After the long, slow build-up towards the Breeders' Cup, and then the whrilwind two days of racing that took place last weekend in Louisville, the racing world becomes a bit quieter.
The Grade 1 Hollywood Turf Cup will take place today in Inglewood, the lone Grade 1 race in North America. Treat Gently (GB) grabs morning line favorite status in a field of eight that will run a mile and a half on the Hollywood Park turf course.
|
PP |
Horse |
Jockey |
Trainer |
ML |
|
1 |
Worth Repeating |
Bejarano, R. |
Mandella, Richard |
8/1 |
|
2 |
Treat Gently (GB) |
Valenzuela, P. |
Mott, William I |
5/2 |
|
3 |
Unusual Suspect |
Nakatani, C. |
Abrams, Barry |
10/1 |
|
4 |
Buenos Dias (IRE) |
Blanc, B. |
McAnally, Ronald |
15/1 |
|
5 |
Where's the Remote |
Smith, M. |
Mitchell, Mike |
7/2 |
|
6 |
Marlang |
Rosario, J. |
Drysdale, Neil |
3/1 |
|
7 |
Temple City |
Talamo, J. |
Gaines, Carla |
4/1 |
|
8 |
Big Shot Syd |
Flores, D. |
Armstrong, Janet |
20/1 |
Over in Japan, the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup will take place at Kyoto Racecourse in Tokyo. Ave (GB) will re-represent non-Japanese interests in a field of seventeen that will go to post tonight. Coverage of the race is available on both TVG and HRTV.
Next weekend will feature the $1,000,000 Grade 3 Delta Jackpot for juveniles, a race that could potentially have a big impact on the field for the 2011 Kentucky Derby by virtue of it's huge purse. A win in the Delta Jackpot will earn a horse around $600,000 in graded stakes earnings, a figure likely to assure any horses a spot in the Derby.
On Thanksgiving weekend, Aqueduct will feature the Grade 1 Cigar Mile and the Grade 2 Remsen. The Remsen is a particularly good race to get a read on juveniles that bypassed the Breeders' Cup and, because it's a two-turn race at a mile and an eighth, it could feature horses that will figure prominently in the run-up to the Derby next spring.