Havre de Grace
Havre de Grace
November 2, 2011
Wednesday morning, the sun was out and it was noticeably warmer than Tuesday, with an increased number of Breeders' Cup horses out on the main and turf tracks including one timed work.
Havre de Grace, looking to become the second female to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, was one of the first horses on the track after the break Wednesday morning and galloped 1 mile with trainer Larry Jones on board.
She will maintain the same routine for the rest of the week and could possibly visit the paddock and starting gate. "This is just part of our normal routine leading into a race," said Jones. "Yesterday, wasn't routine for us (when he took Havre de Grace to jog one day after working), but everything else has been how we normally do things. We couldn't be any happier with her."
Thursday Breeders' Cup Photos - 11 horses including 3 Classic contenders
Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - 13 horses including Goldikova
Breeders' Cup Entries - entries closed and post positions were also drawn today
Breeders' Cup Index
Game On Dude
Game on Dude went for a 1 mile gallop on Wednesday morning under exercise rider Jorge Alvarez. It was Game On Dude's first trip across the Churchill Downs surface since shipping in Tuesday afternoon from Santa Anita. "It's a tough race, all of them are tough," Baffert said of the Breeders' Cup Classic, in which Game On Dude has drawn post 8 under jockey Chantal Sutherland. "These are the best horses in the world and everything has to go perfect leading up to the race.
Most importantly, the horse has to fit and give it his all. I know this one does and will."
Ice Box
Ice Box schooled in the starting gate and then galloped 1 mile in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito said, "I think all of the rust is off him. I can stand here and make excuses. But we have three races now and this is what we've been thinking about. He had his finest hour here last year. He's a live longshot, he was 20-1 when he won the Florida Derby."
Creative Cause
Creative Cause got his first test of the Churchill Downs dirt surface Wednesday morning in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, as did his trainer Mike Harrington after both arrived from California. "He seemed to like the track," Harrington said at the end of the colt's 1 mile gallop. "He got over it really well." The gray/roan 2yo son of Giant's Causeway continues his debut day in Louisville by schooling in the paddock during the day's first race.
Euroears
Euroears galloped 1 mile under exercise rider Dana Barnes Wednesday morning and will do the same Thursday, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reported on his Breeders' Cup Sprint entrant.
Gio Ponti
Gio Ponti galloped 1 mile Wednesday morning and then schooled in the paddock in the afternoon in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Mile. "We'll see what happens after this race," said Castleton Lyons Commercial Manager Stuart Fitzgibbon, alluding to the speculation that the 6yo Gio Ponti may go to the Hong Kong Gold Cup or make another start before year's end. "But he is definitely coming home to stand at Castleton in 2012.
It will be nice to have him home. He was born and raised on the farm, went away to Christophe for five years, and soon he's coming home," said Fitzgibbon.
Grace Hall
Grace Hall, the undefeated winner of three lifetime starts, galloped 7f and broke from the gate Wednesday morning in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. "She looked as good going over the Churchill Downs surface as she did going over any other track," trainer Tony Dutrow said. "She's happy. This one is a dream come true. She came to us at the end of May and everything has gone as good as possible.
We'll see how nice she is at the end of the day, but she is easy to train, works well, and has excelled and matured."
Hansen
Hansen was an unraced maiden less than 2 months ago. Now he's a 10-1 morning-line shot in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. "This horse showed us a lot in the mornings before he ever ran in a race," trainer Mike Maker said. "We had high aspirations for the horse, and the Turfway races just fell into our timeline. We broke his maiden and then came back in two weeks for the Kentucky Cup in order to accelerate his progress." Hansen's two wins have come by 25 1/2 combined lengths.
Nahrain
Nahrain got on the turf for the first time and did a routine canter Wednesday morning. The daughter of Selkirk has yet to be beaten in four starts and is the 7-2 second choice on the morning line for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.
Speightscity
Plum Pretty galloped 1 mile Wednesday morning under Jorge Alvarez in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reported that all was well after Plum Pretty shipped from California Tuesday along with his other Breeders' Cup contenders. The 3yo daughter of Medaglia d'Oro will follow the same routine Thursday morning. She comes off a record-setting romp by 7 1/2 lengths in the Oct.
1 Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing.
Trappe Shot
Speightscity worked a bullet 1/2 mile in 48 2/5 over the fast track on Wednesday in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Turbulent Descent
Trappe Shot galloped 1 1/4 mile under Rob Massey Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is pleased with Trappe Shot's draw of the outside No. 9 post position for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. John Velazquez has the mount. "The Factor, Shackleford and Tapizar are 1, 2 and 3, so they're going to have to go, so we might get back further stalking them. We might be 10 lengths back if they go a half in 44 (seconds).
You never know," McLaughlin said. "It's a great post position because we don't have to be involved in all of that. We're out in the clear."
The winner of Saratoga’s Test Stakes had another full morning of training on Wednesday, schooling in the paddock, going to the gate, and galloping 1 1/2m for trainer Mike Puype, in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. “She’s just doing great,” Puype said of his 3yo filly. “Things couldn’t be any better.”
