Nov 1 - MELBOURNE CUP

Let's Go To The Races - Nov 1, 2016
This is a non-commercial blog - Started as a convenience to organize my race viewing

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Makybe Diva Tribute - Only horse to win 3 Melbourne Cups 2003 - 2004 - 2005

"Find the youngest child here today, and you will have the only person alive with a chance to witness this feat again. We will never see this again."  "She is retired."

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The Melbourne Cup is one of Australia's most prestigious annual Thoroughbred horse races. It is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races. Conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse as part of the spring carnival in Melbourne, Victoria, the event starts at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November and is known locally as "the race that stops a nation".

The Melbourne Cup has a long tradition with the first race was held in 1861 over two miles (3.219 km) but was shortened to 3,200 metres (1.988 mi) in 1972 when Australia adopted the metric system. This reduced the distance by 18.688 metres (61.312 ft), and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3:19.1 was accordingly adjusted to 3:17.9. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3:16.3.  More at source


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WHERE TO WATCH
TwinSpires live streaming. Will need an account, but not required to bet.
TVG TV and live streaming - 11:30 p.m. ET - post time 12 Midnight

FIELDS, FORM,  INTERVIEWS, & MORE
Melbourne Cup field, form, odds, Peter Moody Comments
Everything you need to know about the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup Day races, full fields, form
Melbourne Cup Carnival - All Events Guide

Tuesday, Flemington, Australia, post time: 12:00 a.m. EST

EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP-G1, A$6,000,000 US$4,559,100/ 3yo/up, 3200mT

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	BIG ORANGE	Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer	7	57kg
2	OUR IVANHOWE	Lee Freedman	Dwayne Dunn	6	57kg
3	CURREN MIROTIC	Osamu Hirata	Tommy Berry	18	56.5kg
4	BONDI BEACH	Aidan O'Brien	Ryan Moore	5	56kg
5	EXOSPHERIC	Lee Freedman	Damien Oliver	13	56kg
6	HARTNELL	John O'Shea	James McDonald	12	56kg
7	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	20	56kg
8	WICKLOW BRAVE	William Mullins	Frankie Dettori	24	56kg
9	ALMOONQITH	David Dabernig	Michael Walker	19	54.5kg
10	GALLANTE	Robert Hickmott	Blake Shinn	2	54.5kg
11	GRAND MARSHAL	Chris Waller	Ben Melham	9	54.5kg
12	JAMEKA	Ciaron Maher	Nicholas Hall	3	54.5kg
13	HEARTBREAK CITY	Tony Martin	Joao Moreira	23	54kg
14	SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD	John P Thompson	Blake Spriggs	14	54kg
15	EXCESS KNOWLEDGE	Gai Waterhouse	Vlad Duric	21	53.5kg
16	BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE	Saeed Bin Suroor	Damian Lane	1	52.5kg
17	ALMANDIN	Robert Hickmott	Kerrin McEvoy	17	52kg
18	ASSIGN	Robert Hickmott	Katelyn Mallyon	22	52kg
19	GREY LION	Matt Cumani	Glen Boss	16	52kg
20	OCEANOGRAPHER	Charlie Appleby	Chad Schofield	11	52kg
21	SECRET NUMBER	Saeed Bin Suroor	Stephen Baster	10	52kg
22	PENTATHLON	John Wheeler	Mark Du Plessis	4	51.5kg
23	QEWY	Charlie Appleby	Craig Williams	15	51.5kg
24	ROSE OF VIRGINIA	Lee & Shannon Hope	Ben E Thompson (a)	8	51kg

The Melbourne Cup is one of Australia's most prestigious annual Thoroughbred horse races. It is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races. Conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse as part of the spring carnival in Melbourne, Victoria, the event starts at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November and is known locally as "the race that stops a nation".

