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Al Muthana, Make It Snappy Earn Breeders’ Cup Berths In South Africa

Five-year-old gelding Al Muthan, at 80-1, came flying on the far outside to defeat previously unbeaten Charles Dickens by a neck in Saturday's R1.5-million L'Ormarins King's Plate (G1) going one mile at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town.

With thevictory, Al Muthana, ridden by Bernard Fayd'herbe, earned an automatic berth into the $2-million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) later this year at Santa Anita through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

One race prior to the King's Plate, Make It Snappy held off defending winner Captain's Ransom to capture the R1-million Cartier Paddock Stakes (G1) and earned a free berth into the $2-million Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1).

Al Muthana, a son of Deep Field out of El Daana, by Redoute's Choice, trained by Ricky Maingard for a partnership, won his second Group 1 stakes race, and his eighth triumph in 18 starts. Al Muthana completed the mile in 1:38.22 over a course listed as good.

In the 1 1/8-mile Cartier Paddock Stakes, Hollywood Syndicate's 5-2 Make It Snappy, ridden by Luyolo Mxothwa, led wire to wire, defeating seven rivals, while holding off 4-5 favorite Captain's Ransom, the 2021-2022 Equus Horse of the Year, by a neck.

Trained by Brett Crawford, Make it Snappy, a 3-year-old daughter of Dynasty out of Icy Winter Air, by Western Winter, completed the 1 1/8 miles in 1:52.07.

Make It Snappy won her fourth consecutive race and improved her record to four wins in five starts. In her previous start, she captured the Group 1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas at Kenilworth on Dec. 3.

Now in its 17th season, the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series is an international series of stakes races whose winners receive automatic starting positions and fees paid into a corresponding race in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which is scheduled to be held at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California, on Nov. 3-4.

As a part of the benefits of the Challenge series, the Breeders' Cup will pay the pre-entry and entry fees for the winners of Saturday's races to start in the World Championships. Breeders' Cup will also provide a $40,000 travel allowance for all starters based outside of North America to compete in the Championships. The Challenge winners must be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by the pre-entry deadline of Oct. 23 to receive the rewards.

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Reincarnate Battles Back to Post Determined Victory in Sham Stakes

After winning for the first time in late November, Bob Baffert trainee Reincarnate powered into 2023 with renewed energy to win by a neck at 16-1 odds in the Jan. 8 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Jockey Rios Injured, Filly Euthanized In Three-Horse Incident At Gulfstream

Jockeys Luis Saez and Javier Castellano escaped injuries during a three-horse incident during Race 8 at Gulfstream Park on Sunday while jockey Jesus Rios was taken to Aventura Hospital due to shoulder pain.

Castellano's and Rios' mounts escaped apparently unharmed, but Bo Derek, the 3-2 race favorite, had to be euthanized.

Bo Derek, with Saez aboard, raced in second behind pacesetter Love Rhapsody through the first half mile of the 7 1/2-furong maiden special weight for 3-year-olds fillies on the turf.

Roused by Saez from the three path entering the stretch, Bo Derek “went wrong”, according to the Equibase chart, and fell just before the eighth pole.

Castellano was unseated when his mount, Her Ladyship, tried to avoid the fallen filly. Rios' mount, Poshly, tripped and unseated him while also trying to avoid Bo Derek. Poshly got up and walked off the track, as did Her Ladyship, but Bo Derek was vanned off.

By Speightstown out of Wildwood Rose, by Galileo, Bo Derek was owned by WinStar Farm and Siena Farm and trained by Todd Pletcher. She was making her second lifetime start after finishing fourth in her career opener for trainer Rodolphe Brisset Oct. 30 at Churchill Downs. The $900,000 Keeneland September yearling was bred in Kentucky by John Gunther and Tanya Gunther.

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Heavy Favorite Ice Dancing Kicks Clear To Santa Ynez Triumph

With 4-5 morning line favorite Justique scratched earlier, Richard Mandella's Ice Dancing inherited the role of heavy favorite in Sunday's $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita and she did not disappoint, rallying for a decisive 3 ¼-length win.

With Flavien Prat breaking his stakes drought on day eight of the current Classic Meet, Ice Dancing covered seven furlongs in 1:22.78.

An aptly named gray daughter of Frosted, Ice Dancing broke sharply from the far outside in a field of five sophomore fillies and settled nicely into stride in the run up the backstretch. Last, about 3 ½ lengths off pacesetter Fast and Shiny midway on the turn, Ice Dancing was well within herself as she angled three-deep at the top of the lane and took command leaving the furlong marker to win as much the best.

Third three starts back in the Grade I Del Mar Debutante, Ice Dancing came off a gate-to-wire one-mile maiden win Nov. 25 and was off as the 1-2 favorite today, returning $3 for the victory.

“She jumped well out of there and it felt like the pace was really strong, so I kind of kept myself off of the pace a little bit and it felt like she was traveling well,” said Prat, who was aboard for the maiden win at Del Mar. “She responded well when I asked her to make her move.”

Owned and bred in Kentucky by Perry and Ramona Bass, Ice Dancing, who is out of the Henny Hughes mare Welcome Dance, picked up $120,000 for the win, boosting her earnings to $219,600 from an overall mark of 2-0-2 from five starts.

“She's a big, strong filly, so the Las Virgenes (Grade 3, one mile on Jan. 28) is a big possibility,” said Mandella when asked about her next engagement. “More than likely…We'll have a look.”

Ridden by Edwin Maldonado, the Doug O'Neill-trained Satin Doll rallied well at the rail through the lane and finished second by a head over Fast and Shiny.

One of three Bob Baffert entrants, Fast and Shiny, who was off at 11-1 with Ramon Vazquez, finished seven lengths in front of stablemate Parody. Huntingcoco completed the order of finish.

Fractions on the race were :22.02, :44.68, and 1:09.29.

The Santa Ynez is a qualifying race to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 5 at Churchill Downs and provided points on a 10-4-3-2-1 basis to the five finishers.

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