STELLAR WIND entered in the Distaff worked the bullet for 5 furlongs being timed in :59.80.
Free Drop Billy entered in the Juvenile was out for a jog today.
Hollywood Star also entered in the Juvenile worked out this morning.
Say hello to Marsha....She`ll be running in the Turf Sprint.
Gun Runner......Just chillin....He`s handsome....lol
War Flag touring the paddock before heading to the turf course.
Lady Aurelia touring the paddock before heading to the turf course.
Blonde Bomber looking sweet......Morning workout.
The Tabulator working hard this morning.
Breeders' Cup Classic contender Gunnevera settling in well after a long trip to Del Mar, will visit track tomorrow.
MIDNIGHT STORM worked 4 furlongs in :48.40
Elate entered in the Distaff back to the barn after a little workout.....She looks good.
Post Position Draw tomorrow starting at 3:30!
Serious Speed Pre-Entered in Turf Sprint.
Get ready for the richest five furlongs in horse racing! The Turf Sprint is always a mad dash for cash, and it will be no different this year as 12 horses have been pre-entered for the $1,000,000 race. As usual, the race has drawn a good mix of American horses and international stars. The Turf Sprint will go off as race five on Saturday, November 4th.
The Turf Sprint field could be one of the deepest runnings of the race in recent memory. Leading the pre-entries is likely favorite Lady Aurelia who has been an international super star and American heroine this year. After prepping at Keeneland in the $100,000 Giant's Causeway, Lady Aurelia headed overseas to Royal Ascot. She was victorious there last year in the Group 2 Queen Mary, and came home a winner again this year in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes by three lengths. She then traveled to York and finished second in the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes by a nose. Since then she has been training steadily at Keeneland leading her to this challenge.
The horse that defeated Lady Aurelia in the Coolmore Nunthorpe, Marsha (IRE), has been pre-entered for this race as well. Lady Aurelia will have revenge on her mind, but will have to earn it as Marsha is certainly no slouch. She is a Group 1 and Group 3 winner this year, and has hit the board in all five of her starts. She is coming off a second place finish at Chantilly in the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines Stakes.
Let us not forgot about the American contingent though, starting with six-furlong world record holder Disco Partner. He has been nothing short of brilliant this year as he is a perfect 3-for-3 when sprinting on the turf. His world record performance in the Grade 3 Jaipur Stakes became a key race throughout the season as several horses came back to win or at least run very well. After an experiment at running a mile, Disco Partner returned to sprinting last time out and won the Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational by one and one quarter lengths.
One of the cooler stories of the race is the Mike Maker trained Hogy. Three races ago this horse was claimed for $80K at Saratoga after finishing second in an option claimer. Right after the claim, Hogy returned to win the $350,000 Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint, and then was a strong second in the Grade 2 Woodford Stakes at Keeneland. Now the 8-year-old is on his way to the Breeders’ Cup. This has undoubtedly been a tremendous claim for owner Michael M. Hui.
Another cool story is Bucchero who won the Grade 2 Woodford Stakes over Hogy at odds of 26-1. He has had an up and down career, but lately has really found his stride with back to back wins leading up to this race. The horse has made a living running at smaller tracks, but will step up to the biggest spotlight yet for connections who are thrilled to give him the chance.
The event will go off as race five on Saturday’s card and has a post time of 3:37 ET. Others pre-entered for the race include: Cotai Glory (GB), Holding Gold, Mongolian Saturday, Pure Sensation, Richard’s Boy, Stormy Liberal, and Washington DC (IRE).
Get ready for the richest five furlongs in horse racing! The Turf Sprint is always a mad dash for cash, and it will be no different this year as 12 horses have been pre-entered for the $1,000,000 race. As usual, the race has drawn a good mix of American horses and international stars. The Turf Sprint will go off as race five on Saturday, November 4th.
The Turf Sprint field could be one of the deepest runnings of the race in recent memory. Leading the pre-entries is likely favorite Lady Aurelia who has been an international super star and American heroine this year. After prepping at Keeneland in the $100,000 Giant's Causeway, Lady Aurelia headed overseas to Royal Ascot. She was victorious there last year in the Group 2 Queen Mary, and came home a winner again this year in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes by three lengths. She then traveled to York and finished second in the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes by a nose. Since then she has been training steadily at Keeneland leading her to this challenge.