Oct 15-16: BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY / CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL

Let's Go To The Races - Oct 15-16, 2016
This is a non-commercial blog - Started as a convenience to organize my race viewing

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Time Ordered Races / Entries - Printable file

 UPI Weekend Preview
Robert Kieckhefer's Preview of Weekend of racing around the world
 

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Several options to watch

Check out XBTV - click here

Check out America's Best Racing for viewing options
Far Hills Live Streaming - Starting 1:00 pm ET
British races can be seen at TVG (television or live streaming) and
TwinSpires, live stream (account required)

 

 

 

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RESULTS & REPLAYS

JAMEKA Brilliant in Caulfield Cup    Replay

Morning After finds Jameka well

Sheikhzayedroad takes Champions Long Dist Cup

The Tin Man takes the Champions Sprint Stakes - video replay

Dubawi's Journey demolishes Fillies & Mares Stakes

Three year old Minding takes Champions Q E II - Replay

Video replay - partial - Champion Stakes - Almanzor

 

U.S.

Keeneland Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup - Time and Motion - Replay 

 

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 BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY- OCT 15

Overview
British Champions Day Web Site
Aidan O'Brien praise for Arc victor ahead of Champion Stakes quest
Beckett hoping Simple Verse can step up to long distance challenge
Richard Fahey expecting Classic winners to offer tough QEII test to Ribchester
John Gosden expecting stern examination for Journey in Champions heat

More from the UK from At The Races
Racing Post - UK
Almanzor and Found Duel again in Champion Stakes
Best horses in the world go flat out at Ascot finale
O'Brien poised for huge day on British Champions card


 

 FAR Hills  

96th Running of the Far Hills Race Meeting aging like a fine wine

FAR HILLS, SATURDAY, OTCTOBER 15: "We're very excited about the 2016 race," said Torsillieri. "We'll have live streaming for the first time, which will enable us to promote other charities. Pari-mutuel wagering is coming (2017). The New Jersey Racing Commission will be on the scene for a dry-run to help put it in place next year."

Signature race is the Grand National Hurdle G1 $350,000 4+ 21f T R4, post time 3:00 p.m. ET. Nicky Henderson (Sprinter Sacre) has a horse running, Days of Heaven, and Sprinter Sacre's jockey Nicolai DeBoinville will ride. Also, another Irish bred, Rawnaq, with the famed Ruby Walsh to ride.

"The live event will be live streamed and available on the National Steeplechase Association website, nationalsteeplechase.com. The streaming will begin shortly before the first race at 1 p.m. and will continue through the last of seven scheduled races." Read more at source

Ruby Walsh bids to complete Grand National set in U.S.

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PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL

Web Site - Overview and Entries
History and Records
Contenders and Form
A Royal Invasion at Woodbine
Woodbine Diaries: A Morning with a Royal Racehorse

Video with analysis of the runners



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U.S. race replays can be viewed shortly following the running of a race at CARD below.

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FEATURED RACES

Time Ordered Races / Entries - Printable File
Race Index - U.S.

SATURDAY
International - Australia

Odds and guide to the G1 Caulfield Cup
Field Analysis - Full Detail
Charlie Appleby buoyant as Scottish tackles Caulfield Cup

1:30 a.m. ET BMW CAULFIELD CUP  G1, US$2,263,625, 3yo/up, 2400mT R8  CARD
Filly, Jameka, one of the favorites for this important lead-up race to the Melbourne Cup (Nov. 1)
JAMEKA DOMINANT IN CAULFIELD CUP - Replay

International - Great Britain
Comprehensive Guide to all Champions Day races in one place - click here
or choose one of the individual races below.  Times below adjusted from BT to New York - ET (5-hour time difference)

8:25 ET British Champions Long Dist Cup G2  ASC  $441,000  3+  16f T R1 CARD
Forecast: 4/5 Order Of St George, 9/2 Simple Verse, 7/1 Forgotten Rules, 10/1 Quest For More, 12/1 Litigant, 14/1 Sheikhzayedroad, 16/1 Nearly Caught, 50/1 Sandro Botticelli, 66/1 Suegioo, 100/1 Gold Prince
Note: Simple Verse won the Fillies & Mare's Stakes last year but going longer here, and she is the second favorite.

9:00 ET  British Champions Sprint S G1  ASC  $882,000  3+  6f T R2 CARD
Forecast: 11/4 Quiet Reflection, 9/2 Shalaa, 5/1 The Tin Man, 7/1 Mecca's Angel, 7/1 Twilight Son, 8/1 Librisa Breeze, 12/1 Signs Of Blessing, 12/1 Brando, 25/1 Donjuan Triumphant, 33/1 Don't Touch, 33/1 Mr Lupton, 50/1 Mobsta, 50/1 Growl, 66/1 Jack Dexter       IT'S THE TIN MAN!!!!

