DRF | 1 year ago
Grade 1 winner Olympiad is the latest Breeders' Cup Classic contender spoken for as a stallion as it was announced that Gainesway Farm will stand him upon his eventual retirement from racing.
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Olympiad comes full circle, will stand at Gainesway
DRF | 1 year ago
Grade 1 winner Olympiad is the latest Breeders' Cup Classic contender spoken for as a stallion as it was announced that Gainesway Farm will stand him upon his eventual retirement from racing.
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Jackie’s Warrior, Aloha West deliver quick drills
DRF | 1 year ago
Fast horses work fast! For those who didn’t already know it, that was the lesson learned Tuesday morning at Keeneland where the track was tight and some of the quickest horses on the planet showed off that speed when turning in final major preps for th...
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Jackie’s Warrior, Aloha West deliver quick drills
DRF | 1 year ago
Fast horses work fast! For those who didn’t already know it, that was the lesson learned Tuesday morning at Keeneland where the track was tight and some of the quickest horses on the planet showed off that speed when turning in final major preps for th...
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Fractional interest in Flightline to be sold at Keeneland November sale
DRF | 1 year ago
A fractional interest in Flightline, the unbeaten colt who is the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Keeneland, will be offered two days following the race at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
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Fractional interest in Flightline to be sold at Keeneland November sale
DRF | 1 year ago
A fractional interest in Flightline, the unbeaten colt who is the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Keeneland, will be offered two days following the race at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
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Reed slows down Rich Strike in five-furlong breeze
DRF | 1 year ago
Longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike breezed Tuesday morning at Keeneland as he prepares to attempt another upset in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Reed slows down Rich Strike in five-furlong breeze
DRF | 1 year ago
Longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike breezed Tuesday morning at Keeneland as he prepares to attempt another upset in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Flightline hits the track Monday morning
DRF | 1 year ago
With nary a Breeders’ Cup worker on the schedule, the big story at Keeneland Monday morning was the first local appearance of the mighty Flightline.
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Flightline hits the track Monday morning
DRF | 1 year ago
With nary a Breeders’ Cup worker on the schedule, the big story at Keeneland Monday morning was the first local appearance of the mighty Flightline.
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Secret Oath works fast five furlongs for Breeders’ Cup Distaff
DRF | 1 year ago
On an otherwise quiet Monday at Churchill, Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath was out for serious work when going five furlongs in 58.80 seconds over a fast track.
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Secret Oath works fast five furlongs for Breeders’ Cup Distaff
DRF | 1 year ago
On an otherwise quiet Monday at Churchill, Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath was out for serious work when going five furlongs in 58.80 seconds over a fast track.
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Gufo not pre-entered in Breeders’ Cup Turf
DRF | 1 year ago
The multiple Grade 1 winner Gufo was not pre-entered Monday for the $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf, trainer Christophe Clement said.
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Law Professor switches course to Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
DRF | 1 year ago
After running a very good second to Life Is Good in the Woodward, the connections of Law Professor have opted to forgo the Fayette in lieu of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 5 at Keeneland.
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Coolmore retires two-time Group 1 winner Blackbeard
DRF | 1 year ago
On Monday, the day of the pre-entry deadline for the Breeders' Cup, Coolmore announced that Blackbeard was forced to be withdrawn from consideration for the Breeders' Cup with an injury, and that the multiple Group 1-winning juvenile has been retired to Coolmore's Irish headquarters for 2023.
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Cave Rock, Wound Up take different roads to Breeders’ Cup
DRF | 1 year ago
The California 2-year-olds Cave Rock and Wound Up have had widely different campaigns this year.
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Cave Rock, Wound Up take different roads to Breeders’ Cup
DRF | 1 year ago
The California 2-year-olds Cave Rock and Wound Up have had widely different campaigns this year.
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Asmussen works five contenders
DRF | 1 year ago
Trainer Todd Pletcher dominated the Breeders’ Cup worktab on Friday at Keeneland while colleagues Doug O’Neill and Chad Brown did likewise the following morning. Sunday was Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s turn to take the spotlight and he sent o...
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Epicenter works five furlongs in Breeders’ Cup Classic prep
DRF | 1 year ago
As the sun rose at Keeneland on Sunday morning, prominent contender Epicenter turned in his penultimate and most serious work toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic as heavy favorite Flightline began his journey to Kentucky for that race.
