by Paulick Report Staff|11.04.202111.04.2021|4:04pm4:12pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Scratches Change Complexion Of Turf With the Thursday morning news that the top-class geldings Domestic Spending and United would be withdrawn from the $4-million Breeders’ Cup Turf, the complexion of the mile and one-half Grade 1 race has changed, Ray Paulick reports in Thursday’s Breeders’ Cup News Minute. Klaravich Stable’s Domestic Spending, trained by Chad Brown, is a three-time G1 […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.03.202111.03.2021|4:58pm4:58pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Health And Safety Protocols The horses competing in this year’s Breeders’ Cup world championships will have undergone the most rigorous pre-race scrutiny in the 38-year history of the event in an effort to ensure both the safest competition and a medication-free, level playing field for all participants from around the world. Breeders’ Cup officials conducted a press conference to […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.02.202111.02.2021|3:58pm4:07pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Good Trips From Bad Posts With Estilo Talentoso being withdrawn from Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, that leaves the race with just five starters, led by defending champion and odds-on morning line favorite Gamine. This will be the smallest field ever assembled for a Breeders’ Cup race in the event’s 38 runnings. There have been fields as small […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.01.202111.01.2021|1:19pm1:34pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Ins And Outs Before Post Position Draw There have been a number of key withdrawals prior to Monday afternoon’s post position draw for the 14 Breeders’ Cup championship races on Nov. 5-6 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif. The draw will be conducted in the Del Mar paddock beginning at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET and is open […]
by Paulick Report Staff|10.27.202110.28.2021|5:20pm12:29am Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: International Pre-Entries At Record Level A record 56 international runners was pre-entered for the Nov. 5-6 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar racetrack near San Diego, Calif. Overall, 196 horses were pre-entered for the 14 races that culminate with the Nov. 6 $6-million Longines Classic. With a 5:40 p.m. Pacific post time, the Classic will be aired on prime-time […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.06.202011.06.2020|10:44pm10:46pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Future Stars Friday Seals Juvenile Championships Vequist and Essential Quality locked up Eclipse Awards in their respective divisions with victories in the Juvenile Fillies and Juvenile on the Breeders’ Cup Future Stars Friday program at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., Paulick Report publisher Ray Paulick says in the latest Breeders’ Cup News Minute. Star of the day was trainer Brad Cox, who […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.05.202006.13.2021|7:23pm12:42pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Can O’Brien Regain Magical Touch? Two horses have been withdrawn from Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup world championship races at Keeneland race course in Lexington, Ky.: Inthemidstofbiz from the Filly & Mare Sprint and One Master from the Mile. That follows the news on Wednesday that morning line favorite Vekoma is out of Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The scratch of One Master […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.04.202011.04.2020|6:23pm7:15pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Vekoma’s Out, But The Devil’s All In On Pirate’s Punch Saturday’s $2-million, Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint lost Vekoma, the morning-line favorite, after trainer George Weaver reported the son of Candy Ride spiked a fever on Tuesday night and was treated with antibiotics. Vekoma won the G2 Blue Grass Stakes as a 3-year-old in 2019 and is unbeaten in three starts in 2020, with wins […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.03.202011.03.2020|3:26pm9:08pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Sittin On An Upset In The Juvenile Jackie’s Warrior, at 7-5, is the shortest-priced horse on the morning line of the five Future Stars Friday races that kick off the Nov. 6-7 Breeders’ Cup world championship races from Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. But is this unbeaten, Grade 1-winning son of Maclean’s Music worth a play in the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile? Paulick […]
by Paulick Report Staff|11.02.202011.02.2020|7:59pm8:04pm Breeders’ Cup Presents The News Minute: Let The Handicapping Begin With 184 entries, including 48 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win and You’re In victors, 37 international competitors and four returning champions, officials drew post positions for the Nov. 6-7 Breeders’ Cup world championship races today at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. There are nine full fields in the 14 races, including four of the five Future […]