9:35 ET  British Champions F & M S G1  ASC  $809,000  3+ f/m  12f T R3 CARD
Forecast: 2/1 Seventh Heaven, 11/4 Zhukova, 6/1 Journey, 8/1 Speedy Boarding, 10/1 Queen's Trust, 16/1 Bateel, 16/1 Even Song, 16/1 Architecture, 25/1 Pretty Perfect, 33/1 Bocca Baciata, 33/1 California, 33/1 Promising Run, 66/1 Maleficent Queen
 

10:10 ET  Queen Elizabeth II S G1  ASC  $1,617,000  3+  8f T R4 CARD
Forecast: 2/1 Minding, 9/4 Ribchester, 9/2 Galileo Gold, 8/1 Awtaad, 10/1 Lightning Spear, 12/1 Jet Setting, 25/1 Hathal, 25/1 Stormy Antarctic, 25/1 Hit It A Bomb, 50/1 Mitchum Swagger, 66/1 Breton Rock, 66/1 Adaay, 500/1 Barchan

10:45 ET  British Champion S G1  ASC  $1,911,000  3+  10f T R5 CARD
Forecast: 11/8 Almanzor, 9/4 Found, 5/1 Fascinating Rock, 12/1 Jack Hobbs, 16/1 My Dream Boat, 16/1 Midterm, 20/1 Racing History, 20/1 Us Army Ranger, 50/1 The Grey Gatsby, 66/1 Gabrial, 100/1 Maverick Wave
Note: Fascinating Rock won this race last year and is back to defend his title as the third favorite..

North America
2:01 ET  Futurity S G3  Bel  $200,000  2yo  6f  R3  CARD
4:30 ET  California Distaff H  SA  $100,000  3+ f/m S  abt 6.5f T R3  CARD
4:37 ET  Ruling Angel S  WO  $100,000  3yo f  6.5f AW  R8  CARD
4:46 ET  Pebbles S (L)  Bel  $200,000  3yo f  8f T R8  CARD
5:30 ET  Queen Elizabeth II Chlg Cup G1 Kee  $500,000  3yo f  9f T R9  CARD

Two Fillies with an upset chance in the Q E II

Hunt Racing - U.S. - Far Hills    Live stream - click here around 1:00 p.m. ET  
2:20 ET  Foxbrook Champion Hurdle S  FH  $100,000  4+ R  20f T R3 CARD
3:00 ET  Grand National Hurdle G1  FH  $350,000  4+  21f T R4  CARD
Rawnaq wins Grand National with Ruby Walsh - headed to Cheltenham in 2017

SUNDAY

International - Japan

PREVIEW - Get acquainted with the Japan 3 year old fillies. Last leg of  Fillies Triple Crown (not on the line this year). Last filly of the 4 in history to win the Filly Triple Crown was Gentildonna in 2012.

2:40 a.m. ET  Shuka Sho G1  Kyoto JRA  $1,659,000 3yo f  10f T R  CARD
                       Final leg of the Filly Triple Crown

North America
2:34 ET  Matron S G3  Bel  $200,000  2yo f  6f  R 4 CARD
2:42 ET  Ontario Fashion S G3 WO  $150,000  3+ f/m  6f AW R4  CARD
3:48 ET  Nearctic S G2 WO  $300,000  3+  6f T R6  CARD
4:56 ET  E.P. Taylor S G1 WO  $500,000  3+ f/m  10f T R8  CARD
5:40 ET  Canadian Int'l G1 WO  $1,000,000  3+  12f T 28 R9  CARD

NEWS
Tingle Creek is plan for Sprinter Sacre
Sprinter Sacre enjoying his summer vacation

Oct 7-10 - SUPER SATURDAY II

Let's Go To The Races - Oct 7-10, 2016
This is a non-commercial blog - Started as a convenience to organize my race viewing

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Time Ordered Races / Entries - Printable file

 UPI Weekend Preview
Robert Kieckhefer's Preview of Weekend of racing around the world
 

