Saudi Crown wins the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) Sep. 23 at Parx (Nikki Sherman/EQUI-PHOTO)
Churchill Downs Press Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A total of 22 Breeders’ Cup pre-entrants based at Churchill Downs or Churchill Downs’ Trackside Louisville are prepared to head to Santa Anita for the World Championship event taking place on Friday-Saturday.
The local Breeders’ Cup contenders are led by Classic (GI) pre-entrant Saudi Crown, one of eight Brad Cox trainees participating in the Breeders’ Cup. His others are A Mo Reay (Distaff), Caravel (Turf Sprint), Idiomatic (Distaff), Matareya (Filly and Mare Sprint), Timberlake (Juvenile), Wet Paint (Distaff) and Zozos (Dirt Mile).
Additional Breeders’ Cup contenders based at Churchill Downs:
- Accommodate Eva (Juvenile Fillies, trained by Dallas Stewart)
- Alys Beach (Juvenile Fillies, Tom Amoss)
- Bad Beat Brian (Turf Sprint, Brittany Vanden Berg)
- Buchu (Juvenile Fillies Turf, Phil Bauer)
- Get Smokin (Turf, Mark Casse)
- Hoist the Gold (Sprint, Stewart)
- Hoosier Philly (Distaff, Amoss)
- Liam’s Journey (Juvenile Turf, Mike Maker)
- Pharoah’s Wine (Juvenile Fillies Turf, Dale Romans)
- Pretty Mischievous (Distaff, Brendan Walsh)
- Sabra Tuff (Distaff, Stewart)
- Shirl’s Bee (Dirt Mile, Stewart)
- The Wine Steward (Juvenile, Maker)
- Three Technique (Sprint, Jason Cook)
In total, 18 winners from this year’s Churchill Downs Spring and September Meets are scheduled to run in the Breeders’ Cup:
- Bad Beat Brian (Allowance) – Turf Sprint
- Buchu (Md Sp Wt) – Juvenile Fillies Turf
- Caravel (Unbridled Sidney) – Turf Sprint
- Clapton (Lukas Classic) – Classic
- Cody’s Wish (Churchill Downs) – Dirt Mile
- Didia (ARG) (Modesty) – Filly & Mare Tur
- Gunite (Aristides) – Sprint
- Idiomatic (Shawnee) – Distaff
- Matareya (Derby City Distaff) – Filly & Mare Sprint
- More Than Looks (Jefferson Cup) – Mile
- Nobals (Twin Spires Turf Sprint) – Turf Sprint
- Pretty Mischievous (Kentucky Oaks) – Distaff
- Saudi Crown (Allowance) – Classic
- Search Results (Locust Grove) – Distaff
- Three Technique (Allowance) – Sprint
- Up to the Mark (Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic) – Turf
- Yuugiri (Open Mind) – Filly & Mare Sprint
- Zozos (Knicks Go/Ack Ack) – Dirt Mile
Most of the local Breeders’ Cup contenders will train Monday then van to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to fly to California. Entries for all 14 Breeders’ Cup events will take place later that evening.
