2022 BREEDERS’ CUP POST TIMES AND WAGERING MENU
(All Times Eastern)
(All Times Eastern)
| Friday, November 4 | |||||||||||
| Race 1 | 11:55 am | Race 1 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 2 | 12:30 pm | Race 2 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 3 | 1:05 pm | Race 3 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 4 | 1:40 pm | Race 4 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 5 | 2:15 pm | Race 5 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 6 | SH-5 | |
| Race 6 | 3:00 pm | BC Juvenile Turf Sprint | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | A-T P3 | Pick 5 | SH-5 |
| Race 7 | 3:40 pm | NetJets BC Juvenile Fillies | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | SPDD | Pick 4 | SH-5 |
| Race 8 | 4:20 pm | BC Juvenile Fillies Turf | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 9 | 5:00 pm | FanDuel BC Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | DD | SPDD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 10 | 5:40 pm | BC Juvenile Turf |
| Saturday, November 5 | |||||||||||
| Race 1 | 10:30 am | Race 1 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 2 | 11:05 am | Race 2 | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 3 | 11:50 am | BC Filly & Mare Sprint | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 4 | 12:29 pm | BC Turf Sprint | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | A-T P4 | Pick 4 | SH-5 |
| Race 5 | 1:10 pm | Big Ass Fans BC Dirt Mile | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 6 | 1:50 pm | Maker's Mark BC Filly & Mare Turf | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 6 | SH-5 | |
| Race 7 | 2:30 pm | Qatar Racing BC Sprint | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 8 | 3:10 pm | FanDuel BC Mile presented by PDJF | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 9 | 3:55 pm | Longines BC Distaff | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 10 | 4:40 pm | Longines BC Turf | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | P3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 11 | 5:40 pm | Longines BC Classic | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | DD | SH-5 | |||
| Race 12 | 6:20 pm | Race 12 |
14 big races.
I will post the fields later on.
Post drawing was yesterday.
Good luck
I will post the fields later on.
Post drawing was yesterday.
Good luck
Little bit.
Talk to management maybe get a little contest together for this weekend... Trick or Treat!
Tickets sold out for Saturday. General Admission was $125! Free Parking...
The $6 million 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic drew a field of eight, led by the 3-5 morning line favorite Flightline. This field is fitting of the most prestigious race in North America; every horse earned at least $1 million and is a Grade 1 stakes winner. In total they have 15 Grade 1 victories and $20.6 million in purse money.
In the last 10 years, the Classic was won by four 3-year-olds – Authentic, Arrogate, American Pharoah and Bayern – and all of them were trained by Bob Baffert. The previous two runnings of the Classic at Keeneland were won by two of those horses – Authentic in 2020 and American Pharoah in 2015.
Here is a full-field analysis for the Classic with the official morning line odds from Keeneland’s oddsmaker Nick Tammaro. The Classic is carded as race 11 of 12 on Breeders’ Cup Saturday.
1. Taiba (8-1 – Gun Runner – Bob Baffert / Mike Smith – 5: 3-1-0 - $1,236,200) Bob Baffert won the Classic four times with 3-year-olds, and this year Taiba gives him a formidable contender. Since a debut maiden win in March, Taiba faced only Grade 1 company, picking up wins in the Santa Anita and Pennsylvania derbys. He will face older horses for the first time in the Classic. Back in the care of the Baffert, Taiba looks like a 3-year-old who is ready to run the best race of his career and should be closing down the stretch. Contender for exotics.
2. Life Is Good (6-1 – Into Mischief – Todd Pletcher / Irad Ortiz Jr. – 10: 8-1-0 - $4,086,700) Life Is Good is the winner of his last three starts, with recent wins in the Woodward (G1) and the Whitney (G1). The Woodward was on a sloppy and sealed track at Aqueduct that was a slow and tiring surface. The Whitney was a dominant performance over Happy Saver and Hot Rod Charlie. Even though Life Is Good has been ranked as the second best American Thoroughbred behind Flightline for most of the year, there are plenty of bettors who are going to point out Life Is Good’s unimpressive performance in the Whitney along with the worst race of his career in the 10-furlong Dubai World Cup (G1). It is possible that Life Is Good gets ignored a bit by the wagering public. The 10-furlong question looms large.
