic (G1) winner Tripoli. Trained by John Sadler and owned by Hronis Racing, LLC, the chestnut son of Kitten's Joy will square off against Medina Spirit, recent winner of the Shared Belief Stakes for Bob Baffert.

The Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar.

TVG will also be covering the full card from Longchamp on Sunday morning featuring five Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” Challenge Series races – Prix de L'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Turf Sprint), Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe (Turf), Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Juvenile Turf), Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac (Juvenile Fillies Turf) and Prix de L'Opera Longines (Juvenile Fillies Turf). The broadcast will feature insights from international experts Scott Hazelton and Jess Stafford as well as a Money Back Special on the Arc.

In addition to racing from the Santa Anita, will also be featuring Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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FOX Sports To Present Special Coverage Of Sunday’s Arc De Triomphe

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced it has partnered with FOX Sports to present live coverage and analysis of a trio of Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” races from Longchamp Racecourse in Paris on Sunday morning, headlined by the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a 12-furlong turf test for 3-year-olds and up with a scheduled post time of 10:05 a.m., Eastern.

Sunday's special broadcast, which is presented by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, will air on FS2 from 8-10:30 a.m., Eastern with the winner of the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe earning an all-expenses paid berth in the Grade 1, $4 million Breeders' Cup Longines Turf slated for November 6 at Del Mar.

The broadcast will also feature the Group 1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac at one mile for 2-year-old fillies [Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf] with a scheduled post time of 8:15 a.m.; and the Group 1 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at seven furlongs for 2-year-olds [Juvenile Turf] with a scheduled post time of 8:50 a.m.

All three races are part of the Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” Challenge Series with the winners earning automatic entry to the Breeders' Cup World Championships on November 5 and 6 at Del Mar. Also offered on the broadcast is the Group 1 Qatar Arabian World Cup at 1 1/4-miles for pure-bred Arabians with a scheduled post time of 9:25 a.m.

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Dr. Schivel Chasing Fifth Straight Victory In Santa Anita Sprint Championship

Unbeaten in three tries at six furlongs and in search of his fifth consecutive win, trainer Mark Glatt's Dr. Schivel heads a solid field of six 3-year-olds and up in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs. A Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” Challenge Race qualifier, the winner will earn a fees-paid berth into the Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at on Nov. 6 at Del Mar.

With defending champ C Z Rocket and sharp horses such as Flagstaff, Eight Rings, Vertical Threat and Colt Fiction all rating big chances, the Santa Anita Sprint Championship figures to provide players with ample value.

A game neck winner of the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes going six furlongs at Del Mar July 31, Dr. Schivel, a 3-year-old colt by Violence, has defeated older horses in his last two starts, including a second condition allowance two starts back on June 18 at Santa Anita. A winner of the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity in his final start at age two, Dr. Schivel, who is owned by Red Baron's Barn, LLC and Rancho Temescal, seeks his third career Grade 1 victory and rates top billing.

In what will be his third start of the year, Dr. Schivel, who has won four out of six career starts, was trained through his 2-year-old campaign by Luis Mendez.

Glatt will also send out top sprinter Collusion Illusion, a Grade 1 winner at age three who was in need of his most recent start in the Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap at five furlongs on turf Aug. 22. Idle since a close third to top colt Charlatan in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes here Dec. 26, Collusion Illusion was never a factor in the Green Flash but he figures to run much better on Saturday. Owned by Dan Agnew, Jerry Schneider, Rodney Orr and MyRacehorse, this 4-year-old Twirling Candy colt gets a nice outside draw and he'll be ridden for the first time by Juan Hernandez.

The leading money earner in the field with more than $1.4 million, Peter Miller's C Z Rocket, who finished second in the Grade 2 Pat O'Brien Stakes Aug. 28 and a close third in the Grade 1 Crosby July 31, was favored in both races and is without a doubt regarded as one of the nation's top sprinters.

Following his win in last year's Sprint Championship, C Z Rocket went on to finish second in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 7. With a 5-2-2-1 mark this year, it would appear this 7-year-old City Zip gelding is still at the top of his game as he points to another Breeders' Cup appearance on Nov. 6.

Owned by Tom Kagele, Altimira Racing Stable, Madaket Stables, LLC and Gary Barber, C Z Rocket, who was claimed for $40,000 at Oaklawn Park 12 starts back on April 30, 2020, has an overall mark of 28-11-4-3 as he seeks his first Grade 1 win.

