2009 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1)

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Date/Track:
11/6/2009, Santa Anita Park
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Turf)
Age/Sex:
3+ F
Time:
1:59.14

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1)...

Midday is likely to attempt back-to-back victories in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf next year after her win in Santa Anita.The three-year-old, who gave trainer Henry Cecil his first success in the series on Friday, is to remain in training in 2010.Read More
A few weeks ago, trainer Henry Cecil scolded himself for the way he prepared Midday for the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp in early October. She finished third, and at the time, Cecil said the filly had been slightly unprepared following a layoff and would be better in her next start.Read More
Midday saved all the ground and got a jump on the late runners en route to a sharp tally in the '09 Filly and Mare Turf. Pure Clan was 2nd best, and defending champ Forever Together was along for the show. 2nd win for the euros on day one! Midday (1st) - $6.60, $4.80, $3 Pure Clan (2nd) - $7.80, $4 Forever Together (3rd) - $2.40 Visit (4th) $1 Exacta - $26.80 $1 Trifecta - $95 .10 cent Superfecta - $53.65
The pace was solid and Midday took advantage. With a dream inside run the well-respected Midday rocketed through to win by just over two lengths. Pure Clan rallied well to be second with Forever Together up for third.Read More
His excitement as a result of Forever Together's stirring win in last year's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT) gave trainer Jonathan Sheppard fits of insomnia. But by all indications, the Hall of Fame trainer is taking things in better stride as his fierce gray mare defends her title as the...Read More
The closest Visit has come to winning this year is two second-place finishes to Magical Fantasy in major turf stakes for females in California. She is winless in seven starts in 2009, and that record could be perceived as a reason not to include her among selections for Friday's $2 million Breeders'...Read More
Compared with most of the American-based runners for the Breeders' Cup, Forever Together has had somewhat private preparations in recent weeks.The defending champion of the Filly and Mare Turf, Forever Together had an Oct. 25 workout on trainer Jonathan Sheppard's farm in Pennsylvania and a workout ...Read More
Rutherienne will make her first start at 1 1/4 miles on turf in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 6, a race that may not include the 3-year-old filly Gozzip Girl.Read More
Khalid Abdullah's top-class 3-year-old filly Midday will be pointed for the Emirates Air Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) following her third in last Sunday's Prix de l'Opera (Fr-I) at Longchamp, said Abdullah's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe.Read More

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