BREEDERS CUP DAY

Monmouth

October 26 , 2007

Fast Track Simulcapping


Ratings and Data

#

Program number

LR

Last Race speed rating

ML

Morning Line

B2

Avg Best 2 races, last 10

Tr

Trainer Win Pct

TR

Turf Rating

Jk

Jockey Win Pct (* = jock change)

DR

Distance Rating

DLR

Days since last race

RP

Race Pace Avg 2 pacelines

FW

Furlongs worked 3 weeks

EP

Early Pace Avg 2 pacelines

AER

Average Earnings Ratio

LP

Late Pace Avg 2 pacelines

QS

Quirin Speed Points (0 to 8)

FTS

Final Time Speed Avg 2 pacelines


Contender Algorithm Factors

Speed :

FTS, B2, DR or TR, and RTG

Pace :

FTS, RP, EP or LP, DR or TR

Class :

RP or TR, AER, and ML




Introduction

Every year we present a special review and analysis of the Breeders Cup races featuring some hands on human handicapping observations in addition to the figs and calculations from computer generated data. First, some general observations, followed by race by race comments. This year the races are at Monmouth over two days ... Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27 due to an increase in the number of Breeders Cup races. On Friday the Breeders Cup races are races 8, 9 and 10 on the race card. On Saturday the Breeders Cup races are races 4 through 11.

These races are the closest thing we have in North America to an annual world championship of horse racing event. As a result we can expect that the best horses in the world at each distance and in each category will be entered. They have been guided and condition towards this race for weeks and months, sometimes all year by their connections. The trainers are not using this race to get ready for the next one. Most of these horses will be at the top of their training and racing cycles. Some may have peaked to early, but some you haven't shown their best so far will be peaking just now, for their race of the year.

This means that favorites have to be considered more critically than in an ordinary racing card. Most of them prove to be underlays on Breeders Cup Day, facing much stiffer and more even competition than handicappers are used to taking into account. Past results from Breeders Cup races bears this out. So when backing a favorite at the betting window demand better odds than usual, and be sure to feel confident when eliminating other contenders that they will not be rounding into form and coming up with a big effort today. Look closely at the second and third choices of the crowd. Look for horses that have finished close to the top contenders in previous races that might be ready to turn the tables. Sometimes they will go off at much higher odds with only a few lengths to make up off earlier races.

Another key factor is trying to figure out how to handle the horses shipped in from Europe. To be honest, there is a lot of guesswork involved with this because the data available means we're comparing apples and oranges. One of the best approaches is to pay attention to how they fared against each other in the past and then look for good performances in later races by those who did well against horses performing well in the earlier races. The Turf Classic for instance has been won 6 of the last 7 times by horses shipping over from Europe. Since there is a tendency of North American bettors to back the home team, there may be an overlay or two among the European horses, especially for that race.



Race 1 : [ Md Sp Wt ] 6 Fs. ... on Dirt ... for Fillies 2 Yr Olds / Purse: $ 50000

Speed:

Throbbin' Heart

Rise Up Singing

Lion's Maddy

Pace:

Rise Up Singing

Throbbin' Heart

Lion's Maddy

Class:

Throbbin' Heart

Rise Up Singing

Lion's Maddy

LongShot:

Ay Papi

Race Par = 80

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Throbbin' Heart

+

5

5/2

21

13

27

9

100

5

84

92

0

100

98

94

92

Rise Up Singing

+N

2

7/2

9

9

24

10

60

6

79

81

79

95

98

83

81

Lion's Maddy

n

4

4-1

12

21

24

8

36

0

76

78

76

94

93

85

78

Ay Papi

7

10-1

16

* 17

38

10

19

0

69

69

0

85

81

88

69

Life Lesson

3

8-1

16

* 20

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Brush The Rail

6

8-1

24

* 25

13

10

4

0

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nicksappealinglady

8

12-1

13

* 14

0

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bootsie Mcginnis

9

15-1

8

* 12

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Champagne Coolie

1

9/2

14

* 21

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0


Top Fives

RP

Throbbin' Heart

100

Rise Up Singing

95

Lion's Maddy

94

Ay Papi

85

Life Lesson

0

EP

Rise Up Singing

98

Throbbin' Heart

98

Lion's Maddy

93

Ay Papi

81

Life Lesson

0

LP

Throbbin' Heart

94

Ay Papi

88

Lion's Maddy

85

Rise Up Singing

83

Life Lesson

0

FTS

Throbbin' Heart

92

Rise Up Singing

81

Lion's Maddy

78

Ay Papi

69

Life Lesson

0

B2

Throbbin' Heart

92

Rise Up Singing

81

Lion's Maddy

78

Ay Papi

69

Life Lesson

0

DR

Rise Up Singing

79

Lion's Maddy

76

Life Lesson

0

Throbbin' Heart

0

Brush The Rail

0

TR

LR

Throbbin' Heart

84

Rise Up Singing

79

Lion's Maddy

76

Ay Papi

69

Brush The Rail

11

Rise Up Singing

0

Life Lesson

0

Lion's Maddy

0

Throbbin' Heart

0

Brush The Rail

0




Race 2 : [ Md Sp Wt ] 6 Fs. ... on Dirt ... for 2 Yr Olds / Purse: $ 50000

Speed:

Consider Me

Now Or Never

D' Wildcard

Pace:

Consider Me

Now Or Never

D' Wildcard

Class:

D' Wildcard

Consider Me

Now Or Never

LongShot:

D' Wildcard

Race Par = 81

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Consider Me

+++

2

7/2

20

* 25

13

4

90

6

81

82

82

93

94

88

82

Now Or Never

+-

2X

7/2

20

* 25

45

5

80

6

78

82

0

94

94

88

82

D' Wildcard

+

10

6-1

18

18

34

8

100

6

80

82

0

94

93

89

82

Osceola Prince

3

9/2

28

* 20

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Golden Fusaichi

4

12-1

24

* 16

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ben's Moon

5

8-1

15

* 21

0

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Flying Vee

6

8-1

10

* 14

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Massive Drama

7

3-1

18

* 19

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Prayer Answered

8

15-1

8

* 6

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Megalodon

9

20-1

13

* 12

22

5

2

0

69

0

0

0

0

0

0

Southern Gale

1A

6-1

13

* 18

0

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tiz It

1

6-1

13

* 18

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0


Top Fives

RP

Now Or Never

94

D' Wildcard

94

Consider Me

93

Osceola Prince

0

Golden Fusaichi

0

EP

Consider Me

94

Now Or Never

94

D' Wildcard

93

Osceola Prince

0

Golden Fusaichi

0

LP

D' Wildcard

89

Consider Me

88

Now Or Never

88

Osceola Prince

0

Golden Fusaichi

0

FTS

Consider Me

82

Now Or Never

82

D' Wildcard

82

Osceola Prince

0

Golden Fusaichi

0

B2

Consider Me

82

Now Or Never

82

D' Wildcard

82

Osceola Prince

0

Golden Fusaichi

0

DR

Consider Me

82

Osceola Prince

0

Now Or Never

0

Golden Fusaichi

0

Ben's Moon

0

TR

LR

Consider Me

81

D' Wildcard

80

Now Or Never

78

Megalodon

69

Osceola Prince

0

Megalodon

46

Consider Me

0

Osceola Prince

0

Now Or Never

0

Golden Fusaichi

0




Race 3 : [ Alw 70000n1x ] Mile 1/16 ... on Dirt ... for 3 Yr Olds & Up / Purse: $ 70000

Speed:

Intuition Magic

Marvel Wood

U R Da Best

Pace:

Warrior's Vow

Ramapo

Intuition Magic

Class:

U R Da Best

Subtitles

Hawkinsville

LongShot:

