Saturday Preview

Sadly I don't have time to do a preview for all the races on Saturday. Terrible, I know. However, here are my picks for tomorrow's races.

Juvenile Fillies- Rachel's Valentina, Songbird, Tap To It
Turf Sprint- Bobby's Kitten, Marchman
Filly and Mare Sprint- Taris, Judy the Beauty, Floretti
Filly and Mare Turf- Photo Call, Legatissimo, Hard Not to Like
Sprint- Runhappy, Barbados, Limousine Liberal
Mile- Tepin, Mshawish, Karakontie
Juvenile- Riker, Brody's Cause, Swipe
Turf- Big John B, Golden Horn, The Pizza Man
Classic- American Pharoah, Smooth Roller, Honor Code

Juvenile recap

Brehm, Detmer, Michaels, Desormeaux & Voss's Texas Red (Afleet Alex) went from last to first to win the Juvenile. Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway) was second and Upstart (Flatter) was third. Brothers Kent and Keith Desormeaux are his jockey and trainer respectively. The winner's sire Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) was 2nd in the 2004 Juvenile before his 2005 3yo Championship season.

Race Replay



 Bred by Stonestreet Farm, Texas Red is out of the mare Ramatuelle (CHI) (Jeune Homme). His record is 5 starts with 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third and earnings of $1,192,300.

Juvenile Preview

Just as I was about to record the preview for the Juvenile when I checked Twitter and saw there a was a major scratch. So with that, here is the field for this year's Juvenile.

2014 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 1 2:44 PM PDT

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
1	Calculator	Elvis Trujillo	Peter Miller
2	Private Prospect	Jesse Campbell	Michael Campbell
3	Blue Dancer	Rico Walcott	Greg Tracy
4	The Great War	Ryan Moore	Aidan P. O'Brien
5	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert
6	Lucky Player	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	Steven M. Asmussen
7	Texas Red	Kent Desormeaux	J. Keith Desormeaux
8	Souper Colossal	Paco Lopez	Edward Plesa Jr.
9	Carpe Diem	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher
10	Mr. Z	Mike Smith	D. Wayne Lukas
11	One Lucky Dane	Rajael Bejarano	Bob Baffert
12	Daredevil	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher
13	Upstart	Jose Ortiz	Richard Violette Jr.

Calculator (In Summation): SCRATCHED

Private Prospect (Discreet Cat): 2^nd in the Arlington-Washington Futurity and won the Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile.

Blue Dancer (Bluegrass Cat): Winner of the Ascot Graduation Stakes and Winnipeg Futurity.

The Great War (War Front): Won the Blenheim and was 11^th in the race before that.

American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile): SCRATCHED

Lucky Player (Lookin at Lucky):Won the Iroquois and 2^nd in the Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile.

Texas Red (Afleet Alex): 3^rd in the Front Runner.

Souper Colossal (War Front): Won both the Sapling and Tyro.

Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway): Won the Breeders' Futurity.

Mr. Z (Malibu Moon): 2^nd in the Breeders' Futurity and 5^th in the Iroquois.

One Lucky Dane (Looking at Lucky): Broke maiden in last, has been improving position in each start.

Daredevil (More Than Ready): Won the Champagne (Belmont).

Upstart (Flatter): Won the Funny Cide, 2^nd in the Champagne (Belmont) last time out.

Picks

Win- Carpe Diem

Place- Lucky Player

Show- Daredevil (was Calculator, but he scratched)

Video Preview

TCA, Breeders' Futurity and Turf Mile Recap

Melnyk Racing Stables homebred Leigh Court (Grand Slam) overhauled the leader Stonetastic (Mizzen Mast) to win the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes. Southern Honey (Colonel John) split Leigh Court and Stonetastic to finish second. Gary Boulanger rode for Josie Carroll. The winner was Canada's top 3yo last year.

Replay:

Coming soon.

Out of the mare Padmore (French Deputy), Leigh has a record of 11 starts with 7 wins, 2 seconds and 0 thirds and earnings of $537,673.

Leigh Court has earned a spot into this year's Filly and Mare Sprint.


WinStar Farm and Stonestreet Stable's Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway) certinally seized the day in this year's Breeders' Futurity. Mr. Z (Malibu Moon) was second and Bold Conquest (Curlin) was third. John Velazquez rode the winner for Todd Pletcher.


Replay:


Bred by Coffeepot Farm, Carpe Diem is out of the mare Rebridled Dreams (Unbridled's Song). This is the dam's second Breeders' Futurity winner as she also is the dam of J B's Thunder (Thunder Gulch). He has a record of 2 starts with 2 wins, 0 seconds and 0 thirds and earnings of $349,800.

Carpe Diem has now earned a spot into this year's Juvenile.


The first million dollar race at Keeneland had a wild finish which ended with the King retaining his throne. Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan (Wiseman's Ferry) regained his Shadwell Turf Mile title after losing it last year running down Grand Arch (Arch) and Sayaad (Street Sense). Charlie LoPresti trains the winner with John Velazquez winning his third G1 on the day riding.

The 2 time Horse of the Year is out of Lisa Danielle (Wolf Power (SAF)). Dan's record is 31 starts with 21 wins, 2 seconds and 0 thirds and earnings of $7,552,920.

Replay



Wise Dan has now earned a spot into this year's Mile.

Frizette and Champagne Recap

Jay Em Ess' By the Moon (Indian Charlie) lead early before getting the lead back around the turn and held off Wonder Gal (Tiz Wonderful) and Feathered Feathered (Indian Charlie) to win the Frizette. The winner was ridden by Jose Ortiz and trained by Michelle Nevin. She was the runner up in the Spinaway last time out.

Bred by Samantha Siegel, By the Moon is out of the mare By the Light (Malibu Moon). Her record is 3 starts with 2 wins, 1 second and 0 thirds and earnings of $419,800.

Replay



By the Moon has now earned a spot in this year's Juvenile Fillies.

Lets Go Stable's Daredevil (More Than Ready) splashed home by a comfortable margin over Upstart (Flatter) with The Truth Or Else (Yes It's True) finishing in third. Javier Castellano rode for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Out of the mare Chasethewildwin (Forty Niner), Daredevil is a 1/2 brother to Dirt Mile winner Albertus Maximus (Albert the Great). He was bred by Marianne & Brandon Chase.

Replay


His record is 2 starts with 2 wins, 0 seconds and 0 thirds and earnings of $345,000.

Daredevil has now earned his spot into this year's Juvenile.

Breeders' Futurity, TCA and Turf Mile Preview

Three stakes races at Keeneland on Saturday are WAYI races. Lets take a look at them:

6th Race - Keeneland - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $200,000. Thoroughbred Club of America S. (Grade 2). FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. (04:00 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Anahauc	4 F	L	120	Borel Calvin H.	Flint Bernard S.
2	Leigh Court	4 F	L	122	Boulanger Gary	Carroll Josie
3	R Free Roll	4 F	L	122	Smith Mike E.	Ziadie Kirk
4	Northern Passion	5 M	L	122	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
5	Stonetastic	3 F	L	120	Lopez Paco	Breen Kelly J.
6	Southern Honey	3 F	L	120	Leparoux Julien R.	Arnold, II George R.
7	Speedinthruthecity	4 F	L	122	Napravnik Rosie	Asmussen Steven M.
8	Janis's Joy	5 M	L	120	Goncalves Leandro R.	Heitzmann Eric L

Anahauc (Henny Hughes): 3rd in the River Cities Handicap and 4th in the West Virginia Secretary of State. Finished up track in both graded stakes starts.

Leigh Court (Grand Slam): Won the Seeway in lone start of the year, 4th in last year's Queen Elizabeth. 1st and 2nd in her lone two dirt starts.

R Free Roll (Rockport Harbor): Won the Honorable Miss and U Can Do It. Defeated males last year in a prep for the Carry Back.

Northern Passion (First Samurai): 6th in the Presque Isle Masters and 4th in the Seeway. Uptrack in lone dirt start which was at 2.

Stonetastic (Mizzen Mast): Won the Prioress and an Allowance/Optional Claimer. First start at Keeneland.

Southern Honey (Colonel John): 3rd in the Prioress and 9th in the Test. Had won previous three before that.

