Tag: Breeders’ Cup

WSS Racing's undefeated Brightwork and MJM Racing and Magdalena Racing's runaway Pocahontas (G3) winner V V's Dream headline a field of nine 2-year-old fillies entered Monday for Friday's 72^nd running of the $600,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1).

The Darley Alcibiades is one of three stakes on Friday's 10-race program that kicks off the 17-day Fall Meet, which runs through Oct. 28.

Other Friday stakes are the 171^st running of the $350,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2), which drew a field of 11 and features defending champion Manny Wah, and the 33^rd running of the $350,000 Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland November, which drew a field of 11 and is headed by 4 G Racing's Pepsi Untapable Stakes winner Crown Imperial.

All three Friday stakes are “Win and You're In” races for the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Championships, offering the winner an entries-paid berth in the starting gate.

The fields for the three opening-day stakes, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, are:

Race 7, 4:12 p.m. — $350,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G2), 3-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs, “Win and You're In” race for the $2 million Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1):

Post		Horse		Trainer		Jockey		Weight
1		Hoist the Gold		Dallas Stewart		John Velazquez		120 pounds
2		Manny Wah		Wayne Catalano		Corey Lanerie		120
3		Sibelius		Jeremiah O'Dwyer		Luis Saez		124
4		Gulfstream Way		Norm Casse		Ricardo Santana Jr.		120
5		Top Gunner		John Ortiz		Gabriel Saez		120
6		Necker Island		Chris Hartman		Flavien Prat		120
7		Bango		Greg Foley		Tyler Gaffalione		120
8		Nakatomi		Wesley Ward		Irad Ortiz Jr.		120
9		Doctor Oscar		Tim Padilla		Alonso Quinonez		120
10		Baytown Bear		Paul McEntee		Jane Elliott		120
11		Voodoo Zip		Roddina Barrett		James Graham		120

Race 8, 4:44 p.m. — $350,000 Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland November, 2-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles (turf), “Win and You're In” race for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles Turf (G1):

Post		Horse		Trainer		Jockey		Weight
1		Smooth Waves		Mike Maker		Tyler Gaffalione		118
2		Time to Dazzle		Mark Casse		Luis Saez		118
3		Moonlight Gambler		Ben Colebrook		Luan Machado		118
4		Crown Imperial		John Ortiz		Ricardo Santana Jr.		118
5		Toupie		Graham Motion		Flavien Prat		118
6		Abeyance		Eoin Harty		James Graham		118
7		Bella Haze		Carlos Santamaria		Joel Rosario		118
8		Pharoah's Wine		Dale Romans		Martin Chuan		118
9		Appellate		Todd Pletcher		Irad Ortiz Jr.		118
10		Buchu		Phil Bauer		Martin Garcia		118
11		Asternia		Randy Morse		Julien Leparoux		118

Race 9, 5:16 p.m. — $600,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1), 2-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles, “Win and You're In” race for the $2 million NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1):

Post		Horse		Trainer		Jockey		Weight
1		Alys Beach		Tom Amoss		Flavien Prat		122
2		Crazy Cami		Mike Maker		Gerardo Corrales		122
3		Candied		Todd Pletcher		Luis Saez		122
4		Wine On Tap		Todd Pletcher		John Velazquez		122
5		V V's Dream		Kenny McPeek		Brian Hernandez Jr.		122
6		Alpine Princess		Brad Cox		Florent Geroux		122
7		Brightwork		John Ortiz		Irad Ortiz Jr.		122
8		Emery		Brad Cox		Tyler Gaffalione		122
9		Shimmering Allure		Kenny McPeek		Julien Leparoux		122

The post Undefeated Brightwork, Pocahontas Winner V V’s Dream Headline Friday’s Alcibiades appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

When last seen at Gulfstream Park, Rodney Lundock's Maryquitecontrary swept to an eye-catching triumph in the seven-furlong Inside Information (G2) on the undercard of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1)

The 4-year-old daughter of First Dude has returned to the Hallandale Beach, Fla. track to regain her winning ways in Saturday's $200,000 Princess Rooney (G3), a 'Win and You're In' Breeders' Cup Challenge Race. The winner of the seven-furlong sprint for fillies and mares will earn a fees-paid berth in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.

Maryquitecontrary, who followed up her Inside Information score with a second-place finish behind Goodnight Olive in the Madison (G1) at Keeneland in her first start for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. The homebred filly went on to finish fourth in the Honorable Miss (G2) at Saratoga before offering a rare off-the-board finish over Saratoga's muddy track in the Ballerina (G1) last time out.

