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Pegasus Start ‘Under Consideration’ For Classic Third Global Campaign

Sagamore Farm and WinStar Farm's Global Campaign will stand stud at WinStar next year, but the third place finisher in last weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic could first be pointed to the Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 23, reports drf.com.

The 4-year-old son of Curlin was bred by WinStar out of the A.P. Indy mare Globe Trot, making him the half-brother to Spendthrift sire Bolt d'Oro. Trained by Stanley Hough, Global Campaign won the G3 Peter Pan Stakes as a 3-year-old, and this year won the G3 Monmouth Cup and the G1 Woodward. His record stands at six wins from 10 starts for earnings of $1,321,080.

“The Pegasus is something that's definitely under consideration,” Hunter Rankin, president of Sagamore Farm, told drf.com. Global Campaign will spend the next week or so at WinStar for inspections, then return to Hough's stable.

Sagamore Farm announced a dispersal of all its equine stock last week.

Following the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, another horse reported to be under consideration for the 2021 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park is Belmont Stakes winner and Classic disappointment Tiz the Law.

Got Stormy to Spendthrift for $2.75M at Fasig November

Multiple Grade I-winning turf mare Got Stormy (Get Stormy–Super Phoebe, by Malabar Gold) started the ‘Night of the Stars’ fireworks Sunday at Fasig-Tipton November when hammering for $2.75 million to Spendthrift Farm as hip 168, consigned by Bluewater Sales. A winner over boys off seven days’ rest in the GI Fourstardave H. last summer, the chestnut added a victory in the GI Matriarch S. and runner-up finish in the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile. She scored in the GIII Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint S. and GIII Franklin County S. this season as a 5-year-old before finishing fifth in Saturday’s GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. Boasting 10 wins and 23 on-the-board finishes from 25 career starts for owner Gary Barber and trainer Mark Casse, Got Stormy has earned over $2 million in her career.

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Odds And Ends: Cox Second Trainer To Win Four Cup Races, Quartet Of Jockeys, Trainers Have Breakthrough Wins

Brad Cox became the second trainer in the 37-year history of the Breeders' Cup World Championships to train four winners during a single Championships, matching the feat of Richard Mandella in 2003 at Santa Anita.

Cox won the final two races on Future Stars Friday with Aunt Pearl (IRE) in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) and the TVG Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) with Essential Quality.

On Saturday, he sent out Knicks Go, who shattered the track record in the Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile (G1), and Monomoy Girl to her second victory in the Longines Distaff (G1).

In 2003, Mandella saddled four Breeders' Cup winners under the single-day format of the Championships conducted from 1984-2006.

Authentic Becomes Sixth Kentucky Derby Winner to Take Classic
Authentic became the sixth Kentucky Derby winner to capture the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and fourth to do it in the same year. The other 3-year-olds to win the Classic are Sunday Silence (1989), Unbridled (1990) and American Pharoah (2015). Ferdinand, the 1986 Derby winner, and Alysheba, the 1987 Kentucky Derby winner, both came back the following year to win the Classic as 4-year-olds.

Irad Ortiz Jr. Wins Third Consecutive Bill Shoemaker Award
Irad Ortiz Jr., who rode two winners and added a second- and third-place finish, won the 18^th annual Bill Shoemaker Award, given to the most outstanding jockey in the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships hosted by Keeneland.

Ortiz's victories came on Golden Pal (Juvenile Turf Sprint-G2) and Whitmore (Sprint-G1). He finished second on Improbable in the Classic (G1) and third on Sharp Samurai in the Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile (G1).

Joel Rosario, Florent Geroux, John Velazquez and Pierre-Charles Boudot also rode two winners.

Rosario, who rode three winners in 2018 at Churchill Downs and two last year at Santa Anita, got his 2020 victories on Vequist (Juvenile Fillies-G1) and Knicks Go (Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile-G1)

Geroux's two victories came on Aunt Pearl (IRE) (Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1) and Monomoy Girl (Longines Distaff-G1). Velasquez won the Longines Classic (G1) on Authentic and the Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) on Gamine. Boudot picked up his first two Breeders' Cup victories on Audarya (FR) in the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf (G1) and the FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF (G1) on Order of Australia (IRE).

