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BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Thursday News and Notes
We're just eight days away from the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4th and 5th. Below is a look at some Breeders' Cup news and notes on this Thursday. The post-position draw will take place on Monday, Oct. 31st at 1 pm Eastern / 10am Pacific. The draw will follow the race order: the...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Thoughts On The Pre-Entries
Now that the pre-entries are out, we finally have a good idea of what the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs is going to look like in a little over a week. All in all, it was another good year for drawing horses to the event, especially in the juvenile races. The Post position draw will take...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011 PRE-ENTRIES
The Breeders' Cup announced a record 193 pre-entries for the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4th and 5th. Leading Horse of the Year candidate Havre de GraceGoldikova (IRE) leads the list of 13 horses pre-entered for the TVG Mile. The post position draw for the 2011 Breeders' Cup will...
Know The Foe: A Q&A on Kentucky with SEC Sports Roundtable
This week as State prepares to travel to Lexington, Kentucky to take on the Kentucky Wildcats, we talk to Kentucky and SEC bloggers and sports writers to help us better understand who this 2011 Kentucky team is. Despite some less than great results recently, the Wildcats come into this weekends...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Ballydoyle Tabs Twelve To Cross The Atlantic
The plans for Ballydoyle, the racing arm of Coolmore, became clearer today when it was announced that So You Think (NZ) would lead a group of twelve horses to Churchill Downs for the 2011 Breeders' Cup. [Link: Brisnet Handicapper's Edge - So You Think pre-entered in Classic] We already knew that So...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Monday News and Notes
There's just under two weeks remaining until the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs, and several of the divisions are still experiencing uncertainty as to the potential entries. Here's a look at some of the items making news leading up to the Breeders' Cup: Twirling Candy, a candidate to run in...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Pre-Entries Will Be Announced On Oct. 26th
The names of every horse to pass the pre-entry box for the 2011 Breeders' Cup will be announced at 10am Eastern on Wednesday, October 26th. The post position draw is slated to begin at 1:00pm Eastern on Monday, October 31st. I'll have a pre-entry post on the front page as soon as humanly...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: A Look At Winning Horses And Last Prep Race Surfaces
Ever since 2006, the landscape has changed during the days and months leading up to the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup. The introduction of synthetic surfaces at tracks like Keeneland, Del Mar, Arlington Park, Turfway, Woodbine, Hollywood Park, and (for a time) Santa Anita,added another...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Thursday Odds and Ends
A few unrelated Breeders' Cup notes came out today, two of which come via the Thoroughbred Times, and the other from the Daily Racing Form: -First, So You Think (NZ), fresh of a 4th place finish in the Arc and a 2nd place finish in last Saturday's Champion Stakes on British Champions Day, will...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011 CONTENDERS: Three Weeks Out
I've gone through and updated the Breeders' Cup Contenders file with the most recent Win and You're In information, along a list of the possible entries based on points earned in graded stakes races. Horses can gain entry into the Breeders' Cup through two mechanisms: win a Breeders' Cup Challenge...
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