The 2nd day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be starting shortly, so let’s take a quick look at each event. Click on the name of each Cup race for a Horse Racing Nation preview. Juvenile Turf: The favorite in this race is Interactif. He has done nothing wrong on the turf yet. If speed is still strong on the turf, then Bridgetown could be a live pace player. Turf Sprint: A wide open event. Again, if speed rules, then California Flag rates a gander, along with Canadian Ballet. The downhill turf course at Santa Anita is a tricky layout, and horses proven down the dip typically fare well. Zenyatta goes for Classic glory on Saturday Sprint: Plenty of speed, and Zensational is fleet fav breaking from the rail. Fatal Bullet... [Read more]

The first day of the Breeders’ Cup is in the books, and below is a recap of the Friday card. Click on the name of each Cup winner to view the replay. The first two races on BC Friday were non-Cup events, starting with an optional claiming route on Pro-Ride, which was captured by Deal Breaker (Bejarano-Mitchell). The winner stalked the pace, and note that runner-up Mr. Hot Stuff was a Triple Crown series also-ran. Optional claiming sprint in the 2nd, and Mike Mitchell saddled back-to-back winners. Miss McCall wired the field under Tyler Baze. 2nd running of the Breeders’ Cup Marathon also goes to Europe, but defending champ Muhannak did not win. He was 5th behind Man of Iron (Murtagh/O’Brien). 9yo Cloudy’s Knight... [Read more]

Fair Grounds Recap – Nov 6th No bias surprises on opening day. Speed strong in sprints. Turf course favored patient runners. James Graham, John Jacinto, and ‘Cisco Torres each booted home a pair. Much Obliged was made the overwhelming fav in the Blushing K D Stakes, and she lived up to advanced billing with a solid off the pace tally under fine grass rider Francisco Torres. The Malcolm Pierce trainee definitely held a class advantage. Never Retreat was a stubborn 2nd, and the ultra-consistent Category Seven held the show. A solid start on the analysis front. Got a pair of tops home including best bets Cole’s Music ($10.20) and Snow Delicious ($8.40). Note that my day one analysis (view sample) can now be viewed here. Fair... [Read more]

Today is the first of the 2-day Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, and racing at the Fair Grounds also kicks off with a 9-race program. Weather looks good with sunny skies and temps in the 70’s, so expect fast and firm conditions. The feature race in New Orleans is the $60k Blushing K. D. Stakes for fillies and mares traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. Much Obliged is the favorite, and she was only a head behind ‘08 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Forever Together at Woodbine last time. Note that the latter goes for a Cup repeat later today. Consistent mare Love To Tell is also a contender in the Blushing K. D. The pace should be lively with Ruling Class, Martin’s Bay, and Sweet Lemonade ... [Read more]

With the 2-day Breeders’ Cup starting tomorrow at Santa Anita, we are having a live chat at Horse Racing Nation. Join us tonight and tomorrow night for a frank discussion on the Cup. Starting soon at Horse Racing Nation is our first of two live Breeders’ Cup Handicapping chats. Join our top handicappers in a round table discussion of the Friday races at Santa Anita. Check out the live chat starting at 9pm EST by going to this link… http://www.horseracingnation.com/content/live_chat We’re excited to talk about the races, find some longshots and figure out how to make some money! We’ll also do a chat tomorrow night for Saturday’s races at the same time. Here is the link again, and we’ll... [Read more]