Hard-Luck Justin Phillip Choice in Vosburgh
Justin Phillip, Zayat Stables' First Samurai 4-year-old, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the Sept. 29 Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (gr. I) on Super Saturday at Belmont Park.
Headlines for Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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Marketing Mix Faces Big Field in Rodeo Drive
Marketing Mix, coming off a tough loss in the Beverly D Stakes (gr. IT) last month, takes on 12 Southern California-based fillies and mares in the $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Sept. 29.
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Executiveprivilege Puts Unbeaten Mark on Line
Executiveprivilege, undefeated in four starts for trainer Bob Baffert, makes her dirt debut in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 29 at Santa Anita Park.
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Game on Dude faces eight in Awesome Again; Include Me Out tops Zenyatta
Game on Dude, a leading contender for Horse of the Year, heads a field of nine in Saturday's $250,000 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.brisnet.com/edgeped/awesomeagain12">Awesome Again Stakes</a> at Santa Anita. The 1 1/8-mile event is one of five Grade 1 stakes on a dynamite program that serves as a precursor to the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on November 2-3.
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Six Grade I Winners in Jockey Club Gold Cup
The Bill Mott pair of Ron the Greek and Flat Out are the two morning line favorites.
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Include Me Out Has Competition in Zenyatta
An interesting mix of talented fillies and mares, headlined by 2012 grade I winners Include Me Out, Love Theway Youare, and Love and Pride, and will go postward in the Sept. 29 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
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Know More a Smart Pick in FrontRunner
Reddam Racing's Know More is the sole graded stakes winner in the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) for 2-year-olds at Santa Anita Park Sept. 29.
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Shackleford, To Honor and Serve meet in Kelso
Ostensibly a prep for the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Saturday's Grade 2, $400,000 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.brisnet.com/edgeped/kelso12"> Kelso Handicap</a> at Belmont Park might serve as a launching pad to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic if the Bill Mott-trained To Honor and Serve pulls off a win in the one-turn mile. The Hall of Fame conditioner left some wiggle room earlier this week when asked which Breeders' Cup race his Grade 1 Woodward winner would ultimately target.
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Zenyatta statue to be unveiled Saturday
The legendary Zenyatta, winner of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita and Horse of the Year in 2010, will be honored for all-time by Santa Anita Park as a life-sized statue of the great mare will be unveiled in Santa Anita's Paddock Gardens area at noon (PDT) this Saturday.
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Joe Hirsch: Point of Entry Meets Little Mike
Point of Entry must clear his final hurdle before the Breeders' Cup in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Sept. 29 at Belmont Park, and that hurdle could be Arlington Million winner Little Mike.
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Point of Entry, Little Mike square off in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
Point of Entry can solidify his present status as the nation's leading long-distance turf performer with a victory in Saturday's Grade 1, $600,000 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.brisnet.com/edgeped/turfclassic12">Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational</a>. The 1 1/2-mile fixture over Belmont Park's Widener course came up light compared to other stakes on Super Saturday with only six names dropped in the entry box.
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Rivalries continue in Jockey Club Gold Cup, Beldame
The top three from the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap on August 4 are in the spotlight Saturday when they headline a surprisingly robust field in the Grade 1, $1 million <a target="_blank" href="http://www.brisnet.com/edgeped/jcgc12"> Jockey Club Gold Cup</a>. The historic 1 1/4-mile test tops a bumper card of Breeders' Cup preps on Belmont Park's "Super Saturday" program.
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Tattersalls Ireland Sept. Sale Enjoys Gains
The positive trends from the opening session of the Tattersalls Ireland September yearling sale continued into day two. The auction ended Sept. 26 with increases in its gross, average price, and median price.
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Zagora Takes on Europeans in Flower Bowl
Multiple graded stakes winner Zagora heads the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 29, while European invaders I'm a Dreamer and Nahrain are poised to challenge.
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Royal Delta, It's Tricky Are Beldame Stars
Royal Delta and It's Tricky look to recover from an Aug. 26 Personal Ensign (gr. I) upset and eye year-end honors when they meet for a fifth time Sept. 29 in the $400,000 Beldame Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
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More September Yearling Profits, But...
For the overall Keeneland September yearling sale a little bit more than a quarter of the horses offered, 28%, made money.
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Commentary -- Include Me Out left out
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Kelso Brings Together Big Two
To Honor and Serve and Shackleford renew their one-turn rivalry at Belmont Park in the one-mile Kelso Handicap (gr. II) as part of "Super Saturday" Sept. 29 at Belmont.
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Keeneland's November Sale Has 3,958 Lots
Keeneland has cataloged 3,958 lots (3,957 horses and one stallion share) for its November breeding stock sale. The number is up 1% from last year's total of 3,919.
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So Many Ways will bypass Breeders' Cup
Undefeated two-year-old filly So Many Ways, winner of the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes and Grade 3 Schuylerville Stakes, will not travel to California to run in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, it was announced Wednesday.
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Undefeated So Many Ways to Skip Breeders' Cup
Undefeated 2-year-old filly So Many Ways will not travel to California to run in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park, owner Maggi Moss announced Sept. 26.
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California Stallion Cindago Dies
Cindago, a young California stallion who cost $900,000 as an auction 2-year-old, died Sept. 24 because of complications from a seizure.
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Study: Some Domestic Horses Possibly Too Reliant on Humans
Horses, like dogs and other domesticated animals, can be extremely affectionate and respond to many human cues, such as pointing and gaze directions. In the first study of its kind, French researchers have learned that horses that are too dependent on humans might have lower cognitive skills, leaving them incapable of solving their own problems.
