A Mo Reay (#5 outside) duels nose-to-nose with Fun to Dream for honors by a head in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire)
Breeders’ Cup Notes
Updated 10/31 6:30 AM
LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF
A MO REAY Post 2
Breeder: T & G Farm of Kentucky LLC
Trainer: Brad Cox
Set: 1st, Saturday
Morning Activity: Worked 5f in 59 2/5 at Churchill with exercise rider Edwin Vargas.
The Quote: “Good move. She worked with Saudi Crown. It was a really good morning. It’s always good to get these last works out of the way. We probably won’t do a whole lot until they get out to California early next week.” – Brad Cox
Set: None, Sunday
Morning Activity: Walked the shedrow at Churchill Downs.
Planned Activity: Will ship Monday to California.
Morning Activity: En route to California.
Planned Activity: Will jog Tuesday at Santa Anita Park.
ADARE MANOR Post 5
Breeders: Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC & Gary Board
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Set: 7:15 a.m., Saturday
Morning Activity: Galloped on main track.
Closer Look: “She’s never been better. She really likes this track.” – Bob Baffert
Set: 7:45 a.m. PDT, Sunday
Morning Activity: Worked 4f in :48 1/5 as final tune-up for Distaff.
Planned Activity: Will walk on Monday, then return to the track Tuesday and gallop up to the race.
Set: None, Monday
Morning Activity: Walked at the barn.
Planned Activity: Returns to the track on Tuesday to jog.
The Quote: “She came out of the workout well and she continues to go good.” – Bob Baffert
Closer Look
Adare Manor is a filly who goes to great lengths. In nine career starts at Santa Anita Park, home of the 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the daughter of Uncle Mo has won six —five of them stakes — by an average margin of almost 7 lengths, including lopsided triumphs by 12 and 13 lengths respectively. And as her trainer, Bob Baffert, is quick to note, “She’s an Amazon with a huge stride.”
But the 4-year-old will need all of her impressive talent for Saturday’s $2 Breeders’ Cup Distaff when she goes postward against a stellar field of fillies and mares … click to read more …
CLAIRIERE Post 9
Breeder: Stone Street Thoroughbred Holdings
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Morning Activity: Galloped at Santa Anita and then schooled in the paddock.
Planned Activity: Expected to work Sunday.
Morning Activity: Worked 4f in 50 1/5 at Santa Anita
Planned Activity: Will walk Monday
Morning Activity: Walked the shedrow at Santa Anita Park.
Planned Activity: Will jog Tuesday.
The Quote: “We’re very happy with her. She’s an unbelievable mare. She’s doing extremely well right now. She’s acclimated very well and is in a really good rhythm.” – Steve Asmussen.
DESERT DAWN Post 10
Breeder: H & E Ranch
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Set: 6:45 a.m., Saturday
Morning Activity: Worked 5f under regular exercise rider Sherry Alexander in 59 4/5.
Quote: “We’re definitely going to run in the Distaff (she was cross entered in the Filly & Mare Sprint). She needs an honest pace to run her best race and it (the Distaff) looks like we will get it.” – Phil D’Amato
Set: None, Sunday
Morning Activity: Walked at the barn following Saturday’s final prep before the Distaff.
Planned Activity: Will return to the track to jog on Monday.
The Quote: “All systems are go.” – Phil D’Amato
Set: 5:40 a.m., Monday
Morning Activity: Returned to the track for a 2m gallop.
Planned Activity: Will gallop again Tuesday and through the remainder of the week right up to the race.
The Quote: “She’s doing really well. We’re excited about the race.” – Phil D’Amato
HOOSIER PHILLY Post 1
Breeder: Candy Meadows LLC
Trainer: Tom Amoss
Set: Walked day after bullet 4f in 47 1/5 at Churchill Downs with Edgar Morales up, Saturday
Morning Activity: Walked
The Quote: “She worked in company and with quarter-cup blinkers. She may or may not wear them. She will stand in gate Sunday to get blinkers on her card. If we need it, we have it. The decision will be made at entry time. The work was swift by design. She has really good speed if we want to use it. We will have that discussion after the draw.” — Tom Amoss
Set: 7:45 a.m. ET at Churchill Downs, Sunday
Morning Activity: Stood in starting gate and jogged a mile over sloppy track
Planned Activity: Ships to Santa Anita on Monday
The Quote: “It was her first day back on track after her work (47 1/5 half-mile on Friday). She had a light day, and the track conditions didn’t affect us.” – Tom Amoss
Morning Activity: Left barn at 6:30 (EDT) for Cincinnati Airport and flight to Santa Anita.
Planned Activity: TBD
The Quote: “Ideally, the more inside the better.” – Tom Amoss on post-position draw.
IDIOMATIC Post 4
Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Inc.
Trainer: Brad Cox
Set: 2nd, Saturday
Morning Activity: Worked 5f in 59 3/5 with Kelvin Perez aboard
The Quote: “Idiomatic went really well. She’s an unreal work horse. It was an unreal work. She’s as good as she can get.” – Brad Cox
Set: None, Sunday
Morning Activity: Walked the shedrow at Churchill Downs
Planned Activity: Will ship Monday to California
The Quote: “She’s as good as she’s ever been right now.” – Brad Cox
Morning Activity: En route to California.
