11/4 (CD): Breeders' Cup Friday (Final Fields)
 

LADIES' CLASSIC

1 MISS MATCH Neil Drysdale Garrett Gomez 10-1
2 PACHATTACK Gerard Butler Rajiv Maragh 12-1
3 IT'S TRICKY Kiaran McLaughlin Ramon Dominguez 5-1
4 SATANS QUICK CHICK Eric Reed Edgar Prado 30-1
5 ASK THE MOON Marty Wolfson Javier Castellano 6-1
6 ROYAL DELTA Bill Mott Jose Lezcano 5-2
7 ULTRA BLEND Art Sherman David Flores 8-1
8 PLUM PRETTY Bob Baffert Rafael Bejarano 2-1
9 MEDAGLIA D'AMOUR Ben Cecil Patrick Valenzuela 30-1
10 SUPER ESPRESSO Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 20-1



FILLY & MARE TURF

1 DUBAWI HEIGHTS Simon Callaghan Joel Rosario 8-1
2 STACELITA Chad Brown Ramon Dominguez 2-1
3 HARMONIOUS John Shirreffs Martin Garcia 30-1
4 CAMBINA Jeff Bonde Garrett Gomez 30-1
5 NAHRAIN Roger Varian Frankie Dettori 7-2
6 ANNOUNCE Andre Fabre Maxime Guyon 9-2
7 ARUNA Graham Motion Julien Leparoux 6-1
8 PERFECT SHIRL Roger Attfield John Velazquez 30-1
9 SHARED ACCOUNT Graham Motion Edgar Prado 30-1
10 DISTORTED LEGACY Angel Penna Jr. Rajiv Maragh 30-1
11 DYNASLEW Seth Benzel Corey Nakatani 30-1
12 MISTY FOR ME Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore 10-1



JUVENILE FILLIES

1 QUESTING John Gosden William Buick 20-1
2 CANDREA Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 6-1
3 ROCKET TWENTYONE W.T. Howard Eddie Razo Jr. 20-1
4 MISS NETTA Kiaran McLaughlin Rajiv Maragh 15-1
5 GRACE HALL Tony Dutrow Ramon Dominguez 4-1
6 SELF PRESERVATION Ben Cecil Joel Rosario 15-1
7 PUTTHEBABIESDOWN Kenny McPeek Alan Garcia 30-1
8 HOMECOMING QUEEN Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore 15-1
9 MY MISS AURELIA Steve Asmussen Corey Nakatani 5-2
10 NORTHERN PASSION Mark Casse Luis Contreras 12-1
11 WEEMISSFRANKIE Peter Eurton Rafael Bejarano 4-1
12 FROLIC'S REVENGE Milton Wolfson John Velazquez 30-1
13 SAY A NOVENA Ed Plesa Jr. Elvis Trujillo 30-1
14 AWESOME BELLE Stanley Gold Luis Jurado 20-1



FILLY & MARE SPRINT

1 IRISH GYPSY Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 20-1
2 GREAT HOT A.C. Avila Chantal Sutherland 20-1
3 TURBULENT DESCENT Mike Puype David Flores 6-5
4 CHAMPAGNE D'ORO Eric Guillot Corey Nakatani 30-1
5 MUSICAL ROMANCE William Kaplan Juan Leyva 20-1
6 SWITCH John Sadler Joel Rosario 3-1
7 TAR HEEL MOM Stanley Hough Alex Solis 12-1
8 TANDA Mike Mitchell Joseph Talamo 20-1
9 GOLDEN MYSTERY Juan Carlos Guerrero Kendrick Carmouche 20-1
10 TAMARIND HALL Jeremiah Englehart David Cohen 20-1
11 HER SMILE Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 15-1
12 POMEROYS PISTOL Amy Tarant Javier Castellano 6-1
13 SHOTGUN GULCH C.R. Trout Garrett Gomez 30-1