Now in trainer David Fawkes' barn at Gulfstream, Maryquitecontrary, who will seek her sixth straight success over Gulfstream's main track in the Princess Rooney. She has been installed as the 5-2 favorite in a field of  nine fillies and mares.

“She's been training great since she's been here,” Fawkes said. “Her last work was really good.”

Luca Panici, who has been aboard for the Florida-bred filly's last eight starts, has the return mount on the filly who was saddled by Joe Catanese for her fifth-race winning streak culminating in her Inside Information victory by 2 ½ lengths.

“We have had good results from the beginning. I hope we can keep it going,” Panici said. “Hopefully, back in her hometown, she'll run really good.”

Monarch Stables Inc.'s Last Leaf, a multiple graded stakes-placed daughter of Not This Time, has also done her best running at Gulfstream, where she has won six of 16 starts for trainer Ron Spatz, including a 2 ½-length victory in the 2022 Azalea, in which she handed runner-up Maryquitecontrary her last loss at Gulfstream. Maryquitecontrary got revenge in the Inside Information, in which Last Leaf raced extremely wide and finished fifth.

Currently trained in Kentucky by Eddie Kenneally, Last Leaf has placed in her last four starts in Kentucky, including a third-place finish behind champion Echo Zulu in the Winning Colors (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Miguel Vasquez has the mount aboard Last Leaf (4-1).

Saffie Joseph Jr., who has won the last seven meets at Gulfstream Park, entered three runners in the Princess Rooney Sunday — Edward Seltzer's Bluefield (6-1), e Five Thoroughbreds' Three Witches (8-1) and Sean Defreitas' Rosie's Halo (15-1).

Bluefield will be coming off a three-month layoff since rallying to finish second in the six-furlong Saylorville Stakes at Prairie Meadows. In her prior start in the Musical Romance, a 6 ½ furlong stakes named in honor of the 2012 Princess Rooney and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint champion, Bluefield scored an impressive four-length win over runner-up Saturday rival Poiema.

“She ran really well at Prairie Meadows. The filly that beat her came back to win a stake,” Joseph said. “Seven furlongs might be stretching it, but the key is we learned to ride her patiently.”

e Five Racing Thoroughbreds' Three Witches returned from a five-month layoff for Joseph to capture an Aug. 27 optional claiming allowance at seven furlongs, rallying from off the pace to win going away by 4 ¾ lengths.

“Seven furlongs is right down her alley,” Joseph said. “Back at the distance she likes, she's obviously got to improve, but her figures aren't that far off. If she can jump forward, she can win it.”

Sean Defreitas' Rosie's Hero finished fourth in the seven-furlong Sheer Drama at Gulfstream Aug. 19.

“She's probably better at a mile,” Joseph said. “She won and came off the layoff. She didn't run that well but we needed to get a race into her. She's going to move forward big.”

Rosie's Halo finished second, beaten by just three-quarters of a length, behind Maryquitecontrary in a first level allowance in June 22.

“Maryquitecontrary is a different horse now,” Joseph said. “But we'll give it a try.”

Edgard Zayas has the call on Bluefield, while Leonel Reyes and Samy Camacho will ride Three Witches and Rosie's Halo, respectively.

Averill Racing LLC and ATM Racing and Jayson Werth's R Adios Jersey (7-2), a graded stakes-placed multiple stakes winner, is expected to ensure a lively pace in the Princess Rooney. The 5-year-old daughter of Adios Charlie is coming off a dazzling 5 ½-length victory in the seven-furlong Sheer Drama Stakes at Gulfstream Aug. 19.

Edwin Gonzalez has the return call aboard the Florida-bred mare.

BC Racing's Flakes (20-1) is scheduled to take on her elders in the Princess Rooney. The 3-year-old daughter of Frosted earned graded stakes-placed credentials while finishing third in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). The Juan Alvarado trainee has been first or second in three subsequent starts against 3-year-olds, including a victory in the Game Face and a runner-up finish in the Azalea.

Emisael Jaramillo is slated to ride Flakes for the first time Saturday.

AMO Racing USA's Olivia Darling (10-1), who captured an optional claiming allowance in her only start at Gulfstream last December, returns for the Princess Rooney after winning three and finishing second four times in eight subsequent starts. The Jorge Delgado-trained 4-year-old daughter of Palace is coming off an allowance win at Parx Aug. 29.

Jose Morelos, who was aboard for her Gulfstream score, returns to the saddle.

Poiema (8-1) enters the Princess Rooney off an impressive victory in the Edwin Broome Memorial Handicap at Gulfstream in her second start for owner/trainer Joe Catanese. Formerly owned and trainer by Larry Bates, who passed away during the summer, the 4-year-old daughter of Neolithic shook off early pressure while setting the pace in the 5 ½-furlong handicap and drew off to a comfortable 5 ¼-length score.

