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Posted on Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Desert Code overtook Diabolical in the final strides to win the inaugural $1-million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint by a half-length at Santa Anita Park on October 25, 2008 Breeders’ Cup Day Saturday.
The longest shot on the board with odds of 36-1, Desert Code ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:11.60 under jockey Richard Migliore and paid $75, $30.80 and $21. Diabolical returned $7.60 and $5.20, while Storm Treasure was another three-quarters of a length back in third and paid $9.20 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Contenders October 25: Curlin Draws Post 9 In The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic
Posted on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Race horse Curlin drew post position 9 in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic field and was made the 7-5 favorite for the $5-million horse race to be held on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
With Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown retired and off the Breeders’ Cup Classic contenders list, the Horse of the Year Curlin will defend his title against 11 other race horses hoping to stop Curlin’s bid to be the second consecutive Breeders’ Cup Classic winner.
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic field of races horses with jockeys, weight and morning line odds:
- Go Between under jockey Garrett Gomez carries 126 lbs. with morning line odds of 8-1
- Casino Drive under jockey Victor Espinoza, 121 lbs., 10-1
- Tiago under jockey Mike Smith, 126 lbs., 15-1
- Duke of Marmalade under jockey John Murtagh, 126 lbs., 10-1
- Henrythenavigator under jockey John Velazquez, 121 lbs., 10-1
- Smooth Air under jockey Manny Cruz, 121 lbs., 50-1
- Student Council under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 126 lbs., 20-1
- Raven’s Pass under jockey Frankie Dettori, 121 lbs., 6-1
- Curlin under jockey Robby Albarado, 126 lbs., 7-5
- Fairbanks under jockey Richard Migliore, 126 lbs., 10-1
- Colonel John under jockey Edgar Prado, 121 lbs., 20-1
- Champs Elysees under jockey Alan Garcia, 126 lbs., 15-1
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic is race 9 in Oak Tree at Santa Anita’s October 25 race card. Breeders’ Cup Classic Post time is 3:45 pm Pacific.
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Ferocious Fires Wins Troy Stakes at Saratoga
Posted on Monday, August 11th, 2008
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP)–Ferocious Fires, entered to run only if the race was moved from the turf course to the main track, took the lead with a furlong to go and won the $84,050 Troy Stakes run in mud Monday at Saratoga Race Course, home of the 2008 Travers Stakes.
Jockey Cornelio Velasquez rode the 5-year-old, Anthony Dutrow-trained Ferocious Fires, who won the John Morrissey Stakes at Saratoga July 31 and is the first two-time winner at the meeting. Ferocious Fires finished 1 3/4 lengths in front of Rallying Cry and ran 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.32.
Ferocious Fires, the 4-5 favorite after the change of surface resulted in four scratches, paid $3.80, $2.30 and $2.10. Ferocious Fires earned $51,390 for owner Sanford Goldfarb and partners.
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Big Brown Trainer Rick Dutrow Faces Suspension
Posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow is facing suspension after one of his horses, Salute the Count, tested positive for twice the allowable level of a metabolism-accelerating medication, according to an article in the New York Times on Wednesday.
Salute the Count tested positive for clenbuterol - a medication which helps burn fat and promote muscle growth - after finishing second in the $100,000 Aegon Turf Sprint (G3) at Churchill Downs a day before Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby.
According to the New York Times, the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) will announce the penalty Wednesday, suspending horse trainer Rick Dutrow for 15 days and demanding the owners of Salute the Count repay the $20,000 in purse earnings. Dutrow has 10 days to appeal the decision.
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