JUVENILE FILLIES TURF

1 MY GI GI Brian Koriner Rafael Bejarano 20-1
2 DAYATTHESPA Chad Brown Ramon Dominguez 12-1
3 UP Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore 20-1
4 STOPSHOPPINGMARIA Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 8-1
5 STEPHANIE'S KITTEN Wayne Catalano John Velazquez 12-1
6 SWEET CAT Todd Pletcher Garrett Gomez 10-1
7 ROYAL BONNIE George Weaver Cornelio Velasquez 30-1
8 HARD NOT TO LIKE Gail Cox Mike Smith 15-1
9 PURE GOSSIP Philip Serpe Ryan Caratolo 12-1
10 ELUSIVE KATE John Gosden William Buick 2-1
11 ANN OF THE DANCE Marty Wolfson Corey Nakatani 30-1
12 DEAR LAVINIA Jean-Claude Rouget Christophe Lemaire 30-1
13 CUSTOMER BASE Tom Proctor Julien Leparoux 12-1
14 SOMALI LEMONADE Michael Matz Alex Solis 3-1
Also-Eligibles
15 BOURBONSTREETGIRL Gary Contessa Joseph Talamo 30-1
16 KARLOVY VARY George R. Arnold II Garrett Gomez 30-1



JUVENILE SPRINT

1 SEEKER Steve Asmussen Julien Leparoux 4-1
2 SUM OF THE PARTS Tom Amoss Rajiv Maragh 15-1
3 BLACKY THE BULL Jeff Bonde Patrick Valenzuela 20-1
4 TRINNIBERG Bisnath Parbhoo Cornelio Velasquez 9-2
5 SHUMOOS Brian Meehan Garrett Gomez 15-1
6 SECRET CIRCLE Bob Baffert Rafael Bejarano 6-5
7 HOLDIN BULLETS Wesley Ward Jeffrey Sanchez 15-1
8 JAKE MO Allen Milligan Mike Smith 20-1
9 VEXOR John Kimmel David Cohen 5-1

Spring to the Sky's debut might have been my favorite one of the year. . . not sure how I feel about the spotting without a prep, but he interests me.

Where are all the Filly & Mares?

The Sprint and the Distaff are coming up thin.

I think finding a dirt prep in between was problematic.

He's not going.

Jimmy Baker opting for Pocahontas for Heart of Destiny..

Bobby Flay tweet has Super Espresso (Distaff) and Her Smile (FM Sprint) as Cup entrants, as well as a 'surprise' player..

Those two aren't considered surprises?

Them finishing their respective races would be considered surprises.

I hope he doesn't mean More Than Real.

More Than Real goes for a repeat in the Juvenile Filly Turf?

Perhaps he wants to do his part to keep Todd's streak alive.

He doesn't. . . hopefully more to come.

Could he have either paid the money for Ben's Cat or Shakespeare Shaliyah?

Nope. . . It's a European horse. Don't want to say more until I talk to him. . .

From Thoroughbred Daily News

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay revealed yesterday that he has purchased French listed stakes winner Dear Lavinia (Grand Slam) from owner/breeder Joseph Allen, and will enter her in the Nov. 4 GII Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Flay got his first taste of Breeders’ Cup glory when More Than Real (More Than Ready)--also acquired by private purchase--won the Juvenile Fillies Turf last term. “Dear Lavinia was brought to our attention by bloodstock agent Michel Zerolo, who does a lot of good work bringing horses from Europe to the United States,” Flay told the TDN. “The thing that most impressed us was how consistent she’s been during her first five races--she’s won three times with a second and a third. She’s already a stakes winner, and she’s always right there. We also liked the fact that she’s a late foal, so there’s lots of upside going forward.”

Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, the bay finished a close third to G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Elusive Kate (Elusive Quality) in a Listed event at Deauville in July, and most recently annexed the 7 1/2-furlong Grand Criterium de Bordeaux at Bordeaux le Bouscat Oct. 13 (video). Flay said that a defense of More Than Real’s Breeders’ Cup title was not a factor in the decision to purchase Dear Lavinia, explaining, “I’m always on the look-out for young fillies that have some capabilities, and this one just sort of came up at the last second.” Flay’s new acqusition will arrive in the States on Saturday.