Communicator

Warrior's Vow

Race Par = 90

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

U R Da Best

+

14

10-1

18

16

27

5

85

6

84

92

0

100

101

91

92

Intuition Magic

+

5

8-1

28

19

29

13

46

8

87

91

58

97

95

96

91

Marvel Wood

++-

9

5-1

19

* 20

32

4

65

7

77

91

91

94

92

99

91

Wisp

++

10

4-1

9

* 21

20

4

34

5

90

92

92

96

90

97

87

Greg Got Even

nn

11

8-1

12

* 25

35

12

53

3

83

88

88

96

93

94

87

Subtitles

N-

12

8-1

13

* 14

45

9

100

8

84

89

0

98

96

91

87

Value Player

7

6-1

25

* 20

5

10

55

5

87

87

87

95

93

92

85

Hawkinsville

++

3

10-1

28

18

21

4

59

2

78

94

94

95

88

96

84

Warrior's Vow

6

20-1

22

* 18

19

8

54

5

90

84

84

92

94

90

84

Andy L

8

30-1

11

* 14

23

4

45

5

71

86

86

94

97

87

84

Ramapo

-

13

12-1

10

* 6

23

0

57

7

80

84

84

96

98

86

84

Communicator

++

1

20-1

16

* 15

20

9

51

0

79

90

90

96

93

91

84

Perrycarditus

4

10-1

15

* 16

19

4

30

3

73

86

86

92

82

98

80

I'm Not Guilty

nn-

2

50-1

14

* 5

29

5

9

6

71

88

88

95

88

91

79


Top Fives

RP

U R Da Best

100

Subtitles

98

Intuition Magic

97

Wisp

96

Greg Got Even

96

EP

U R Da Best

101

Ramapo

98

Andy L

97

Subtitles

96

Intuition Magic

95

LP

Marvel Wood

99

Perrycarditus

98

Wisp

97

Hawkinsville

96

Intuition Magic

96

FTS

U R Da Best

92

Intuition Magic

91

Marvel Wood

91

Wisp

87

Greg Got Even

87

B2

Hawkinsville

94

Wisp

92

U R Da Best

92

Intuition Magic

91

Marvel Wood

91

DR

Hawkinsville

94

Wisp

92

Marvel Wood

91

Communicator

90

I'm Not Guilty

88

TR

LR

Warrior's Vow

90

Wisp

90

Intuition Magic

87

Value Player

87

Subtitles

84

Greg Got Even

81

Hawkinsville

80

Perrycarditus

80

Intuition Magic

78

I'm Not Guilty

64




Race 4 : [ Alw 80000n2x ] Mile 1/8 ... on Dirt ... for 3 Yr Olds & Up / Purse: $ 80000

Speed:

Three In The Bag

Echo Quest

Hunting

Pace:

Red Sail At Sunset

Echo Quest

Three In The Bag

Class:

Now A Victor

Three In The Bag

Hunting

LongShot:

Echo Quest

Race Par = 93

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Now A Victor

+

11

9/2

24

25

26

8

100

6

91

96

0

102

106

90

96

Three In The Bag

++-

4

7/2

26

* 16

33

4

32

7

90

98

96

102

107

87

94

Echo Quest

+

6

15-1

24

* 20

18

0

14

7

93

94

90

96

100

94

94

Hunting

+N

7

6-1

16

18

18

4

31

3

90

95

92

102

97

96

93

Call The Marines

+-

3

12-1

16

* 18

23

0

18

5

86

94

88

100

102

90

92

Zoffinger

++

8

10-1

14

9

21

0

4

0

84

94

93

102

86

104

90

El Chile Dog

-

10

10-1

24

* 21

49

8

20

0

81

89

87

96

97

92

89

Red Sail At Sunset

+

12

12-1

13

* 17

18

0

31

5

86

93

85

98

100

89

89

Hurrah

-

5

10-1

22

* 14

24

0

16

2

84

88

0

97

98

90

88

Lightning Bolt

1A

20-1

16

16

16

4

11

5

86

90

84

98

96

92

88

Keeneland Kid

N-

9

8-1

14

16

34

4

18

3

92

92

78

96

96

92

88

Lenny

1

20-1

16

14

28

9

11

5

90

90

84

92

94

93

87

Crusader Rabbit

N

13

10-1

16

21

17

4

25

6

83

92

85

97

92

93

85

Mambo Master

2

30-1

8

12

21

4

5

2

80

86

73

96

84

96

80


Top Fives

RP

Three In The Bag

102

Hunting

102

Zoffinger

102

Now A Victor

102

Call The Marines

100

EP

Three In The Bag

107

Now A Victor

106

Call The Marines

102

Echo Quest

100

Red Sail At Sunset

100

LP

Zoffinger

104

Hunting

96

Mambo Master

96

Echo Quest

94

Lenny

93

FTS

Now A Victor

96

Three In The Bag

94

Echo Quest

94

Hunting

93

Call The Marines

92

B2

Three In The Bag

98

Now A Victor

96

Hunting

95

Call The Marines

94

Echo Quest

94

DR

Three In The Bag

96

Zoffinger

93

Hunting

92

Echo Quest

90

Call The Marines

88

TR

LR

Echo Quest

93

Keeneland Kid

92

Now A Victor

91

Three In The Bag

90

Lenny

90

Mambo Master

84

Hurrah

80

Three In The Bag

77

Zoffinger

53

Lenny

52




Race 5 : [ InsdInfoBC250 ] Mile 1/16 ... on Dirt ... for Fillies 3 Yr Olds / Purse: $ 250000

Speed:

Boca Grande

Tessa Blue

Talkin About Love

Pace:

Tessa Blue

Lost Etiquette

Honorable Truth

Class:

Boca Grande

Talkin About Love

Tessa Blue

LongShot:

Bare Dancer

Race Par = 95

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Boca Grande

+

2

2-1

16

* 16

21

4

67

2

89

96

92

104

94

102

96

Tessa Blue

++

3

9/5

12

12

21

5

63

8

98

96

96

100

101

95

96

Talkin About Love

++

1

5/2

17

14

34

7

100

5

92

95

95

100

98

97

95

Bare Dancer

5

20-1

0

* 21

14

0

13

0

94

92

88

101

90

102

92

Lost Etiquette

4

7/2

20

* 19

14

7

24

8

84

92

92

94

96

94

90

Honorable Truth

6

20-1

9

* 18

15

4

16

8

79

85

79

98

94

91

85


Top Fives

RP

Boca Grande

104

Bare Dancer

101

Tessa Blue

100

Talkin About Love

100

Honorable Truth

98

EP

Tessa Blue

101

Talkin About Love

98

Lost Etiquette

96

Boca Grande

94

Honorable Truth

94

LP

Boca Grande

102

Bare Dancer

102

Talkin About Love

97

Tessa Blue

95

Lost Etiquette

94

FTS

Boca Grande

96

Tessa Blue

96

Talkin About Love

95

Bare Dancer

92

Lost Etiquette

90

B2

Boca Grande

96

Tessa Blue

96

Talkin About Love

95

Lost Etiquette

92

Bare Dancer

92

DR

Tessa Blue

96

Talkin About Love

95

Boca Grande

92

Lost Etiquette

92

Bare Dancer

88

TR

LR

Tessa Blue

98

Bare Dancer

94

Talkin About Love

92

Boca Grande

89

Lost Etiquette

84

Lost Etiquette

51

Bare Dancer

48

Boca Grande

0

Tessa Blue

0

Honorable Truth

0




Race 6 : [ EpitomeBC250k ] One Mile ... on Turf ... for Fillies 2 Yr Olds / Purse: $ 250000

Speed:

Sea Chanter

Namaste's Wish

Cato Major

Pace:

Sales Tax

Sammy Van Ammy

Grace And Power

Class:

Dagger

Life Is Sweet

Bsharpsonata

LongShot:

Sales Tax

Race Par = 85

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

TR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Dagger

+-

10

15-1

13

* 20

27

3

41

8

86

90

0

100

96

92

88

Life Is Sweet

+

5

6-1

21

* 13

19

4

42

1

84

87

57

99

88

98

86

Bsharpsonata

+

6

20-1

18

13

34

9

39

8

83

88

0

94

95

89

84

Sea Chanter

nn

2

9/2

23

18

26

4

31

6

81

83

83

94

85

98

83

Namaste's Wish

nn

4

4-1

21

19

26

8

58

4

82

83

83

92

88

95

83

Cato Major

nn

7

10-1

17

16

34

12

100

0

82

83

83

92

86

97

83

Sammy Van Ammy

9

12-1

25

* 16

34

10

46

4

81

82

79

92

90

91

81

Sales Tax

12

10-1

17

14

27

10

55

5

74

82

81

93

92

89

81

Grace And Power

1

10-1

30

17

27

5

74

6

74

76

76

83

80

96

76

Saki To Me

3

12-1

16

25

30

10

70

6

69

74

0

86

90

82

72

Joffe's Run

11

8-1

0

* 0

20

0

14

3

1

2

2

0

0

0

2

Annie Skates

8

5-1

0

* 20

20

0

23

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0


Top Fives

RP

Dagger

100

Life Is Sweet

99

Sea Chanter

94

Bsharpsonata

94

Sales Tax

93

EP

Dagger

96

Bsharpsonata

95

Sales Tax

92

Saki To Me

90

Sammy Van Ammy

90

LP

Sea Chanter

98

Life Is Sweet

98

Cato Major

97

Grace And Power

96

Namaste's Wish

95

FTS

Dagger

88

Life Is Sweet

86

Bsharpsonata

84

Sea Chanter

83

Namaste's Wish

83

B2

Dagger

90

Bsharpsonata

88

Life Is Sweet

87

Sea Chanter

83

Namaste's Wish

83

DR

Sales Tax

75

Sammy Van Ammy

74

Grace And Power

74

Sea Chanter

0

Saki To Me

0

TR

LR

Dagger

86

Life Is Sweet

84

Bsharpsonata

83

Namaste's Wish

82

Cato Major

82

Sea Chanter

83

Namaste's Wish

83

Cato Major

83

Sales Tax

81

Sammy Van Ammy

79




Race 7 : [ FvrtTrckBC250 ] 6 Fs. ... on Dirt ... for 2 Yr Olds / Purse: $ 250000

Speed:

Lantana Mob

Law Enforcement

West Coast Coach

Pace:

Jazz Nation

Lantana Mob

Law Enforcement

Class:

Law Enforcement

Lantana Mob

West Coast Coach

LongShot:

Indy Joe

Race Par = 97

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Lantana Mob

++

3

3-1

21

* 20

20

4

58

5

92

98

98

104

103

95

98

Law Enforcement

+

5

7/2

15

* 20

20

4

100

3

86

98

94

102

103

95

98

Officer Frank

N

7

5-1

0

* 19

40

13

31

6

94

96

0

100

99

97

96

West Coast Coach

N

8

4-1

24

* 18

48

11

40

6

91

96

91

101

102

94

96

Jazz Nation

9

10-1

13

* 19

18

5

67

6

89

91

0

99

104

87

91

Indy Joe

1A

8-1

24

25

27

10

38

6

85

89

89

98

102

87

89

Run Sully Run

6

20-1

24

21

32

8

27

6

88

88

0

96

98

90

88

Cobra Strike

2

6-1

16

9

27

8

57

5

86

88

86

97

99

89

88

Tide Dancer

1

8-1

24

* 12

27

8

19

6

84

87

84

98

92

94

86

Margo's Gift

4

10-1

18

* 26

27

8

29

2

76

82

82

96

88

94

82


Top Fives

RP

Lantana Mob

104

Law Enforcement

102

West Coast Coach

101

Officer Frank

100

Jazz Nation

99

EP

Jazz Nation

104

Lantana Mob

103

Law Enforcement

103

West Coast Coach

102

Indy Joe

102

LP

Officer Frank

97

Lantana Mob

95

Law Enforcement

95

Margo's Gift

94

Tide Dancer

94

FTS

Lantana Mob

98

Law Enforcement

98

Officer Frank

96

West Coast Coach

96

Jazz Nation

91

B2

Lantana Mob

98

Law Enforcement

98

Officer Frank

96

West Coast Coach

96

Jazz Nation

91

DR

Lantana Mob

98

Law Enforcement

94

West Coast Coach

91

Indy Joe

89

Cobra Strike

86

TR

LR

Officer Frank

94

Lantana Mob

92

West Coast Coach

91

Jazz Nation

89

Run Sully Run

88

Tide Dancer

56

Lantana Mob

0

Margo's Gift

0

Law Enforcement

0

Run Sully Run

0




Race 8 : [ Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Sprint] 6 Fs. ... on Dirt ... for Fillies and Mares 3 Yr Olds & Up / Purse: $ 1000000

There is not much to separate the top rated horses in this one in terms of their ratings. The top rating goes to La Traviata (5/2) with a 102, but she is followed very closely by Shaggy Mane (12-1) with a 101 and then several tied at 100, including Dream Rush (2-1). Wild Gams (10-1) has the best Distance Rating but will be coming from off the pace so may not get the best trip. The highest early speed rating seems to go Shaggy Mane. She has also worked well recently off a poor last outing. If that one can be thrown out she may be the choice for a longshot chance. Another one apparently being overlooked is Maryfield (15-1) with several good recent races and excellent works going into this. Baroness Thatcher (12-1) has been close with these, but beaten also by Dream Rush. She may prefer a longer distance as well.

I think the top chance is likely Dream Rush who has the edge on La Traviata in terms of experience having won at higher levels and with two good recent G1 victories. A knock against both of them is their age. They are coming up against older horses here. La Traviata will have the most to overcome in terms of experience.

This is a tough one to call. I don't think the odds on the favorites are likely to justify backing them. For value I would rate them in this order (with preferred odds):

  1. Shaggy Mane (8-1)

  2. Maryfield (10-1)

  3. Dream Rush (4-1)

  4. Baroness Thatcher (8-1)

Speed:

La Traviata

Shaggy Mane

Oprah Winney

Pace:

La Traviata

Maryfield

Dream Rush

Class:

Dream Rush

Oprah Winney

La Traviata

LongShot:

Maryfield

Race Par = 100

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

La Traviata

++

7

5/2

0

19

62

14

48

7

104

102

102

106

108

94

102

Shaggy Mane

++

9

12-1

6

16

41

15

49

8

74

102

102

106

112

89

101

Dream Rush

+

3

2-1

18

18

83

14

100

8

96

100

97

104

104

96

100

Maryfield

++

4

15-1

15

20

61

14

46

2

98

101

101

106

106

94

100

Oprah Winney

++

6

6-1

25

20

47

16

72

5

87

102

102

104

105

95

100

Miss Macy Sue

++

1

6-1

19

14

41

13

80

5

97

100

100

104

104

95

99

Baroness Thatcher

n

10

12-1

0

* 19

20

4

34

4

91

98

91

104

105

93

98

Wild Gams

++

8

10-1

15

25

20

3

63

2

94

104

104

102

99

98

97

Miraculous Miss

n

2

15-1

30

* 24

27

4

45

2

93

98

97

102

97

99

96

Jazzy

5

20-1

15

* 17

34

13

39

3

92

95

0

100

96

98

94


Top Fives

RP

Maryfield

106

La Traviata

106

Shaggy Mane

106

Dream Rush

104

Oprah Winney

104

EP

Shaggy Mane

112

La Traviata

108

Maryfield

106

Oprah Winney

105

Baroness Thatcher

105

LP

Miraculous Miss

99

Jazzy

98

Wild Gams

98

Dream Rush

96

Oprah Winney

95

FTS

La Traviata

102

Shaggy Mane

101

Dream Rush

100

Maryfield

100

Oprah Winney

100

B2

Wild Gams

104

Oprah Winney

102

La Traviata

102

Shaggy Mane

102

Maryfield

101

DR

Wild Gams

104

Oprah Winney

102

La Traviata

102

Shaggy Mane

102

Maryfield

101

TR

LR

La Traviata

104

Maryfield

98

Miss Macy Sue

97

Dream Rush

96

Wild Gams

94

Jazzy

91

Maryfield

59

Baroness Thatcher

57

Miraculous Miss

0

Dream Rush

0




Race 9 : [ Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf] One Mile ... on Turf ... for 2 Yr Olds / Purse: $ 1000000

Speed:

Cherokee Triangle

Cannonball

Prussian

Pace:

Prussian

Cannonball

Cherokee Triangle

Class:

Preachin Man

The Leopard

Nownownow

LongShot:

Cannonball

The two year old turf race is very difficult to call. The edge is likely to go to the European shippers and our ratings will have nothing to assist us there. Our top FTS rated horse is Preachin Man (50-1) but this is his first time on grass. Still at those odds, if they stay that way, he may be worth consideration. Cannonball (50-1), Prussian (3-1) and Texas Fever (30-1) appear capable at the distance. Cannonball has won a stakes race with a time close to that of Prussian in his G3 victory. For two year olds there is often not much to pick between a G3 race and a cheaper stakes race, and so Cannonball probably deserves the edge on value.

The European horses are difficult to assess with none of them coming over with a G1 victory. The best performer overseas seems to be Strike The Deal (9/2) and his connections have a solid record with horses shipping over. Trying to take anticipated value into account I am inclined to the following choices (with the preferred odds) for this race:

  1. Cannonball (8-1)

  2. Strike The Deal (9/2)

  3. Prussian (5-1)

  4. Texas Fever (30-1)

  5. Preachin Man (30-1)

Race Par = 89

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

TR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Preachin Man

+

10

50-1

16

16

27

9

42

8

87

98

0

101

104

92

96

Cherokee Triangle

++

4

10-1

29

20

34

15

48

5

90

90

90

92

86

104

90

Nownownow

+

7

10-1

0

19

19

5

22

3

76

90

83

98

86

104

90

The Leopard

+

3

8-1

23

18

27

9

28

8

81

94

55

96

92

96

88

Cannonball

nn

2

50-1

28

* 20

5

10

21

6

88

87

87

95

94

93

87

Prussian

nn

9

3-1

21

19

40

13

100

6

89

87

87

92

90

97

87

Gio Ponti

6

8-1

24

25

19

4

68

4

78

82

82

86

80

102

82

Texas Fever

11

30-1

16

* 20

27

9

22

7

81

84

0

89

89

93

82

Your Round

1

30-1

16

* 17

19

5

17

3

74

82

82

90

84

98

82

Strike The Deal

5

9/2

0

* 0

21

0

34

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Achill Island

-

8

7/2

0

* 20

27

0

24

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Domestic Fund

-

12

5-1

0

* 0

26

0

16

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0


Top Fives

RP

Preachin Man

101

Nownownow

98

The Leopard

96

Cannonball

95

Cherokee Triangle

92

EP

Preachin Man

104

Cannonball

94

The Leopard

92

Prussian

90

Texas Fever

89

LP

Cherokee Triangle

104

Nownownow

104

Gio Ponti

102

Your Round

98

Prussian

97

FTS

Preachin Man

96

Cherokee Triangle

90

Nownownow

90

The Leopard

88

Cannonball

87

B2

Preachin Man

98

The Leopard

94

Cherokee Triangle

90

Nownownow

90

Cannonball

87

DR

Cannonball

87

Prussian

87

Your Round

82

Cherokee Triangle

74

The Leopard

0

TR

LR

Cherokee Triangle

90

Prussian

89

Cannonball

88

Preachin Man

87

The Leopard

81

Cherokee Triangle

90

Cannonball

87

Prussian

87

Nownownow

83

Gio Ponti

82




Race 10 : [ Breeders Cup Dirt Mi1e] Mile & 70 yds ... on Dirt ... for 3 Yr Olds & Up / Purse: $ 1000000

Speed:

Gottcha Gold

Wanderin Boy

Lewis Michael

Pace:

Gottcha Gold

Lewis Michael

Corinthian

Class:

Discreet Cat

Gottcha Gold

Corinthian

LongShot:

Gottcha Gold

Not sure why the Mile race is going at a mile and 70 yards, but assume it has something to do with the track layout.