Speedinthruthecity (City Zip): 3rd in the Smart and Fancy, before that 4th in the Honorable Miss. 2 previous starts at Keeneland didn't go well, but that was on a synthetic surface.

Janis's Joy (Broken Vow): 3rd in the Open Mind and 2nd in the Hoist Her Flag. 1 for 1 at Keeneland, granted on a synthetic surface.

Picks

Win- R Free Roll
Place- Stonetastic
Show- Leigh Court

8th Race - Keeneland - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Grade 1). FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. (05:08 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Tough Customer	2 C	L	121	Bridgmohan Shaun	Catalano Wayne M.
2	Firespike	2 C	L	121	Smith Mike E.	Maker Michael J.
3	Sharm	2 C	L	121	Saez Luis	Lukas D. Wayne
4	Mr. Z	2 C	L	121	Court Jon Kenton	Lukas D. Wayne
5	Carpe Diem	2 C	L	121	Velazquez John R.	Pletcher Todd A.
6	Bold Conquest	2 C	L	121	Napravnik Rosie	Asmussen Steven M.
7	Conquest Tsunami	2 C	L	121	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
8	Dekabrist	2 C	L	121	Clark Kerwin D.	Dorochenko Gennadi
9	Ike Walker	2 C	L	121	Albarado Robby	Stidham Michael
10	Hashtag Bourbon	2 C	L	121	Leparoux Julien R.	Gorder Kellyn
11	Keen Ice	2 C	L	121	Lanerie Corey J.	Romans Dale L.
12	W V Jetsetter	2 C	L b	121	Rosario Joel	Weaver George

Tough Customer (Giant's Causeway): Won lone start of career.

Firespike (Flower Alley): Broke maiden last time out, before that was 3rd in a maiden.

Sharm (Majestic Warrior): 3rd in the Hopeful, has yet to break his maiden.

Mr. Z (Malibu Moon): 5th in the Iroquois and 2nd in the Saratoga Special. Most experienced graded stakes horse.

Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway): One start, one win.

Bold Conquest (Curlin): 2nd in the Iroquois and broke his maiden. Sire's best son to date Palace Malice ran second in the Bluegrass (albeit on synth) last year.

Conquest Tsunami (Stormy Atlantic): Won an Allowance and Colin in his last two. Was scratched out of the Summer to go here.

Dekabrist (Street Boss): 8th in the Iroquois and 5th in the Hopeful. Has to prove he can handle a track outside of Gulfstream.

Ike Walker (Bellamy Road): 5th in the Arlington-Washington Futurity and broke his maiden. Synth to dirt.

Hashtag Bourbon (Super Saver): 3rd in the Iroquois and won the Mountaineer Juvenile. Had a terrible trip last time.

Keen Ice (Curlin): 4th and then a win in his two starts. Dam is 1/2 to stakes winner Coal Play.

W V Jetsetter (Jet Phone): 3rd in the Hopeful and won the TTA Sales Futurity

Picks

Win- Hashtag Bourbon
Place- Bold Conquest
Show- Carpe Diem

9th Race - Keeneland - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Turf. Purse $1,000,000. Shadwell Turf Mile S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (05:45 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Sayaad	4 C	L	126	Leparoux Julien R.	McLaughlin Kiaran P.
2	Optimizer	5 H	L	126	Garcia Alan	Fernandez Jose
3	Grand Arch	5 G	L	126	Moran David	Lynch Brian A.
4	Silver Max	5 H	L	126	Albarado Robby	Romans Dale L.
5	Kaigun	4 G	L	126	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
6	Wise Dan	7 G	L	126	Velazquez John R.	LoPresti Charles
7	Two Notch Road	7 G	L	126	Lopez Paco	Thompson Glenn R.
8	Seek Again	4 C	L	126	Rosario Joel	Mott William I.

Sayaad (Street Sense): 4th in the Baruch and 5th in the Fourstardave. Was 5th in the Hill Prince last year which was his other graded stakes start.

Optimizer (English Channel): 2nd in the Baruch by a nose and 12th in the Elkhorn. Could be a factor if this is taken off turf.