3. Happy Saver (30-1 – Super Saver – Todd Pletcher / John Velazquez – 12: 5-5-1 - $1,198,100) For the first time in his career, Happy Saver did not finish in the top three when he was fourth in the Lukas Classic (G2). That ended a steak of five second-place finishes, all of which happened in Grade 1 and 2 stakes. Now he faces this Classic field, so it is hard to expect him to bounce back and compete for the spot in the exacta. Toss.
4. Flightline (3-5 – Tapit – John Sadler / Flavien Prat – 5: 5-0-0 - $1,394,800) Flightline is the best American Thoroughbred heading into the Classic, and there are very few people who disagree. He has the fastest speed figures earned in his visually impressive victories by margins that overwhelmed his competition. The son of Tapit won his last three Grade 1 stakes by a total of 36 lengths. He will face the toughest field of his career, but that should be expected because the Classic is the most important race in America. Flightline makes this distinguished field look like they are racing for the $1.02 million second-place purse money. A deserving heavy favorite.
5. Hot Rod Charlie (15-1 – Oxbow – Doug O’Neill / Tyler Gaffalione – 18: 5-5-4 - $5,556,720) Heading into the Lukas Classic, Hot Rod Charlie had developed a reputation as a horse who had trouble finding the winner’s circle. There were a few unusual trips down the stretch in some of those losses, as was the case in the Lukas Classic with Rich Strike, but that time Hot Rod Charlie came out on top. He is likely to be a generous price on Saturday as the fourth or fifth choice
. Did Hot Rod Charlie answer important questions with his recent victory? Exacta possibility.
6. Epicenter (5-1 – Not This Time – Steve Asmussen / Joel Rosario – 10: 6-3-0 - $2,940,639) Epicenter established himself as the best 3-year-old after he won the Travers (G1) and the Jim Dandy (G2) convincingly. Those victories were added to his second-place finishes in the first two legs of the Triple Crown and his victories on the Derby trail. Three-year-olds have had plenty of success in the Classic as they fully mature at the year’s end, and Epicenter is expected to do so on Saturday. Is he the one to finish second behind Flightline? Completes the exacta.
7. Olympiad (10-1 – Speightstown– Bill Mott / Junior Alvarado – 12: 8-1-1 - $2,007,560) Olympiad is the winner of six of his last seven starts in 2022, with a recent victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup giving him his first Grade 1 win. The recent loss came when he was fourth in the Whitney behind three horses who are in this field. That was also the only time he did not finish in top three in his 12-race career. Olympiad has been a horse who likes to press the pace, and that will not be an easy thing to do in this field – as was the case in the Whitney. Toss.
8. Rich Strike (20-1 – Keen Ice – Eric Reed / Sonny Leon – 11: 2-1-3 - $2,200,489) Rich Strike’s fourth-place finish in the Travers and his second in the Lukas Classic were described as performances that show he belongs with the best horses in the country. But others will point out that he is still winless since his stunning upset of the Kentucky Derby (G1). Unlike the other 3-year-olds in this field, Rich Strike faced older horses already. In this field, Rich Strike once again will come with odds that his supporters should appreciate as he tries to finish in the exotics against the toughest field of his career. Toss.
Summary: In a race like the Breeders’ Cup Classic, there are tough decisions to be made and horses with great credentials have to be tossed from your tickets because you just cannot use them all. The presence of Flightline means this year's decisions are about who will finish in second, third and fourth.
Flightline will be a winner as the heaviest favorite of the weekend, with the 3-year-olds Epicenter and Taiba vying for second and third along with Hot Rod Charlie.
In the last 10 years, the Classic was won by four 3-year-olds – Authentic, Arrogate, American Pharoah and Bayern – and all of them were trained by Bob Baffert. The previous two runnings of the Classic at Keeneland were won by two of those horses – Authentic in 2020 and American Pharoah in 2015.
Here is a full-field analysis for the Classic with the official morning line odds from Keeneland’s oddsmaker Nick Tammaro. The Classic is carded as race 11 of 12 on Breeders’ Cup Saturday.
1. Taiba (8-1 – Gun Runner – Bob Baffert / Mike Smith – 5: 3-1-0 - $1,236,200) Bob Baffert won the Classic four times with 3-year-olds, and this year Taiba gives him a formidable contender. Since a debut maiden win in March, Taiba faced only Grade 1 company, picking up wins in the Santa Anita and Pennsylvania derbys. He will face older horses for the first time in the Classic. Back in the care of the Baffert, Taiba looks like a 3-year-old who is ready to run the best race of his career and should be closing down the stretch. Contender for exotics.