The horse that defeated Lady Aurelia in the Coolmore Nunthorpe, Marsha (IRE), has been pre-entered for this race as well. Lady Aurelia will have revenge on her mind, but will have to earn it as Marsha is certainly no slouch. She is a Group 1 and Group 3 winner this year, and has hit the board in all five of her starts. She is coming off a second place finish at Chantilly in the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines Stakes.
Let us not forgot about the American contingent though, starting with six-furlong world record holder Disco Partner. He has been nothing short of brilliant this year as he is a perfect 3-for-3 when sprinting on the turf. His world record performance in the Grade 3 Jaipur Stakes became a key race throughout the season as several horses came back to win or at least run very well. After an experiment at running a mile, Disco Partner returned to sprinting last time out and won the Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational by one and one quarter lengths.
One of the cooler stories of the race is the Mike Maker trained Hogy. Three races ago this horse was claimed for $80K at Saratoga after finishing second in an option claimer. Right after the claim, Hogy returned to win the $350,000 Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint, and then was a strong second in the Grade 2 Woodford Stakes at Keeneland. Now the 8-year-old is on his way to the Breeders’ Cup. This has undoubtedly been a tremendous claim for owner Michael M. Hui.
Another cool story is Bucchero who won the Grade 2 Woodford Stakes over Hogy at odds of 26-1. He has had an up and down career, but lately has really found his stride with back to back wins leading up to this race. The horse has made a living running at smaller tracks, but will step up to the biggest spotlight yet for connections who are thrilled to give him the chance.
The event will go off as race five on Saturday’s card and has a post time of 3:37 ET. Others pre-entered for the race include: Cotai Glory (GB), Holding Gold, Mongolian Saturday, Pure Sensation, Richard’s Boy, Stormy Liberal, and Washington DC (IRE).
[h=1]Dirt Mile Attracts 16 Pre-Entries. [/h]
Sixteen horses have pre-entered for the Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, which will be race seven on day one of the Breeders’ Cup, Friday, November 3. Accelerate leads the way with multiple wins over this Del Mar track including stakes scores in the Shared Belief Stakes last season, and the Grade 1 San Diego Handicap this year. His most recent effort was a third place finish to monsters Arrogate and Collected in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic. Accelerate was third last year in this race.
Bob Baffert has pre-entered two in the race — Cupid and Mor Sprit. Cupid’s last start at Del Mar was at a mile as he won a small listed stakes. Three races back he captured the Grade 1 Santa Anita Gold Cup. Baffert’s other pre-entry, Mor Spirit, has a flashy resume at this distance. He was last seen winning the Grade 1 Met Mile in impressive fashion, but has not raced since that start in early June. However, he finally had a big workout on October 23rd that signals he might be ready to fire.
The Grade 1 Met Mile runner up, Sharp Azteca, has also pre-entered in this spot as he has been one of the best milers in the country for a few years now. He has won his last two races by a combined twelve lengths which included the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup and the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap. This will be his first trip to Del Mar.
Trainer Chad Brown has pre-entered Practical Joke, who has never been beaten when running at a mile or less. His stakes wins at a mile or less include The Grade 1 Alan H. Jerkens Stakes, Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes, Grade 1 Champagne Stakes, and Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes.
Another horse that could like this cut back in distance is Midnight Storm, who was third last year in the Turf Mile against a loaded field. The 6-year-old by Pioneerof the Nile moved to the dirt after his Breeder’s Cup effort, and won the Grade 3 Native Diver and the Grace 2 San Pasqual Stakes. Recently he was second in the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita.
A pair of 3-year-olds who are no stranger to Del Mar will also look to take their shot in this event — Battle of Midway and Gato Del Oro. Both exit the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, in which Battle of Midway finished second and Gato Del Oro third. Before that race they both started at Del Mar in the Shared Belief Stakes. Battle of Midway destroyed that field winning by over six lengths and earning a great speed figure while Gato Del Oro was second.
Rounding out the pre-entries are Awesome Slew, Giant Expectations, Iron Fist, Lancaster Bomber (1st preference in the Mile), Mind Your Biscuits (1st preference in the Sprint), War Decree (1st preference in the Classic), and Win the Space (1st preference in the Classic).
Sixteen horses have pre-entered for the Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, which will be race seven on day one of the Breeders’ Cup, Friday, November 3. Accelerate leads the way with multiple wins over this Del Mar track including stakes scores in the Shared Belief Stakes last season, and the Grade 1 San Diego Handicap this year. His most recent effort was a third place finish to monsters Arrogate and Collected in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic. Accelerate was third last year in this race.