Grand Arch (Arch): 5th in the Woodbine Mile and 2nd in the Fourstardave. Better likely going longer then shorter.

Silver Max (Badge of Silver): Defending champ was 6th in the Fourstardave and won the Firecracker. The champ will be gunning for him at the end.

Kaigun (Northern Afleet): Just lost the Woodbine Mile and won the Play the King. Looking for that G1 win.

Wise Dan (Wiseman's Ferry): Won the Baruch after his colic scare and Woodford Reserve. Lost this race when it was taken off the turf, can he turn the tables on Silver Max?

Two Notch Road (Partner's Hero): Won the Punch Line and 5th in the McSorley. Most graded stakes starts have been up the track finishes.

Seek Again (Speightstown): Won the Fourstardave and 3rd in the Manhattan. Finished right behind WD in the Woodford Reserve, and has the best chance to upset him.

Picks

Win- Wise Dan: I do this with a little bit of concern. He may not have been fully cranked for the Baruch, but he is still the king of the mile distance.

Place- Seek Again: Had been debating between him and Kaigun, and went with him off his Fourstardave win.

Show- Kaigun/Optimizer/Silver Max: All three of these horses like the two I have in the Win and Place spots can win this race. I just don't have as much faith in them as I do the top two.

Dark Horse- Silver Max

I had planned to do a video preview on the Shadwell Turf Mile, but due to lack of time I wasn't prepared enough to do one. However, there will be one on the Spinster which is Sunday.

Frizette and Champagne preview

New York's 2yo prep races for the Breeders' Cup are this weekend with the Frizette and Champagne which will be held at Belmont. Here are the fields:

6th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Frizette S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD. (03:25 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Cavorting	2 F	L	120	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	McLaughlin Kiaran P.
2	Wonder Gal	2 F	L	120	Velasquez Cornelio H.	Gyarmati Leah
3	Ring Knocker	2 F	L	120	Lezcano Jose	Albertrani Thomas
4	Feathered	2 F	L	120	Castellano Javier	Pletcher Todd A.
5	Cayman Croc	2 F	L	120	Lopez Charles C.	Breen Kelly J.
6	Condo Commando	2 F	L	120	Bravo Joe	Rodriguez Rudy R.
7	By The Moon	2 F	L	120	Ortiz Jose L.	Nevin Michelle

Cavorting (Bernardini): 2 for 2 in her career including a win in the Adirondack.

Wonder Gal (Tiz Wonderful): 3rd in the Adirondack and won the Lynbrook.

Ring Knocker (Birdstone): 2nd in both of her career starts.

Feathered (Indian Charlie): 2nd in first start, broke maiden last time out.

Cayman Croc (Bob and John): Won first start on a off the turf race.

Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful): Won the Spinaway in her last, that was also the final career call for Tom Durkin.

By The Moon (Indian Charlie): 2nd in the Spinaway and won first career start.

Picks
Win- Cavorting
Place- By the Moon
Show- Feathered

8th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Champagne S. (Grade 1). FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. (04:29 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	El Kabeir	2 C	L	122	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Terranova, II John P.
2	Upstart	2 R	L	122	Ortiz Jose L.	Violette, Jr. Richard A.
3	I Spent It	2 C	L	122	Lezcano Jose	Dutrow Anthony W.
4	Holy Boss	2 C	L	122	Santana, Jr. Ricardo	Asmussen Steven M.
5	The Truth Or Else	2 C		122	Velasquez Cornelio H.	McPeek Kenneth G.
6	Daredevil	2 C	L	122	Castellano Javier	Pletcher Todd A.

El Kabeir (Scat Daddy): 3rd in career debut, broke maiden last time out impressively.

Upstart (Flatter): First start against open company after winning the Funny Cide.

I Spent It (Super Saver): 2nd in the Hopeful and won the Saratoga Special.

Holy Boss (Street Boss): Won lone start of career.

The Truth or Else (Yes It's True): Most seasoned horse with 4 starts, but only has 1 win, has gone a mile though.

Daredevil (More Than Ready): 1 for 1 in career.

