Horse Racing In America

John Bryants Guide to Racing

Thoroughbred horse racing

According to Wikipedia, the Breeders' Cup is an annual series of Grade I thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days.

The location changes each year. The event was created as a year-end championship for North American thoroughbred horse racing and also attracts top horses from other parts of the world, especially Europe.

Another name that horse racing fans will recognize is Mine That Bird, the Kentucky Derby winner this year. The gelding's victory in Kentucky was the second biggest upset in Derby history with the second widest margin of victory.  Noticeably absent is Rachel Alexandra.

The most lucrative sport day in the world  at 25.5 million in purses, more than the US Tennis Open and Wimbledon.

Dirt track is Proride racing surface.  Many trainers do not like the poly track because American horses are bred to run on hard dirt tracks.

Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf

Entries:

1. Zip Quick
2. Viscount Nelson
3. Cooy
4. Pounced
5. Gallant Gent
6. Awesome Act
7. Bridgetown
8. King Ledley
9. Becky's Kitten
10. Interactif (gorgeous)
11. Buzzword  godolphin
12. Dean's Kitten

Win     Pounced  (23 seconds in the last quarter)
Place   Bridgetown
Show  Interactif
Time   1.35.4

Breeders' Cup turf Sprint - 6 and a half furlongs

Entries:

1. Noble Court
2. Silver Timber
3. California Flag  (tossed his rider -  trainer was very upset because the horse blew himself out in training and is very amped up for the race)
4. Lord Shanakill
5. Get Funky
6. Cannonball
7. Gotta Have Her
8. Square Eddie
9. Diamondrella (to be bred to Big Brown)
10. Canadian Ballet
11. El Gato Malo
12. Strike the Deal
13. Desert Code
14. Delta Storm

Win     California Flag  (Joe  20 year old jockey)
Place    Gotta Have Her
Show   Cannonball
time     1.11.28 new breeders cup record
 

Breeders cup sprint  6 furlongs  Pure American sprinter race.

Entries:

1. Zensational                       speed
2. Cost Of Freedom              speed
3. Fatal Bullet                       injuries
4. Crown of Thorns              injuries
5. Gayago                             (Kentucky Derby entry then bought by sheik of Dubai)
6. Dancing in Silks               sprinter
7. Join in the Dance             9 race losing streak
8. Capt. Candyman Can       sprinter
9. Fleeting Spirit                  European 4 straight wins

blanket finish 4 across the wire 
Win     Dancing in Silks
Place   Crown of Thorns
Show  Cost of Freedom
4th      Gayago
5th      Zensational
Time   1.08.14

Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2 year olds Sponsored by Grey Goose

Entries:

1. Alfred Nobel
2. Piscitelli
3. Beethoven
4. Noble's Promise  (three races in a row,  owned by 24 connections,  small horse big heart)
5. D'Funnybone
6. Pulsion
7. Vale of York     (Godolphin Racing Stables -  Ruler of Dubai)
8. Eskendereya
9. Aikenite
10. Aspire
11. Radiohead
12. William's Kitten
13. Lookin At Lucky    (Bob Baffert Ranch in Nogales, Arizona  wanted to be a Jockey, attributes  every thing he knows to his father.)

Win     Vale of York*     
Place   Lookin At Lucky
Show  Noble's Promise
Time   1.43.48
*Jockey used to race camels!  Dubai native  Akmed Astevi         Sheik Mohammad paid $63.00 to win.  Yikes!   It would be easy to put a            plastic synthetic track i n his racing complex.  I mean the guy can                     certainly afford it.

Breeders' Cup Turf Mile TVG 2 million dollar purse

Entries:

1. Court Vision
2. Whtsthescript
3. Coboy cal
4. Delegator  (Godolphin)
5. Karelian
6. Courageous Cat
7. Ferneley
8. Zacinto  (doesn't like the track)
9. Gladiatorus
10. Justenuffhumor  (Godolphin Racing stables)
11. Goldikova            (defending champ female)

Win     Goldikova
Place   Corageous Cat
Show  Justenuffhumor
Time   1.32.26

Breeders Cup Dirt Mile

Entries:

1. Mastercraftsman  (4 time group one winner  live in the same stalls as Nijinsky and if you don't know Nijinsky then you're too young!)
2. Furthest Land       (with this win is now 3 for 3 on synthetic tracks)
3. Midshipman
4. Bullsbay
5. Neko Bay
6. Manbo Meister
7. Pyro
8. Mr. Sidney
9. Chcolate Candy
10. Ready's Echo

Win     Furthest Land
Place   Ready's Echo
Show  Midshipman
Time   1.34.50

Breeders Cup Turf  3 million purse at a mile and a half

Entries:

1. Telling
2. Conduit      
3. Red Rocks  
4. Allegre   scratched
5. Dar Re Mi   
6. Presious Passion    
7. Spanish Moon  
8. Monzante 

Win     Conduit   (2 time winner of the fastest Breeders Cup Turf Race)
Place   Presious Passion  1.09.1 first quarter
Show  Dar Re Mi
Time   2.23.75

Breeders' Cup Classic  Five Million Dollar at One Mile and a Quarter

• Mine that Bird  Won the Kentucky Derby
• Colonel John
• Summer Bird  (Belmont Stakes and Travers, Jockey Club Goldcup)
• Zenyatta   (4 grade one wins undefeated with a dance in her step.  She stands 17 and 1/2 hands)
• Twice Over
• Richard's Kid
• Gio Ponti
• instein
• Girolamo
• Rip Van Winkle  (quarter cracks)  9 (lameness)  infections in all four feet.
• Regal Ransom
• Quality Road  (First gate scratch in Breeders Cup History - injury to hind leg)
• Awesome Gem

Win     Zenyatta (14/14 unbeaten - First filly to win race against the boys)
Place   Gio Ponti
Show  Twice Over
Time   2.00.62