Television schedule:

All of the Friday coverage will be on ESPN2, with the broadcast running from 3:30 to 7 p.m. (all times Eastern). On Saturday, the first two hours (1:30-3:30) will be shown on ABC, with the remaining block (3:30-7) on ESPN.


http://www.drf.com/news/article/108622.html

That's going to be a real blow to the Cuban team.

Only the horses I can't stand defect, it is great luck. First thing tomorrow I expect Zenyatta not to be entered, period because I think she has no shot and will take all the money.....

Regal Ransom and Girolamo a go for the Classic.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/108624.html

best news i done heard all day, thanks nicole ;)


-bt-

Even with RR declared for the Classic, it doesn't look like this race will be run in a strong gallop. What QR does or does not do in this race could have a strong bearing on how this race will be run and won.

Damn. . . was hoping they'd spread the no shot money takers out a bit between the Classic and Dirt Mile.

Don't worry, they're still running Pyro in the Pro-Ride Mile.

NT

True, but I have a little more faith in mankind than to expect him to get bet.

Too bad. I'm still hoping Girolamo doesn't get in..........

If he won the race, would you be disappointed that it was the Classic and not the Cigar Mile?

Course not, but I don't really think he has a prayer here. As Mettee said in the DRF article, he's got a lot to overcome.......I guess it shows confidence in him that he's here, but he's so lightly raced and inexperienced......I'm really not sure why they are doing this. They can't possibly think he can win. I would be the most shocked person in the world.......

NEARLY FINAL FIELDS & RIDER ASSIGNMENTS

$5 million Breeders' Cup Classic

1. Awesome Gem (Dollase/D. Flores)
2. Colonel John (Harty/Gomez)
3. Einstein (Pitts-Blasi/Leparoux)
4. Gio Ponti (Clement/R. Dominguez)
5. Mine That Bird (Woolley/Borel)
6. Quality Road (Pletcher/J. Velazquez)
7. Regal Ransom (bin Suroor/Migliore)
8. Richard's Kid (Baffert/Solis)
9. Rip Van Winkle (O'Brien/Murtagh)
10. Summer Bird (Ice/Desormeaux)
11. Twice Over (Cecil/Queally)
12. Zenyatta (Shirreffs/M. Smith)
13. Girolamo (bin Suroor/A. Garcia)


$3 million Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf

1. Allegre (Chambers/J. Velazquez)
2. Conduit (Stoute/R. Moore)
3. Dar Re Mi (Gosden/Dettori)
4. Monzante (Mitchell/Bejarano)
5. Precious Passion (Hartman/Trujillo)
6. Red Rocks (Meehan/Dettori)
7. Spanish Moon (Stoute/Fallon)
8. Telling (Hobby/Razo Jr.)


$1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

1. Bullsbay (Motion/Rose)
2. Chocolate Candy (Hollendorfer/Rosario)
3. Crown of Thorns (Mandella/TBA) Leaning towards Sprint
4. Mambo Meister (Gleaves/M. Cruz)
5. Mastercraftsman (O'Brien/Murtagh)
6. Midshipman (bin Suroor/Gomez)
7. Pyro (bin Suroor/Velazquez)
8. Mr. Sidney (Mott/Desormeaux)
9. Ready's Echo (Pletcher/Borel)
10. Furthest Land (Maker/Leproux)
11. Neko Bay (Shirreffs/M. Smith)
12. Cherokee Artist (Motion/R. Dominguez)


$2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Mile

1. Courageous Cat (Mott/Gomez)
2. Court Vision (Dutrow/Albarado)
3. Cowboy Cal (Pletcher/J. Velazquez)
4. Delegator (Meehan/Delegator)
5. Ferneley (Cecil/Bejarano)
6. Gladitorius (bin Shafya/Ajtebi)
7. Goldikova (Head/Peslier)
8. Justenuffhumor (McLaughlin/A. Garcia)
9. Karelian (Arnold/Maragh)
10. Whatsthescript (Sadler/Desormeaux)
11. Zacinto (Stoute/R. Moore)


$2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile

1. Aikenite (Pletcher/Garcia)
2. Alfred Nobel (O'Brien/Murtagh)
3. Aspire (Kenneally/Leparoux)
4. Beethoven (O'Brien/Moore or Murtagh)
5. Eskendereya (Pletcher/Castellano)
6. D' Funnybone (R. Dutrow/Prado)
7. William's Kitten (Maker/R. Dominguez)
8. Lookin at Lucky (Baffert/Gomez)
9. Noble's Promise (McPeek/W. Martinez)
10. Piscatelli (Sacco/Desormeaux)
11. Pulsion (Biancone/M. Smith)
13. Radiohead (Meehan/Dwyer)
14. Vale of York (bin Suroor/TBA)


$2 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint

1. Capt. Candyman Can (Wilkes/Castellano)
2. Cost of Freedom (Sadler/T. Baze)
3. Dancing in Silks (Gaines/Rosario)
4. Fatal Bullet (Baker/DaSilva)
5. Fleeting Spirit (Noseda/Dettori)
6. Gayego (bin Suroor/Gomez)
7. Join in the Dance (Pletcher/J. Velazquez)
8. Zensational (Baffert/Espinoza)
9. Crown of Thorns (Mandella/TBA) Leaning here v. Dirt Mile