Picks

Win- Upstart

Place- I Spent It

Show- El Kabeir

Front Runner Recap

Zayat Stables' homebred American Pharaoh (Pioneerof the Nile) stamped himself as the top 2yo in the West with a win in the Front Runner. Calculator (In Summation) was second and Texas Red (Afleet Alex) was third. The winner was ridden by Victor Espinoza.

Out of the mare Littleprincessemma (Yankee Gentleman), American Pharaoh has 3 starts with 2 wins, 0 seconds and 0 thirds and earnings of $361,500. Replay American Pharaoh now has earned the spot into this year's Juvenile.

Super Saturday Part 1

I've broken the WAYI races into three posts for Super Saturday. Races that are in this post are the Vosburgh (Sprint), Chandelier (Juvenile Fillies) and Front Runner (Juvenile).

Lets take a look at the fields:

8th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $400,000. Vosburgh Invitational S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (04:41 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Palace	5 H	L	124	Velasquez Cornelio H.	Rice Linda
2	Coup De Grace	3 C	L	122	Clark Kerwin D.	Jones J. Larry
3	Zee Bros	4 C	L	124	Rosario Joel	Lukas D. Wayne
4	Salutos Amigos	4 G	L	124	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Jacobson David
5	Dads Caps	4 C	L	124	Castellano Javier	Rodriguez Rudy R.
6	Happy My Way	4 G	L	124	Bravo Joe	Orseno Joseph F.
7	Private Zone	5 G	L	124	Pedroza Martin A.	Velazquez Alfredo
8	Ribo Bobo	6 G	L	124	Lopez Paco	Servis Jason

Palace (City Zip): Winner of last two the Forego and the Vanderbilt. Won the True North as well. Although he DNF'ed in his first start at Belmont, he has finished no worse then 2^nd at the track since.

Coup De Grace (Tapit): 3^rd in the King's Bishop and won the Amsterdam. Was 6^th to Bayern in lone start at Belmont in the Woody Stephens, but also has a win in the Bay Shore. Was originally being pointed towards the Triple Crown, but a poor effort in the Holy Bull had him pulled from there.

Zee Bros (Brother Derek): 7^th in the Forego and 2^nd in an allowance in his two starts this year in the US. Had three starts in Dubai that really go according to plan. 5^th in the Woody Stephens last year.

Salutos Amigos (Salute the Sarge): 2^nd in an allowance/optional claimer and 3^rd in the Belmont Sprint. 9^th in lone other Belmont start which was last year.

Dads Caps (Discreet Cat): 2^nd in the Troy and 4^th in the Belmont Sprint. Won the Carter earlier this year. All of his starts have been in New York.

Happy My Way (Wilko): 2^nd in the Vanderbilt and won the Maryland Sprint. Broke his maiden at Belmont in 2012, but not that successful in either stakes starts at the track. 2^nd in the Sunshine Millions Sprint earlier this year as well.

Private Zone (Macho Uno): 4^th in the Turf Monster and 2^nd in the Cigar Mile. Defending champ of this race and was 10^th in the Sprint last year.

Ribo Bobo (Louis Quatorze): 3^rd in the Teddy Drone and 2^nd in the Mr. Prospector. Last graded stakes start was 7^th in the Sam Davis in 2011. Has won both the Maryland Millions and Sunshine Millions Sprint.

Picks

Win- Palace

Place- Happy My Way
Show- Zee Bros

6th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $300,000. FrontRunner S. (Grade 1). FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS. (03:00 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Texas Red	2 C	L	122	Desormeaux Kent J.	Desormeaux J. Keith
2	Lord Nelson	2 C	L	122	Garcia Martin	Baffert Bob
3	Sky Preacher	2 C	L	122	Baze Tyler	O'Neill Doug F.
4	Daddy D T	2 R	L	122	Bejarano Rafael	Sadler John W.
5	Red Button	2 C	L	122	Perez Fernando Hernandez	Glatt Mark
6	Reflected Star	2 C	L	122	Talamo Joseph	Cassidy James M.
7	American Pharoah	2 R	L	122	Espinoza Victor	Baffert Bob
8	Conquest Panthera	2 C	L	122	Smith Mike E.	Casse Mark E.
9	Skyway	2 C	L	122	Nakatani Corey S.	Casse Mark E.
10	Calculator	2 C	L	122	Trujillo Elvis	Miller Peter

Texas Red (Afleet Alex): First dirt start, won his maiden in his last. Sire was 2^nd in the Juvenile in 2004.