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Several options to watch

Check out XBTV - click here

BC Challenge Saturday & Sunday on NBC/SN: 5:00 pm ET

Check out America's Best Racing for viewing options

 Breeders Cup Challenge Series Saturday and Sunday 

 

 

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE SERIES CONTINUES

THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LIVE

_______AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBC_________

 

 

In U.S. 11 Grade 1 Races and 10

Breeders' Cup Challenge Races

 

Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, Shadwell Turf Mile & Juddmonte Spinster Headline “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series-Presented By Lane’s End Farm And America’s Best Racing” Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 6, 2016 – Final automatic qualifying positions for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be at stake this weekend in a pair of live NBC shows. Coverage begins Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBC from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., with the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile and the $500,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity. The $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes highlights Sunday’s live 5 p.m. ET show on NBC.

 

This weekend’s one-hour broadcasts are the eighth and ninth programs, respectively, in the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In – presented by Lane’s End Farm and America’s Best Racing,” on NBC and NBCSN, featuring 16 “Win And You’re In” races plus other major stakes on the road to the Breeders’ Cup, November 4-5 at Santa Anita Park, and televised by NBC Sports Group. Both shows will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Winners of these Challenge races, which combined offer more than $10 million in purses, automatically qualify for a spot in the Breeders’ Cup.

 

Saturday’s show will also include coverage defending Breeders’ Cup Mile winner, Tepin, the sensational 5-year-old mare, in the one mile $400,000 Frist Lady Stakes at Keeneland; and the 1 ¼ mile, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup and the 1 ¼ mile, $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes from Belmont Park in New York. The Jockey Club Gold Cup is the final “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, and the Flower Bowl Stakes is a qualifier for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

 

Tom Hammond hosts NBC’s coverage this weekend, and will be joined by analyst Nick Luck and reporters Donna Brothers and Kenny Rice.  Daily Racing Form’s Matt Bernier will serve as the Handicapper. Read more at source
 

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WINX DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!


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Caulfield Guineas Day - All Events
Racing Report: Caulfield Stakes
Caulfield Stakes - Info
Winx vs. Bart in Caulfield Stakes Saturday
Winx facing just two rivals in Caulfield Stakes

WINX RUNNING SATURDAY
Another big race, G1 $500,000 approx., Caulfield Stakes, considered the lead-up race to the Cox Plate, will feature a short field, with Winx and Black Heart Bart the likely headliners. With a 15-hour time difference between New York and Melbourne, will make it a little challenging for some to watch live. Local time for the race is 3:15 pm Saturday, so if you live in CA, race time will be 9:15 p.m. Friday, or 12:15 a.m. Saturday morning in New York.

Winners of the Caulfield Stakes join an elite group of gallopers such as, Criterion (2015), Atlantic Jewel (2013), So You Think (2010), Whobegotyou (2009), Lonhro (2002-2003), Northerly (2001), and Might And Power (1998).

Fascinaitng Cox Plate taking Shape


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Art Sherman has helped California Chrome shine with age
 

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You can view replays of races in the U.S. at the CARDS below, which contain a link back to the BloodHorse replay and results site. There is a 20-minute delay.



FEATURED RACES

 

Time Ordered Races / Entries

Race Index

 

FRIDAY

4:57 ET  Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix G2 BC  Kee  $250,000  3+  6f  R8  CARD

5:30 ET  Darley Alcibiades S G1 BC  Kee  $400,000  2yo f  8.5f  R9  CARD

SATURDAY

International - Australia

12:15 a.m. ET  CAULFIELD S  GI, US$457,131, 3yo/up, 2000mT CARD
See replay above

International - Great Britain - Newmarket

10:30 a.m. ET  DUBAI DEWHURST S. G1,  New, 500,000, 2yo, c/f, 7fT R4 CARD

RESULT
Churchill (Galileo) gets the job done for Aidan O'Brien



North America
1:53 ET  FRIZETTE S G1 BC  Bel  $400,000  2yo f  8f  R4  CARD
2:28 ET  KELSO H G2 Bel  $350,000  3+  8f  R5  CARD
2:43 ET  Plum Pretty S  PRX  $100,000  3+ f/m S  8.5f  R5  CARD
3:03 ET  FLOWER BOWL S G1 BC Bel  $500,000  3+ f/m  10f T R6  CARD