Planned Activity: Will jog Tuesday.
The Quote: “She’s amazing right now. So super pleased with her.” – Brad Cox
LE DA VIDA (CHI) Post 11
Breeder: Haras Santa Olga
Trainer: Ignacio Correas IV
Set: Keeneland, Saturday
Morning Activity: One day after breezing 4f in 49 flat at Keeneland, the Spinster Stakes (G1) runner-up jogged an easy lap at the Lexington oval.
Planned Activity: Expected to ship from Kentucky to California on Monday.
Set: Keeneland, Sunday
Morning Activity: One day after breezing 4f in 49 flat at Keeneland, the Spinster Stakes (G1) runner-up jogged an easy lap at the Lexington oval.
Planned Activity: Expected to ship from Kentucky to California on Monday.
Morning Activity: Scheduled to arrive from Kentucky on Monday.
Planned Activity: Light training scheduled for Tuesday, having shipped in the previous afternoon.
Closer Look
Trainer Ignacio Correas will attempt to win his second edition of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) by taking a proven path when he tightens the girth on Chilean import Le Da Vida (CHI) in the nine-furlong division-defining test. The Argentine conditioner expressed satisfaction Saturday morning with how the daughter of Gemologist has progressed leading into what will be her toughest task to date, reporting that the multiple stakes winner exited her 4f Friday breeze in 49 flat in good shape and jogged an easy circuit of Keeneland on Saturday.
“Her breeze was brilliant,” Correas said. “She worked too fast last week (4f in a best-of-79 47 3/5 on Oct. 21) and that wasn’t the plan. The plan was … click to read more …
PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS Post 3
Breeder: Godolphin
Trainer: Brendan Walsh
Set: Churchill Downs, Saturday
Morning Activity: One day after breezing 4f at Churchill Downs in 49 1/5, 32nd-fastest of 71 works at the distance, the Kentucky Oaks, Acorn and Test winner jogged a lap of the Louisville oval.
Planned Activity: Another light day is in store on Sunday before shipping to California for the Distaff on Monday.
The Quote: “She just jogged today and obviously worked yesterday. Her work was very good, just a nice even work. A maintenance work to keep her ticking over until she gets out there. She’s fit and ready to go. I’m very, very happy with her. She leaves Monday morning, early, so hopefully it’s an uneventful trip and we’ll all be out there on Monday.” – Brendan Walsh
Set: Churchill Downs, Sunday
Morning Activity: Light day of training over a sloppy track at Churchill Downs.
Planned Activity: Scheduled to ship to Santa Anita on Monday.
Morning Activity: Scheduled to arrive from Kentucky on Monday.
Planned Activity: Light training scheduled for Tuesday, having shipped in the previous afternoon.
RANDOMIZED Post 8
Breeder: Cove Springs, LLC
Trainer: Chad Brown
Set: Belmont Park
Morning Activity: Breezed 4f at Belmont Park in 49.09, fifteenth-fastest of 34 works at the distance.
Planned Activity: Expected to ship from New York to California for the Distaff on Sunday.
Set: NA
Morning Activity: En route to Santa Anita following 4f breeze in 49 breeze at Belmont Park on Saturday.
Set: 6:30 a.m., Monday
Morning Activity: Went out for a routine jog of the Santa Anita track, which all Chad Brown trainees did, having all worked Saturday and shipped in from New York on Sunday.
Planned Activity: Routine gallop scheduled for Tuesday.
SEARCH RESULTS Post 6
Breeder: Machmer Hall
Trainer: Chad Brown
Set: Belmont Park, Saturday
Morning Activity: Breezed 4f at Belmont Park in 48.55, eighth-fastest of 34 works at the distance.
Planned Activity: Expected to ship from New York to California on Sunday.
Morning Activity: En route to Santa Anita following 4f breeze in 48 2/5 at Belmont Park on Saturday.
Set: 7:30, Monday
Morning Activity: Went out for a routine jog of the Santa Anita track, which all Chad Brown trainees did, having all worked Saturday and shipped in from New York on Sunday.
Planned Activity: Routine gallop scheduled for Tuesday.
WET PAINT Post 7
Breeder: Godolphin
Trainer: Brad Cox
Set: 8 a.m., Saturday
Morning Activity: Worked 5f in 1:01 at Churchill with Flavien Prat aboard
The Quote: “Good work. Love what we’ve seen from her.” – Brad Cox
Set: None, Sunday
Morning Activity: Walked the shedrow at Churchill Downs
Planned Activity: Will ship Monday to California
Morning Activity: En route to California.
Planned Activity: Will jog Tuesday at Santa Anita Park.
Closer Look
Godolphin LLC’s cleverly named Wet Paint was one of the top 3-year-old fillies early in the year, going off as the Kentucky Oaks (G1) favorite, but she is coming into the Longines Distaff in the shadows of several top older fillies and mares, including her own stablemate, Idiomatic, who figures to be the Distaff favorite.
Wet Paint came into the Kentucky Oaks riding a three-race win streak but had to settle for fourth behind another Godolphin filly, Pretty Mischievous. That was followed by a disappointing … click to read more …