Four Jockeys Claim Initial Breeders' Cup Victories
Four riders posted their first Breeders' Cup victories over the weekend.

Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was riding in his third Breeders' Cup, picked up his first two Breeders' Cup victories on Audarya (FR) in the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf (G1) and the FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF (G1) on Order of Australia (IRE).

Luis Saez, riding in his seventh World Championships, won the TVG Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) on Essential Quality.

Tom Eaves, riding in his first Breeders' Cup, won the Turf Sprint (G1) on Glass Slippers (GB).

Colin Keane, also riding in his first Breeders' Cup, won the Longines Turf (G1) on Tarnawa (IRE).

Weld, Three Other Trainers Post Initial Breeders' Cup Victories
Dermot Weld, who saddled his first two Breeders' Cup starters in 1985, broke through Saturday with his first victory in the World Championships when Tarnawa (IRE) won the Longines Turf (G1). Tarnawa represented Weld's 17^th Breeders' Cup starter. james fan

Also picking up their initial victories were Ron Moquett, Kevin Ryan and James Fanshawe.

Moquett won the Sprint (G1) with Whitmore who was running in the Sprint for the fourth consecutive year. Moquett, who saddled his first Breeders' Cup runner in 1999, has started two other horses besides Whitmore.

Ryan, who won the Turf Sprint (G1) with Glass Slippers (GB), had had only one previous Breeders' Cup starter with East (GB), who had finished second in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs in 2018.

Fanshawe won with his first Breeders' Cup starter, Audarya (FR) in the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf (G1).

Five Favorites Won Over the Weekend
Five favorites delivered victories from the 14 Championship races during the 2020 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland with three more finishing second.

The winning favorites were Golden Pal (Juvenile Turf Sprint-G2), Aunt Pearl (IRE) (Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1), Gamine (Filly & Mare Sprint-G1), Knicks Go (Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile-G1) and Monomoy Girl (Longines Distaff-G1).

The highest price winner of the weekend was Order of Australia (IRE) in the FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF (G1) with a $148.40 win mutuel on a $2 bet.

Kentucky and European-Based Runners Dominate at Keeneland
There were 14 World Championship races this weekend at Keeneland and Kentucky-based runners accounted for victories in half of them.

The Kentucky-based winners were Golden Pal (Juvenile Turf Sprint-G2), Fire At Will (Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America-G1), Aunt Pearl (IRE) (Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1), Essential Quality (TVG Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-G1), Whitmore (Sprint-G1), Knicks Go (Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile-G1) and Monomoy Girl (Longines Distaff-G1).

The Europeans made a clean sweep of the four turf races Saturday starting with Glass Slippers (GB) in the Turf Sprint (G1) and followed by Audarya (FR) in the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf (G1), Order of Australia (IRE) in the FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF (G1) and Tarnawa (IRE) in the Longines Turf (G1).

California was represented by two winners, both trained by Bob Baffert and both track record-setters: Gamine (Filly & Mare Sprint-G1) and Authentic (Longines Classic-G1).

The other winner was Parx-based Vequist in Friday's Juvenile Fillies (G1).

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Jockeys (by earnings)

Jockey	Earnings
Mike Smith*	$36,634,605
John Velazquez*	$27,730,275
Frankie Dettori*	$25,751,862
Pat Day	$23,033,360
Joel Rosario*	$22,182,535
Jerry Bailey	$22,006,440
Javier Castellano*	$20,547,600
Gary Stevens	$20,299,255

*Denotes Active Jockey

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Jockeys (by wins)

Jockey	Wins
Mike Smith*	26
John Velazquez*	18
Jerry Bailey	15
Frankie Dettori*	14
Garrett Gomez	13
Javier Castellano*	12
Pat Day	12
Joel Rosario*	13
Irad Ortiz Jr.	11
Gary Stevens	11

*Denotes Active Jockey

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Trainers (by earnings)

Trainer	Earnings
Bob Baffert*	$34,985,000
Aidan O'Brien *	$26,645,590
D. Wayne Lukas *	$22,672,520
Todd Pletcher*	$21,508,030
Chad Brown*	$20,000,690
Bill Mott*	$19,936,900
Steve Asmussen*	$14,262,180

*Denotes Active Trainer

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Trainers (by win)