Bob Baffert has pre-entered two in the race — Cupid and Mor Sprit. Cupid’s last start at Del Mar was at a mile as he won a small listed stakes. Three races back he captured the Grade 1 Santa Anita Gold Cup. Baffert’s other pre-entry, Mor Spirit, has a flashy resume at this distance. He was last seen winning the Grade 1 Met Mile in impressive fashion, but has not raced since that start in early June. However, he finally had a big workout on October 23rd that signals he might be ready to fire.
The Grade 1 Met Mile runner up, Sharp Azteca, has also pre-entered in this spot as he has been one of the best milers in the country for a few years now. He has won his last two races by a combined twelve lengths which included the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup and the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap. This will be his first trip to Del Mar.
Trainer Chad Brown has pre-entered Practical Joke, who has never been beaten when running at a mile or less. His stakes wins at a mile or less include The Grade 1 Alan H. Jerkens Stakes, Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes, Grade 1 Champagne Stakes, and Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes.
Another horse that could like this cut back in distance is Midnight Storm, who was third last year in the Turf Mile against a loaded field. The 6-year-old by Pioneerof the Nile moved to the dirt after his Breeder’s Cup effort, and won the Grade 3 Native Diver and the Grace 2 San Pasqual Stakes. Recently he was second in the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita.
A pair of 3-year-olds who are no stranger to Del Mar will also look to take their shot in this event — Battle of Midway and Gato Del Oro. Both exit the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, in which Battle of Midway finished second and Gato Del Oro third. Before that race they both started at Del Mar in the Shared Belief Stakes. Battle of Midway destroyed that field winning by over six lengths and earning a great speed figure while Gato Del Oro was second.
Rounding out the pre-entries are Awesome Slew, Giant Expectations, Iron Fist, Lancaster Bomber (1st preference in the Mile), Mind Your Biscuits (1st preference in the Sprint), War Decree (1st preference in the Classic), and Win the Space (1st preference in the Classic).
That`s Elate.....She has some stride.....Good luck to her.
Distaff.
| Breeders' Cup Distaff, $2 million, 1 1/8 miles, fillies and mares 3-years-old and up | ||||||
| HORSE | TRAINER | LAST 3 BEYERS | ODDS | LAST RACE | NEXT RACE | COMMENTS |
| Stellar Wind | John Sadler | 103-101-94 | 7-2 | Clement L. Hirsch, DMR, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Lightly campaigned this year by design, enters BC off 97-day layoff |
| Elate | Bill Mott | 97-98-91 | 4-1 | Beldame, BEL, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Crushed older in Beldame, improving for five-time Distaff winner Mott |
| Forever Unbridled | Dallas Stewart | 98-89-103 | 5-1 | Personal Ensign, SAR, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Seven career wins seven different tracks, enters BC off 73-day layoff |
| Abel Tasman | Bob Baffert | 95-92-99 | 6-1 | Cotillion, PRX, 2nd | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Multi G1 winner "ran off" both recent; settled and finished big work Oct. 15 |
| Paradise Woods | Richard Mandella | 105-71-61 | 6-1 | Zenyatta, SA, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Facile victory in four-runner Zenyatta was little more than paid work |
| It Tiz Well | Jerry Hollendorfer | 98-91-90 | 8-1 | Cotillion, PRX, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Under the radar all year, breakout win last out vs. Ky Oaks winner |
| Champagne Room | Peter Eurton | 92-82-78 | 15-1 | Remington Park Oaks, RP, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Toyed with foes comeback, trained well summer DMR, bombs away? |
| Romantic Vision | Rusty Arnold | 96-92-36 | 15-1 | Spinster, KEE, 1st | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Late-developing Lemon Drop Kid mare splashed to victory G1 Spinster |
| Faithfully | Bob Baffert | 96-92-100 | 20-1 | Zenyatta, SA, 2nd | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 or G2 Chilukki, Nov. 4 | G1-placed filly could redirect to G2 Chilukki Stakes at CD on Nov. 4 |
| Mopotism | Doug O'Neill | 93-83-83 | 30-1 | Cotillion, PRX, 4th | BC Distaff, Nov. 3 | Frankie Dettori expected to ride longshot for owner Paul Reddam |
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I`ll do post positions tomorrow
Some past performances
Some past performances
