Songbird to WinStar for Freshening
Fox Hill Farm's champion Songbird will get a freshening at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., before returning to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer for her 4-year-old campaign.
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2016 Breeders' Cup Classic Race Sequence
Relive Arrogate's victory in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). See where your favorite horse was at several crucial points of the race with our interactive slideshow.
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2016 Breeders' Cup Saturday
It was nonstop action on Breeders' Cup Saturday, with 9 grade I races: 14 Hands Winery Juvenile Fillies, Filly & Mare Turf, TwinSpires Sprint, Turf Sprint, Sentient Jet Juvenile, Longines Turf, Filly & Mare Sprint, Mile and Classic.
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Mike Smith Wins Third Shoemaker Award
Mike Smith, who won three races and finished second in three others, earned the 14th Bill Shoemaker Award, given to the most outstanding jockey of the 2016 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park.
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Attendance, Handle Up for BC Saturday
A crowd of 72,811 at Santa Anita Park Nov. 5 set a record for the highest single-day attendance for a Breeders' Cup since the event switched to a two-day format.
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2016 Breeders' Cup Saturday Wrap
Claire Novak recaps Arrogate's victory in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic over California Chrome.
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Arrogate Upsets 'Chrome' in BC Classic
Arrogate came roaring down the Santa Anita Park stretch to catch champion California Chrome in the final strides.
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Kiss to Remember Takes Chilukki at Churchill
Myron Miller's Kiss to Remember stalked the early leaders, poked her head in front at the top of the stretch, and turned back a late challenge from favorite Birdatthewire to win the Nov. 5 $200,000 Chilukki (gr. II) at Churchill Downs by a head.
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Tourist Upsets Tepin in Breeders' Cup Mile
WinStar Farm, Wachtel Stable, and Gary Barber's Tourist turned the tables on several horses and did it on the biggest stage Nov. 5 in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park.
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Finest City Scores in Filly & Mare Sprint
Finest City wins the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) over Wavell Avenue. The 4-year-old City Zip filly gets the seven furlongs in 1:22.37.
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Highland Reel Speeds to BC Turf Rout
Highland Reel set a stiff pace and was never seriously challenged en route to a win in the $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).
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First Stakes Winner for Algorithms
Ontario-bred Vanish wins the Clarendon Stakes at Woodbine by a nose.
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Classic Empire Reigns in BC Juvenile
Trainer Mark Casse was openly confident regarding John Oxley's Classic Empire, and was proven right when the bay colt held off favored Not This Time to win the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).
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Veteran Obviously Scores in Turf Sprint
A two-time grade I winner at a mile, Obviously cut back a bit in distance to take the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) Nov. 5 at Santa Anita Park.
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Drefong Gives Baffert Fifth BC Sprint
Baoma Corporation's Drefong came in off the bench, racing for the first time since his Aug. 27 Ketel One King's Bishop (gr. I) score, and turned back 8-5 choice Masochistic to land his second consecutive grade I by 1 1/4 lengths.
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Another Breeders' Cup Success for Mike Ryan
Mike Ryan has been associated with six Breeders’ Cup winners, but the hard-working Kentucky agent says the most recent, New Money Honey’s victory in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. I) was the most satisfying because of the filly’s ownership.
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Queen's Trust Delivers in Filly & Mare Turf
European invader Queen's Trust denied Lady Eli a rousing finish to her fairytale comeback from laminitis, getting her nose down just in time to take the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 5 at Santa Anita Park.
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Champagne Room Takes Juvenile Fillies
Champagne Room rewarded her backers handsomely, running back to her Sorrento Stakes (gr. II) form and winning the 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles (gr. I) to kick off the Nov. 5 World Championships card at Santa Anita Park.
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Fair Point Makes the Grade in Maddy
Only a neck back from her first graded score in the Oct. 14 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland, Stuart S. Janney III's Fair Point left no doubt Nov. 5 in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy (gr. IIIT).
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Keeneland November Sale Preview
Eric Mitchell previews the 2016 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale which begins Tuesday, November 8, including comments from Sales Director Geoffrey Russell. Brought to you by Taylor Made Sales Agency
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Phipps Reduction Part of Keeneland Sale
When Keeneland kicks off its breeding stock sale Nov. 8, buyers will have an opportunity to purchase some of the rich bloodlines from the prominent Phipps Stable that has been among the leading breeding and racing entities in for decades.
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Galileo Sets New Mark for BC Starters
Coolmore's son of Sadler's Wells set a new single-season record with nine starters in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships.
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Mandella: Beholder is Unlike Any Other
The beat went on, as it always does, but Richard Mandella doesn't want to think about moving on from the bay mare who gave one final brilliant display Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
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Shaman Ghost Out of BC Classic
Stronach Stables' Shaman Ghost, the winner of the Sept. 3 Woodward Stakes (gr. I), will be scratched from the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park after spiking a fever in recent days, trainer Jimmy Jerkens said Nov. 5.
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Limato Aims for Breeders' Cup Mile
In one of the most intriguing races of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, a stellar cast has assembled for the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), topped by the queen of American turf, Tepin, whose best effort wins the race.
