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Ky Derby Museum Opens ‘Right’ to Ride’ Exhibit

The Kentucky Derby Museum presents the grand opening of the new ‘Right to Ride’ exhibit, featuring legendary female jockeys Patti Barton, Patti Cooksey, Barbara Jo Rubin and Donna Barton Brothers, at 12:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. The opening will be highlighted by a ribbon cutting celebration and the featured jockeys in the exhibit will be on hand for media interviews. For more information, visit www.derbymuseum.org.

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Another Record For Hollie Doyle

Hollie Doyle broke her own record for wins by a female jockey in a calendar year in Britain on Wednesday at Kempton when notching her 117th victory for the season aboard the Ralph Beckett-trained State Occasion (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) in a nursery handicap.

Doyle broke Josephine Gordon’s record of 106 wins last year, and looks likely to set the benchmark much higher with 2 1/2 months of the year remaining.

Doyle has also won her first group and Royal Ascot races this season, became the first female jockey to win five races in a day at Windsor in August and has picked up a contract as first rider to Imad Al Sagar.

“When I broke the record last year, in the back of my mind I was always thinking about breaking it again this year, as I didn’t want it to be a one-off, so I’m delighted to have achieved that goal,” Doyle said. “When you think that we also missed two months of racing this year [through the COVID-19 shutdown], it is amazing that I have been able to do it so quickly. I want to thank all the owners and trainers that have supported me throughout this year. Without them none of this would have been possible.”

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Maria Cristina Silva Wins the TIEA Community Award

Congratulations to Maria Cristina Silva, winner of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA) Community Award, presented by Godolphin. Silva serves as the backstretch program coordinator for the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA). A native of Santiago, Chile, Silva first acted as an interpreter for the backside community at Belmont, but now also works to secure clothing, furniture, food, and more for backstretch workers and their families. She also puts together backpacks for children in need prior to school starting each fall.

“No one has served the employees on the backstretch with the dedication and love that Cristina demonstrates every day,” said bloodstock agent Joseph Brockelbank.

“My grandchildren are so proud,” said Silva, “but I didn’t do this for the reward. I do this for the people because I know they need the help.”

Click for the video feature on Silva done by TIEA.

A total of seven award categories will be honored by TIEA for 2020. The Community Award won by Silva was selected by a judging panel in August and was already announced. The finalists for the other six categories will be spotlighted in TDN in the days leading up to the virtual ceremony, which will be held Thursday, Nov. 5, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The winners in each category will be announced live in the ceremony, which will be hosted by Jill Bryne and will be streamed at the TDN homepage.

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Final Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings: Improbable First, Tom’s D’Etat Second; Maximum Security Third

After taking the overall lead following his dominating win in the Awesome Again Stakes (G1) on Sept. 26, WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing's Improbable has finished No. 1 in the final 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the 4-year-old Improbable finished with 317 votes, 54 more than GMB Racing's Tom's d'Etat.

The 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings is a weekly poll of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). The 1 1/4-mile Classic, scheduled to be run on Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., is the climactic race of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings was determined by a panel of leading Thoroughbred racing media, horseplayers and members of the Breeders' Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel. This 13-week poll began on July 21. A complete list of voting members can be found here.

Since finishing fifth in last year's Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park, Improbable, a 4-year-old son of City Zip, bred by St. George Farm and G. Watts Humphrey Jr., has won three of four starts in 2020. After finishing second in the Oaklawn Mile Stakes on April 11, Improbable reeled off consecutive Grade 1 victories in the Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita, the Whitney at Saratoga and the Awesome Again, which he won by 4 1/2 lengths. Improbable received 18 first-place votes in the final rankings.

Owing to the competitiveness of this year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic contenders, the next five horses in the poll received at least one first-place vote from the panel this week. Tom's d'Etat (263 votes), winner of the Oaklawn Mile Stakes and the Stephen Foster (G1), garnered six first-place votes, taking the runner-up spot in the poll. Trained by All Stall Jr., Tom's d'Etat opened this year's rankings as the top-rated horse and held the position for the first four weeks.

Gary and Mary West, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's Maximum Security (257 votes) finished third in the rankings. Also trained by Baffert, Maximum Security won the inaugural Saudi Cup, the San Diego Handicap (G2) and the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) before finishing second to stablemate Improbable in the Awesome Again and relinquishing the No. 1 rating. Maximum Security received five first-place votes from the panel.

Sackatoga Stable's 3-year-old Tiz the Law (227 votes), winner of both the Belmont (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1), finished in fourth place, taking three first-place votes. Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing's Authentic (204 votes), who defeated Tiz the Law in the Kentucky Derby (G1), finished in fifth place. Authentic, who received one first-place vote, is the third Baffert-trained horse to finish in the top five.

Allied Racing Stable's 4-year-old By My Standards (162 votes), who has won four of six starts this year, including the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on Sept. 4, finished in sixth place and earned one first-place vote.

The 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver (130 votes), who defeated Authentic by a neck in the Preakness Stakes (G1), finished in seventh place for owner Peter Callahan and trainer Kenny McPeek.

Wertheimer and Frere's undefeated 3-year-old Happy Saver entered the top 10 in the final week after winning The Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Happy Saver, who earned a “Win and You're In” berth into the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, finished in eighth place with 84 votes.

Sagamore Farm and WinStar Farm's Woodward Stakes (G1) winner Global Campaign (82 votes) finished in ninth place, followed in 10^th by W.S. Farish'sCode of Honor (51 votes).

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings – Oct. 14, 2020*

RANK	HORSE	TOTAL VOTES	FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1	Improbable	317	18
2	Tom's d'Etat	263	6
3	Maximum Security	257	5
4	Tiz the Law	227	3
5	Authentic	204	1
6	By My Standards	162	1
7	Swiss Skydiver	130	0
8	Happy Saver	84	0
9	Global Campaign	82	0
10	Code of Honor	51	0

*Note – The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings have no bearing on qualification or selection into the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.

In the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, each voter rates horses on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 system in descending order.

The 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic will be televised live on NBC.

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