First Look: Beyond Breeders’ Cup, there are 4 graded stakes
Photo:
William Hill, Del Mar, Eclipse Sportswire – edited composite
Breeders’ Cup races could be included here, but let’s be honest. That would not be a first look. Besides, they would take up server-crushing
space and more than dwarf the four graded stakes this week that are not branded
as championships.
Like the one sports-bar screen tuned to a soccer game on an
NFL Sunday, here is a preview dedicated to the potential fields for those races
early on the Saturday undercard at Del Mar and Sunday afternoon at Woodbine.
Saturday
Goldikova (G3), Del Mar, 1 mile, turf, fillies and mares,
3-year-olds and up
Ireland-bred Kathmandu is a maiden-winning 3-year-old who makes
her U.S. debut at a distance where she made her biggest impression in Europe. Carrying
45-1 odds she lost by only a head placing second May 12 in the Poule d’Essai
des Pouliches (G1), France’s version of the 1,000 Guineas. Three-time stakes
winner Ruby Nell, a 4-year-old by Bolt d’Oro, also made her presence felt three
starts back. That was March 3 at Santa Anita, where she won the Buena Vista (G2).
Sacred Wish, a Not This Time 4-year-old, finished second in both the Matchmaker
(G3) and Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3), her two most recent assignments.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
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Fluffy Socks Slumber |
7.06 | Probable | |||
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Aspen Grove Justify |
6.60 | Probable | |||
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Sacred Wish Not This Time |
6.54 | Probable | |||
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Ruby Nell Bolt d’Oro |
6.41 | Probable | |||
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Fuente Ovejuna Lope de Vega |
6.17 | Probable | |||
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Omaha Girl Omaha Beach |
5.59 | Probable | |||
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Embrace Me Candy Ride |
0.00 |
5th, IND AOC (09/18/2024-R8) |
Probable | ||
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5th, IND AOC (09/18/2024-R8) |
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Kathmandu Showcasing |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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Bayakoa (G3), Del Mar, 1 mile, fillies and mares,
3-year-olds and up
Two-time Grade 2 winner Sugar Fish, a 3-year-old Accelerate
filly trained by Jeff Mullins, comes in with four wins in her last five starts.
That hot streak includes last month’s Zenyatta (G2), where 4-year-old Alpha Bella
finished second. Both are listed by the Del Mar racing office as probable as
are two Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-olds who have a combined seven victories
this year. Hope Road won each of her last three races by at least five lengths
including the Aug. 31 Torrey Pines (G3) over the same course and distance as
the Goldikova. Juddmonte homebred Show Card is 3-for-3 against older rivals
including her Sept. 21 victory in the Dark Mirage at Los Alamitos, which used to be the host track for this race that had been held in December.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
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Sugar Fish Accelerate |
6.94 | Probable | |||
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Alpha Bella Justify |
6.49 | Probable | |||
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Hope Road Quality Road |
6.34 | Probable | |||
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Saddle Up Jessie More Than Ready |
5.84 |
3rd, Obeah S. |
Probable | ||
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Show Card Into Mischief |
4.45 |
1st, Dark Mirage S. |
Probable | ||
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Victorious Into Mischief |
0.00 |
3rd, Dark Mirage S. |
Probable | ||
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3rd, Dark Mirage S. |
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Honor D Lady Honor Code |
6.48 | Possible | |||
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Chatalas Gun Runner |
6.47 | Possible | |||
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Jody’s Pride American Pharoah |
6.40 | Possible | |||
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Yuki The Lumber Guy |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Sunday
Grey (G3), Woodbine, 1 1/16 miles, synthetic, 2-year-olds
Tapit Kissit Winit not only has a 2-for-2 record, he has bloodlines
that catch the eye, too. Bred in Florida by Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Stud and
trained by five-time Grey winner Mark Casse, the colt is by Tapit out of Into
Mischief mare Let It Ride Mom. His first two races on the Woodbine turf
produced a debut victory by 1 1/4 lengths going five furlongs Sept. 8 and an
allowance score by 2 1/4 lengths as an odds-on favorite going a mile Oct. 10.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
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Tapit Kissit Winit Tapit |
5.79 | Probable | |||
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Charlotte’s Heart Authentic |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Commander Worsley Echo Town |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Dewolf Silent Name |
0.00 |
2nd, Cup and Saucer S. |
Possible | ||
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2nd, Cup and Saucer S. |
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Faber Improbable |
0.00 |
6th, Cup and Saucer S. |
Possible | ||
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Forty N Five Uncle Mo |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Hammerhead War Front |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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No Time Not This Time |
0.00 |
3rd, Cup and Saucer S. |
Possible | ||
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3rd, Cup and Saucer S. |
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Notorious Gangster Classic Empire |
0.00 |
7th, Cup and Saucer S. |
Possible | ||
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7th, Cup and Saucer S. |
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Ready To Battle War of Will |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Shifty Medaglia d’Oro |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Thundering Mosler |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Mazarine (G3), Woodbine, 1 1/16 miles, synthetic,
2-year-old fillies
With a record 10 Mazarine victories including the last three,
Casse said he would cross-enter four fillies into this race and the Grey. They
include maiden winner No Time, who was bought as a yearling for $250,000 by
Gary Barber. She raced against males and was promoted from fourth to third in
the Cup and Saucer going 1 1/16 miles on the Woodbine turf.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
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Crystal Visions Bee Jersey |
5.79 | Possible | |||
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Aristella More Than Ready |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Charlotte’s Heart Authentic |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Drexel Hill Bolt d’Oro |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Foxtastic Speightstown |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Impulse Buy Speightstown |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Keytothepark War of Will |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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No Time Not This Time |
0.00 |
3rd, Cup and Saucer S. |
Possible | ||
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3rd, Cup and Saucer S. |
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Ready For Candy Twirling Candy |
0.00 |
4th, Cup and Saucer S. |
Possible | ||
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Ready To Battle War of Will |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Salt Tapit |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Shifty Medaglia d’Oro |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Social Code Constitution |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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