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Invasor Sprints to Breeders’ Cup Win at Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs was the site for the Breeders Cup where Invasor got the better of Preakness champ Bernardini to score a dramatic win in the Classic. Invasor's win in America's richest race was the ninth in 10 career starts for the 4-year-old colt, whose only loss was in the UAE Derby in Dubai after he was purchased by Sheik Hamdan's …

by Thomas Jensen on November 6th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Free Breeders’ Cup Picks

The most wide open of Saturday’s eight Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championship races is the $2 million Juvenile Fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs main track. A dozen favorites have won in 22 outings, so that bodes well for my selection, Cash Included, the morning line 3-1 favorite. The daughter of Include, with Corey Nakatani …

by Alexander Banks on November 4th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Breeders’ Cup Preview from Pinnacle Sports

On Saturday, Churchill Downs’ famous twin spires will witness the 23rd running of the Breeders’ Cup, the racing calendar’s end-of-season jamboree which is unofficially billed as the ‘World Thoroughbred Championship’. The eight-race is worth over $20 million in prize-money and culminates with the Breeders’ Cup Classic, run over 1m 2f on dirt with a hefty $5 million prize for the …

by Alexander Banks on November 3rd, 2006 Leave a comment »

2006 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs

Saturday, Bernardini will face a star-studded field in the toughest race of his career as the odds on favorite. The Preakness, Jockey Club, Gold Cup and Travers winner was made the even-money choice for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. Bernardini, a son of A.P. Indy, is owned by Sheik Mohammed's Darley Stable and trained by Tom …

by Thomas Jensen on November 3rd, 2006 Leave a comment »

2006 Breeders’ Cup Preview

This weekend is a beauty for sports betting abroad. There's now regular season NBA, NHL, NCAA football, NFL, Breeders' Cup World Championship and much more. In this edition of The Royal Post we take a look at Bernardini, who's the favorite in the Classic. The 2006 Breeders' Cup World Championship is set to take center stage this Saturday, Nov. …

by Alexander Banks on November 3rd, 2006 Leave a comment »

Horses To Watch this Weekend

Horses worth watching compiled by handicapper/racing writer Greg Melikov, who picked four winners and finished second seven times since Oct. 4. AQUEDUCT Sal the Pal: Stumbled at start, raced inside three lengths behind in third after a half-mile, lost ground entering stretch, made up three lengths and was nosed out for second at six furlongs on Oct. 25. CALDER Dug In: Steadied, …

by Alexander Banks on November 2nd, 2006 Leave a comment »

Lava Man has Five Days To Breeders’ Cup

Those of you who play horses don’t need me to tell you what is coming this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. For those of you who are new to racing or BetUS , get your account ready. If you don’t have one, get one at BetUS.com. The greatest assembly of thoroughbred horses that I have ever seen is on …

by Thomas Jensen on November 1st, 2006 Leave a comment »

Horse Racing: Watch for these Horses This Weekend

Horses worth watching compiled by handicapper/racing writer Greg Melikov, won picked five winners and finished second four times since Sept. 29. CALDER Three Shots: Raced fourth early, dropped back to fifth more than two lengths behind after a half-mile, lost ground in fourth swinging out for stretch run, made up 2 ½ lengths and finished well, gaining second by 2 …

by Alexander Banks on October 27th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Pride Not to Appear in Breeders’ Cup

After carefully considering the benefits and drawbacks of running his superb mare Pride, winner of Saturday's Champion Stakes at Newmarket, in the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs, trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre decided on Tuesday evening against the idea. The Chantilly-based Royer-Dupre had looked into a possible start in either the BC Filly and Mare Turf or the BC Turf …

by Alexander Banks on October 21st, 2006 Leave a comment »

Bernardini is One Bad Dude

Bernardini continued his march to the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 4 with an easy win over three other horses in Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Gold Cup at Belmont Park. With each effortless stride Bernardini put out on the Belmont Park stretch, the crescendo of applause among the announced crowd of 16,959 in attendance on a comfortable autumn day …

by Alexander Banks on October 13th, 2006 Leave a comment »