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Posted on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Two Breeders’ Cup races were among the six 2009 horse races elevated to Grade 1 stakes status by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
The $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile were upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1 by the committee, which gave 488 horse races graded-stakes status next year, an increase of seven.
Other horse races bumped to Grade 1 were the Jamaica Handicap at Belmont Park, the Pat O’Brien Handicap and Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar and the Vinery Madison Stakes at Keeneland.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race Results: Go Between Wins Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar
Posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Peter Vegso’s favored Go Between gave jockey Garrett Gomez his second million-dollar victory in two days East to West, capturing the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), signature event of the summer racing season at Del Mar.
Jockey Garrett Gomez, who won the $1-million Travers Stakes for three-year-olds aboard West Coast-based Colonel John at Saratoga on Saturday, drove Go Between to a neck victory over Well Armed, with Mast Track third and Zappa fourth in a field of 10 older horses.
Go Between accomplished the mile and one-quarter in 2:01.18 and paid $7.60,. $5.60 and $3 while earning a prize of $600,000 with his 8th win in 26 starts. Go Beetween now has earnings of $2,783,880. Since the Pacific Classic is part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” Challenge, Go Between has earned a place in the Breeders’ Cup field for the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, October 25, at Santa Anita Park.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race Results: Whatsthescript Wins Del Mar Mile Handicap at Del Mar
Posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ Irish-bred Whatsthescript, the 2-1 favorite ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, unleashed a devastating rally in the stretch Sunday to win the $400,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2), a 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifying event for the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park.
Whatsthescript, trained by John Sadler, won by 3/4 of a length over Bold Chieftain, with Global Hunter third and Daytona fourth in a field of 9 grass race horses.
The Del Mar Handicap winner Whatsthescript ran the mile over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course at Del Mar in a fast 1:32.40 and returned $6, $3.40 and $2.80. Bold Chieftain returned $6.40 and $4.60, while Global Hunter paid $8 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race Results: Lewis Michael Wins Pat O’Brien Handicap at Del Mar
Posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Eastern invaders Lewis Michael and jockey Rene Douglas combined to score a major upset Sunday in the $300,000 Pat O’Brien Handicap (G2) at Del Mar as 2007 Eclipse Award winning-sprinter Midnight Lute, the 4-5 favorite, finished a disappointing 10th in the field of 12 race horses.
Lewis Michael, owned by Frank Calabrese and trained by Wayne Catalano, set a record of 1:21.17 for the Pat O’Brien distance of 7 furlongs over Del Mar’s new Polytrack surface and returned $19.20, $9 and $5.80. Since the Pat O’Brien is a 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” qualifying race, Lewis Michael earned a spot in the Breeders’ Cup field for the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Sprint which will be renewed Saturday, October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Rebellion paid $7.20 and $5.40, while Barbecue Eddie returned $5.40 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race Results: Dearest Trickski Wins Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar
Posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Strongly-supported Dearest Trickski held on tenaciously in the final strides to barely withstand the late challenge of longshot Tiz Elemental and win the $200,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) Sunday at Del Mar.
Dearest Trickski scored her 11th victory in 16 starts and earned $120,000 in the Rancho Bernardo to increase her bankroll to $660,100. Since the Rancho Bernardo is part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge, Dearest Tricksi also guaranteed herself a place in the Breeders’ Cup field for the the $1-million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint on Friday, August 24 at Santa Anita.
Second choice in the wagering at 2-1, Dearest Trickski, a daughter of Proudest Roman bred in Florida, ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.17 and returned $6.20, $4.20 and $3.40. Tiz Elemental paid $10.40 and $6.40, while La Tee paid $11.60 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race Results: Spring House Wins Del Mar Handicap
Posted on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
R.D. Hubbard’s Spring House, the 3-5 favorite under jockey Corey Nakatani, punched his ticket for the Breeders’ Cup Turf on October 25 with a hard-earned triumph Saturday in the 69th running of the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap at the marathon distance of 1 3/8 miles over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course at Del Mar.
Spring House, a six-year-old gelded son of Chester House bred in Kentucky and trained by Julio Canani, paid $3.40, $2.60 and $2.10 while earning $150,000 with his 7th victory in 33 career efforts. His lifetime bankroll now is $718,284.
Transduction Gold, who was piloted by jockey Jon Court, returned $6.40 and $5, while You Got Me Rocking paid $5.60 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Races at Del Mar August 24: Pacific Classic, Del Mar Mile, Pat O’Brien, Rancho Bernardo Handicap
Posted on Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series of horse races continues at Del Mar August 24, Sunday, with the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-olds and up, the $400,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2) at 1 mile on turf for 3-year-olds and up; the $300,000 Pat O’Brien Handicap (G2) at 7 furlongs for 3-year-olds and up; and the $200,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) at 6 1/2 furlongs for 3-year-old and up fillies and mares.
Winners of these 4 horse races will automatically become part of the Breeders’ Cup field for the corresponding divisional race in the two-day, fourteen-race, $25-million Breeders’ Cup World Championships, to be held October 24-25 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park.
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