Welcome to Part 2 of a three part field coverage for the 2009 Breeder's Cup. This year there are 14 races over two days at Oak Tree at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California. Here are the next five fields that I will be talking about over the course of three days. Also I will give how I would play each race betting wise. I may or may not play them though.
Juvenile Turf
1 Zip Quik, Mike Smith, 50-1
2 Viscount Nelson, John Murtagh, 6-1
3 Codoy, G. Gomez, 15-1
4 Pounced, L. Dettori, 9/2
5 Gallant Gent, J. Rosario, 30-1
6 Awesome Act, Ryan Moore, 20-1
7 Bridgetown, R. Landry, 8-1
8 King Ledley, R. Bejarano, 20-1
9 Kera's Kitten, R. Maragh, 12-1
10 Becky's Kitten, J. Leparoux, 12-1
11 Interactif, K. Desormeaux, 4-1
12 Buzzword (GB), Ahmed Ajtebi, 6-1
All eyes are on Pounced and Interactif, however bewhere of the two Kittens: Kera's Kitten and Becky's Kitten. The two sons of Kitten's Joy could suprise here.
Who I want to win: Interactif, Becky's Kitten
Who I think will win: Pounced
How I'll play the race: $2 across the board Interactif
Dark Horse: Kera's Kitten
Turf Sprint
1 Noble Court, J. Rosario, 8-1
2 Silver Timber, J. Leparoux, 8-1
3 California Flag, J. Talamo, 7/2
4 Lord Shanakill, Jim Crowley, 8-1
5 Get Funky, R. Bejarano, 20-1
6 Cannonball, R. Dominguez, 8-1
7 Gotta Have Her, T. Baze, 15-1
8 Square Eddie, L. Dettori, 20-1
9 Diamondrella (GB), R. Maragh, 4-1
10 Canadian Ballet, A. Garcia, 20-1
11 El Gato Malo, David Flores, 30-1
12 Strike the Deal, Kieren Fallon, 15-1
13 Desert Code, R. Migliore, 20-1
14 Delta Storm, G. Gomez, 10-1
This is one of my favorite races of the day as there are several horses that I like in the race. Cannonball almost won at Royal Ascot earlier this year, Diamondrella has beaten Forever Together twice this year, the defending champ Desert Code is coming underneath the radar and Gotta Have Her has a chance. With that being said, betting wise I'm throwing them all out and going with two underachivers to possibly shock everyone. They are 08 Lone Star Derby winner El Gato Malo and 08 Breeder's Futurity winner Square Eddie. A win by both would make me very happy. With that being said this is really Cannonball's race to lose and I wouldn't be upset if he wins either.
Who I want to win: El Gato Malo, Square Eddie, Cannonball
Who I think will win: Cannonball, Diamondrella, Gotta Have Her
How I'm playing: El Gato Malo/Square Eddie/Cannonball trifecta, $2 across the board El Gato Malo, Square Eddie, Cannonball, Diamondrella
Dark Horse: Diamondrella, Gotta Have Her, Canadian Ballet
Juvenile
1 Alfred Nobel (IRE), J. Murtagh, 20-1
2 Piscitelli, K. Desormeaux, 50-1
3 Beethoven (IRE), R. Moore, 20-1
4 Noble's Promise, Willie Martinez, 8-1
5 D'Funnybone, E. Prado, 5/2
6 Pulsion, Mike Smith, 20-1
7 Vale of York (IRE), A. Ajtebi, 20-1
8 Eskendereya, J. Castellano, 10-1
9 Aikenite, Alan Garcia, 8-1
10 Aspire, J. Leparoux, 30-1
11 Radiohead (GB), Martin Dwyer, 15-1
12 William's Kitten, R. Dominguez, 30-1
13 Lookin At Lucky, G. Gomez, 8/5
Believe it or not, but this race will be run with 6 months to go until the Kentucky Derby. The winner of the race will have more then enough graded stakes earnings to get into the field, and I think that winner will be Aikenite. The 13 post really hurts Lookin at Lucky's chances IMO, I do think his class will get him in the top three though. However, for personal reasons I would love to see Aikenite win this race, and he has experience on synth and dirt. Eskendereya could get in there as well. My dark horse is William's Kitten whose sire I mentioned before.
