(Edited Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD Calif.  – Two-time champion Zenyatta showed no signs of being tired from Friday’s workout and, in fact, was quite a handful for exercise rider Steve Willard on Sunday morning. To ensure that she didn’t do too much, trainer John Shirreffs sent Willard and Zenyatta to the Hollywood Park training track with pony Winston and his rider, Fred Wilson, to jog one mile. It was her first trip to the track since Friday.

“On the first…

Jon Forbes
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Mike Repole, a native of Queens, may not have achieved his childhood dream of becoming general manager for the New York Mets, but his racing operation has found two franchise players in Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty, both leading contenders for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6.

Uncle Mo, whose name is a slang term for “momentum,” couldn’t have a better moniker as he gave Repole, New

Bob Hill
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

This past Friday I read that the connections of Paddy O’Prado met this week and are leaning towards entering him in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.  Look, I know this wonderful three-year-old colt finished third in the Kentucky Derby, a race that has turned out to be a negative key race for almost every horse in that field except Paddy O’Prado, Lookin’ at Lucky and Sidney’s Candy. 

We should note, however, that what Paddy…

Jenny Kellner
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Lately, when Samantha Siegel gets a telephone call from Rick Dutrow, Jr., at 7 a.m. Pacific time, she doesn’t worry. She knows the trainer just can’t wait to talk about Boys At Tosconova, the Grade 1 Three Chimneys Hopeful winner who is among the favorites for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Nov. 6.

“This summer, Rick got to spend a lot of quality time with Boys At Tosconova, and they’ve fallen in…

Bob Hill
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

This week we’ll take a look at four more Breeders’ Cup races to follow last week’s story about the four Juvenile contests to be run at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 and 6.  The four races capsule here will be run on Breeders’ Cup Friday, and next week we’ll preview the remaining six races that will be contested on Saturday.

Breeders’ Cup Marathon G3, 1¾ miles for three-year-olds and up – purse of…

(Edited Keeneland Association Inc. report)

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm’s Blame, a leading contender for next month’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs, worked a half-mile in :47.60 under Casey Chavez on Sunday morning at Keeneland.

Working by himself shortly before 8 a.m., Blame posted fractions of :11.80, :24.20, :35.80 and out five furlongs in 1:00.20. It was Blame’s first work since finishing second to Haynesfield in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at…

(Edited Keeneland Association Inc. report)

LEXINGTON, Ky. – John Shirreffs, trainer of the undefeated Zenyatta, met with the media Friday morning at Keeneland to discuss the 6-year-old mare’s preparations for her defense of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) she won last year Santa Anita.

A perfect 19-for-19 in her career, Zenyatta worked five furlongs in 1:02.60 on Thursday at Hollywood Park and is scheduled to have two more works there before flying to Louisville, Ky., for the $5 million Breeders’…

(Jennifer Haas Hoyt and edited Hollywood Park report)

LOS ANGLES, Calif. -  Let’s don the hoodies and cue the Rocky music. Champion mare Zenyatta is getting serious about her training for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and her attempt to complete her career undefeated at 20-0.

Trainer John Shirreffs has a tentative plan for the 6-year-old mare over the next three weeks that he hopes will have the defending Classic winner peaking for the Nov. 6 renewal at…

ZENYATTA HEADLINES BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

Breeders’ Cup release

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Headlined by the undefeated and defending Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Zenyatta, general admission tickets are available for purchase online today for the 27th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 5, 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville at www.breederscup.com/tickets

· Fans will be able to purchase general admission tickets online for Championship Friday at a cost of $10 and for Championship Saturday for $20. …

(Edited Breeders’ Cup Press release)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the first time in its history the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be held at Churchill Downs, Inc (“CDI”) in consecutive years as officials from Breeders’ Cup Ltd, Churchill Downs and Commonwealth of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear made the announcement at a news conference Friday morning at the racetrack.