The likely favorite in this race is Discreet Cat (2-1). I could be wrong, but I think this is a vulnerable favorite. He is lightly raced this year with insignificant results after a better year last year. It is possible that his connections have brought him along perfectly for this one, with some strong recent works. But why has he been rested essentially all year. I suspect he will not be quite ready for the rest of the field who have been racing and now targeted for this race. He may well get close and be part of an exotic wager.

Top prospects to put the favorite away seem to be Corinthian (7/2) and Wanderin Boy (8-1). Corinthian's record shows no races at the distance and he was recently well beaten by Lawyer Ron (running in the Classic on Saturday). Wanderin Boy ran a good second to Lawyer Ron in the Whitney and a strong record at this distance. He has also put in some very impressive works in October getting fit for this race. Another with a good record at the distance but in cheaper company is Park Avenue Ball (15-1). Again he comes into this with solid works. Lewis Michael (6-1) Gottcha Gold (8-1) is likely to set the pace or be close to it. With two solid wins in G3 races and a good record at this track he could be poised for an upset.

My value selections for this one:

  1. Wanderin Boy (3-1)

  2. Corinthian (5-1)

  3. Gottcha Gold (8-1)

  4. Lewis Michael (8-1)

  5. Park Avenue Ball (20-1)



Race Par = 105

RTG

#

ML

Tr

Jk

DLR

FW

AER

QS

LR

B2

DR

RP

EP

LP

FTS

Gottcha Gold

+

6

8-1

16

16

69

15

27

8

106

107

96

109

110

97

107

Lewis Michael

+

2

6-1

33

* 18

27

9

33

5

97

106

98

108

108

98

106

Wanderin Boy

+N-

3

8-1

13

* 15

55

8

32

7

86

107

104

106

103

103

106

Corinthian

N

8

7/2

26

19

55

12

59

4

100

104

95

108

106

97

103

Discreet Cat

+

1

2-1

28

20

26

13

100

5

92

108

0

106

107

95

102

Park Avenue Ball

N

7

15-1

13

* 21

26

10

17

7

92

104

101

104

100

101

101

High Finance

5

5-1

18

18

55

16

17

8

97

102

0

108

104

96

100

Xchanger

9

6-1

24

* 25

21

4

35

3

91

101

93

104

103

97

100

Forefathers

4

20-1

21

* 8

19

4

7

6

101

100

0

104

104

92

96


Top Fives

RP

Gottcha Gold

109

Lewis Michael

108

High Finance

108

Corinthian

108

Wanderin Boy

106

EP

Gottcha Gold

110

Lewis Michael

108

Discreet Cat

107

Corinthian

106

Forefathers

104

LP

Wanderin Boy

103

Park Avenue Ball

101

Lewis Michael

98

Gottcha Gold

97

Corinthian

97

FTS

Gottcha Gold

107

Lewis Michael

106

Wanderin Boy

106

Corinthian

103

Discreet Cat

102

B2

Discreet Cat

108

Wanderin Boy

107

Gottcha Gold

107

Lewis Michael

106

Park Avenue Ball

104

DR

Wanderin Boy

104

Park Avenue Ball

101

Lewis Michael

98

Gottcha Gold

96

Corinthian

95

TR

LR

Gottcha Gold

106

Forefathers

101

Corinthian

100

Lewis Michael

97

High Finance

97

Gottcha Gold

85

Park Avenue Ball

63

Lewis Michael

61

Forefathers

3

Wanderin Boy

0