Horse Racing News is the source of thoroughbred racing information with horse racing odds, betting tips, racing picks, race results, and handicapping. Latest news and articles on top horse racing contenders, jockeys, trainers, three-year-olds, race tracks, and major stakes races such as the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes as well as the Breeders' Cup horse races.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 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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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Well Armed Wins San Diego Handicap at Del Mar July 19
Posted on Saturday, July 19th, 2008
WinStar Farms’ Well Armed, the 8-5 betting choice under jockey Aaron Gryder, reaffirmed his candidacy for the $1 million Pacific Classic with an impressive wire-to-wire victory in the $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar July 19.
As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series of horse races, Well Armed became part of the Breeders’ Cup field in the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park.
Well Armed returned $5.40, $3.60 and $2.80. Surf Cat, handled by jockey David Flores, paid $4.40 and $3.40, while 9-1 Mostacolli Mort, under jockey Tyler Baze, returned $4.60 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge: San Diego Handicap July 19 at Del Mar
Posted on Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Multiple graded stakes winner Surf Cat heads a field of 10 race horses for Saturday’s 67th edition of the $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at 1 1/16 miles on the main track of Del Mar.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series, a victory in the San Diego Handicap horse race would guarantee the winner an entry in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile to be held on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Del Mar’s San Diego Handicap field of 3-year-old and up horses with jockeys and weight in post position order:
- Mostacolli Mort under jockey Tyler Baze carries 114 lbs.
- Surf Cat under jockey David Flores, 120 lbs.
- Rebellion under jockey Rafael Bejarano, 119 lbs.
- Magnum under jockey Martin Pedroza, 115 lbs.
- Racketeer under jockey Corey Nakatani, 113 lbs.
- Well Armed under jockey Aaron Gryder, 117 lbs.
- Global Hunter under jockey Mike Smith, 114 lbs.
- Tall Texan under jockey Victor Espinoza, 112 lbs.
- You Got Me Rocking under jockey Joel Rosario, 112 lbs.
- Mr Napper Tandy under jockey Joseph Talamo, 112 lbs.
The San Diego Handicap is the 6th of 10 horse races in Del Mar’s July 19 card. San Diego Handicap post time is 4:30 pm Pacific.
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