2009 Breeders' Cup

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Kasept

NEARLY FINAL FIELDS & RIDER ASSIGNMENTS

Misc. movements as noted...

$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) Post time favorite
10. Summer Bird (Ice/Desormeaux) 3rd choice in betting
11. Twice Over (Cecil/Queally)
12. Zenyatta (Shirreffs/M. Smith) 2nd choice in betting
13. Girolamo (bin Suroor/A. Garcia)

Yes ... nothing says memorable quite like a Classic where the favorite is a Euro turf import for a trainer who is 3 for his last 65 in North America.

The 2nd choice has modest margin slow fig wins over Briecat, Anabaa's Creation, and Lethal heat in her last 3 races.

And the 3rd choice has never run on anything but dirt... goes 1st synthetic.

[Mike]

I took a lot of notes last year after the Santa Anita B.C., with this year's races in mind. Not that one weekend of racing constitutes any kind of trend, but I have to stick to what I suggested for myself to do this year:

U.S. horses are very plausible in the sprints and Juveniles; front runners fared poorly on the Pro Ride(and the turf); Euro's on turf, U.S horse for course types underneath in exotics.

I agree with DruGs about the overlooked, "2nd tier" Euro's, I think that might have to be the profitable angle, as everyone will jump all over the Euro's this year(hence the alternate wagering stance of betting against them all this year and hoping things even out)

I'm pretty much left with Twice Over in the Classic

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yes ... nothing says memorable quite like a Classic where the favorite is a Euro turf import for a trainer who is 3 for his last 65 in North America.

Sh!t, when your go-to riders in America are Spencer and Murtagh, what kind of record would you expect.