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Posted on Friday, October 24th, 2008
Forever Together, under jockey Julien Leparoux, moved wide in the stretch and pulled away late to win the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf on October 24 at Santa Anita Park.
The 4-year-old gray filly Forever Together won by 3/4 of a length in a wide-open stretch scramble in which the entire 10-horse field seemingly had a shot in the final yards on 2008 Breeders’ Cup Day Friday. Forever Together covered 1 1/4 miles in 2:01.58 and paid $11.80, $6.40 and $4.80.
Sealy Hill, ridden by jockey Patrick Husbands, edged Wait A While for second and paid $36.20 and $15.80. Wait A While had a chance in the middle of the stretch before fading to third and paid $3.60.
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Wait A While 3-1 Favorite In The Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Posted on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Four race horses earned automatic berths into the 1 1/4-mile Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf led by Arindel Farm’s Wait A While, the morning line favorite in the field of 10 at 3-1.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Wait a While has won all 3 of her career starts on the Santa Anita turf course including victories in the 2006 and 2008 renewals of the Yellow Ribbon. Jockey John Velazquez has the mount on Wait a While and will break from post position 5.
Other automatic 2008 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf contenders were Folk Opera, Forever Together and Mauralakana.
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How I See the 14 Races of 25th Breeders’ Cup
Posted on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
By GREG MELIKOV
Here’s the 2008 Breeders’ Cup in a nutshell.
$2 Million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, 1 1/8 miles: Favorites dominate, as 17 of 24 winners were less than 3-1, which probably accounts for the small fields.
$5 Million Breeders’ Cup Classic, 1 1/4 miles: Only four horses scored from posts 1-3, including Ghostzapper on the rail in ‘04 who was only the second wire-to-wire winner since ‘91 when Black Tie Affair triumphed off the longest layoff — 49 days. Outside is the place to be as nine won from posts 10 through 14, including ‘07 champ Curlin from post 11. The early 7-5 favorite breaks from post 9. The son of Smart Strike wins again.
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Breeders’ Cup Contenders October 24: Zenyatta Leads 2008 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic Field
Posted on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup will feature an all-female race card on Breeders’ Cup Day October 24 highlighted by the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, previously called the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, where filly Zenyatta was made the 3-5 favorite.
Raced at 1 1/8 miles, the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic field of fillies and mares with jockeys, weight and morning line odds:
- Zenyatta under jockey Mike Smith carries 123 lbs., 3-5
- Hystericalady under jockey Garrett Gomez, 123 lbs., 15-1
- Cocoa Beach under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 123 lbs., 8-1
- Music Note under jockey Javier Castellano, 119 lbs., 6-1
- Carriage Trail under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 123 lbs., 8-1
- Ginger Punch under jockey Rafael Bejarano, 123 lbs., 9-2
- Santa Teresita under jockey Michael Baze, 123 lbs., 50-1
- Bear Now under jockey Eurico Da Silva, 123 lbs., 30-1
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic is race 7 in Oak Tree at Santa Anita’s October 24 race card. Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic post time is 3:15 pm Pacific.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race Results: Mauralakana Wins Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park
Posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Robert Scarborough’s Mauralakana sat comfortably in 4th place throughout the early stages, then swung out with a powerful 3-wide move turning for home to capture the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) by a decisive length and one quarter on Saturday at Arlington Park.
By winning the Beverly D. Stakes, one of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” horse races, Mauralakana became part of the Breeders’ Cup field and received an automatic starting berth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Oak Tree at Santa Anita on October 24.
Communique closed from dead last to secure second place, while no threat to the winner and returned $9 and $6. Another late runner, the France-based Toque de Queda got up for third, three-quarters of a length behind Communique and paid $13 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park
Posted on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Multiple graded stakes winners Precious Kitten, Mauralakana and locally-based Eclipse Award champion Dreaming of Anna plus the well-regarded European invader Cicerole are the headline attractions in Saturday’s $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) at Arlington Park.
The Beverly D. Stakes, the sister race to the Arlington Million (G1), is part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series of horse races where the Beverly D. winner automatically becomes part of the Breeders’ Cup field for the October 24 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita Park.
Fillies and mares racing in Arlington Park’s Beverly D. Stakes at 1 3/16 miles on turf with jockeys, weight and morning line odds in post position order:
- Dreaming of Anna under jockey Garrett Gomez carries 123 lbs. with morning line odds of 7-2
- Rosinka under jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 123 lbs., 8-1
- Precious Kitten under jockey Rafael Bejarano, 123 lbs., 9-5
- Mauralakana under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 123 lbs., 3-1
- Ciao under jockey John Velazquez, 123 lbs., 30-1
- Meribel under jockey Robby Albarado, 123 lbs., 20-1
- Toque de Queda under jockey Johnny Murtagh, 123 lbs., 30-1
- Communique under jockey Rene Douglas, 123 lbs., 12-1
- Cicerole under jockey Ioritz Mendizabal, 123 lbs., 6-1
The Beverly D. Stakes is race 9 of 12 horse races in Arlington Park’s August 9 card. Beverly D. Stakes post time is 3:50 pm Central.
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