Busy Morning For Breeders’ Cup Workers

 

 

By LATT Staff/Press Releases

It was a busy morning in Kentucky as a number of Breeders’ Cup contenders worked at both Churchill Downs in Louisville and at Keeneland in Lexington. Monomoy Girl, the winner of the 2018 Distaff, led the way under regular rider Florent Geroux and posted a five-furlong move in 1:01 in company with Dirt Mile contender Owendale.

“She’s a champion mare and really a horse of a lifetime,” Geroux said. “She’s a future Hall of Famer with her résumé. The speed figures show she is a little bit faster this year than her 3-year-old year.”

Saturday also marked the final moves for the works Bret Calhoun-trained trio of By My Standards, Mr. Money and Silver Dust. By My Standards is headed to the Classic, while the other two are set to run in the Dirt Mile.

“(By My Standards and Mr. Money) both worked awesome this morning,” jockey Gabriel Saez, who was aboard both, said. “By My Standards was supposed to be in about 1:01 but I couldn’t slow him down. He’s just doing really, really good. Mr. Money got over the ground great again, too.”

Also working at Churchill on Saturday for the Classic was Sagamore Farm’s Global Campaign, who won he Woodward Stakes (G1) in his most recent start, longshot Title Ready and grade 1 winner Tom’s d’Etat.

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Swiss Skydiver posted five furlongs in 1:00 under jockey Robby Albarado. Trainer Kenny McPeek indicated the daughter of Daredevil will likely enter the Distaff and a face a showdown with Monomoy Girl, who has just one loss (and another one by a DQ after a win) in her 12-race career.

At Keeneland, Sackatoga Stable’s Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law went five furlongs in :59.20 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.20 under exercise rider Heather Smullen.

“I saw just what I wanted. He went perfectly,” trainer Barclay Tagg said. “We wanted him to go in :59 and he went in :59.20 so it was just right. I thought he needs to get a good feel of this track (because) he has never run over it.”

The only remaining Breeders’ Cup contenders left to work at Churchill Downs are Just Might and Manny Wah. Both will work on Sunday, according to their respective trainers.

At Santa Anita, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent out three of his six Breeders’ Cup entries, including Kentucky Derby winner Authentic, who logged five furlongs in :59.60 before the sun came up. Distaff contender Gamie went in :59.40 and Maximum Security, also headed to the Classic, posted a time of 1:00.60 for five furlongs.

Last year’s Turf runner-up United, set for a return in this year’s 1 ½-mile grass feature, went 1:15 for trainer Richard Mandella.

Entries for all 14 Breeders’ Cup races will take place on Monday. All horses are required to be on the grounds at Keeneland on Wednesday.

Churchill Downs Breeders’ Cup Works Saturday:

Horse	Work (splits/gallop out)	Trainer	Race
Arklow	4F :49 (:12, :24.20, :36.40/1:02)	Brad Cox	Turf
Beau Recall	4F :50.40 (:25.60, :37.80/1:03.60)	Brad Cox	Mile
Bell’s the One	4F: :47.60 (:24/1:00.60)	Neil Pessin	F&M Sprint
By My Standards	5F :59.80 (12.40, :24.20, :35.80/1:12.60)	Bret Calhoun	Classic
Casa Creed	4F :47.20 (:12, :23.20, :35.40/1:00.20)	Bill Mott	Mile
Crazy Beautiful	5F 1:01 (:12.40, :24.40, :36.40/1:14)	Kenny McPeek	Juv. Fillies
Factor This	4F :48.80 (:12.20, :23.60)	Brad Cox	Mile
Global Campaign	5F 1:00.40 (:36.40/1:14)	Stan Hough	Classic
Got Stormy	4F :48.80 (:12, :23.60, :36.40)	Mark Casse	Turf Sprint
Harvey’s Lil Goil	4F :47.20 (:12, :23.20, :35.40/1:00.20)	Bill Mott	Filly & Mare Turf
Hog Creek Hustle	4F :47.80 (:11.40, :35.40/1:01.40)	Vickie Foley	Sprint
Knicks Go	4F :48.20 (:12.20, :24, :35.80/1:01.60)	Brad Cox	Dirt Mile
Lady Kate	4F :48.20 (:12.20, :24, :35.80/1:01.60)	Eddie Kenneally	Distaff
Monomoy Girl	5F 1:01 (:12.80, :24.60, :37, :48.40/1:14.40)	Brad Cox	Distaff
Mr Freeze	4F :50.40 (:13.20, :25.60/1:03.40)	Dale Romans	Dirt Mile
Mr. Money	4F :48.60 (:24.20, :36.60/1:01.80)	Bret Calhoun	Dirt Mile
Owendale	5F 1:01.20 (:12.60, :24.80, :48.60/1:14.40)	Brad Cox	Dirt Mile
Sally’s Curlin	4F :48.60	Dale Romans	F&M Sprint
Sconsin	4F :48.80 (:37/1:01.40, 1:15)	Greg Foley	F&M Sprint
Silver Dust	4F :49 (:12.60, :24.80, :37.20/1:02.60, 1:15.20	Bret Calhoun	Dirt Mile
Simply Ravishing	5F 1:00 (:11.80, :35/1:14)	Kenny McPeek	Juv. Fillies
Swiss Skydiver	5F 1:00 (:24.60, :36.40, :48.20/1:13.20)	Kenny McPeek	Distaff/Classic
Texas Wedge	4F :49.80 (:24.40/1:03.80)	Peter Miller	Turf Sprint
Title Ready	4F :48.20 (:23.20/1:02.40)	Dallas Stewart	Classic
Tom’s d’Etat	4F :50.40 (:25/1:03.60)	Al Stall Jr.	Classic
War of Will	4F :48.20 (24/1:00.40)	Mark Casse	Dirt Mile
Whitmore	4F :48.80 (:11.60, :23.20/1:03)	Ron Moquett	Sprint

 

Keeneland Breeders’ Cup Works Saturday:

Horse	Work (splits/gallop out)	Trainer	Race
After Five	5F 1:05	Wesley Ward	Juvenile Turf Sprint
Bodenheimer	4F :47.80	Valorie Lund	Juvenile Turf Sprint
Bon Raison	4F :49.80	Jack Sisterson	Sprint
Campanelle	5F 1:08	Wesley Ward	Juvenile Fillies Turf
Chaos Theory	4F :47 (gallop out in :59.20)	John Sadler	Turf Sprint
Dreamer’s Disease	4F :48.49 (gallop out in 1:00.80)	Robertino Diodoro	Juvenile
Extravagant Kid	4F :48.20	Brendan Walsh	Turf Sprint
Front Run The Fed	4F :48.20	Chad Brown	Turf Sprint
Golden Pal	5F 1:05.20	Wesley Ward	Juvenile Turf Sprint
Harvest Moom	5F 1:01	Simon Callaghan	Distaff
Higher Power	5F :58.80 (gallop out in 1:11.60)	John Sadler	Classic
Hot Rod Charlie	5F 1:01.20	Doug O’Neill	Juvenile
Into Mystic	4F :48.20	Brendan Walsh	Turf Sprint
Jasper Prince	3F :37	Hideyuki Mori	Dirt Mile
Keepmeinmind	4F :48	Robertino Diodoro	Juvenile
Lady Prancealot	4F :49.20 (gallop out in 1:02.20)	Richard Baltas	Filly & Mare Turf
Leinster	4F :49.40	Rusty Arnold	Turf Sprint
Madone	5F 1:01.40	Simon Callaghan	Juvenile Fillies Turf
Midnight Sands	4F :47.20	Brendan Walsh	Dirt Mile
Ollie’s Candy	6F 1:00	John Sandler	Distaff
Outadore	5F 1:07.60	Wesley Ward	Juvenile Fillies Turf
Pingxiang	3F :36.40	Hideyuki Mori	Sprint
Raging Bull	4F :48.20	Chad Brown	Mile
Tiz The Law	5F :59.20 (gallop out in 1:12.20)	Barclay Tagg	Classic
True Timber	4F :50	Jack Sisterson	Dirt Mile
Vequist	4F :47.20 (gallop out in 1:00.40	Butch Reid	Juvenile Fillies
Wildman Jack	5F 1:01.20	Doug O’Neill	Turf Sprint