Edgar Perez has the return call.

The post Maryquitecontrary Will Make First Start For David Fawkes In ‘Win And You’re In’ Princess Rooney appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

In May, it was a hoof bruise that kept Eclipse Award winner Forte out of the Kentucky Derby. Now, the 3-year-old son of Violence is battling a quarter crack in his left front foot, just over one month ahead of a tilt at the Breeders' Cup Classic.

According to a report in the Daily Racing Form, the crack has been patched and Forte is currently galloping at Churchill Downs. Trainer Todd Pletcher has not breezed Forte since prior to the colt's fourth-place finish in the G1 Travers, but hopes to have enough time to get in three works before the $6 million Classic.

“Just trying to get everything right before we start breezing,” Pletcher told DRF. “I think we're still in position to get a couple of good breezes into him, but we got to get this in proper shape before we start doing that.”

Forte, who began the year with wins in the Fountain of Youth (G1) and Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, finished second to Arcangelo in the Belmont and went into the Travers off a gutsy nose triumph in the Jim Dandy (G2) July 29 at Saratoga. In 2022, Forte earned Eclipse Award honors after completing a juvenile season which saw three Grade 1 victories, including the seven-furlong Hopeful at Saratoga before stretching out to two turns in the Breeders' Futurity and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, both at Keeneland.

Overall, Forte's record stands at seven wins from 10 starts with earnings of $3,029,830.

Read more at the Daily Racing Form.

The post ‘We Got To Get This In Proper Shape’: Team Forte Dealing With Quarter Crack Amidst Preparations For BC Classic appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

All four winners of Santa Anita's stakes on Saturday – Slow Down Andy, Dr, Schivel, Lane Way, and Hong Kong Harry – were resting and doing well Sunday morning. Three from that group will now head to the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Nov. 3-4.

Slow Down Andy, front-running winner of the Awesome Again (G2), “ate up a full feed tub and is doing great this morning,” said Leandro Mora, assistant for trainer Doug O'Neill.

Slow Down Andy won the 1 1/8-mile Awesome Again by 2 ¼ lengths as the 2-1 favorite under Mario Gutierrez, earning a 101 Beyer Speed Figure. The victory was his first since winning the Del Mar Derby (G2) on turf last September and his first-ever Grade 1 score. In three previous starts this year, the 4-year-old Nyquist colt was third in the Pacific Classic (G1), second in the San Diego Handicap (G2) and off-the-board in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park on July 29.

Second in last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland, Slow Down Andy this year will target the $6-million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at 1 ¼ miles.

Dr. Schivel scored by a determined head over Speed Boat Beach in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2) under Juan Hernandez, earning a 103 Beyer.

“This horse keeps coming back off extended vacations and is always pretty much the same horse,” Glatt said. “That's pretty hard to do. We'll see if he has one more good one in him.”

Dr. Schivel will now get a second crack in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1). Two years ago at Del Mar in the Del Mar Sprint, the now 5-year-old Violence colt endured a heart-breaking nose loss to Aloha West.

“You're just hopeful for opportunities and the Breeders' Cup is a big one,” Glatt said. “He'll be on his home track. There will be plenty of tough competition I'm sure, but we'll give it our best shot.”

Lane Way's victory came by a half-length under Mike Smith in the Eddie D (G2), which was originally scheduled for the downhill turf course but was moved to the turf chute and run at 6 ½ furlongs due to rain. It was Lane Way's second stakes tally this year and first career graded-stakes win.

Trained by Richard Mandella, the 6-year-old gelding by Into Mischief earned a 95 Beyer and will be pointed to the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) on Nov. 4. It will be contested at five furlongs, which Mandella acknowledged is perhaps shorter than Lane Way's ideal trip.

“They're not going to change it for me,” he said.

Hong Kong Harry, a neck winner of the City of Hope Mile (G2), is not nominated to the Breeders' Cup and won't be supplemented, trainer Phil D'Amato said Sunday.

“The owners would have to put up a couple hundred thousand to run. We're going to just wait for the Seabiscuit,” D'Amato added. The Seabiscuit Handicap (G2)  at 1 1/16 miles on turf is scheduled for Nov. 25 at Del Mar.

Owned Scott Anastasi, Jimmy Ukegaw,a and Tony Vallaza, 6-year-old Hong Kong Harry, who earned a 96 Beyer yesterday, has a record of 10-2-3 in 17 starts and earnings of $775,097.

The post Santa Anita Trio Slow Down Andy, Dr. Schivel, Lane Way Eye Breeders’ Cup appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post