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Rich Strike will run in Breeders’ Cup Classic, trainer says
DRF | 1 year ago
After several weeks of indecision, trainer Eric Reed announced Sunday that Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will indeed run in the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Hot Rod Charlie leads crowd of workers
DRF | 1 year ago
Saturday morning was hectic at Keeneland from the time the track opened for training at 5:30 a.m. until the final team, the Chad Brown duo of Rougir and Regal Glory, breezed over the turf nearly five hours later. Nearly two-dozen potential Breeders’ C...
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Domestic Spending a definite for BC Mile, Brown says
DRF | 1 year ago
Da Hoss won the 1996 and 1998 editions of the Breeders' Cup Mile with just one start in between. Animal Kingdom was second to Horse of the Year Wise Dan in the 2012 Mile with just one start in the previous 18 months. And now, Domestic Spending will try to add his name to the list of those turning in strong efforts in the Mile off a long layoff.
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Flightline, in top form for BC Classic, departs Sunday for Keeneland
DRF | 1 year ago
Flightline will ship to Keeneland for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in peak form after a typically outstanding workout Saturday at Santa Anita.
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Flightline, in top form for BC Classic, departs Sunday for Keeneland
DRF | 1 year ago
Flightline will ship to Keeneland for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in peak form after a typically outstanding workout Saturday at Santa Anita.
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Breeders’ Cup Clocker: Pletcher runners steal the show
DRF | 1 year ago
As has been the case during the the current Keeneland meet, Todd Pletcher took center stage here Friday. This time during training hours when sending out three of the biggest names slated to compete on Breeders' Cup Saturday – Life is Good, Malathaat, and Nest – to turn in their penultimate works for the Classic and Distaff.
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Classic hopeful Olympiad among five Mott trainees working for Breeders’ Cup
DRF | 1 year ago
Bill Mott worked five of his prospective eight Breeders’ Cup candidates at Saratoga on Friday, led by Classic contender Olympiad, who went five furlongs over the Oklahoma dirt track in 1:00.88 in company with Dirt Mile starter Cody’s Wish.
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Nest, Malathaat drill a half-mile for Breeders’ Cup Distaff
DRF | 1 year ago
In a tantalizing look ahead to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, stablemates Malathaat and Nest, the early favorites for the Nov. 5 race at Keeneland, breezed in company over the host track Friday morning.
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Pletcher works four Breeders’ Cup-bound juveniles
DRF | 1 year ago
Led by a bevy of juveniles, a number of Breeders' Cup candidates breezed on a chilly Thursday morning at host track Keeneland.
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Breeders’ Cup Classic: Hot Rod Charlie ready for fight against heavyweights
DRF | 2 years ago
It was at Keeneland two years ago that Hot Rod Charlie first caught people's attention with a runner-up finish to Essential Quality in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at odds of 94-1. Two years, 14 races, and $5 million in earnings later, Hot Rod Charlie will make his third straight appearance at the Breeders' Cup when he runs in the $6 million Classic on Nov. 5 at Keeneland.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf: Comanche Country will try to buck history
DRF | 2 years ago
She is on a three-race winning streak and is part of one of the nation's most high-profile stables. Comanche Country has excellent credentials for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland on Nov. 4. There is one drawback – she's from California.
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Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint: New York will be well represented
DRF | 2 years ago
New York will be in the house for the $1 million Filly and Mare Sprint on Nov. 5 at Keeneland. Five Empire State-based runners are potential starters in the seven-furlong race: Goodnight Olive, Obligatory, Frank's Rockette, Caramel Swirl and Lady Rocket.
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Breeders’ Cup Sprint: Super Ocho, Flash of Mischief longshots worth considering
DRF | 2 years ago
Considering the winners of the two most recent renewals of the Breeders' Cup Sprint went postward at odds of 11-1 (Aloha West in 2021) and 18-1 (Whitmore 2020), handicappers might want to pay a little more attention to some of the lesser-regarded contenders pointing for this year's edition.
