Pacific and followed by the Juvenile Fillies (2:40), the Juvenile Fillies Turf (3:20), the Juvenile (4:00), and the Juvenile Turf (4:40). The Breeders’ Cup lineup on the Friday card will continue to be comprised entirely of 2-year-old races, beginning with the Juvenile Turf Sprint at 2:00 p.m. In total, there will be 12 races on the Saturday card, with two races preceding the first Breeders’ Cup race, starting at 10:10 Pacific. The Dirt Mile will be followed, in order, by the Filly and Mare Turf (12:10 p.m. The first Breeders’ Cup race on Saturday, the Dirt Mile, will have an 11:30 a.m. The final two races serve as the final legs in a pick 6 that includes the Classic. :: DRF Breeders' Cup Packages on sale now! Get everything you need to win and save up to 32% off the retail price.Īccording to Breeders’ Cup, NBC’s broadcast coverage of the Saturday Breeders’ Cup will end 20 minutes after the Classic is run, and the two final Breeders’ Cup races will only be available on Peacock, NBC’s subscription streaming service, or the Breeders’ Cup website. NBC Sports, Breeders’ Cup’s broadcast partner for the event, has made a major commitment to college football in prime-time on Saturdays this fall, and, in order for the Classic to get major-network coverage, it was moved this year to the seventh spot in Saturday’s nine-race Breeders’ Cup lineup. The 2023 edition will be the first time in its 40-year history of the Breeders’ Cup in which the Classic was not the final Breeders’ Cup race. 4, card at Santa Anita Park in Southern California, Breeders’ Cup said on Wednesday. Among the rest of the field, Disarm showed good tactical pace in a sloppy edition of the Matt Winn last time, meaning he has the tools to turn in another good effort in a wet Jim Dandy as the joint longest shot on the morning line.The Breeders’ Cup Sprint and Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint will follow the Breeders’ Cup Classic on the Saturday, Nov. Likely favorite Forte is the class of the field, and rallies well enough into even pedestrian paces to get a piece. This is Forte's race to lose with everyone else running for second.Īnalysis: Saudi Crown is the only one who reliably goes to the lead though it is his first two-turn try, he is bred for it and should take the field all the way around. Forte is the best in the field and gets blinkers and has upside second off the layoff. If Saudi Crown can clear the field and post reasonable fractions up front, then the mild upset becomes possible.Īnalysis: Saudi Crown looks to be the controlling pace here, but I'm not loving him for the top spot with the class hike and stretch out. His early speed will help him out in this spot as the race lacks another true pacesetter besides him. Now Saudi Crown stretches out to nine furlongs while facing Forte. My lean then is to Disarm, who has held his own against tougher competition.Īnalysis: Saudi Crown enters this race off a strong runner-up finish in the Dwyer, where he had 11 lengths on the third-place horse and lost the win spot by a nose to Fort Bragg. Disarm and Hit Show will be the only long shots. Could this just be a setup for the Travers? Even though I think it will be Saudi Crown on top with Forte and/or Angel of Empire finishing second and third, that last one is a trick question. ![]() That was a blinkers-on, blinkers-off circumstance. Forte getting blinkers feels like what Todd Pletcher did in 2013 with Palace Malice, who went lights-out and fizzled in the Kentucky Derby only to come back and win the Belmont Stakes. That said, he has the breeding to stretch to 1 1/8 miles. He is a late bloomer who might have needed more urging sooner to get up in the Dwyer (G3). ![]() Saudi Crown has become the wise-guy horse for this race. Also, Forte and Angel of Empire are the only Grade 1 winners in the race.Īnalysis: I am counting on rain Saturday and, with it, the old saw that says a horse that gets out front on a wet track is the only one who will not be set back by mud in his eyes. Analysis: The weight break and pace advantage make Saudi Crown the play here, as I can't imagine he's any less than third choice given the presence of champion Forte, the Kentucky Derby morning-line favorite, and Angel of Empire, the actual Derby favorite.
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