2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1)

Date/Track:
11/5/2010, Churchill Downs
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ F
Time:
1:50.04
Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic 2010
Positives
Negatives
  • 6 to 8 race campaign
  • Sharp prep in last
  • Competitive in G1 race
  • Stalkers dominate bottom of Tris/Supers, closer types do just ok
  • Frontrunners have never finished 3rd/4th
  • In-the-money at this distance
  • Spinster was a key prep in the past
  • Less than 3 races in campaign
  • More than 6-week layoff (unless bullet works and 6f+ work)
  • Posted new Beyer/BRIS top in last prep race (unless 3 year-old)
  • Far outside posts
  • No graded stakes win

What the Nation is saying about the 2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1)...

Horse racing needs rivalries. It attracts fans and media attention, which is always great for the sport. Two weeks ago on July 16, 2011, at Delaware Park, Blind Luck met up with Havre de Grace for the sixth time in their careers in what has become one of horse racing’s top rivalries. Here’s their st...Read More
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  • timgsmith10 · How can you say 1 has had a stronger career than the other yet? The season is half finished and maybe one or the other continues to race next year? As of right now HDG and B.L are VERY close in form and I wouldnt be surprised if HDG turns the tables at least 1 more time. And this realistically it will only make the rivalry stronger. · 301 days ago ·
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  • footlick · They do seem evenly matched to me. Even though Blind Luck has come out on top more, not much really separates them. Blind Luck may be a little more impressive because she is not as tactical and it is always more difficult for the less tactical horse to win, but still there is not much difference between them as far as I'm concerned. · 301 days ago ·
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Blind Luck vs. Havre De Grace #6 continues a wonderful tradition of rivalry in the sport of kings ...Read More
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  • ChristineDix · Alysheba and Bet Twice? Sunday Silence and Easy Goer? Wow-you could go on all day! · 322 days ago ·
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  • cpsoren121 · Good call Melaina! It's nice to see a rivalry again! I know the media was trying with AK and Shackelford, but with the injuries and all... · 322 days ago ·
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John Veitch, the chief state steward for Kentucky Thoroughbred racing, defended his actions June 28 in the first day of a hearing  in connection with Life At Ten’s participation in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs last Nov. 5.Prior to the race, jockey John Velazquez,...Read More
This week I thought I would try something different and ‘dial in’ with a few random thoughts that I have so buckle up and enjoy the roller coaster ride. Since I went through my Derby list last week I want to start it off on a good note, Julien Leparoux. This is an A+ jockey.Read More
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  • nobody · Angela, After reading your March 17th blog earlier today I have a question for you. You offered some vey high praise for two riders, namely Leparoux and Velasquez. Would you please explain what it is about these riders that you feel puts them above the others. · 429 days ago ·
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  • RaTalk_Girl · Sure, I praise Leparoux and Velasquez because I like to watch them ride. I enjoy watching Leparoux sit patiently and then attacking. I like that Velasquez makes it looks so easy even though we know it is not. I also put Garrett Gomez and Jamie Theriot on my list of favorites. I like to watch how athletic GoGo is on the track. Theriot I like because he gets the job done without being a horseracing household name. I don't know if I would say any of them are above the others, but they are my favorites. · 425 days ago ·
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The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted there was probable cause to believe that both jockey John Velazquez and chief state steward John Veitch were in violation of regulations regarding Life At Ten's participation in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs during its monthly me...Read More
Todd Pletcher, trainer of Life At Ten, has issued a statement regarding the much-publicized incident in which his filly finished last in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I), creating a public outcry.Sent off at odds of 7-2, Life at Ten, owned by Candy DeBartolo, was discovered to be letha...Read More
The chairman of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission said Dec. 13 that any action stemming from the investigation into the Life At Ten case would be brought before the entire commission upon completion of a thorough review. Read More
There are a number of reasons why the racing industry surely owes a debt of gratitude to both Zenyatta and Blame for the show they put on in the Breeders' Cup Classic.   One of them, which gets overshadowed by the heated Horse of the Year debate, is that the final race of Day Two of the Breeder...Read More
It's Breeders Cup Friday. Horse racing takes center stage. Life At Ten, a mare that has garnered her share of national attention, appears to be tying up during the post parade and pre-race warm ups.The mare is so noticeably off that Jerry Bailey, who is working as part of ESPN's broadcast crew, deci...Read More
