2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1)

Date/Track:
11/5/2011, Churchill Downs
Post Time:
5:25 PM ET
Distance:
1 1/16 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
2 M
Time:
1:44.44

Super Screener Winning Criteria - Juvenile

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  • Rule #2 - High Wire Act - Since 1998, on dirt runnings, only twice has the winner gone wire-to-wire. 
  • Rule #5 - We Know Nothing! - Since 1998, colts who were 20-1 or higher have won this race more times than the favorite (4 vs. 3)!   
  • Rule #6 - CA Tough Love -  When the BC has not been held in California, only 2 of 10 winners had their final prep in California. 
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What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1)...

The Road to the Roses went through Florida.Read More
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  • BrianZipse · The Florida runners are strong this year. Other than Creative Cause, they include all my top picks. · 17 days ago ·
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  • Capper · Hope Union Rags brings it home for the Sunshine State! · 17 days ago ·
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Is the 2012 crop of three-year-olds the best in several years? Laura Pugh thinks so...Read More
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  • johnsnare · I think he nailed it spot on. Should be a great betting race. · 25 days ago ·
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  • Mike in SB · Did you see the interview with Andy Beyers in the Paulick Report? Because of the low Beyers speed figures for the prep races this year, he said this crop could be even worst than last year which he said was the weakest crop of 3 year olds in his lifetime. · 17 days ago ·
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The 2011 National Handicapping Championship winner John Doyle says this year's Derby is all about the big three. Read More
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  • showtime502 · this guys likes them ALL · 20 days ago ·
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  • JohnBravo · So basically box 16 horses in the triple and 13 in the exacta? Thanks but I'll use my own cheese shredder to cut this sucker down · 20 days ago ·
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Hansen turned heads at Turfway Park when he demolished a group of juvenile colts in the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes. He traveled 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.83.  Just two weeks earlier, the Michael Maker trainee dispatched maidens in similar fashion over the Polytrack. Hansen won his racing debut by...Read More
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  • cathy.grimes1961 · I love this horse, but am not crazy about his pedigree. I am a sucker for free running horses that dare the others to come get them. If he can't make the classic distances, there are an awful lot of other ones, like the Met Mile. Would love to see him take that like another favorite gray of mine, Holy Bull. signed by Turnbackthealarm · 129 days ago ·
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  • johnsnare · Running on the lead at the derby distance, takes a really good horse. Not sure Hansen fits the bill. · 22 days ago ·
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile favorite Union Rags came up a head short in his quest to remain unbeaten and to establish himself as the undisputed Two Year Old Champion.  He may well attain that status once voting begins, due to his earlier accomplishments. UNION RAGS (Dixie Union - Tempo, by Gone...Read More
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  • rasdarm328 · too early to tell,gents · 55 days ago ·
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  • johnbest · how is leaving out of the gate ? like a rocket · 23 days ago ·
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I must admit that I have had a great deal of fun in the Road to the Roses Fantasy league this year. With only 10 days to go until the Derby I am sitting in second place in my league a mere 4 points behind the leader.Read More
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  • tracksidejive · Predicting Ed's power horses will be IHA, Bode, & Union. So definitely gonna have to roll the dice somewhere. Be careful of stables not far behind you! :) Good luck Matt! · 24 days ago ·
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  • AmbitiousD · Look at it from this perspective. Its the last chance to get points, and if you pick the same horses as everyone else, you wont gain any ground. Might as well try to shoot the moon and pick some longshots for your power horses. It sure makes it hard to cheer against your real favorites though... · 24 days ago ·
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Which Hansen will we see in Saturday's Gotham Stakes?Read More
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  • cpsoren121 · Well it looks like he went big! And he can rate! · 77 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · Until he gets 9 frulongs, the jury remians out · 70 days ago ·
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Stakes races on both coasts of Florida leave a lot of food for thought.Read More
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  • wantwoman100 · Union Rags and Awesome Marie ,you can't pick a winner out of either of these horse for the horse of the week..They just both just went out for a training run.. · 83 days ago ·
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  • Floridaf · Union Rags looked very impressive, Chris, but I was SUPER impressed with Awesome Maria coming in off that long layoff. · 82 days ago ·
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One way to look at Creative Cause’s third place finish as the 1-2 favorite in Sunday’s San Vicente at Santa Anita is that it was the perfect prep, just enough to knock the rust off while setting him up for a successful stretch back out to two turns, around which he won the Grade 1 Norfolk and was a ...Read More
Similarities abound between the Horse of the Year vote of 2010 and the Juvenile Male vote this year...Read More
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  • travel_vic · other than both being thoroughbreds I fail to see anything in their actions similar · 107 days ago ·
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  • DakotaLuv15 · They are both Showing potential in hte racing industry. I thnk Hansen may win the derby. · 104 days ago ·
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Marc Doche, of SoCal Scoop, previews the Road to the Roses through Southern California... Read More
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  • Cardly Knot · Forgot to mention Fly Lexis Fly...who I believe is headed to SA to Drysdale's Barn??? · 142 days ago ·
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  • broxtone · Hey bloggers why would Baffert run two of his best derby prospects aginst each other so early on the derby trail? · 108 days ago ·
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HRN contributor Tony Bada Bing lists his top 10 moments from the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs.Read More
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  • GregRiessland · i was pulling for court vision, it was good to see after so many tries for the winner circle he made it again on his last race. · 160 days ago ·
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  • jjflash67 · Amazombie winning me some $! He ruled! · 125 days ago ·
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A star at six furlongs, Secret Circle needs to prove he can handle two-turns before being considered a legitimate Kentucky Derby contender...Read More
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  • travel_vic · you forget Baffert has trained several very very good K Derby performers · 172 days ago ·
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  • footlick · Just look at Bold Forbes as an example of a horse who was taught stamina · 172 days ago ·
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The unofficial road to the 2012 Kentucky Derby began with the Breeders’ Cup in early November and now that we have multiple graded routes in the books it is time to rate the quality of the preps so far.BC Juvenile Sprint (11-4-11) – 95 BSF (Secret Circle) Not sure about the overall strength of the f...Read More
The choice to be made is who will be crowned a Champion, and as of now, the nation would seem to be completely split. Those on the side of the son of Dixie Union claim that if not for running 78ft more and a very green run down the stretch he would be 4 for 4. Those stand in Hansen’s corner point to...Read More
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  • icyhotboo · @cugel the clever- Thankfully the dogma you espouse is not used as evidenced by the crowning of Zenyatta. Give it to the best horse, Union Rags! · 174 days ago ·
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  • cugel the clever · @icyhotboo - note my use of the word "should" instead of "is". the award is usually given based on fan passion, the looks of the horse, the lobbying of the owners, etc. actual results and accomplishments are far down the list of criteria. that's why Z won HOY in 2010 and why UR will probably win 3yo in 2011. sad but true - same thing happens in elections. · 174 days ago ·
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Hoosier State of Mind teams up with The Chicago Dark Horse to start a week-by-week Eclipse Award discussion. Read More
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  • travel_vic · two yaer olds don't make it as Horse of the Year (twice in its history) particularly females · 179 days ago ·
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  • Armada · @ travel: It can very well happen. Just because you don't see it that often, doesn't mean it wont. The debate for HOY is so wide open, nobody can be sure who will win especially if the Clark is won by a longshot. · 178 days ago ·
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Laura Pugh, of Dead Heat Debates, does her best to unravel the 2011 Eclipse Award picture...Read More
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  • DeadHeat · Craig, Poly is far from what I call a neutral surface. I don't typically see a dirt horse relishing that type of surface. The Cushion is the most dirt like of all the syns and that is the on he ran on. Poly is quirky, even some turf horses have trouble with that surface. However, he did beat a very game multi surface threat in Candy. · 193 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · the only top notch horse that cape blanco beat this season was a declining gio ponti. · 192 days ago ·
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This year would be my first ever, live Breeders' Cup and as the weekend of November 4/5, 2011 approached I could not help but let my hopes and expectations soar to the sky. The only track I had ever been to was Delaware Park, my home track, and a beautiful track, but this was Churchill Downs…this wa...Read More
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  • CauseForConcern · Did anyone notice that of the 15 BC winners, none had a final prep at Del Mar 3 months prior to the BC? Five had prepped at Saratoga, and, on the Turf, 4 of the 6 winners hailed from Woodbine. · 195 days ago ·
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  • gocashking · Considering Caleb's Posse won the dirt mile, I have a hard time seeing him beating Amazombie, who closed out the year with a flourish, winning the Grade 1 Ancient Title, then following it with a Breeders Cup Sprint win. · 195 days ago ·
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The 2011 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is in the books and the road to the 2012 Kentucky Derby has officially begun. Hansen and Union Rags put on a show at Churchill Downs on Saturday and the race for juvenile champion figures to be a close one.Hansen was game wiring the field but Union Rags was probably b...Read More
Hansen just lasts over Union Rags in thrilling renewal of BC Juvenile.   

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