Hibaayeb won Fillies Mile 2009

Hibaayeb shed her maiden tag with victory in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile at Ascot. This was Brittain, a trainer of Hibaayeb's third Fillies' Mile success in the last 20 years thanks to Ivanka in 1992 and Teggiano 10 years ago. Hibaayeb had to survive a lengthy stewards' inquiry, but the stewards allowed the result to stand. William Hill was quick to offer 25-1 odds about the 8-1 winner for the Investec Oaks.

Hibaayeb is now guaranteed a place in the Juvenile Fillies' Turf at the Breeders' Cup in California in November.

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Breeders' Cup Classic Contenders 2009

A maximum of 14 starters are allowed in Breeders' Cup Classic. Here are the most updated Classic contenders ranking. Bullsbay, Gran Estreno and Richard's Kid are Challenge winners.

Point   Horse       Trainer
   Bullsbay         H. Graham Motion
   Gran Estreno     Michael Stidham
   Richard's Kid    Baffert Racing Stables
62 Rachel Alexandra Steven M. Asmussen
30 Life Is Sweet    John A. Shirreffs
28 Macho Again      Dallas Stewart
28 Summer Bird      Tim A. Ice
26 Quality Road     Todd A. Pletcher
24 Einstein         Helen Pitts-Blasi
22 Mine That Bird   Bennie L. Woolley Jr.
22 Rail Trip        Ronald W. Ellis
19 Musket Man       Derek S. Ryan
18 Hold Me Back     William I. Mott
16 Jonesboro        Randy L. Morse
16 Kensei           Steven M. Asmussen
14 Papa Clem        Gary Stute
12 Cowboy Cal       Todd A. Pletcher
12 Dunkirk          Todd A. Pletcher

Pick Six Wager Offered for All Breeders Cup Races

An all Breeders’ Cup pick six wager will be offered on both days of this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 6-7 at Santa Anita Park.

The Championship Friday program will consist of six Breeders’ Cup races, beginning with the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon, and will be followed by five consecutive Breeders’ Cup races for females, culminating with the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic.

If nobody hits the pick six, the pool will be carried over into the Breeders’ Cup Ultra pick six pool on Saturday.

Championship Saturday will feature eight Breeders’ Cup races, culminating with the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Swift Temper won the Ruffian Handicap 2009

Swift Temper upset 1-5 favorite Seventh Street by 1 3/4 lengths to win the $300,000 Ruffian Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park on Saturday.

Swift Temper, a 5-year-old trained by Dale Romans, earned $180,000 for Mark Stanley. The win was the third in eight starts this year, improving her career mark to 6 for 29.

The Ruffian was a "Win and You're In" challenge stakes, insuring Swift Temper a spot in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic on Nov. 6 at Santa Anita.

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Winners and Payouts
Horse            Win    Place    Show
Swift Temper    $11.40  $3.00   $2.30
Seventh Street          $2.10   $2.10
Luna Vega                       $2.50

Filly Ventura won the Woodbine Mile

Ventura has won the Woodbine Mile to become the first female to win the $1 million race at Woodbine Racetrack. The win in the 13th running of the Woodbine Mile gave Ventura an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Mile on Nov. 7 at Santa Anita. Ferneley was second and Sterwins finished third.

Ventura, a daughter of Chester House, earned $600,000 for Juddmonte Farm, boosting her bankroll to more than $2.2 million.

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Winners and Payouts

Pgm Horse     Jockey         Win Place Show
9 Ventura     Garrett K. Gomez 6.20 3.30 3.20
3 Ferneley    Rafael Bejarano       5.80 4.30
2 Sterwins    Patrick Husbands           4.20 

Richard's Kid won the Pacific Classic

Richard's Kid broke through for the biggest win of his career of Sunday, shocking a star-studded field in the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
With the victory in the Pacific Classic, Richard's Kid earned a berth in the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 7 at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting through the Win and You're In program. Richard's Kid's winning time is 2:02.39.

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Pacific Classic Stakes winners and payouts

Pgm Horse            Jockey              Win   Place Show
4 Richard's Kid      Mike E. Smith      50.80  22.20 12.40
10 Einstein Julien   R. Leparoux                6.40  4.80
3 Rail Trip          Jose Valdivia, Jr.               3.80 

Rachel Alexandra won't run in Breeders' Cup

The filly Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Breeders’ Cup, despite an announcement Friday that the winner’s share of the Classic would be increased by $1 million if she and the undefeated mare Zenyatta were to take on the best older horses in the world November 7 at Santa Anita Park. Adding the $1 million would have raised the base winner’s share of the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic to $3.7 million, the richest of any race in the world this year.

Jess Jackson said late Friday he was humbled by the interest Rachel Alexandra has generated, but "Rachel already has completed a brilliant long campaign."

Earlier, in an effort to lure Rachel Alexandra to the Breeders' Cup to run against undefeated Zenyatta, the Breeders' Cup said it would add $1 million to the winner's share of the Classic if both horses ran. Jackson put an end to that possibility, reiterating his dislike of Santa Anita's synthetic surface.

Sea The Stars won the Irish Champion Stakes 2009

Sea The Stars won the Irish Champion Stakes by more than a length Saturday for a fifth straight Group 1 victory. The 4-6 favorite pulled away from Fame And Glory in the 1 1/4-mile race. Fame And Glory was second and Mastercraftsman third in the field of nine.

British bookmaker William Hill now lists Sea The Stars as a 7-4 favorite to win next month's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

"I was amazed that he's actually won by more than a length," trainer John Oxx said. "He doesn't usually do that."

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Carlsbad won the Rancho Bernardo Handicap

Carlsbad captures the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap, a Breeders' Cup Challenge race at Del Mar on Sept. 4, 2009. Carlsbad, sent off favored, paid $4.80 to win. Owned by Dennis Weir and trained by Jeff Mullins, Carlsbad, 3, has won 7 of 9 starts and $387,126. Earlier this summer, she won the Grade 2 Hollywood Oaks over 1 1/16 miles.

Overall, Carlsbad has won seven of nine starts and has earned $387,126. She is one of four winners from as many starters out of the stakes-winning Pine Bluff mare Kits Peak, dam of multiple stakes winner Staten Island, by In Excess (Ire).

Winners and Payout

Pgm Horse          Jockey          Win Place Show
8 Carlsbad         Tyler Baze      4.80 3.40 2.60
4 Lady Lumberjack  Michael C. Baze      4.80 3.80
1 Golden Doc A     Alonso Quinonez          10.40