Lord Nelson (Pulpit): Stretches out from 5 ½ furlongs in his first start which was a win. This is also his first dirt start.

Sky Preacher (Sky Mesa): 2^nd in the Oak Tree Juvenile Turf. Going from turf to dirt, but has experence on the latter.

Daddy D T (Scat Daddy): Won the Oak Tree Juvenile Turf which was also his maiden breaker. Turf to dirt.

Red Button (Distorted Humor): 6^th in the Del Mar Futurity and won his previous race. Synth to dirt, has dirt experience.

Reflected Star (Eskendereya): Broke maiden in his last. First dirt start as his previous two where on synthetic.

American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile): Winner of the Del Mar Futurity. Synth to dirt runner.

Conquest Panthera (Kitten's Joy): One start, one win. Synth to dirt.

Skyway (Sky Mesa): Has the most stakes experience with 4^th in the Del Mar Futurity, and a win in the Best Pal. Should enjoy the return to dirt.

Calculator (In Summation): The only maiden in the race, but was 2^nd in the Del Mar Futurity. Synth to dirt starter.

Picks

Win- Sky Preacher

Place- Red Button

Show- American Pharaoh

10th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $300,000. Chandelier S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES, TWO YEARS OLD. (05:00 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Sunday Sonnet	2 F	L	122	Talamo Joseph	Breen Kelly J.
2	Conquest Eclipse	2 F	L	122	Nakatani Corey S.	Casse Mark E.
3	Danette	2 F	L	122	Desormeaux Kent J.	Desormeaux J. Keith
4	Angela Renee	2 F	L	122	Bejarano Rafael	Pletcher Todd A.
5	Sharla Rae	2 F	L	122	Van Dyke Drayden	O'Neill Doug F.
6	Maybellene	2 F	L	122	Napravnik Rosie	Baffert Bob
7	Morning Coffee	2 F	L	122	Gutierrez Mario	O'Neill Doug F.
8	Manahatta	2 F	L	122	Baze Tyler	Hollendorfer Jerry
9	Cruisingtheharbor	2 F	L	122	Maldonado Edwin A.	Miller Peter
10	Dad's Princess	2 F	L	122	Smith Mike E.	Cassidy James M.
11	Majestic Presence	2 F	L	122	Trujillo Elvis	Hollendorfer Jerry
12	Lutine Belle	2 F	L	122	Solis Alex O.	Hollendorfer Jerry

Sunday Sonnet (Any Given Saturday): 2^nd in the P.G. Johnson. Broke maiden on dirt.

Conquest Eclipse (Malibu Moon): 3^rd in the Del Mar Debutante. Dirt experience as she won her first race.

Danette (Curlin): A maiden with her best finish 2^nd. Snyth to dirt.

Angela Renee (Bernardini): 3^rd in the Spinaway and 2^nd in the Adirondack. First start outside of NY.

Sharla Rae (Afleet Alex): 4^th in the Sorrento, but is 2 for 2 on dirt including in her last the Barretts Debutante. First Santa Anita start.

Maybellene (Lookin at Lucky): Broke her maiden last time out over Danette. Synth to dirt.

Morning Coffee (Quiet American): Won her first race at Los Al. 4^th in the Landaluce in career debut.

Manahatta (Old Fashioned): 6^th in the Del Mar Debutante. Synth to dirt.

Crusingtheharbor (Rockport Harbor): 1 for 1 in her career. Synth to dirt.

Dad's Princess (Mineshaft): Maiden who was 4^th in the Del Mar Debutante. Synth to dirt, her second dam is Breeders' Cup Distaff winner.

Majestic Presence (Majestic Warrior): Broke her maiden last time out. Synth to dirt.

Lutine Belle (Bellamy Road): 2^nd in the Allowance/Optional Claimer at Golden Gate and broke her maiden at Santa Rosa. Has dirt experience.

