Posts tagged Churchill Downs
More Than Real wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Nov 6th
Garrett Gomez, who took a crashing fall on the turf course at Churchill Downs on Thursday, came back just 24 hours later to win his 10th Breeders’ Cup race. Gomez was stretched out on the track for at least five minutes following a fall from Indy Bouquet during the sixth race, which was the first [...]
No decision on Workforce for Breeders’ Cup Turf
Nov 6th
The Breeders’ Cup Turf has become one of the banker races for European runners at the meeting. They have won the race 13 times in the last 20 years and the trainer with the best overall record is Sir Michael Stoute. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Late-decision-on-Workforce-for-Breeders-Cup-Turf-a39285
Midday faces high noon at the Breeders’ Cup
Nov 5th
When the dollar-fest that is the Breeders’ Cup began, at Hollywood Park in 1984, Henry Cecil tended to regarded Chepstow about the furthest west he would travel his horses. It would be another 10 years before Cecil decided to venture to the Breeders’ Cup, when Eltish second to Timber Country in the Juvenile at Churchill [...]
I’d give up everything to win on Zenyatta
Nov 4th
Mike Smith needs just two more winners at the Breeders’ Cup to tie with Jerry Bailey on the all-time list. He could add them to a career total that is close to 5,000 winners now. And there is quality to go with the quantity – Smith completed his Triple Crown collection when Drosselmeyer won this [...]
Zenyatta ‘training very forwardly’
Nov 3rd
When Zenyatta lost out to Rachel Alexandra in the vote for the 2009 Horse of the Year title one of the reasons that was put forward was that her record was built on races run on synthetic tracks rather than the traditional dirt tracks on which America bases its racing heritage. Her trainer, John Shirreffs, [...]
Blame ready for Breeders’ Cup Classic
Nov 3rd
The big question that just about everyone is asking is will Zenyatta handle the dirt course at Churchill Downs? Al Stall Jnr knows that his horse, Blame, is right at home on the Kentucky dirt. Two major wins – in the Grade Two Clark Handicap last year and the Grade One Stephen Foster Handicap in [...]
Zenyatta draws stall eight for Breeders’ Cup Classic
Nov 2nd
Zenyatta will be breaking from stall eight as she attempts to sign off her career with the perfect finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The post-position draw did not appear to work out too badly for Zenyatta but it was yet another nightmare pick for Bob Baffert’s big-race hope Lookin [...]
Zenyatta helps with Breeders’ Cup sales pitch
Nov 2nd
For those putting on the big show keeping the star of the show happy can be a tough deal. And when that star is a world famous diva, extra supplies of valium could be a wise order but Greg Avioli is not worried. As the president and CEO of the Breeders’ Cup it is Avioli’s [...]
Gio Ponti takes on Goldikova in Breeders’ Cup Mile
Nov 2nd
Zenyatta or Goldikova? Which should you take on? That was the conundrum that faced the connections of Gio Ponti when they pre-entered the five-year-old for two races at this year’s Breeders’ Cup meeting at Churchill Downs this weekend. Owner Shane Ryan, of Castleton Lyons, had the choice of the Mile or going for the $5million [...]
Zenyatta impresses in final gallop
Oct 31st
She is ready. That was the verdict of jockey Mike Smith after he rode Zenyatta in her final work at Hollywood Park before she travels to Kentucky. The queen of American racing will be defending her crown when she runs in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs next Saturday and Smith believes that anyone [...]
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