2009 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (LS)

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Date/Track:
11/7/2009, Santa Anita Park
Distance:
6 1/2 f (Turf)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:11.28

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (LS)...

The first of eight Breeders’ Cup races on Saturday went to Pounced, who did just that in the Turf Sprint. Chalk up another win for the euros. Bridgetown set the pace and held the place by a head over Interactif. Frankie Dettori booted home the John Gosden trainee. Read More
Keith and Barbara Card were at home in Murrieta on Wednesday morning when Brian Koriner, who trains their horse, California Flag, called from Santa Anita. "Usually when the trainer calls, it's not good news," Card said Saturday. "It didn't sound too good at the start, but Brian told us it wasn't bad...Read More
California Flag was part of a torrid pace last year, but with no pace in '09, he cruised to a wire job score under Talamo. Downhill specialist Gotta Have Her rallied for the place, and Cannonball nabbed the show. California Flag (1st) - $8.80, $5.60, $3.80 Gotta Have Her (2nd) - $8.80, $5.60 Cannonball (3rd) - $4.80 Delta Storm (4th) $1 Exacta - $38.60 $1 Trifecta - $317.50 .10 cent Superfecta - $422.67
El Gato Malo's owners had entered their Turf Sprint contender in an optional claiming race Nov. 5, fearing they would get shut out of the big dance. But a spot in the Turf Sprint came open and now they feel they have a shot.Read More
John Sadler wins races by the bushel in Southern California and is more often than not on the top of the trainer standings at each race meet. He has yet to win a Breeders' Cup race, but 2009 could be his year.Read More
California Flag, the 7-2 favorite for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, is fine after he unseated assistant trainer Colleen Hartford and galloped back to his barn at Santa Anita Nov. 4.Read More
Ok folks, it is time for another Zipse Special. For those of you slightly uninitiated in the ways of Zipse, a Zipse Special is a Breeders’ Cup entrant who will not be favored, but is the horse I consider...Read More
What could be more specialized than horses that like to sprint on the turf? Yet all manner of runners make up the 22 pre-entries in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, which drew the largest field of all 14 Breeders' Cup races.Read More
Silver Timber sharpened for his next start in the Nov. 7 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint by having his first workout since winning the Grade 3 Woodford Stakes, going a half-mile Saturday over the main Polytrack surface at Keeneland.Read More
  • mshutty · Great bet against in the Turf Sprint. Had everything his way in the Woodford. Look for a lot less in two weeks · 834 days ago ·
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Fleeting Spirit looks set to have her first start on an artificial surface in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita next month.Read More
To paraphrase Samuel Clemens, who knew a little something about horse racing, the reports of ZENSATIONAL's (Unbridled's Song) invincibility have been greatly exaggerated. That thought came to mind in recent weeks as the final preps for the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) yielded at least two contenders wh...Read More
The possibility was first mentioned by Steve Zorn in his September 30th NTRA Turf Sprint post, that Obviously NY Stable (ONY) could send their prized filly and EquiSpace favorite, Canadian Ballet to the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in November.Read More
Barry Abrams plans an unprecedented first when the Oak Tree Racing Association hosts the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 6 and 7.The 55-year-old trainer, noted for successfully running his horses at uncommonly close intervals, intends to start Lethal Heat in the $2 million L...Read More
  • gardenesque1 · ...and most trainers won't wheel a horse back in three weeks! Gotta love the old school thinking. Good luck Lethal Heat and Mr. Abrams. · 847 days ago ·
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  • arazi · That's hysterical... yes, he's done this many, many times. I've even seen when he's run Saturday and then a holiday Monday... but never in 24 hours. · 847 days ago ·
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Favored California Flag led nearly all the way to win the $100,000 Morvich Handicap (gr. IIIT) on opening day of the Oak Tree Racing Association meet at Santa Anita Park Sept. 30, earning a repeat victory in the hillside turf course event over runner-up Get Funky and a berth in the Breeders' Cup Tur...Read More

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