Picks

Win- Majestic Presence

Place- Danette

Show- Conquest Eclipse

Video

I appologize for the fastpaceness of the video, but I wanted to get everything in. This will happen again in Parts 2 and 3.

Iroquois and Pocahontas Recap

Iroquois

Jerry Durant's Lucky Player (Lookin at Lucky) not only is the very early Derby points leader, but stamped his ticket towards the Breeders' Cup Juvenile as well with his win the Iroquois. 2nd was his stablemate Bold Conquest (Curlin) with Hashtag Bourbon (Super Saver) a very unlucky third.

Ricardo Santana rode and Steve Asmussen trains. He was bred by Destiny Oaks of Ocala and out of the mare Janetstickettocats (Storm Cat). His record is 4 starts with 2 wins, 1 second and 0 third with earnings of $115,691.

Replay



Pocahontas

GSN Racing's Cristina's Journey (Any Given Saturday) added her name among some very nice fillies with her win in the Pocahontas. Pengburn (Congrats) was second and Milehigh Butterfly (Sky Mesa). Miguel Mena rode with Dale Romans winning his 3rd Pocahontas in 6 years.

Cristina was bred by Phil and Judy Needham & Bena Halecky and is out of the mare Toss the Feather (Dixie Union). She has a record of 2 starts with 2 wins, 0 seconds and 0 thirds with earnings of $153,159.

Replay



Cristina's Journey has now earned a spot into the Juvenile Fillies.

Iroquois and Pocahontas Previews

The Juvenile WAYI races get underway on Saturday at Churchill. These are also the first points races for the 2015 Derby and Oaks. Lets take a look at both fields for the Iroquois and Pocahontas.

9th Race - Churchill Downs - Saturday, September 6th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $100,000. Iroquois S. (Grade 3). FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. (04:55 PM) (9)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Hashtag Bourbon	2 C	L	120	Hernandez, Jr. Brian Joseph	Gorder Kellyn
2	Mr. Z	2 C	L	118	Lanerie Corey J.	Lukas D. Wayne
3	Dekabrist	2 C	L	120	Osorio Didiel A.	Dorochenko Gennadi
4	Holy Frazier	2 C		118	Landeros Chris	McPeek Kenneth G.
5	Lucky Player	2 C	L	118	Santana, Jr. Ricardo	Asmussen Steven M.
6	Cleveland Sound	2 C	L	118	Bridgmohan Shaun	Motion H. Graham
7	Danny Boy	2 C	L	118	Mena Miguel	Romans Dale L.
8	Bold Conquest	2 C	L	118	Rosario Joel	Asmussen Steven M.
9	The Gorilla Man	2 G	L	118	Castanon Jesus Lopez	Bordonaro John A.

Hashtag Bourbon (Super Saver): 3^rd in career debut and won the Mountaineer Juvenile in his last.

Mr. Z (Malibu Moon): 2^nd in both the Sanford and the Saratoga Special.

Dekabrist (Street Boss): 5^th in the Birdonthewire and Hopeful.

Holy Frazier (Holy Bull): Stakes debut after 4^th in a maiden and winning his first race.

Lucky Player (Lookin at Lucky): 4^th in the Bashford Manor and 2^nd in the Prairie Juvenile Mile.

Cleveland Sound (More Than Ready): Won debut, was 4^th in the Saratoga Special.

Danny Boy (Harlan's Holiday): Won lone race, goes from turf to dirt.

Bold Conquest (Curlin): 2^nd and won maiden in his lone two starts.

The Gorilla Man (After Market): 1 for 1 on dirt after finishing 4^th in first start on turf.

