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All in all, it was a fairly odd and anti-climatic Breeders' Cup weekend, in my opinion. Of course, had I cashed a few more tickets or if my name was Bill Mott my opinion may have been a little different. The odd part: Of the 15 Breeders' Cup races only four favorites won (just one out of nine of Saturday), and there were three races where the ...

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Let’s see if we can a couple of these at least in the money. BRIGANTIN (Marathon) – This horse is just getting warmed up at 1 15/16 miles and has the class to finish third in the Ascot Gold Cup, but has also won at a mile and mile and a quarter. The first inclination is to say he has too much stamina for a 1 ¾-mile race in the U.S. and will ...

Who will win the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I)? How will the others finish? Need more information about the Breeders' Cup Classic? Read the race preview, or watch That Handicapping Show. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011BCClassicOrder.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left ...

Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.MISS MATCH (Ladies Classic) – She’ll be totally ignored, but is coming off a solid fourth against the boys in the Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) after racing in eighth and last, 13 lengths off the lead. She beat Switch in the Santa Margarita (gr. I), but has been ...

Juvenile Sprint Secret Circle--Nobody is better at preparing young sprinters than Baffert, the former Quarter Horse trainer. Was as dominant as could be in first two starts and is fast, but tactical for a young colt. Doesn't offer much value but I'll bite the bullet. Trinniberg--Beaten less than a length by Vexor in Nashua, but draws better this ...

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Greetings from Churchill Downs, two days out from the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships! It was a chilly morning in Louisville as I roamed the barns, talking with trainers of the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) contenders, but those frigid early hours have melted into a beautiful and mild afternoon. I thought I would share a few ...

The Breeders’ Cup began 27 years ago at Hollywood Park with seven season-ending championship races and an unprecedented $10 million in purses. This year’s version, hosted by Churchill Downs, will be a 15-race, $26 million extravaganza, held over two days, and encompass almost every division of the sport. It will be the richest two-day event ...

Pre-entries to the 2011 Breeders' Cup include progeny of 126 stallions. The Blood-Horse MarketWatch analyzed the recent results of these sires, looking at racing statistics by track surface and by distance categories and separating out juvenile performers in all the data. We ran numbers for the 126 stallions worldwide and also just at ...