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DRF BC Probables: Classic, Distaff
City of Troy (Aidan O'Brien) 3-1
David Grening: Four-time Group 1 winner on turf tries dirt here; trainer 0 for 17 in Classic Fierceness (Todd Pletcher) 7-2 DG: Saratoga stakes double indicates he's back to championship form of 2023 Forever Young (Yoshito Yahagi) 6-1 DG: Overcame slight stumble at start to win first start since Derby handily Ushba Tesoro (Noboru Takagi) 8-1 DG: Runner-up three straight times, last one first start since Dubai World Cup\ Sierra Leone (Chad Brown) 8-1 DG: Fires shot every time, usually lands minor award; sat closer in Travers Newgate (Bob Baffert) 10-1 DG: Solid return when third while widest of all in first start in six months Subsanador (Richard Mandella) 12-1 DG: Improving sort was game in California Crown, has room to improve Highland Falls (Brad Cox) 12-1 DG: Came home slow after dueling Arthur's Ride into defeat in Jockey Club Tapit Trice (Todd Pletcher) 15-1 DG: Nice bounce-back effort in Woodward, was always cut out for 10 furlongs Arthur's Ride (Bill Mott) 20-1 DG: Speedy colt was on his way to Classic favoritism before dud in Jockey Club Crupi, Derma Sotogake, Facteur Cheval, Il Miracolo, Mixto, Next, Pyrenees, Seize the Grey, Senor Buscador, Skippylongstocking
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Thorpedo Anna (Kenny McPeek) 9-5
Brad Free: Invincible vs. 3yo fillies, uneasy trip winning Cotillion at 1-10 odds Idiomatic (Brad Cox) 2-1 BF: BC Distaff winner 2023 less dominant in 2024, but fires every start Raging Sea (Chad Brown) 6-1 BF: Late-runner upset Idiomatic at SAR, needs pace to flatter closing kick Awesome Result (Yasutosi Ikee) 8-1 BF: Seven-for-seven in Japan including recent romp that was her best yet Honor D Lady (Saffie Joseph, Jr.) 15-1 BF: Uncertain if Breeders' Cup caliber, confirmation this week N.Y. or Ky. Candied (Todd Pletcher) 15-1 BF: G1 runner-up twice this year to Thorpedo Anna and Power Squeeze Occult (Chad Brown) 20-1 BF: Notch below division elite, Spinster will determine BC Distaff status Power Squeeze (Jorge Delgado) 20-1 BF: Consistenly outruns odds, but drilled repeatedly by Thorpeo Anna Desert Dawn (Phil D'Amato) 30-1 BF: Arizona-bred 5yo banked $1 million, disappointed in her final prep Che Evasora (Phil D'Amato) 30-1 BF: Posted 58-1 upset in Argentina WAYI, finished last U.S. debut Alpha Bella, Bow Draw, Coffee in Bed, Flying Connection, Loved, Musical Mischief, Mystic Lake, Sidamara, Sugar Fish, Tough Street
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans |
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans |