The Lexington track is hosting the Breeders’ Cup for the first time ever.
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Illuminate, meanwhile, stretched out on the all-weather in the hands of Frankie Dettori ahead of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday. He looked like Pharoah. She came into the Distaff with a narrow loss to Got Lucky in the Grade I Spinster Stakes at Keeneland on October 4. We were hoping for the best but unfortunately it’s the right thing to do; we’ll have to treat her with a few antibiotics, so that pretty much declares her out of the race. Individually, none of them may be a match for Beholder. None of the four figures to be favored. Obviously will be running in her fourth. She’s been replaced by John Velazquez, who is 1 for 6 with the 4-year-old filly since the Distaff a year ago. Mr. Prospector is next with 54 followed by Bold Ruler with 30.
“We feel like there will be a lot of last minute people and really we have a lot of the tickets with what we consider upgrades with indoor dining, track views, food and beverage options”, Dearen said.
Leading sire Tapit tops all individual stallions with nine pre-entered horses. “She’s won more than $3.1 million and she’ll make a good broodmare”. “It’s a long run to the first turn”.
According to a Breeders’ Cup Ltd. press release, 32 of this year’s pre-entries are based outside North America, down from last year’s 38.
Gleneagles is 16-1 to win the Classic after his lifeless run in defeat at Ascot this month.
They were there to eat free cheese and crackers and to find out where the horses will start in Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic here.
The charismatic Triple Crown victor was installed as the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the 11/4-mile Classic.
While there appears to be only a slight chance American Pharoah won’t be named Horse of the Year, Golden Horn already locked up the European title regardless of his finish in Saturday’s $3 million Turf on the strength of victories in the Irish and Epsom Derbies and the Arc de Triomphe. But for horse racing fans, it’s Christmas. Honor Code will break from the No. 9 spot, with Tonalist drawing the rail.
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Any of these scenarios is possible.
