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Zayat Stables’ Thorn Song, ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, wins the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday, October 4.
Keeneland’s Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes is a 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge event where the winner will automatically be one of the Breeders’ Cup contenders for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Mile to be run on Oak Tree at Santa Anita.
Trained by Dale Romans, Thorn Song covered 1 mile on turf in 1:34.97 and paid $8.40, $4.60 and $2.80. Shakis, under jockey Rafael Bejarano, placed second and returned $5.20 and $3.40. War Monger with jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard came in third and paid $3.40 to show.
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Square Eddie, ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, wins the $500,000 Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland on Saturday, October 4.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge, the Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity winner Square Eddie will be one of the Breeders’ Cup contenders for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile to be held at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by John Best, Square Eddie covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.04 and paid $20.20, $9.60 and $6.20. Terrain, under jockey Jamie Theriot, placed second and returned $5.40 and $4. Pioneerof the Nile with jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard came in third and paid $4 to show.
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Livin the Dream Racing’s Dream Empress, ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, wins the $500,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland’s Opening Day Friday, October 3.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge, the Darley Alcibiades Stakes winner Dream Express will be one of the Breeders’ Cup contenders for the October 24 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies to be held at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by Ken McPeek, Dream Empress covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.82 and paid $6.80, $3.40 and $2.80. Be Smart, under jockey Garrett Gomez, placed second and returned $4.60 and $4.60. Devotee with jockey Eibar Coa aboard came in third and paid $6 to show.
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Godolphin Racing’s Little Belle, winner of this spring’s Ashland Stakes (gr. I), will be the lone 3-year-old challenging a field of 10 other older fillies and mares in Sunday’s 53rd running of the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) at 1 1/8 miles on the main track of Keeneland.
The Juddmonte Spinster Stakes is part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge that will earn the winner a Breeders’ Cup contenders spot in the starting gate October 24 at Santa Anita for the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic, formerly known as the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Keeneland’s Spinster Stakes field of fillies and mares with jockeys, weight and morning line odds from the rail out:
- Wake Up Maggie (IRE) ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux carries 123 lbs. with morning line odds of 10-1
- Indescribable ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 123 lbs., 12-1
- Model ridden by jockey Michael Baze, 123 lbs., 10-1
- Carriage Trail ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 123 lbs., 6-1
- Sharp Susan ridden by jockey Rene Douglas, 123 lbs., 8-1
- Little Belle ridden by jockey Rajiv Maragh, 120 lbs., 5-1
- Jibboom ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, 123 lbs., 8-1
- Rolling Sea ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 123 lbs., 15-1
- Unbridled Belle ridden by jockey John Velazquez, 123 lbs., 2-1
- Say You Will (IRE) ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 123 lbs., 20-1
- Rosinka (IRE) ridden by jockey Jeremy Rose, 123 lbs., 10-1
The Juddmonte Spinster Stakes is the 9th race in Keeneland’s October 5 horse racing program. Spinster post time is 5:10 pm.
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Twelve 2-year-olds will bid for a Breeders’ Cup contenders spot in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf when they meet in the 18th running of the $200,000 Woodford Reserve Bourbon (G3) at 8 1/2 furlongs on turf Sunday at Keeneland.
Last year, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes runner-up Nownownow went on to win the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Monmouth Park. This year’s Breeders’ Cup races will be run on October 24-25 at Santa Anita Park.
Keeneland’s Woodford Reserve Bourbon field of race horses with jockeys, weight and morning line odds from the rail out:
- Bittel Road ridden by jockey John Velazquez carries 121 lbs. with morning line odds of 6-5
- Giant Oak ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, 117 lbs., 3-1
- Har D Boy ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 117 lbs., 10-1
- Dynamic Force ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 117 lbs., 12-1
- Ninth Client ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 117 lbs., 12-1
- Ghost Five ridden by jockey Carlos Marquez, Jr., 117 lbs., 15-1
- Appalachian Trail ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot II, 117 lbs., 12-1
- Vaquero ridden by jockey Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr., 117 lbs., 20-1
- Just Like Biscuit ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, 117 lbs., 15-1
- Driving Snow (GB) ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 117 lbs., 15-1
- Albin ridden by jockey Rene Douglas, 117 lbs., 30-1
- Jack Spratt ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 117 lbs., 20-1
The Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes is the 7th race in Keeneland’s October 5 horse racing program. Woodford Reserve Bourbon post time is 4:10 pm.
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Wild Gams is back at Keeneland and is “much better than she has ever been” according to Ben Perkins, who is overseeing the 5-year-old mare’s training for his son Ben Jr., for Saturday’s 28th running of the $300,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. III) at 6 furlongs.