2. Life Is Good (6-1 – Into Mischief – Todd Pletcher / Irad Ortiz Jr. – 10: 8-1-0 - $4,086,700) Life Is Good is the winner of his last three starts, with recent wins in the Woodward (G1) and the Whitney (G1). The Woodward was on a sloppy and sealed track at Aqueduct that was a slow and tiring surface. The Whitney was a dominant performance over Happy Saver and Hot Rod Charlie. Even though Life Is Good has been ranked as the second best American Thoroughbred behind Flightline for most of the year, there are plenty of bettors who are going to point out Life Is Good’s unimpressive performance in the Whitney along with the worst race of his career in the 10-furlong Dubai World Cup (G1). It is possible that Life Is Good gets ignored a bit by the wagering public. The 10-furlong question looms large.
3. Happy Saver (30-1 – Super Saver – Todd Pletcher / John Velazquez – 12: 5-5-1 - $1,198,100) For the first time in his career, Happy Saver did not finish in the top three when he was fourth in the Lukas Classic (G2). That ended a steak of five second-place finishes, all of which happened in Grade 1 and 2 stakes. Now he faces this Classic field, so it is hard to expect him to bounce back and compete for the spot in the exacta. Toss.
4. Flightline (3-5 – Tapit – John Sadler / Flavien Prat – 5: 5-0-0 - $1,394,800) Flightline is the best American Thoroughbred heading into the Classic, and there are very few people who disagree. He has the fastest speed figures earned in his visually impressive victories by margins that overwhelmed his competition. The son of Tapit won his last three Grade 1 stakes by a total of 36 lengths. He will face the toughest field of his career, but that should be expected because the Classic is the most important race in America. Flightline makes this distinguished field look like they are racing for the $1.02 million second-place purse money. A deserving heavy favorite.
5. Hot Rod Charlie (15-1 – Oxbow – Doug O’Neill / Tyler Gaffalione – 18: 5-5-4 - $5,556,720) Heading into the Lukas Classic, Hot Rod Charlie had developed a reputation as a horse who had trouble finding the winner’s circle. There were a few unusual trips down the stretch in some of those losses, as was the case in the Lukas Classic with Rich Strike, but that time Hot Rod Charlie came out on top. He is likely to be a generous price on Saturday as the fourth or fifth choice
. Did Hot Rod Charlie answer important questions with his recent victory? Exacta possibility.
6. Epicenter (5-1 – Not This Time – Steve Asmussen / Joel Rosario – 10: 6-3-0 - $2,940,639) Epicenter established himself as the best 3-year-old after he won the Travers (G1) and the Jim Dandy (G2) convincingly. Those victories were added to his second-place finishes in the first two legs of the Triple Crown and his victories on the Derby trail. Three-year-olds have had plenty of success in the Classic as they fully mature at the year’s end, and Epicenter is expected to do so on Saturday. Is he the one to finish second behind Flightline? Completes the exacta.
7. Olympiad (10-1 – Speightstown– Bill Mott / Junior Alvarado – 12: 8-1-1 - $2,007,560) Olympiad is the winner of six of his last seven starts in 2022, with a recent victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup giving him his first Grade 1 win. The recent loss came when he was fourth in the Whitney behind three horses who are in this field. That was also the only time he did not finish in top three in his 12-race career. Olympiad has been a horse who likes to press the pace, and that will not be an easy thing to do in this field – as was the case in the Whitney. Toss.
8. Rich Strike (20-1 – Keen Ice – Eric Reed / Sonny Leon – 11: 2-1-3 - $2,200,489) Rich Strike’s fourth-place finish in the Travers and his second in the Lukas Classic were described as performances that show he belongs with the best horses in the country. But others will point out that he is still winless since his stunning upset of the Kentucky Derby (G1). Unlike the other 3-year-olds in this field, Rich Strike faced older horses already. In this field, Rich Strike once again will come with odds that his supporters should appreciate as he tries to finish in the exotics against the toughest field of his career. Toss.
Summary: In a race like the Breeders’ Cup Classic, there are tough decisions to be made and horses with great credentials have to be tossed from your tickets because you just cannot use them all. The presence of Flightline means this year's decisions are about who will finish in second, third and fourth.
Flightline will be a winner as the heaviest favorite of the weekend, with the 3-year-olds Epicenter and Taiba vying for second and third along with Hot Rod Charlie.