$1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint

1. California Flag (Koriner/Talamo)
2. Cannonball (Ward/Dominguez)
3. Delta Storm (Mitchell/Gomez)
4. Desert Code (Hofmans/Migliore)
5. Diamondrella (Penna/Maragh)
6. Gotta Have Her (Sahadi/T. Baze)
7. El Gato Malo (Dollase/Flores)
8. Lord Shanakill (Jarvis/J. Crowey)
9. Noble Court (Sadler/Rosario)
10. Silver Timber (C. Brown/Leparoux)
11. Strike the Deal (Noseda/Fallon)
12. Canadian Ballet (Rice/A. Garcia)
13. Square Eddie (O'Neill/Dettori)
14. Get Funky (Sadler/Bejarano)


$1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

1. Becky's Kitten (Ward/Leparoux)
2. Bridgetown (McPeek/R. Landry)
3. Buzzword (bin Suroor/Ajtebi)
4. Awesome Act (Noseda/R. Moore)
5. Codoy (Hubley/TBA)
6. Gallant Gent (C. Lewis/TBA)
7. Interactif (Pletcher/Desormeaux)
8. King Ledley (Prendergast/McDonough)
9. Pounced (Gosden/R. Moore)
10. Kera's Kitten (Maker/Maragh)
11. Viscount Nelson (O'Brien/Murtagh)
12. Zip Quik (Biancone/M/. Smith)


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$2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff

1. Careless Jewel (J. Carroll/R. Landry)
2. Cocoa Beach (bin Suroor/R. Dominguez)
3. Life is Sweet (Shirreffs/M. Smith)
4. Mushka (Mott/Desormeaux)
5. Music Note (bin Suroor/TBA)
6. Proviso (Frankel/TBA)
7. Rainbow View (Gosden/TBA)
8. Lethal Heat (Abrams/Solis)


$1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

1. Ventura (Frankel/Gomez)
2. Evita Argentina (Sadler/Rosario)
3. Free Flying Soul (Headley/M. Smith)
4. Game Face (Pletcher/Prado)
5. Informed Decision (Sheppard/Leparoux)
6. Only Green (Head/Peslier)
7. Sara Louise (bin Suroor/Dettori)
8. Seventh Street (bin Suroor/Maragh)
9. Silver Swallow (Headley/Solis)


$2 million Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

1. Visit (Frankel/J. Velazquez)
2. Dynaforce (Mott/Desormeaux)
3. Forever Together (Sheppard/Leparoux)
4. Magical Fantasy (Gallagher/Solis)
5. Maram (C. Brown/Lezcano)
6. Midday (Cecil/Queally)
7. Pure Clan (Holthus/Gomez)
8. Rutheriene (Clement/Garcia)


$2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

1. Always a Princess (Baffert/Gomez)
2. Beautician (McPeek/Albarado)
3. Bickersons (Breen/Rosario)
4. Biofuel (Baker/DaSilva)
5. Blind Luck (Hollendorfer/T. Baze)
6. Champagne d'Oro (Guillot/TBA)
7. Connie and Michael (McPeek/Desormeaux)
8. Devil May Care (Pletcher/J. Velazquez)
9. Ms. Vanenzza (Vasquez/J. Rocco Jr.)
10. Negligee (Terranova/Maragh)
11. She Be Wild (Catalano/Leparoux)
12. Zilva (Motion/Rose or Dominguez)


$1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

1. Elusive Galaxy (Cecil/Bejarano)
2. Hatheer (McLaughlin/Garcia)
3. House of Grace (McPeek/Luzzi)
4. Jungletale (Asmussen/Bridgemohan)
5. Junia Tepzia (Schiergen/Fallon)
6. La Nez (Kruljac/Smith or Espinoza)
7. Lillie Langtry (O'Brien/Murtagh)
8. Lisa's Kitten (Maker/Leparoux)
9. Potosina (Shuman/J. Velazquez)
10. Smart Seattle (Motion/Rose)
11. Tapitsfly (Romans/Albarado)
12. Rose Catherine (Pletcher/Castellano)


$500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon

1. Black Astor (L. Lewis/Talamo)
2. Cloudy's Knight (Sheppard/TBA)
3. Eldaafer (Alvarado/TBA)
4. Father Time (Cecil/Queally)
5. Gangbuster (K. Desormeaux/Desormeaux)
6. Man of Iron (O'Brien/Murtagh)
7. Mastery (bin Suroor/Dettori)
8. Muhannak (Beckett/R. Moore?)
9. Nite Light (Pletcher/TBA)
10. Sir Dave (Carava/Rosario)

Thanks Steve, thats awesome

The Dirt Mile looks very weak now compared to what it looked like earlier, at least when it is 'shown' that way instead of the pre-entries. Maybe I am wrong...

Why exactly is there a Breeders Cup race that is run at 1 3/4 again?

They were hoping Hacker Craft would get entered...!!!

Personally I'll be getting my first round of bloody mary's during the race, and should still be able to get back to see the finish

Start of the P6 man....

No chance I put any money into that thing, even on the "easier" of the two days. It's hard enough to hit a pick 3 on BC day let alone the pick 6. Hell, I've only hit the pick 4 once on BC day as it is and that was with two absolute stone cold singles (Ouija Board and Ghostzapper) and the "all" button in the other two legs.

So Barry Abrams can run a gelding that is still eligible for the N1X condition.

That F & M Turf sucks.