Wild Gams won this race last fall and earned a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, and she is seeking to punch a return ticket to this year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint to be run October 24 at Santa Anita as part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge.
Keeneland’s Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes field of fillies and mares with jockeys, weight and morning line odds from the rail out:
- Indyanne ridden by jockey Robby Albarado carries 118 lbs. with morning line odds of 7-2
- Dhanyata (IRE) ridden by jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon, 118 lbs., 30-1
- Golden Doc A ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, 122 lbs., 6-1
- Graeme Six ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 120 lbs., 10-1
- Sugar Swirl ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, 122 lbs., 3-1
- Cash’s Girl ridden by jockey Jose Caraballo, 120 lbs., 12-1
- Wild Gams ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 120 lbs., 6-1
- Any Limit ridden by jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 122 lbs., 5-1
- Sweet Hope ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 118 lbs., 5-1
- Indian Delight ridden by jockey Rene Douglas, 118 lbs., 30-1
The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is the 9th race in Keeneland’s October 4 horse racing program. Thoroughbred Club of America post time is 5:30 pm.
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A top quality field of 12 race horses will go postward in Saturday’s 23rd running of the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. I), part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge. The winner will earn a spot in the Breeders’ Cup field for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) to be run Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park.
All carrying 126 pounds, Keeneland’s Shadwell Turf Mile field of race horses with jockeys and morning line odds from the hedge out:
- Shakis (IRE) ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano with morning line odds of 7-2
- Kingship ridden by jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 12-1
- Thorn Song ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 4-1
- Elusive Fort (SAF) ridden by jockey Rene Douglas, 15-1
- Lord Admiral ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot II, 6-1
- War Monger ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 5-1
- Buffalo Man ridden by jockey Carlos Marquez, Jr., 15-1
- Lovelace (GB) ridden by jockey Royston Ffrench, 12-1
- Society’s Chairman ridden by jockey Jono Jones, 15-1
- French Beret ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 20-1
- Karelian ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 20-1
- Rahy’s Attorney ridden by jockey Slade Callaghan, 5-1
- Museeb ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, 20-1
The Shadwell Turf Mile is the 8th race in Keeneland’s October 4 horse racing program. Shadwell Turf Mile post time is 4:55 pm.
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Adele Dilschneider’s Terrain, who was elevated to first place via a double disqualification in the September 13 Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III), will face 10 rivals Saturday in the 95th running of the $500,000 Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) at 1 1/16 miles for 2-year-olds at Keeneland.
A victory in Keeneland’s Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity would earn the victor a spot in the Breeders’ Cup contenders list in the starting gate of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) to be run October 25 at Santa Anita.
All carrying 121 pounds, Keeneland’s Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity field with jockeys and morning line odds from the rail out is as follows:
- Flashmans Papers (GB) ridden by jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon with morning line odds of 15-1
- Reynaldothewizard ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 4-1
- Notonthesamepage ridden by jockey Julio Garcia, 8-1
- His Greatness ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 12-1
- Pioneerof the Nile ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 5-1
- Majestic Blue ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 6-1
- Zion ridden by jockey Corey Lanerie, 15-1
- Square Eddie ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, 10-1
- Terrain ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot II, 6-1
- Deposer (IRE) ridden by jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 20-1
- Advice ridden by jockey Rene Douglas, 7-2
The Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity is the 7th race in Keeneland’s October 4 horse racing program. Lane’s end post time is 4:22 pm.
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Elusive Bluff and Maram qualified for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, respectively, by winning the Pilgrim Stakes and the Miss Grillo Stakes, a pair of Grade 3, $150,000 horse races at 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Belmont Park Wednesday, October 1.
The Pilgrim and Miss Grillo were originally scheduled for Sunday, but moved to Wednesday because of weather conditions over the weekend. Both horse races are part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge where the winners automatically get a spot in the Breeders’ Cup contenders list in their respective Breeders’ Cup races.
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The richest card in Woodbine’s thoroughbred horse history (excluding the 1996 Breeders’ Cup) is set for Saturday, October 4, highlighted by the $2-million Canadian International Stakes (G1).
Not only will the Canadian International, which drew a field of 10 turf specialists, be contested, so will 3 other turf stakes — the $1 million E.P. Taylor Stakes for fillies and mares, the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes for sprinters, and the $300,000 Summer Stakes for 2-year-olds. All 4 events are 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” horse races where the winners be one of the Breeders’ Cup contenders into their respective Breeders’ Cup races, slated for October 24-25 at Santa Anita.
The 71st edition of the 1 1/2 mile Canadian International, Canada’s richest horse race, over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course at Woodbine with post time on 5:48 pm ET.
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