2022 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)
*Rating is based on HRN fan votes, which rank the Top Active Horses in training.| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start | Status |
| Taiba Gun Runner | 8.12 | B. Baffert M. Smith | 1st, 2022 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | Entered | |
| Life Is Good Into Mischief | 8.05 | T. Pletcher I. Ortiz, Jr. | 1st, 2022 Woodward (G1) | Entered | |
| Happy Saver Super Saver | 8.15 | T. Pletcher J. Velazquez | 4th, 2022 Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) | Entered | |
| Flightline Tapit | 8.3 | J. Sadler F. Prat | 1st, 2022 Pacific Classic (G1) | Entered | |
| Hot Rod Charlie Oxbow | 8.22 | D. O'Neill T. Gaffalione | 1st, 2022 Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) | Entered | |
| Epicenter Not This Time | 8.18 | S. Asmussen J. Rosario | 1st, 2022 Travers Stakes (G1) | Entered | |
| Olympiad Speightstown | 8.16 | W. Mott J. Alvarado | 1st, 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) | Entered | |
| Rich Strike Keen Ice | 7.93 | E. Reed S. Leon | 2nd, 2022 Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) | Entered |
Above is the info on the classic. Click the horses name for past performances.
Only 8 horses. That's disappointing.
Only 8 horses. That's disappointing.
The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff, which will be run on Saturday over a distance 1 1/8 miles, drew a field of eight fillies and mares. Among them are seven Grade 1 winners and six who have earned more than $1 million.
Since 2010, 3-year-olds won the Distaff four times, and three of them came back to win the race again – Royal Delta in 2011 and 2012, Beholder in 2013 and 2016, and Monomoy Girl in 2018 and 2020. The fourth filly to win at 3 was Untapable in 2014.
This year’s Distaff field has four 3-year-olds led by the 9-5 morning-line favorite Nest. She is joined by Secret Oath, Awake At Midnyte and Society.
Here is a full-field analysis for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff with the official morning-line odds from Keeneland. The Distaff is carded as race 9 of 12 with the post time set for 3:55 p.m. EDT.
1. Malathaat (3-1 – Curlin – Todd Pletcher / John Velazquez – 13: 9-3-1 - $2,750,825) Malathaat finished in the top three in every one of her 13 starts, including wins in her last two races in the Personal Ensign (G1) and then the Spinster (G1) at Keeneland. Todd Pletcher put blinkers on Malathaat three starts ago, and they seem to have transformed her from being a filly who won her races by doing just enough to winning the Spinster by more than five lengths. Win contender.
2. Blue Stripe (20-1 – Equal Stripes – Marcelo Polanco / Hector Berrios – 10: 6-1-2 - $461,882) Blue Stripe came to America from Argentina last year in time for the Distaff at Del Mar, finishing an uncompetitive seventh. She was given time off and came back in April to win the Santa Margarita (G2) with a stalking trip. After a second in the Santa Maria (G2) in June at Santa Anita, she became a Grade 1 winner in the Clement Hirsch at Del Mar in August. Live long shot.
3. Secret Oath (15-1 – Arrogate – D. Wayne Lukas / Luis Saez – 12: 5-2-3 - $1,708,417) After Secret Oath began the year with three wins from four starts, including a prestigious victory in the Kentucky Oaks, she went winless in her next four races. In those recent races she faced the boys in the Preakness and then ran in three Grade 1 stakes against 3-year-old fillies. She was beaten twice by Nest and then by Society in the Cotillion. Obviously, Secret Oath will not get any class relief in the Distaff, so it is hard to expect her to get back to the winning form she showed earlier. Toss.
4. Clairiere (4-1 – Curlin – Steve Asmussen / Joel Rosario – 15: 6-4-2 - $1,935,592) Clairiere dominated the older filly and mare division in the first half of the year with a pair of victories over Malathaat in the Ogden Phipps (G1) and the Shuvee (G2). In the Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga, Clairiere had problems in the starting gate, was injuried when she banged her head and was uncompetitive. She will make her first start since that day in August and is a bit of a wild card in this Distaff field. Can she come back to compete for the win and find her excellent form? Win contender.
5. Awake At Midnyte (30-1 – Nyquist – Doug O’Neill / Mario Gutierrez – 8: 2-3-1 - $249,675) Along with her maiden victory and an allowance win at Del Mar in September, Awake At Midnyte has a pair of second-place finishes in Grade 2 races in California. One of them was in the Zenyatta last month at Santa Anita. Her owners at Reddam Racing are always willing to face the toughest competition with their horses. This is the most challenging field of Awake At Midnyte’s career. Toss.