Trainer	Wins
D. Wayne Lukas*	20
Bob Baffert*	17
Chad Brown *	15
Aidan O'Brien *	13
Todd Pletcher*	11
Shug McGaughey*	9
Bill Mott*	9
Richard Mandella*	9
Sir Michael Stoute*	8
Brad Cox	7
Neil Drysdale	6
Bobby Frankel	6

*Denotes Active Trainer

Jockeys Who Won Their First Breeders' Cup World Championships race in 2020

Jockey	Horse	Race
Pierre-Charles Boudot	Audarya (FR)	Filly & Mare Turf
Tom Eaves	Glass Slippers (GB)	Turf Sprint
Colin Keane	Tarnawa (IRE)	Turf
Luis Saez	Essential Quality	Juvenile

Trainers Who Won Their First Breeders' Cup World Championships race in 2020

Trainer	Horse	Race
James Fanshawe	Audarya (FR)	Filly & Mare Turf
Ron Moquett	Whitmore	Sprint
Kevin Ryan	Glass Slippers (GB)	Turf Sprint
Dermot Weld	Tarnawa (IRE)	Turf

Future Sites

The 38^th Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California, Nov. 5-6, 2021 and return to Keeneland for the 39^threnewal Nov. 4-5, 2022.

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Baffert: ‘Down Deep, I Knew I Was Going To Win It With One Of Them’

As he did five years earlier with American Pharoah following his Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic triumph at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert brought his newest winner, Authentic, out of the barn Sunday morning for an impromptu photo session.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions there were only about a dozen people on hand to see Baffert's fourth Classic winner. Baffert was every bit as upbeat, though, as he talked about his chestnut Kentucky Derby winner, who broke American Pharoah's track record with a time of 1:59.19.

In front from gate to wire under jockey John Velazquez, Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing's Authentic led the alphabetical finish of Baffert's three Classic runners. Improbable, the 4-year-old co-owned by WinStar Farm, CHC Inc. and SF Racing, was second, 2 1/4 lengths behind his stablemate, while Gary and Mary West, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's 4-year-old Maximum Security checked in fifth in the 10-horse field.

It was the first time that a trainer had saddled the first two finishers in the Classic. Authentic was 4-1 in the wagering and paid $10.40 for the win.

Baffert said he is not sure whether Authentic will be retired to stud for 2021 at Spendthrift. He declined an opportunity to lobby for the colt, a lock to be the 3-year-old champion male, as the Horse of the Year, but said he belongs in the conversation.

“I think the way he ran in the Derby he vindicated himself after his beat – but he still ran a great race – in the Preakness,” Baffert said. “He's just getting better, he's maturing. I could just tell with the way he was training that he has caught up with these older horses. He's just so quick. He's fast. Johnny said he felt better than he ever has and he had trouble pulling him up. He came back like it was nothing. He's a great horse. He's filling out.”

Improbable and Maximum Security made their final starts Saturday and headed into retirement: Improbable to WinStar Farm and Maximum Security to Ashford Stud.

Baffert said Maximum Security – previously trained by Jason Servis, who has been indicted in a federal probe into doping of racehorses – had been unable to regain the top form that made him a five-time Grade 1 winner but said that Improbable had turned in a terrific performance.

“I was proud of the way they ran,” he said. “They were training well. Down deep I knew I was going to win it with one of them. I wasn't sure (which one), when you come in loaded like that. It would have been nice to run 1-2-3 and it would have been horrible not to win with the three. I was thinking about that all the time.”

Authentic delivered for Baffert, just as he had in the Derby and was able to grab an unpressured early lead. Chastened by the runner-up finish to Swiss Skydiver in the Preakness on Oct. 3, Velazquez rode more aggressively and kept the quirky colt busy on the front end.

“That Authentic is serious. He's a great horse,” Baffert said. “What he did yesterday – that was a great field – and he just ran away from that field. Improbable is a really good horse. Turning for home, I thought that Improbable was going to kick in there and that Authentic caught another gear and he was gone.”

Overall, Baffert has won the Breeders' Cup Classic four times, all with 3-year-olds. In addition to Authentic and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, he won the race with Bayern in 2014 and Arrogate in 2016.

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