ESPN racing analysts Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss — whose comments and pre-race interview with John Velazquez, the rider of Candy DeBartolo’s Life At Ten in the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, revealed something was amiss with the second betting choice prior to her being eased in the race — bot...Read More
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards plan no action against trainer Todd Pletcher or jockey John Velazquez after Life At Ten failed to be competitive in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) on November 5 at Churchill Downs. Chief Steward John Veitch interviewed Pletcher about the race in whic...Read More
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  • humphrey · Most of the big sires are cloistered after coming off the track so they can shrink back down to normals size.....Take away the anabolic steriods and they get much smaller but testicular function returns. · 564 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · Many of our late scratches come from concerned riders coming over to the vet at the gate and pointing out a problem that may not have been apparent in the earlier part of warm ups., Some stiffness warms OUT and a whole range of others don't show up until the horse actually gets some real estate under them......It saves lives and injuries and it should be done more often. · 564 days ago ·
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The following statement was sent to the Paulick Report by David Vance on behalf of Candy DeBartolo: Kentucky’s Chief State Steward, John Veitch, has elected to make a public announcement saying that our horse, Life At Ten, didn’t need to be scratched from the Breeders Cup Ladies Classic because ther...Read More
If John Veitch, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s chief steward, is involved in the investigation looking into the Life at Ten incident on Breeders’ Cup Friday, then neither the KHRC nor the Breeders’ Cup is taking what happened very seriously.Veitch is a man of integrity, and I consider him a ...Read More
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  • humphrey · Same thing happened to Barbaro. When he broke through the gate, I was amazed that he was not checked over and pushed right back in the gate. Our vet scratches ANY horse that even May HAVE hit the gate particularly on a hock of forelimb. · 565 days ago ·
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  • luvzenyatta · I was shocked at what happened to Barbaro. Got a big lump in my throat when he went back in the gate. All I could think was ..if it was any other race but a leg ot the TC this wouldn't be happening. I was shocked again and afraid of what might happen to Life at Ten. Her jockey said something was wrong and she's getting into the gate??!! I honestly couldn't watch the race. I truly don't understand how something like that could happen...at the BCC...with the world watching:( · 564 days ago ·
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Life At Ten, the Malibu Moon mare who finished 11th and last in the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I), will be withdrawn from the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale.Trainer Todd Pletcher the 5-year-old mare owned by Candy DeBartolo would be taken out of the Three Chimneys consignment to ...Read More
  • ThaSpa · Should've been scratched before the Ladies Classic. It was beyond obvious something was wrong with her. Even ESPN called the stewards to notify them. Alot of money lost on her. Was the same as allowing someone to bet a horse that wasn't even in the race. · 569 days ago ·
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Whoda thunk the most action of the first day of BC 2010 would be in the MARATHON?  The race so boring people wish they’d cancel it was the scene of some crazy riding and major dumb-assery. At the top of the stretch in the 1 3/4 mile Marathon, Javier Castellano, riding Prince Will, I Am spied a ...Read More
The Breeders’ Cup has had a difficult time getting people to think of its Friday program as Ladies Day. Unlike horse racing in other parts of the world where the emphasis is on fashion, US horse racing organizers believe Ladies Day means filling their cards with races for fillies and mares – as if t...Read More
Unrivaled Belle wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic. Read More
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  • cugel the clever · the vet at the gate should never be allowed to work another race. everyone but him/her could see there was something seriously wrong with LAT · 570 days ago ·
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  • Idrivetrotters · Unrivaled Belle, I had her to win so I'm thrilled with that pick, I also had Shared Account so I'm pretty happy with my picks. · 570 days ago ·
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It's that time! Time to preview today's BC races plus my picks.Breeders' Cup Marathon (G3)Even though this is the lone male BC race on Friday, there is a filly in this race in Million Seller. However, I saw her get beat badly in the Del Cap this year. Bright Horizon has never run on dirt before, but...Read More
We all know who the favorites are and who the contenders are. But we also know that no Breeders' Cup is complete without its share of longshots.So here goes. Try these Friday longshots on for size. MARATHON It’s actually hard to figure out who the longshots are in this race and who the contenders ar...Read More
BREEDERS’ CUP MARATHON (G3) – 1 ¾ MILES Jamie Spencer has struggled mightily when riding in America, but Paul Cole has had success at the Breeders’ Cup before (second in the BC Classic in 1990) and the dirt breeding on #11 PRECISION BREAK indicates he should love getting this trip at Churchill. &nbs...Read More

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