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Veternarian Dr. Farmer walks us through what quarantine looks like for our international horses!
I will be looking for trainer Wayne_M._Catalano he disappeared from Keeneland? Maybe had his eyes on the cup..... Would not be his 1st Rodeo
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Idiomatic is out of the Distaff
Reigning Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic has been diagnosed with a minor knee injury that will prevent her from defending her Distaff title. The five-year-old mare has been retired, leaving standout three-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna as an expected clear favorite for the Distaff.O’Brien removes eight from consideration
Trainer Aidan O’Brien pre-entered 19 horses in the Breeders’ Cup, but at least eight will not make the trip from Ireland.The eight dropouts are Aesop’s Fables from the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), Bubbling from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), Continuous and Illinois from the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), Henry Longfellow, Mountain Bear, and River Tiber from the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and Monumental from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).
National Treasure among other pre-entry defections
Every year, plenty of horses withdraw from the Breeders’ Cup in between pre-entries and final entries. This year is no exception.In addition to Idiomatic and the O’Brien eight, a dozen other horses have been removed from Breeders’ Cup consideration for a variety of reasons. Chief among them is 2023 Preakness (G1) and 2024 Pegasus World Cup (G1) winner National Treasure, who will skip the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) due to a foot issue reported by the Daily Racing Form.
Prince of Monaco, winner of the 2023 Del Mar Futurity (G1), has retired from racing due to minor bone bruising and will miss the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).
The remaining defections include Celandine and Destino d’Oro from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Celandine and Smoken Wicked from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), Dapper Moon, Dr Ruben M, and McKinzie Street from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Fort Bragg from the Dirt Mile, So There She Was from the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Kirstenbosch from the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), and Gina Romantica from the Breeders’ Cup Mile.
Classic contenders post final pre-race workouts
Last week, the majority of the 16 Breeders cup classes pre-entrants turned in their (presumably) final timed workouts in advance of the race.Here are the details of their exercises:
Arthur’s Ride: Half a mile in :49.00 on Sunday at Del Mar.
Fierceness: Half a mile in :48.98 over the Saratoga training track on Friday.
Highland Falls: Five furlongs in 1:00.20 on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Mixto: Five furlongs in 1:00.40 at Del Mar on Sunday.
Newgate: Five furlongs in a bullet :58.80 at Santa Anita on Sunday.
Next: Five furlongs in 1:01.00 at Turfway Park on Thursday.
Pyrenees: Half a mile in :49.00 at Keeneland on Saturday.
Rattle N Roll: Five furlongs in a bullet :59.60 at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Senor Buscador: Six furlongs in 1:12.00 at Del Mar on Friday.
Sierra Leone: Half a mile in :49.81 over the Belmont Park training track on Saturday.
Skippylongstocking: Half a mile in a bullet :47.92 over the Saratoga training track on Friday.
Tapit Trice: Half a mile in :49.21 over the Belmont Park training track on Saturday.
Juvenile Turf Sprint Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time 5:45pm ET / 2:45 pm PT
Juvenile Fillies Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time 6:25pm ET / 3:25 pm PT
Juvenile Fillies Turf Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time 7:05pm ET / 8th Race, Post Time 4:05 pm PT
Juvenile Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time 7:45pm ET / 9th Race, Post Time 4:45 pm PT
Juvenile Turf Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time 8:25pm ET / 10th Race, Post Time 5:25 pm PT
Filly & Mare Sprint Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time 7:05pm ET / 4th Race, Post Time 12:00 pm (PT)
Turf Sprint Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time 3:41pm ET / 5th Race, Post Time 12:41 pm PT
