NEW YORK (AP) — Rewrite cut between rivals in the deep stretch Wednesday to beat Artistic Express by a head in the $67,500 Irish Actress Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.
Trained by Christophe Clement and ridden by Mike Smith, Rewrite ran 1 1-16 miles on firm turf course in 1:41.27. She paid [...]
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Irish Derby and Irish Champion Stakes winner, Dylan Thomas, will make his North American debut in the $750,00 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct. 7, at Belmont Park. Trainer Aidan O’Brien also confirmed that John Velazquez will ride Dylan Thomas in that race, which is expected to include Bernardini and Invasor. A Gold Cup win will boost Dylan Thomas’ odds in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Discreet Cat owner Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Racing, laid out a fall campaign that didn’t include the Breeders’ Cup Classic, but does include Sunday’s Grade 2, $150,000 Jerome Handicap at Belmont Park.
Despite being assigned 124 pounds for the Jerome, the undefeated 3-year-old Discreet Cat will likely roll to a victory, making him 5 for 5 in his career and raising the volume for Discreet Cat to face Preakness and Travers winner Bernardini and the best older horses in training in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 4 at Churchill Downs [...]
The main event of this year’s 2006 Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, without a doubt, is the Classic. The 23rd renewal should live up to its name at Churchill Downs.
During five previous Breeders Cup Days at the historic Louisville track - home to the Kentucky Derby, there have been exciting Classic races: Tiznow edged Giant’s Causeway by a neck in 2000, Awesome Again defeated Silver Charm by three-quarters of a length in ‘98 and Alysheba beat Striking the Gold by a half-length in ‘89 [...]
With less than two months until Breeders’ Cup XXIII at Churchill Downs, Bernardini is the obvious favorite after his 5 1/4 length win at the Preakness.
On August 26, 2006, Bernardini also won the Travers Stakes by 7 lengths over Bluegrass Cat.
Odds to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic - Saturday, November 4th, 2006 [...]
Win With a Wink stretched her unbeaten streak to three with a 2 3/4 -length victory Sunday in the $112,100 Joseph A. Gimma Stakes for New York-bred 2-year-old fillies at Belmont Park. With Fernando Jara aboard, Win With a Wink took charge turning for home and held off a late rally from Laurentide Ice, the 2-1 favorite.