Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Juvenile Turf Preview

6th Race - Keeneland - Friday, October 30th, 2015
STAKES. 1 Mile Turf. Purse $1,000,000. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (Grade 1). FOR COLTS AND GELDINGS, TWO-YEARS-OLD. Weight: 122 lbs.; $10,000 to pre-enter, $10,000 to enter, with guaranteed $1 million purse including travel awards of which 55% to the owner of the winner, 18% to second, 10% to third, 6% to fourth and 3% to fifth; plus travel awards to starters not based in Kentucky. In the event that this race is taken off the turf it will be contested at One Mile on the main track. (03:30 PM) (15)
PP Horse A/S M/E Wgt Jockey Trainer
1 Dressed In Hermes 2 G L 122 Stevens Gary L. Armstrong Janet
2 Azar 2 C L 122 Velazquez John R. Pletcher Todd A.
3 Manhattan Dan 2 C L 122 Albarado Robby Contessa Gary C.
4 Shogun (IRE) 2 C L b 122 Heffernan Seamus O'Brien Aidan P.
5 Highland Sky 2 C L 122 Velasquez Cornelio H. Tagg Barclay
6 Birchwood (IRE) 2 C 122 Doyle James Fahey Richard
7 Ray's The Bar (GB) 2 C L 122 Castellano Javier Brown Chad C.
8 Airoforce 2 C L 122 Leparoux Julien R. Casse Mark E.
9 Sky Marshal 2 C L 122 Saez Luis Minshall Barbara J.
10 Conquest Daddyo 2 C L 122 Bravo Joe Casse Mark E.
11 Hollywood Don 2 C L 122 Rosario Joel Miller Peter
12 Camelot Kitten 2 C L 122 Ortiz, Jr. Irad Brown Chad C.
13 Cymric 2 C 122 Buick William T. Gosden John H. M.
14 Hit It A Bomb 2 C L 122 Moore Ryan L. O'Brien Aidan P.
15 Sheikh Of Sheikhs 2 C L 122 Dettori Lanfranco Ward Wesley A.

Dressed In Hermes (Hat Trick (JPN)): Broke maiden in the Zuma Beach. Was 3rd and 4th in his maiden tries.

Azar (Scat Daddy): 2nd in the Pilgrim and won the With Anticipation. Broke his maiden in the latter.

Manhattan Dan (Big Brown): 3rd in the Futurity and Summer. Goes from dirt to turf.

Shogun (Fastnet Rock (AUS)): 3rd in the Futurity (Curragh) and then 6th in the Lagardere. US debut and faced Cymric in the Lagardere.

Highland Sky (Sky Mesa): Won first time out and 4th in the Pilgrim. Trainer has had some solid BC contenders in the past.

Birchwood (Dark Angel (IRE)): 3rd in the National Stakes and 5th in the Vintage Stakes. US debut and won the Superlative Stakes.

Ray's the Bar (Exceed and Excel (AUS)): Broke maiden at Ascot and then 3rd in the Pilgrim in his US debut. Has the #1 turf trainer in the US.

Airoforce (Colonel John): Broke maiden and won the Bourbon. The latter was over the Keeneland turf course.

Sky Marshal (Sky Mesa): Won Allowance and 2nd in the Summer Stakes. Canadian horses have always been tough in the Breeders' Cup.

Conquest Daddyo (Scat Daddy): 2nd in the Vandal and won the Summer. Think has a big chance to pull the upset.

Hollywood Don (Tapit): 3rd in the Front Runner and won the Del Mar Juvenile Turf. Returns to turf after doing okay on dirt.

Camelot Kitten (Kitten's Joy): Broke maiden and 2nd in the Bourbon. Same sire and owners as Stephanie's Kitten who won the female version in 2011.

Cymric (Kitten's Joy): 2nd in the Lagardere and won the equilvlent of an allowance. Same female family as BC race winners My Flag and Storm Flag Flying.

Hit It a Bomb (War Front): Broke maiden and won the Star Appeal Stakes. The latter was on synthetic.

Sheikh of Sheikhs (Discreetly Mine): Broke maiden and 6th in the Breeders Futurity. If he draws in will be turf debut.

Picks

Win- Airoforce
Place- Cymric

 Show- Conquest Daddyo

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