3:25 ET  Woodford  G3  Kee  $150,000  3+  5.5f T R5  CARD
3:38 ET  Belmont Turf Sprint Inv'l  Bel  $150,000  3+  6f T R7  CARD
4:00 ET  T'BRED CLUB AM. S G2 BC  Kee  $250,000  3+ f/m  6f R6  CARD
4:13 ET  CHAMPAGNE S  G1 BC  Bel  $500,000  2yo  8f  R8  CARD

4:35 ET  FIRST LADY S G1  Kee  $400,000  3+ f/m  8f T R7  CARD

4:48 ET  HILL PRINCE S G3  Bel  $500,000  3yo  9f T R9  CARD
4:58 ET  Mazarine S G3  WO  $150,000  2yo f  8.5f AW R8  CARD
5:00 ET  Santa Anita Sprint C'ship G1 BC SA  $300,000  3+  6f  R4  CARD

5:10 ET  BREEDERS FUT G1 BC  Kee  $500,000  2yo  8.5f  R8  CARD

5:23 ET  J C GOLD CUP G1 BC  Bel  $1,000,000  3+  10f  R10 CARD

5:45 ET  SHADWELL TURF MILE G1 BC  Kee  $1,000,000  3+  8f T R9  CARD

7:00 ET  City of Hope Mile G2  SA  $200,000  3+  8f T R8  CARD

10:12 ET  West Virginia Cavada Breeders' Classic  CT  $150,000  3+ f/m S  7f  R7  CARD

10:48 ET  West Virginia Breeders' Classic  CT  $500,000  3+ S  9f  R8  CARD

 

SUNDAY

4:56 ET  Grey S G3  WO  $150,000  2yo  8.5f AW R8  CARD
5:10 ET  Dixiana Bourbon S G3 BC  Kee  $250,000  2yo  8.5f T R8  CARD

5:45 ET  JUDDMONTE SPINSTER S G1 BC  Kee  $500,000  3+ f/m  9f  R9  CARD

7:00 ET  L.A. Woman S G3  SA  $100,000  3+ f/m  6.5f  R8  CARD

 

MONDAY - Columbus Day

Knickerbocker G3  Bel  $200,000  3+  9f T R  CARD

Surfer Girl S (L)  SA  $100,000  2yo f  8f T R  CARD

Zuma Beach S (L)  SA  $100,000  2yo  8f T R  CARD

Bull Page S  WO  $125,000  2yo c/g S  6f AW R  CARD

 

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NEWS

Hartnell to take on Winx in Cox Plate
Salute this mighty filly - A genuine American Idol

From Brisnet.com/TwinSpires
Tepin tops First Lady; Mondialiste, Ironicus head Shadwell Turf Mile
Champion turf mare Tepin will make a title defense and her final Breeders' Cup prep in Saturday's First Lady (G1), one of two premiere turf races at Keeneland. The Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) will feature a deep field that includes Arlington Million (G1) hero Mondialiste and Ironicus, who will make his first appearance since a runner-up to Flintshire in the Manhattan (G1).
Also at Keeneland, a trio of graded winners will meet in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) and Fioretti will attempt to capture the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) for the second straight year.
At Belmont Park, Hoppertunity has shipped east Park and will face Effinex and Mubtaahij in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). The possibility of wet turf figures to help Sea Calisi as she squares off against Lady Eli in the Flower Bowl (G1). Practical Joke and Nonna Mela headline the juvenile stakes, the Champagne (G1) and Frizette (G1), respectively.
John Mucciolo weighs in on three Santa Anita juveniles to watch at the Breeders' Cup.

Tepin, Lady Eli among many stars on Super Saturday II weekend
Tepin, Lady Eli, and Modialiste are among the stars that will be action this weekend for Super Saturday II of Breeders' Cup preps around the country. Kellie Reilly has a rundown of who's in what at Keeneland, Belmont Park, and Santa Anita.

James Scully offers thoughts on last weekend's action, including California Chrome's facile score in the Awesome Again (G1).

Kellie Reilly: Arc Day implications for Breeders Cup