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Indian Blessing, ’08 Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Sprint runner-up, has decided to take a pass on that same race this year. Her conditioner Bob Baffert has reportedly not been happy with her recent training. She is better on conventional dirt, but it is too bad she is skipping the Cup.
In other Breeders Cup news, Classic contender Summer Bird worked between races at Santa Anita on Oct 25th. He went five furlongs in 1:00.45 under regular rider Kent Desormeaux. As is always the case in works leading up to big races, the connections were pleased as punch. He will work five furlongs again on Oct 31st.
Summer Bird galloped out 6f in 1:13.03 at Santa Anita on Oct 25th.
Over at Churchill Downs, Einstein worked five furlongs in company, and he received a best of 54 bullet for the :59 and change move. Unlike Summer Bird, the Helen Pitts trainee is proven over synthetic and will leave for SoCal on Oct 27th. Note that he won the ‘Big Cap at Santa Anita in March.
A pair of juveniles punched their tickets to the Breeders’ Cup this weekend. The Michael Maker pair of Kera’s Kitten (Juvenile Turf) and Lisa’s Kitten (Juvenile Filly Turf), both out of promising young sire Kitten’s Joy, won grass stakes races at Retama on Oct 24th. The former easily captured the El Joven, and the latter overcame trouble to nab the La Senorita.
Spanish Moon, a prime BC Turf player, will have the services of crackerjack international jockey Kieren Fallon for his Cup foray.
It was announced earlier this week that Kodiak Kowboy, last seen upsetting Fabulous Strike in the Vosburgh at Belmont Park, would ship to Santa Anita Park to contest the BC Sprint. That news was a change in course for the Steve Asmussen trainee, as he was expected to contest the De Francis Dash on Oct 24th.
Finally, I had a comment on this space regarding Ventura and her recent works. Note that she drilled six furlongs in 1:12 and change at Hollywood Park on Oct 25th. She is on track for a repeat try in the Filly & Mare Sprint.
We have the 2009 Breeders Cup thoroughly covered on Horse Racing Nation. I am pleased to announce that we have launched the BC Dashboard!
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