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Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, won the $1,832,000 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, formerly known as the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, and remained undefeated at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park on Breeders’ Cup Day Friday, October 24.
Trained by John Shirreffs, Zenyatta covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:46.85 and paid $3, $2.60 and $2.10. Cocoa Beach, under jockey Ramon Dominguez, placed second and returned $4.60 and $3.80. Music Note with jockey Javier Castellano aboard came in third and paid $3.80 to show.
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Augustin Stable’s Forever Together, ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, moved wide in the stretch and pulled away late to win the $1,951,080 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park on Breeders’ Cup Day Friday, October 24.
Trained by Jonathan Sheppard, Forever Together covered 1 1/4 miles on turf in 2:01.58 and paid $11.80, $6.40 and $4.80. The longshot 2007 Canadian Horse of the YearSealy Hill, under jockey Patrick Husbands, placed second and returned $36.20 and $15.80. Morning line favorite Wait a While with jockey John Velasquez aboard settled for third and paid $3.60 to show.
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Charles Cono LLC’s Stardom Bound, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, became the seventh straight favorite to win the $1,832,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park on Breeders’ Cup Day Friday, October 24.
Trained by Christopher Paasch, Stardom Bound covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.99 and paid $5.20, $3.20 and $2.20. Dream Empress, under jockey Kent Desormeaux, placed second and returned $8.80 and $5.20. Sky Diva with jockey Ramon Dominguez aboard came in third and paid $3.60 to show.
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Karen Woods and Saud bin Khaled’s Maram, ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano, held off a challenge from Heart Shaped at the wire to win the inaugural $1,035,080 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park on Breeders’ Cup Day Friday, October 24.
Trained by Chad Brown, Maram covered 1 mile on turf in 1:35.15 and paid $24.20, $13.20 and $6.40. A nose behind, Heart Shaped, under jockey John Murtagh, placed second and returned $11.60 and $6.60. Laragh with jockey Edgar Prado aboard came in third and paid $3.40 to show.
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Juddmonte Farms’s Ventura, ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, stumbled at the start but made a late running victory in the $916,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park on Breeders’ Cup Day Friday, October 24.
Trained by Bobby Frankel, Ventura covered 7 furlongs in 1:19.90 and paid $7.60, $3.40 and $3. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner Indian Blessing, under jockey John Velazquez, held on to second and returned $3.40 and $2.40. Zaftig with jockey Rafael Bejarano aboard came in third and paid $4 to show.
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Opening the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Saturday card at Santa Anita Park will be the inaugural running of the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon at 1 1/2 miles.
Race horses that earned automatic berths into the Breeders’ Cup Marathon field of 9 are Hobeau Farm’s Delightful Kiss, trained by Pete Anderson, and Gary and Cecil Barber’s Zappa, trained by John Sadler.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss’s Zenyatta will put her 8-for-8 record on the line against 7 other fillies and mares in the 1 1/8-mile Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, formerly known as the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, including defending champion Ginger Punch, owned by Stronach Stable.
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In addition to the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, there are two other $2-million Breeders’ Cup races on the Breeders’ Cup Day Friday all-female card: The Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.
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The second-richest race on 2008 Breeders’ Cup Day Saturday, the $3-million Breeders’ Cup Turf, drew a field of 11 including previous Breeders’ Cup Turf winners Better Talk Now (2004) and Red Rocks (2006).
The 9-year-old Better Talk Now will become the third horse in Breeders’ Cup history to compete in 5 Breeders’ Cup World Championships joining Kona Gold and Perfect Drift.
Red Rocks, now in the barn of race horse trainer Mark Hennig, ran third in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf. In his lone U.S. start this year, Red Rocks defeated 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin in the Man o’ War Stakes at Belmont Park on July 12.
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Race horse Curlin will defend his title in the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, October 25, at Santa Anita Park.
The son of Smart Strike, Curlin, won the 2007 Preakness Stakes and is the reigning Horse of the Year. Curlin has been installed at the 7-5 morning-line favorite in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic that features stars from Japan and Europe.
Among the Breeders’ Cup Classic contenders challenging Curlin are undefeated Casino Drive from Japan and Europeans Duke of Marmalade, Henrythenavigator and Raven’s Pass.
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By GREG MELIKOV
Here’s the 25th Breeders’ Cup 2008 in a nutshell.
$1 Million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, 7 furlongs: There are two horses to beat, both 3-year-old fillies. Indian Blessing, the early 2-1 choice is 2 for 2 at the distance, with a victory over the old Santa Anita Park Cushion Track. Zaftig won twice at the distance on dirt, beating Indian Blessing at a mile. Indyanne or Intangaroo can round out the trifecta off their synthetic surface form.
$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. Zenyatta, morning line 3-5 favorite, is undefeated in eight races that include seven on synthetic surfaces. I like her to defeat seven challengers. Longshot Carriage at 8-1, who won twice on Polytrack, is worth including in exotics.
$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…
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