Super Espresso (Medaglia d’Oro) and Her Smile (Include) will also carry Flay’s silks on Breeders’ Cup Friday. The former has been pre-entered in the GI Ladies’ Classic, while the latter will go in the GI Filly and Mare Sprint. “I think the Ladies’ Classic is a wide-open race if Havre de Grace goes in the Classic,” noted Flay. “The Filly and Mare Sprint also looks like it will be wide open--Turbulent Descent (Congrats) is very fast and will probably be favored, but Her Smile is just sort of learning to run at these distances. We bought her as a distance filly, but we dropped her back to six furlongs for the GI Prioress S. and she won. I draw a line right through the Charles Town Oaks [last time Sept. 17]--there was a lot of bumping and it’s an odd race with the way the turns are there.”

She Digs Me wasn't pre-entered in Juvenile Sprint according to CD Monday notes.

Whats not to like about Bobby Flay other then ancho chill powder?

Juvenile Fillies Turf adds some names besides Flay's Dear Lavinia:

Hard Not to Like (G. Cox)
Karlovy Vary (Arnold)
My Gi Gi (Koriner)
Questing (Gosden) -- Juvenile Fillies*
Stopshoppingmaria (Pletcher) -- Juvenile Fillies*

And you've got a good in with Team Valor now too!

Haha yup. . .

Just the idea that they are even considering running Stopshoppingmaria in the turf makes me feel Todd has zero confidence in her.

I know I'm really reaching, but how about Champagne D'oro in the Filly and Mare Sprint? The Princess Rooney was an ambitious spot off the break and she actually ran pretty well there considering she was pretty close to a pace that totally collapsed, it was her first race in 6 months and she was in tight turning for home.

In the Honorable Miss she was up against it on a drying out track that seemed to favor inside speed. Then she was stretched out (not really sure why) for her last two. At Monmouth she was reserved off the lead wide and seemed to just sort of give up. But last time she did some running, on the engine the entire way and although the race was farther than she wants to go, she ran deceptively well I think. Now she shortens up to what is probably her best distance and might be rounding back into her best form.

Obviously if Turbulent Descent shows up with her "A" game they are all likely running for 2nd, but do you really want a short price on her? I think all of the gaps (as planned as they may be) are a concern. Tanda seems interesting also considering the ride she got in her lone dirt start.

Not just considering.. JF Turf is her preference.

Who is "her" the filly? What does she know she is a horse. She is 1100 lbs with the brain as large as a cell phone

You don't hear Pletcher talk about his stock like this too often...

http://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup...hurchill-downs

Good stuff. Maybe she's having a reaction to lasix. A surface switch should help.

The KHRC and BC committee don't need to worry about another Life At Ten incident. I think he's learned his lesson. He realizes now he should have run Life At Ten in the Filly and Mare Turf.

Lately, he seems a bit more forthcoming and honest when he's been interviewed about his stock.

The other day I read him say something about not being happy with a workout for one of his 2yos, for instance.

Looking like the early candidate for worst Breeder's Cup opinion.

I just looked at her PP's and I was wrong. Certainly not the worst opinion. Didn't realize how bad this field is other than Turbulent Decent who is hard to trust like you said.

I thought it was kind of interesting.

Believe me, you will have far worse ones.

Worst voice from a female singer evah!

Ugh.

Sounds like what I'd imagine a goat taking it in the rear from a grizzly bear would be.

Hunt Crossing is out of Juvy sprint. Knee injury.

In FM Sprint Golden Mystery 2/4 at the distance and trained by the miracle worker Juan Carlos Guerrero for which she is 2/2 with. I will pay up to have her on my ticket and not kick myself in the ass when Juan Carlos works his magic.

They all have a shot in that race. Well maybe not all of them, Turbulent Descent is a total toss for me.

The late pick 3 Friday ending with the Ladies Classic, is there a price anywhere?

is there any the entire p6 sequence? I don't see one.

Maybe Sum of the Parts?

Anyone have any info on the Euro's in the Juvy Fillies Turf?