6. Nest (9-5 – Curlin – Todd Pletcher / Irad Ortiz Jr. – 10: 7-2-1 - $1,873,050) Since her second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes (G1) Nest has just gotten better and better. She won three graded stakes in New York by open lengths after stalking the early pace and then displayed an impressive burst of speed. Nest beat other 3-year-old fillies in the CCA Oaks (G1) and the prestigious Alabama (G1) and then topped older horses for the first time in the Beldame (G2). She made 10 starts with seven victories and all top three finishes. Remembering her Belmont Stakes performance helped to put her on top of this challenging field. Top choice.
7. Search Results (9-2 – Flatter – Chad Brown / Flavien Prat – 11: 6-2-3 - $1,404,00) Search Results is another filly with a great career record. She got victories in the Acorn (G1) as a 3-year-old and then in the Ruffian (G2) and the Monmouth Oaks (G3) this year. Search Results was competitive against Malathaat and Clairiere, although she did not get a win against them. The Chad Brown filly does her best when she is pressing the pace. Use underneath.
8. Society (6-1 – Gun Runner – Steve Asmussen / Florent Geroux – 6: 5-0-0 - $1,109,775) Society found success in the Cotillion (G1) and the Charles Town Oaks (G3) by going to the lead and staying there. Interestingly, her debut maiden victory came at Keeneland as a 2-year-old with a closing move from sixth place. Still, Steve Asmussen is likely to send her to the lead in the Distaff, which seems to be lacking in early speed. Lone speed.
Summary: There have been great battles in the Distaff between 3-year-olds and older fillies and mares. None was greater than the 2016 stretch duel between Songbird and Beholder, which was decided by the narrowest of margins in that famous photo finish. Beholder won that day, handing Songbird the first defeat of her career. Songbird was the 1.10-1 favorite and Beholder was three times the price at 3.30-1.
As on that day in 2016, the 3-year-old Nest will be the favorite over Malathaat, who is the 3-1 second choice in the morning line with Clairiere listed at 4-1.
It would be no surprise for any of those three fillies to win the Distaff. They each have outstanding credentials coming into the race and are trained by Hall of Famers Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmussen.
Since 2010, 3-year-olds won the Distaff four times, and three of them came back to win the race again – Royal Delta in 2011 and 2012, Beholder in 2013 and 2016, and Monomoy Girl in 2018 and 2020. The fourth filly to win at 3 was Untapable in 2014.
This year’s Distaff field has four 3-year-olds led by the 9-5 morning-line favorite Nest. She is joined by Secret Oath, Awake At Midnyte and Society.
Here is a full-field analysis for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff with the official morning-line odds from Keeneland. The Distaff is carded as race 9 of 12 with the post time set for 3:55 p.m. EDT.
1. Malathaat (3-1 – Curlin – Todd Pletcher / John Velazquez – 13: 9-3-1 - $2,750,825) Malathaat finished in the top three in every one of her 13 starts, including wins in her last two races in the Personal Ensign (G1) and then the Spinster (G1) at Keeneland. Todd Pletcher put blinkers on Malathaat three starts ago, and they seem to have transformed her from being a filly who won her races by doing just enough to winning the Spinster by more than five lengths. Win contender.
2. Blue Stripe (20-1 – Equal Stripes – Marcelo Polanco / Hector Berrios – 10: 6-1-2 - $461,882) Blue Stripe came to America from Argentina last year in time for the Distaff at Del Mar, finishing an uncompetitive seventh. She was given time off and came back in April to win the Santa Margarita (G2) with a stalking trip. After a second in the Santa Maria (G2) in June at Santa Anita, she became a Grade 1 winner in the Clement Hirsch at Del Mar in August. Live long shot.
3. Secret Oath (15-1 – Arrogate – D. Wayne Lukas / Luis Saez – 12: 5-2-3 - $1,708,417) After Secret Oath began the year with three wins from four starts, including a prestigious victory in the Kentucky Oaks, she went winless in her next four races. In those recent races she faced the boys in the Preakness and then ran in three Grade 1 stakes against 3-year-old fillies. She was beaten twice by Nest and then by Society in the Cotillion. Obviously, Secret Oath will not get any class relief in the Distaff, so it is hard to expect her to get back to the winning form she showed earlier. Toss.