Who I want to win: Aikenite
Who I think will win: Lookin at Lucky, Aikenite, Eskendereya
Not going to play this race
Dark Horse: William's Kitten
BC Mile
1 Court Vision, R. Albarado, 12-1
2 Whatsthescript (IRE), K. Desormeaux, 15-1
3 Cowboy Cal, J. Velazquez, 6-1
4 Delegator (GB), L. Dettori, 3-1
5 Karelian, R. Maragh, 20-1
6 Courageous Cat, G. Gomez, 20-1
7 Ferneley (IRE), R. Bejarano, 20-1
8 Zacinto (GB), Ryan Moore, 8-1
9 Gladiatorus, Ahmed Ajtebi, 20-1
10 Justenuffhumor, A. Garcia, 10-1
11 Goldikova (IRE), O. Peslier, 8/5
All eyes will be on Goldikova as she tries to defend her Mile title. It would be the 4th title for her trainer Freddie Head, who won twice as a jockey on Miesque, the filly that Goldikova is often compared to. However, I see a bit of revenge taken this year by IEAH with Court Vision who ironicly is a full brother to Kipling the sire of 07 Mile and last year's runner up Kip Deville who is owned by IEAH. This would also flatter Gio Ponti (who I'll talk about tomorrow), as Court and him battled last year after the former switched to turf after the Derby. Karelian almost stole the Shadwell Mile won by Court Vision, and Cowboy Cal has a big chance as well. Keep an eye on Gladiatorus, he won in Dubai earlier this year and the other two prongs from Godolphin, Delagator and Justenuffhumor who could be Team USA's best chance in the race even with Court, Cal and Karelian.
Who I want to win: Court Vision, Cowboy Cal, Justenuffhumor
Who I think will win: Court Vision, Goldikova, Karelian
How I'm playing it: Court Vision/Goldikova exacta, Karlian/Cowboy Cal exacta
Dark Horse: Karelian, Gladitourus
Dirt Mile
1 Mastercraftsman (IRE), John Murtagh, 6/5
2 Furthest Land, J. Leparoux, 20-1
3 Midshipman, G. Gomez, 6-1
4 Bullsbay, J. Rose, 3-1
5 Neko Bay, Mike Smith, 20-1
6 Mambo Meister, M. Cruz, 30-1
7 Pyro, J. Velazquez, 10-1
8 Mr. Sidney, K. Desormeaux, 12-1
9 Chocolate Candy, J. Rosario, 15-1
10 Ready's Echo, Calvin Borel, 20-1
This is a race where with the expection of Neko Bay, Mambo Meister, and Furthest Land the rest of the horses could be in the Classic. However, the "Dirt" Mile is where they landed. The three I just mentioned I'm throwing out this is not a race where longshots won't have a chance this year (My opinon). Midshipman has raced once this year for Goldolphin, but won the Juvy last year in his first and only race for Darley (he was a Stonerside horse before). Pyro finally got his G1 win in the Forego, and this is probley the better race for him. However, he is not a huge synth fan, so it will be interesting how he does in his final race before stud. It's also the final race for Mr. Sidney who has been running on the turf all season, the same can not be said about Mastercraftsman who prepped on the synth in England last time out. Many people, are a bit disapointed that he's not in the Classic, however not all synths are alike. Beware of Chocolate Candy, and Ready's Echo as they can possibly steal the race. Bullsbay upset Commentator in the Whitney and ran third in the Woodward, but he missed some of training time leading up to this race.
Who I want to win: Chocolate Candy, Pyro, Mastercraftsman
Who I think will win: Mastercraftsman, Pyro
Not playing this race (I like too many horses that I would have to hit the ALL button!)
Dark Horse: Ready's Echo
Well I hope you enjoyed today's races, tomorrow the final 4, F/M Turf, Turf, Ladies Classic and Classic. Hope to see you then!
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