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A Stronger 'Chrome' Returns to Classic
California Chrome has a chance at redemption—the rarest of opportunities in today’s racing—when he starts in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park, the same race and site where he finished a close third to Bayern in 2014.
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2016 Breeders' Cup Friday
Images from an exciting Breeders' Cup Friday, including the Juvenile Turf, Las Vegas Dirt Mile, Juvenile Fillies Turf and Longines Distaff.
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BC Pick Six Carryover: $511,261
With no one correctly tabbing six winner's in Friday's Pick 6, there is a two-day carryover of $511,261 into Nov. 5 which is Breeders' Cup Classic Day at Santa Anita Park.
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Songbird Loses Nothing in Defeat
It took a photo finish decided by barely an inch, but previously unbeaten champion Songbird did suffer a loss for the first time, losing to now three-time Breeders' Cup winner Beholder in the $2 million Longines Distaff (gr. I) Nov. 4.
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2016 Breeders' Cup Friday Wrap
Claire Novak recaps the epic Distaff battle between Beholder and Songbird, the highlight of Breeders' Cup Friday.
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Frank Conversation Lights Up Twilight Derby
Reddam Racing's Frank Conversation charged from far back to win Santa Anita's $200,000 Twilight Derby (gr. IIT) to close a fantastic day of racing. It was the second stakes win on the day for J. Paul Reddam.
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Beholder Noses Out Songbird in BC Distaff
A Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) for the ages on paper played out in real time in the most dramatic and epic way.
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New Money Honey Cashes Juvenile Fillies Turf
An already career year for trainer Chad Brown continued during the Nov. 4 card of the Breeders' Cup World Championships when New Money Honey collared pacesetter Lull in midstretch to take the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT).
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Tamarkuz Upsets Dirt Mile
Shadwell Stable's Tamarkuz, under all-time leading Breeders' Cup jockey Mike Smith, ranged up outside and rolled past Gun Runner to upset the $1 million Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
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Fasig-Tipton November Sale Preview
Eric Mitchell previews the Fasig-Tipton November sale featuring Love the Chase, Curalina, Haveyougoneaway, Stopchargingmaria, and many more. Includes comments from Bayne Welker, Fasig-Tipton Vice President. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency
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Oscar Performance Golden in Juvenile Turf
About 30 miles from Hollywood, Oscar Performance proved to be no act as he scored a clear victory in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
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Hemsworth Breaks Maiden in Nashua Stakes
Godolphin Racing's Hemsworth broke his maiden in his stakes debut, and he did it leading gate-to-wire in the $200,000 Nashua Stakes (gr. II) for 2-year-olds on opening day of the 2016 Aqueduct Racetrack fall meet.
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Scuba Floats to Victory in Marathon Stakes
Scuba got the first day of the Breeders' Cup World Championships off to an impressive start as he stayed the 14 furlongs of the grade II Marathon Stakes, running away from the field for a decisive victory.
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For Some, It's Sale Over Breeders' Cup
While many were in sunny Southern California Nov. 4 readying for the first of two Breeders' Cup days at Santa Anita Park, some 2,500 miles away another group of industry pros shivered in the brisk morning air at the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds.
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2016 Breeders' Cup Week
Images from the days leading up to the 2016 Breeders' Cup
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TCA Celebrates an “Evening With Chrome”
Thoroughbred Charities of America's "An Evening with California Chrome" fundraising event was a big hit Nov. 2 in Arcadia, Calif.
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Victory to Victory Out of Breeders' Cup
Natalma Stakes (Can-IT) winner Victory to Victory will not run in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT), trainer Mark Casse said the morning of the Nov. 4 event.
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Saez's Attorney Questions NYGSC Decision
A lawyer representing Thoroughbred Jockey Luis Saez is fighting back against this week's New York State Gaming Commission decision to continue a disciplinary proceeding that could lead to a suspension of the rider for a "careless riding" incident.
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Records-Based Trainer Ruling Overturned
A major equine drug infraction case, which led to the revocation of a Standardbred trainer's license, has been overturned by a New York state appeals court.
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Beholder Set to Bid Farewell
Ten grade I wins, three Eclipse Awards, and two Breeders' Cup race victories into her career, Beholder is set to have one last chance to add to all of the above when she makes what is slated to be her final career start in the 1 1/8-miles Distaff.
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Clement Seeks First Breeders' Cup Victory
Veteran conditioner Christophe Clement is considered by many to be one of the best when money is on the line.
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Four-Time Grade I Winner Fly Till Dawn Dies
Multiple grade I winner Fly Till Dawn died in late October at Nick Lotz's Briarbrooke Farm in Paris, Ky., the farm where he was born and returned after being pensioned from his stallion career.
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Minnesota Horseman Eaton Dies at 87
Minnesota horseman Arthur J. Eaton Jr., 87, of Randolph Township, Minn., died Oct. 28 in Minneapolis.
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Keeler Johnson's 2016 BC Selections
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the thirteen Breeders' Cup races.
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McLaughlin Chooses Maddy for Lady Shipman
A neck away from Breeders' Cup glory only a year ago, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has opted not to run Lady Shipman in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) a second time in favor of the Nov. 5 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Santa Anita Park.
