![]() Iridessa has won the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf, giving Europe its first victory in this year's Breeders' Cup. The colt ran six furlongs in 1:09.00 coming off a two-month layoff. Trainer Steve Asmussen earned his seventh career Cup win it was the first for jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. The 4-year-old colt defeated 3-2 favorite Shancelot by 1¼ lengths at Santa Anita on Saturday, giving Mitole his sixth victory in seven starts this year. Mitole closed out his racing career in style, winning the $2 million Sprint at the Breeders' Cup. ![]() He co-owns the 5-year-old horse with several partners. She ran the distance in 1:32.45.Ĭolorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson earned a piece of the purse money when Bowies Hero finished fifth. Uni paid $9.20 to win as the 7-2 second choice. It capped an excellent season for Uni, who had three wins in four starts.īrown continues to climb the all-time Breeders' Cup trainer standings with 14 wins, one behind second-place Bob Baffert. With the victory, