Whitney Handicap winner Blame heads a field of eight thoroughbreds for Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The 1 1/4-mile race is a final prep for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on November 6 at Churchill Downs.
Owned by Adele Dilscheider and Claiborne Farm, Blame has posted five straight wins coming into the Gold Cup and has won eight of 11 lifetime starts for more than $1.5 million.
The following is the post positions and post time of the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Post time: Saturday at 5:48 p.m. EDT at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Purse: $750,000. Distance: 1 ¼ miles.
Pp horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1. Fly Down (122) Lezcano/Zito 9-2
2. Blame (126) Gomez/Stall 8-5
3. Mythical Power (126) Velazquez/Baffert 10-1
4. Tranquil Manner (126) A. Garcia McLaughlin 15-1
5. Dry Martini (126) Prado/Tagg 15-1
6. Haynesfield (126) Dominguez/Asmussen 8-1
7. Hold Me Back (126) Maragh/Mott 15-1
8. Rail Trip (126) Velasquez/R. Dutrow 5-2
September 29, 2010
Breeders’ Cup Brunch November 4th
The Breeders’ Cup Host Committee announced today the establishment of the Breeders’ Cup Brunch, a very special public welcome celebrating the return of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships to Louisville. The Brunch will take place on Thursday, November 4, 10:30 a.m., at the Galt House Hotel and Suites (140 N. Fourth St.) with proceeds from the event benefitting The V Foundation for Cancer Research.
ESPN’s Kenny Mayne and ESPN radio analyst and V Foundation board member Bob Valvano will host the Breeders’ Cup Brunch. Screen actress and California Thoroughbred Racing Board commissioner Bo Derek will be the featured speaker.
September 20, 2010
Richard's Kid, Classic Contender, Profile
Bred in Maryland by Robert Meyerhoff’s Fitzhugh, Richard’s Kid is out of the multiple stakes-winning Broad Brush mare Tough Broad. He halted a three-race winless stretch in the Pacific Classic. After winning the San Antonio Handicap (G2) to kick off the season, Richard’s Kid finished seventh in the Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) and third in both the Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap (G1) and Cougar II Handicap (G3).
Richard's Kid earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic via a Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009.
2009 Record: (11-3-1-2)
2009 Earnings: $732,840
2009 Win %: 27% In-The-Money %: 54%
| Date | Purse | Race Name | Track | Grade | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2010 | $1M | Pacific Classic S. presented by TVG | Del Mar | 1 | 1 |
| July 30, 2010 | $125K | Cougar II H. | Del Mar | 3 | 3 |
| July 10, 2010 | $500K | Hollywood Gold Cup H. | Hollywood Park | 1 | 3 |
| March 27, 2010 | $10M | Emirates Air Dubai World Cup | 7 | ||
| February 7, 2010 | $150K | San Antonio H. | Santa Anita Park | 2 | 1 |
| November 7, 2009 | $5M | Breeders' Cup Classic | Oak Tree At Santa Anita | 1 | 6 |
| October 10, 2009 | $350K | Goodwood S. | Oak Tree At Santa Anita | 1 | 3 |
| September 6, 2009 | $1M | Pacific Classic S. | Del Mar | 1 | 1 |
| August 5, 2009 | $150K | Cougar II H. | Del Mar | 2 | |
| July 25, 2009 | $350K | Eddie Read H. | Del Mar | 1 | 7 |
| May 16, 2009 | $100K | William Donald Schaefer S. | Pimlico | 3 | 4 |
| March 14, 2009 | $500K | New Orleans H. | Fair Grounds | 2 | 6 |
Gran Estreno, Classic Contender, Profile
Gran Estreno came to the U.S. in 2007 from his native Argentina, where he won the Jockey Club (Arg-G1). Since then, he has been in and out of claiming races, and it was at Arlington last year that trainer Michael Stidham claimed him for $20,000 for his current owners. Stidham moved him up the ladder since the claim and Gran Estreno has rewarded his connections with three stakes wins.
With the Washington Park Handicap win, Gran Estreno earned an automatic starting spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) via the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series.
Out of the winning Senor Pete mare Great Stampa, Gran Estreno increased his earnings to $407,235 with 11 wins from 30 starts.
2009 Record: (10-6-0-3)
2009 Earnings: $232,239
2009 Win %: 60% In-The-Money %: 90%
| Date | Purse | Race Name | Track | Grade | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2010 | $150K | Washington Park H. | Arlington Park | 3 | 1 |
| August 21, 2010 | $34.5K | Allowance Optional Claiming | Arlington Park | 3 | |
| May 29, 2010 | $100K | Hanshin Cup H. | Arlington Park | 3 | 3 |
| May 6, 2010 | $34.5K | Allowance Optional Claiming | Arlington Park | 1 | |
| March 13, 2010 | $45K | Allowance Optional Claiming | Fair Grounds | 9 | |
| January 30, 2010 | $200K | John B. Connally Turf H. | Sam Houston Race Park | 4 | |
| January 3, 2010 | $49K | Allowance Optional Claiming | Fair Grounds | 4 | |
| October 30, 2009 | $56K | Allowance Optional Claiming | Keeneland | 3 | |
| October 4, 2009 | $150K | Durham Cup S. | Woodbine | 3 | 7 |
| September 5, 2009 | $200K | Washington Park H. | Arlington Park | 3 | 1 |
| July 25, 2009 | $100K | Claiming Crown Emerald S. | Canterbury Park | 1 | |
| December 13, 2008 | $150K | W. L. McKnight H. | Calder Race Course | 2 | 7 |
September 17, 2010
Blame, A Classic Contender, Profile
Blame has won five consecutive races, including a pair of Grade 1 contests in the June 12 Stephen Foster H. at Churchill Downs and the August 7 Whitney H. at Saratoga, in which he upset another top older male in training, Quality Road (Elusive Quality), who went on to win the Woodward S. (G1) in his next start.
Bred and owned by Adele B. Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm, Blame breezed six furlongs over the Keeneland Polytrack this past Sunday in 1:11 4/5, handily.
2009 Record: (6-4-1-1)
2009 Earnings: $583,322
2009 Win %: 66% In-The-Money %: 100%
BC Points: Challenge Win
| Date | Purse | Race Name | Track | Grade | Finish |
| August 7, 2010 | $750K | Whitney H. | Saratoga | 1 | 1 |
| June 12, 2010 | $600K | Stephen Foster H. | Churchill Downs | 1 | 1 |
| May 15, 2010 | $100K | William Donald Schaefer S. | Pimlico | 3 | 1 |
| November 27, 2009 | $400K | Clark H. | Churchill Downs | 2 | 1 |
| October 31, 2009 | $150K | Fayette S. | Keeneland | 2 | 1 |
| September 19, 2009 | $750K | Super Derby | Louisiana Downs | 2 | 2 |
| August 2, 2009 | $78K | Curlin S. | Saratoga | 1 | |
| July 2, 2009 | $50.2K | Allowance | Churchill Downs | 1 | |
| June 12, 2009 | $50.2K | Allowance | Churchill Downs | 3 | |
| October 17, 2008 | $50K | Maiden Special Weight | Keeneland | 1 | |
| September 13, 2008 | $22K | Maiden Special Weight | Turfway Park | 3 |
Whitney Handicap Race Replay
September 16, 2010
Field Selection
A maximum of 14 starters are allowed in the Breeders' Cup races. Winners of Breeders' Cup challenge races take a berth and the rest of the field gets filled with horses with most points.
The point system works as follows.
Specific point values are assigned to first-, second- and third-place finishes in stakes throughout the United States from January 1 through the pre-entry deadline date October 25, 2010 that have been granted graded status by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Based on this system, win, place and show horses in Grade I stakes earn ten, six and four points, respectively. The top three finishers in Grade II stakes earn six, four and two points respectively, and in Grade III races the points earned are four, two and one, respectively.
The point system works as follows.
Specific point values are assigned to first-, second- and third-place finishes in stakes throughout the United States from January 1 through the pre-entry deadline date October 25, 2010 that have been granted graded status by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Based on this system, win, place and show horses in Grade I stakes earn ten, six and four points, respectively. The top three finishers in Grade II stakes earn six, four and two points respectively, and in Grade III races the points earned are four, two and one, respectively.
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