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Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint: Highfield Princess leads European contingent
DRF | 2 years ago
When Glass Slippers won the 2020 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland she became the first European-based horse to win the race. Highfield Princess will try to step into those shoes while leading this year's European contingent for the $1 million race.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf: Field shaping up with no clear standout
DRF | 2 years ago
The decision to hold Mysterious Night out of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf means handicappers will have to dig deeper for clues.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint: Tyler’s Tribe a go after test run on turf
DRF | 2 years ago
All systems appear to be go for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint for Tyler's Tribe, who tested out the Keeneland turf course for the first time last Saturday. With regular jockey Kylee Jordan aboard, the gelding cruised through three furlongs in 39.80 seconds.
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Breeders’ Cup Mile: Domestic Spending may start off more than 14-month layoff
DRF | 2 years ago
People murmur reverently about Da Hoss winning the 1998 Breeders' Cup Mile. The gelding had won the 1996 BC Mile but didn't race for almost two years afterward, yet trainer Michael Dickinson had Da Hoss ready for a second Mile win off one prep race. Chad Brown may be sending Domestic Spending on an almost equally audacious mission.
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Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf: Brown trio will face three Euro favorites
DRF | 2 years ago
A quick glance at the prospective lineup for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf seems to make it a nice little 3-on-3 matching Chad Brown versus the Europeans.
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Breeders’ Cup Distaff: Longshot Blue Stripe ready this time around
DRF | 2 years ago
Even while the number of Breeders' Cup Distaff runners dwindled to a probable field of seven, the Argentine mare Blue Stripe is in the same position as last year – among the least-fancied in the Distaff field. The difference this time is she actually has a chance.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies: All the major players are on board
DRF | 2 years ago
The field for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is holding together quite nicely, with almost all of the top finishers from the last three major preps running back in the Nov. 4 race at Keeneland.
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Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint: Bell’s the One out with minor injury, will be sold at Fasig-Tipton
DRF | 2 years ago
Bell’s the One, the most accomplished horse ever trained by Neil Pessin in his 37-year career, has been withdrawn from consideration for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint because of what Pessin termed “a minor setback.”
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Breeders’ Cup Turf: Motion finds himself with two chances for third win
DRF | 2 years ago
In a little more than a week, Highland Chief and Bye Bye Melvin won and finished second in marathon stakes on turf earlier this month to convince trainer Graham Motion they belong in the Breeders' Cup Turf on Nov. 5 at Keeneland.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile: Curly Jack’s form lines show strength
DRF | 2 years ago
Cave Rock is the “now horse” in the 2-year-old division. Trainer Tom Amoss hopes that isn't the case in a couple of weeks when he sends out Curly Jack against that multiple Grade 1 winner in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Nov. 4 at Keeneland.
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Lane Way’s connections hope to get into Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
DRF | 2 years ago
The waiting game is on for the people surrounding Lane Way, an outside candidate for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 5.
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Flightline has solid workout for Breeders’ Cup Classic
DRF | 2 years ago
The only thing that was out of the ordinary for Flightline early Saturday morning at Santa Anita was the light mist falling from the sky.
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Flightline has solid workout for Breeders’ Cup Classic
DRF | 2 years ago
The only thing that was out of the ordinary for Flightline early Saturday morning at Santa Anita was the light mist falling from the sky.
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Rich Strike breezes half-mile for possible BC Classic start
DRF | 2 years ago
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike had his penultimate race breeze toward a potential start in the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Classic when going a half-mile in 47.60 seconds well before dawn Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.
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Rich Strike breezes half-mile for possible BC Classic start
DRF | 2 years ago
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike had his penultimate race breeze toward a potential start in the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Classic when going a half-mile in 47.60 seconds well before dawn Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.
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Highland Chief slips through along inside to win Sycamore; BC Turf a possibility
DRF | 2 years ago
Highland Chief added to his breakthrough season Friday when getting a terrific ride from John Velazquez in winning the Grade 3, $266,813 Sycamore Stakes going 1 1/2 miles on the Keeneland turf.
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Highland Chief slips through along inside to win Sycamore; BC Turf a possibility
DRF | 2 years ago
Highland Chief added to his breakthrough season Friday when getting a terrific ride from John Velazquez in winning the Grade 3, $266,813 Sycamore Stakes going 1 1/2 miles on the Keeneland turf.
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Breeders’ Cup Classic post time set for 5:40 p.m. Eastern
DRF | 2 years ago
The Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., will have a post time of 5:40 p.m. Eastern time, the Breeders’ Cup announced on Friday. The Classic will be the final Breeders’ Cup race on a 12-race card at Keeneland that ...
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