November 2, 2011
Wednesday morning, the sun was out and it was noticeably warmer than Tuesday, with an increased number of Breeders' Cup horses out on the main and turf tracks including one timed work.
Havre de Grace, looking to become the second female to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, was one of the first horses on the track after the break Wednesday morning and galloped 1 mile with trainer Larry Jones on board.
She will maintain the same routine for the rest of the week and could possibly visit the paddock and starting gate. "This is just part of our normal routine leading into a race," said Jones. "Yesterday, wasn't routine for us (when he took Havre de Grace to jog one day after working), but everything else has been how we normally do things. We couldn't be any happier with her."
Thursday Breeders' Cup Photos - 11 horses including 3 Classic contenders
Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - 13 horses including Goldikova
Breeders' Cup Entries - entries closed and post positions were also drawn today
Breeders' Cup Index
Game On Dude
Game on Dude went for a 1 mile gallop on Wednesday morning under exercise rider Jorge Alvarez. It was Game On Dude's first trip across the Churchill Downs surface since shipping in Tuesday afternoon from Santa Anita. "It's a tough race, all of them are tough," Baffert said of the Breeders' Cup Classic, in which Game On Dude has drawn post 8 under jockey Chantal Sutherland. "These are the best horses in the world and everything has to go perfect leading up to the race.
Most importantly, the horse has to fit and give it his all. I know this one does and will."
Ice Box
Ice Box schooled in the starting gate and then galloped 1 mile in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito said, "I think all of the rust is off him. I can stand here and make excuses. But we have three races now and this is what we've been thinking about. He had his finest hour here last year. He's a live longshot, he was 20-1 when he won the Florida Derby."
Creative Cause
Creative Cause got his first test of the Churchill Downs dirt surface Wednesday morning in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, as did his trainer Mike Harrington after both arrived from California. "He seemed to like the track," Harrington said at the end of the colt's 1 mile gallop. "He got over it really well." The gray/roan 2yo son of Giant's Causeway continues his debut day in Louisville by schooling in the paddock during the day's first race.
Euroears
Euroears galloped 1 mile under exercise rider Dana Barnes Wednesday morning and will do the same Thursday, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reported on his Breeders' Cup Sprint entrant.
Gio Ponti
Gio Ponti galloped 1 mile Wednesday morning and then schooled in the paddock in the afternoon in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Mile. "We'll see what happens after this race," said Castleton Lyons Commercial Manager Stuart Fitzgibbon, alluding to the speculation that the 6yo Gio Ponti may go to the Hong Kong Gold Cup or make another start before year's end. "But he is definitely coming home to stand at Castleton in 2012.
It will be nice to have him home. He was born and raised on the farm, went away to Christophe for five years, and soon he's coming home," said Fitzgibbon.
Grace Hall
Grace Hall, the undefeated winner of three lifetime starts, galloped 7f and broke from the gate Wednesday morning in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. "She looked as good going over the Churchill Downs surface as she did going over any other track," trainer Tony Dutrow said. "She's happy. This one is a dream come true. She came to us at the end of May and everything has gone as good as possible.
We'll see how nice she is at the end of the day, but she is easy to train, works well, and has excelled and matured."
Hansen
Hansen was an unraced maiden less than 2 months ago. Now he's a 10-1 morning-line shot in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. "This horse showed us a lot in the mornings before he ever ran in a race," trainer Mike Maker said. "We had high aspirations for the horse, and the Turfway races just fell into our timeline. We broke his maiden and then came back in two weeks for the Kentucky Cup in order to accelerate his progress." Hansen's two wins have come by 25 1/2 combined lengths.
Nahrain
Nahrain got on the turf for the first time and did a routine canter Wednesday morning. The daughter of Selkirk has yet to be beaten in four starts and is the 7-2 second choice on the morning line for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.
Speightscity
Plum Pretty galloped 1 mile Wednesday morning under Jorge Alvarez in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reported that all was well after Plum Pretty shipped from California Tuesday along with his other Breeders' Cup contenders. The 3yo daughter of Medaglia d'Oro will follow the same routine Thursday morning. She comes off a record-setting romp by 7 1/2 lengths in the Oct.
1 Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing.
Trappe Shot
Speightscity worked a bullet 1/2 mile in 48 2/5 over the fast track on Wednesday in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Turbulent Descent
Trappe Shot galloped 1 1/4 mile under Rob Massey Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is pleased with Trappe Shot's draw of the outside No. 9 post position for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. John Velazquez has the mount. "The Factor, Shackleford and Tapizar are 1, 2 and 3, so they're going to have to go, so we might get back further stalking them. We might be 10 lengths back if they go a half in 44 (seconds).
You never know," McLaughlin said. "It's a great post position because we don't have to be involved in all of that. We're out in the clear."
The winner of Saratoga’s Test Stakes had another full morning of training on Wednesday, schooling in the paddock, going to the gate, and galloping 1 1/2m for trainer Mike Puype, in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. “She’s just doing great,” Puype said of his 3yo filly. “Things couldn’t be any better.”
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