Picks

Win- Mr Z

Place- Hashtag Bourbon

Show- Danny Boy

10th Race - Churchill Downs - Saturday, September 6th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $200,000. Pocahontas S. (Grade 2). FOR FILLIES, TWO YEARS OLD. (05:27 PM) (10)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Loom	2 F	L	118	Rocco, Jr. Joseph	Oliver Philip J.
2	Queen's Ready	2 F	L	118	Osorio Didiel A.	Dorochenko Gennadi
3	Phoenix Park	2 F	L	118	Landeros Chris	Toner James J.
4	Cristina's Journey	2 F	L	118	Mena Miguel	Romans Dale L.
5	Pangburn	2 F		118	Rosario Joel	McPeek Kenneth G.
6	Frolic To The Wire	2 F	L	118	Castanon Jesus Lopez	Wolfson Milton W.
7	Rachel's Ready	2 F	L	118	Bridgmohan Shaun	Vance David R.
8	Take Charge Brandi	2 F	L	118	Lanerie Corey J.	Lukas D. Wayne
9	Milehigh Butterfly	2 F	L	118	Hernandez, Jr. Brian Joseph	Connelly William R.
10	True To You	2 F	L	118	Pedroza Marcelino	Amoss Thomas M.

Loom (Hard Spun): 2^nd and 4^th in her two appearances.

Queen's Ready (More Than Ready): Very experienced (six starts), but best finish 2^nd 3 times (including last time out).

Phoenix Park (Lookin At Lucky): Won career debut, 6^th in the Adirondack.

Cristina's Journey (Any Given Saturday): Won lone start, stakes debut.

Pangburn (Congrats): Won lone start, turf to dirt.

Frolic to the Wire (Roman Ruler): 6^th and a win in her two career starts.

Rachel's Ready (More Than Ready): 3^rd in the Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies and 5^th in the Debutante.

Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway): 5^th in the Adirondack, 2^nd in the Schuylerville out of a ½ sister to Will Take Charge.

Milehigh Butterfly (Sky Mesa): Won career debut and 5^th in the Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes.

True to You (Scat Daddy): Won career debut, turf to dirt.

Picks

Win- Take Charge Brandi

Place- Rachel's Ready

Show- Pangburn

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Good luck to all, and may everyone stay safe and sound!

Breeders' Cup Memories: 2004 Juvenile

Note: Once a week till the week before the Breeders' Cup, this blog will be featuring a BC race in a feature called Breeders' Cup Memories. This week's post is about a race that many people will remember the horses more than the race itself; the 2004 Juvenile.

Europeans on dirt don't always have the best luck. That being said, Arazi (Blushing Groom (FR)) won the Juvenile in 1991. Another Euro, Go and Go (IRE) (Be My Guest) was 8th in the Juvenile in 1989 but returned in 1990 to win the Belmont. The 2004 Juvenile featured a European based colt, Susan Roy and Paul Reddam's Wilko (Awesome Again) who was third in the Royal Lodge. He would be facing a group of horses that included Fog City Stable's Norfolk winner Roman Ruler (Fusaichi Pegasus), Padua Stable's Proud Accolade (Yes It's True) who won the Champagne, as well as Cash is King's Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) second to Proud Accolade in the Champagne and the winner of the Hopeful.

Sent off as the second to longest shot on the board Wilko sat third behind fellow longshot Twice Unbridled (Unbridled's Song). Afleet Alex was last, Proud Accolade 4th and Roman Ruler 7th. In the stretch it looked to be between Champagne 3rd place finisher Tracy Farmer's Sun King (Charismatic) ridden by 2 time Belmont spoiler Edgar Prado and Afleet Alex who was ridden by Eclipse winning Appriantice Jeremy Rose. However, Wilko ridden by legendary European jockey Frankie Dettori somehow found a second surge after falling back a bit to defeat the Americans. Afleet Alex was second and Sun King was third. Proud Accolade and Roman Ruler both finished off the board.

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Wilko would finish the year in the Hollywood Futurity, but finish third to eventual 2yo Champion Declan's Moon (Malibu Moon) (finishing second in that race would be the next year's Derby winner Giacomo (Holy Bull)).

Wilko would never win another race in his career and currently is at stud in Canada. Both Sun King and Afleet Alex would become fan favorites as three year olds and beyond. The former as a 4yo finished a nose behind 2006 Classic winner Invasor (ARG) (Candy Stripes) in the Whitney. The latter would hit the board in all three Triple Crown races including wins in the Preakness and Belmont. He would be named 2005 3yo Male over the Classic runner up Flower Alley (Distorted Humor). Sun King currently stands stud in Louisiana and Afleet Alex stands stud in Kentucky.