A close third in Del Mar's Pat O'Brien Stakes, John Sadler's reliable Flagstaff, who was second, beaten a head by C Z Rocket in last year's Santa Anita Sprint Championship, has run extremely well in six starts this year, including a win three starts back going seven furlongs in the Grade I Churchill Downs on May 1. Owned by Lane's End Racing and Hronis Racing, LLC, Flagstaff, a 7-year-old gelding by Eclipse Champion Sprinter Speightstown, is 21-7-6-4 overall with earnings of $1,035,585.

Winless in six starts since taking the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes here in September, 2019, Bob Baffert's Eight Rings will be making his fourth start of the year on Saturday. Second, beaten a neck by Dr. Schivel two starts back in the Grade 1 Crosby, he finished a decent fourth, beaten 3 ¼ lengths, in the Grade 2 Pat O'Brien on Aug. 28. Owned by Coolmore Stud, Madaket Stables, LLC, Starlight Racing, et al, this 4-year-old Empire Maker colt will hope to step forward on Saturday.

THE GRADE 2 SANTA ANITA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST ORDER

Race 8 of 11 Approximate post time 4 p.m. PT

  1. Dr. Schivel—Flavien Prat—122
  2. Vertical Threat—Abel Cedillo—122
  3. Colt Fiction—Geovanni Franco—122
  4. C Z Rocket—Florent Geroux–124
  5. Flagstaff—Joe Bravo—126
  6. Collusion Illusion—Juan Hernandez–122

The Santa Anita Sprint Championship is one of five stakes on an 11-race program Saturday, with special early first post time at 12:30 p.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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Going To Vegas Will Try To Maintain Her Momentum In Rodeo Drive

Fresh off the biggest win of her career and in search of her third consecutive victory, the Richard Baltas-trained Going to Vegas heads an evenly matched field of nine fillies and mares three and up going a mile and one quarter on turf in Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita. A Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” Challenge Race qualifier, the Rodeo Drive winner will earn a fees-paid berth into the Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar Nov. 6.

A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Goldencents, Going to Vegas comes off a rousing 2 ¼ length win going a mile and one eighth on turf in the Grade 2 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar Sept. 4, a race in which she pressed the early pace and kicked clear through the lane as the 9-5 favorite.

Owned by Abbondanza Racing, LLC, Medallion Racing and MyRacehorse, Going to Vegas has a win and a second place finish from two tries at a mile and one quarter. Claimed for $50,000 12 starts back on June 12, 2020, she's banked $242,400 this year from five starts and has overall earnings of $454,151. With an overall mark of 21-6-8-2, she'll be seeking her first Grade 1 victory.

Second in her last four starts, including the John C. Mabee on Sept. 4, LNJ Foxwoods' homebred Dogtag has two wins and three third place finishes from five starts over the Santa Anita lawn and she has a win and a second from two tries at the Rodeo Drive distance. A 5-year-old mare by War Front, she's trained by Richard Mandella and will be ridden by Joe Bravo.

LNJ Foxwoods will have another homebred, Luck, in the Rodeo Drive lineup fresh off a most impressive U.S. debut going a mile and one sixteenth on turf in a first condition allowance Aug. 7 at Del Mar. A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Kitten's Joy, Luck won two out of her four starts in France before joining the barn of Richard Baltas this past summer. Ridden to victory by Umberto Rispoli at Del Mar, she'll be handled by Flavien Prat on Saturday and she has the look of a filly very much on the improve.

Trainer Leonard Powell's 4-year-old French-bred Neige Blanche, a winner of the Grade 3 Santa Barbara Stakes here three races back, comes off an ungraded stakes win going a mile and three eighths on turf at Del Mar Aug. 14 and would be well served by a fast early pace. Owned by Madaket Stables, LLC, Marsha Naify, et al, she'll be ridden back by Juan Hernandez.

THE GRADE 1 RODEO DRIVE WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER

Race 9 of 11 Approximate post time 4:30 p.m. PT

  1. Dogtag—Joe Bravo—122
  2. Fast Jet Court—Drayden Van Dyke–124
  3. Neige Blanche—Juan Hernandez—124
  4. Going to Vegas—Umberto Rispoli—124
  5. Rideforthecause—Mario Gutierrez—122
  6. Crystalle—Abel Cedillo—122
  7. Magic Attitude—John Velazquez—124
  8. Luck—Flavien Prat—122
  9. Red Lark—Mike Smith–122

The Rodeo Drive is one of five stakes on an 11-race card Saturday with first post time at 12:30 p.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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