4. Clairiere (4-1 – Curlin – Steve Asmussen / Joel Rosario – 15: 6-4-2 - $1,935,592) Clairiere dominated the older filly and mare division in the first half of the year with a pair of victories over Malathaat in the Ogden Phipps (G1) and the Shuvee (G2). In the Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga, Clairiere had problems in the starting gate, was injuried when she banged her head and was uncompetitive. She will make her first start since that day in August and is a bit of a wild card in this Distaff field. Can she come back to compete for the win and find her excellent form? Win contender.
5. Awake At Midnyte (30-1 – Nyquist – Doug O’Neill / Mario Gutierrez – 8: 2-3-1 - $249,675) Along with her maiden victory and an allowance win at Del Mar in September, Awake At Midnyte has a pair of second-place finishes in Grade 2 races in California. One of them was in the Zenyatta last month at Santa Anita. Her owners at Reddam Racing are always willing to face the toughest competition with their horses. This is the most challenging field of Awake At Midnyte’s career. Toss.
6. Nest (9-5 – Curlin – Todd Pletcher / Irad Ortiz Jr. – 10: 7-2-1 - $1,873,050) Since her second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes (G1) Nest has just gotten better and better. She won three graded stakes in New York by open lengths after stalking the early pace and then displayed an impressive burst of speed. Nest beat other 3-year-old fillies in the CCA Oaks (G1) and the prestigious Alabama (G1) and then topped older horses for the first time in the Beldame (G2). She made 10 starts with seven victories and all top three finishes. Remembering her Belmont Stakes performance helped to put her on top of this challenging field. Top choice.
7. Search Results (9-2 – Flatter – Chad Brown / Flavien Prat – 11: 6-2-3 - $1,404,00) Search Results is another filly with a great career record. She got victories in the Acorn (G1) as a 3-year-old and then in the Ruffian (G2) and the Monmouth Oaks (G3) this year. Search Results was competitive against Malathaat and Clairiere, although she did not get a win against them. The Chad Brown filly does her best when she is pressing the pace. Use underneath.
8. Society (6-1 – Gun Runner – Steve Asmussen / Florent Geroux – 6: 5-0-0 - $1,109,775) Society found success in the Cotillion (G1) and the Charles Town Oaks (G3) by going to the lead and staying there. Interestingly, her debut maiden victory came at Keeneland as a 2-year-old with a closing move from sixth place. Still, Steve Asmussen is likely to send her to the lead in the Distaff, which seems to be lacking in early speed. Lone speed.
Summary: There have been great battles in the Distaff between 3-year-olds and older fillies and mares. None was greater than the 2016 stretch duel between Songbird and Beholder, which was decided by the narrowest of margins in that famous photo finish. Beholder won that day, handing Songbird the first defeat of her career. Songbird was the 1.10-1 favorite and Beholder was three times the price at 3.30-1.
As on that day in 2016, the 3-year-old Nest will be the favorite over Malathaat, who is the 3-1 second choice in the morning line with Clairiere listed at 4-1.
It would be no surprise for any of those three fillies to win the Distaff. They each have outstanding credentials coming into the race and are trained by Hall of Famers Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmussen.
2022 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1)
| *Rating is based on HRN fan votes, which rank the Top Active Horses in training. | |||||
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start | Status |
| Malathaat Curlin | 8 | T. Pletcher J. Velazquez | 1st, 2022 Spinster (G1) | Entered | |
| Blue Stripe Equal Stripes | 7.42 | M. Polanco H. Berrios | 1st, 2022 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) | Entered | |
| Secret Oath Arrogate | 7.66 | D. Lukas L. Saez | 3rd, 2022 Cotillion (G1) | Entered | |
| Clairiere Curlin | 7.23 | S. Asmussen J. Rosario | 5th, 2022 Personal Ensign (G1) | Entered | |
| Awake At Midnyte Nyquist | 5.27 | D. O'Neill M. Gutierrez | 2nd, 2022 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) | Entered | |
| Nest Curlin | 8.12 | T. Pletcher I. Ortiz, Jr. | 1st, 2022 Beldame (G2) | Entered | |
| Search Results Flatter | 7.27 | C. Brown F. Prat | 2nd, 2022 Personal Ensign (G1) | Entered | |
| Society Gun Runner | 7.75 | S. Asmussen F. Geroux | 1st, 2022 Cotillion (G1) | Entered |
Above is the info on the Distaff. Click the horses name for past performances.
I'll add more and more throughout the week.
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