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Breeders’ Cup, ABR Launch Spanish Stream for Challenge Series

Breeders' Cup and America's Best Racing launched “Breeders' Cup En Vivo,” a series of six live digital handicapping shows in Spanish covering 13 of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races.

Co-hosted by Emanuel Aguilar, Annise Montplaisir, Roberto Rodriguez, Claudia Spadaro, and Darwin Vizcaya, the six shows will be streamed live across both America's Best Racing and Breeders' Cup's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels. The following tracks and races will be covered by Breeders' Cup En Vivo:

Aug. 28 – Del Mar: GII Pat O'Brien S.
Sept. 11 – Kentucky Downs: GIII FanDuel Turf Sprint and Calumet Turf Cup
Sept. 19 – Woodbine: GI Natalma S. and GI Summer S.
Oct. 1 – Santa Anita: GI American Pharoah S., GII Chandelier S. and Speakeasy S.
Oct. 9 – Keeneland: GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, GI Keeneland Turf Mile and GII Thoroughbred Club of America S.
Oct. 10 – Keeneland: GII Bourbon S. and GI Juddmonte Spinster S.

The first episode, which will air Aug. 28, can be viewed here. Start time for the Pat O'Brien S. show will be announced later this week. Viewers can set a reminder to watch and will be notified once Breeders' Cup En Vivo is streaming live.

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Lukas Classic Next For Knicks Go; Monomoy Girl Update

Coming off a dominant win in the GI Whitney S., Horse of the Year contender Knicks Go (Paynter) will make his next start in the Oct. 2 GIII Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs, trainer Brad Cox confirmed Thursday. Knicks Go will be taking a step back in class in the $400,000 race, but Cox has taken that route before. Knicks Go warmed up for the Whitney with a 10 1/4-length romp in the GIII Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. at Prairie Meadows.

“It's a mile-and-an-eighth race and he'll be coming right out of his own stall at Churchill,” Cox said of the Lukas Classic.

Knicks Go, who has not had a published work since the Whitney, will get back to business Friday morning at Saratoga.

“He's currently at Saratoga training over the Oklahoma training track,” the trainer said. “We will breeze him [Friday morning] at 6-6:30. It will be just an easy maintenance half-mile, nothing special. We will just let him stretch his legs a little bit. He will stay in Saratoga until the second week of September and then will be off to Churchill.”

Cox also had an update on Monomoy Girl (Tapizar), who rejoined his stable at Ellis Park Thursday morning. She has not started since finishing second in the GI Apple Blossom H. Apr. 17 at Oaklawn. Afterward, it was announced that she had been experiencing some minor muscle strains and hamstring

soreness. She was sent to WinStar Farm to recuperate.

“We're just going to gradually start back with her,” Cox said. “We'll start her off [Friday] with some short gallops and gradually increase the workload, as long as she allows us to press forward with her.”

Cox is not confident that Monomoy Girl can make the Nov. 6 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff.

“To be real honest, I think she's really up against it when it comes to making the Breeders' Cup,” Cox said. “We're going to let her tell us, tell us what she's able to do over the next month or so. The first thing will be getting her back on the work tab. With her being an older horse, I don't think it will take a whole lot of works to ger her fit. But, she'll tell us over the next month or two if she's going to be able to make it back or not.”

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Premium Giveaway Sale at Saratoga in September

Fans will have the opportunity to secure track giveaways from previous seasons during a premium giveaway sale at Saratoga Wednesday, Sept. 1. Saratoga giveaways from previous years as well as from earlier this summer will be available for purchase beginning at 11 a.m. near the Clubhouse exchange across from the News 10 Pavilion. Giveaways available will include the Angel Cordero, Jr. bobblehead; 2015 Saratoga cooler bag and long-sleeve tee; 2016 Saratoga zip-up pullover; 2017 Saratoga wall clock; as well as a selection of Saratoga umbrellas, t-shirts, beach towels, hats and many more collectables from the past decade. Vintage and current items will be available for $10 and less, while supplies last. Cash only will be accepted. All sales are final. Additionally, fans may secure a free Grandstand admission ticket for Wednesday's giveaway sale by donating to a food drive during New York Showcase Day. Fans who donate at least three non-perishable items to LifeWorks Community Action during their visit to Saratoga Friday, Aug. 27, will receive a free Grandstand admission ticket for either Sept. 1 or Sept. 2. The food drive collection on New York Showcase Day will take place at the Community Outreach Booth near the Jockey Silks Room Porch from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Suggested donation items include pasta, peanut butter, cereal, rice, soup and canned vegetables.

Saratoga's final premium giveaway of the 2021 season–a Saratoga fleece hoodie–will be available Sunday, Sept. 5. The dark gray fleece hoodie will be available free with paid admission, while supplies last.

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Monmouth Post Time Change for Remaining Fridays of the Meet

Monmouth Park is moving its first race post time to 3 p.m. for the next two Fridays of live racing, starting with the 10-race card Friday, Aug. 27. The new Friday post time will also be in effect for the Sept. 3 program that kicks off the four-day Labor Day weekend of racing. The following three Fridays in September–Sept. 10, 17 and 24–will then shift to a 12:15 p.m. first race post time. Prior to the change, Friday post time had been 5 p.m.

First race post time remains at 12:15 for Saturdays and Sundays through the end of the meet Sept. 26.

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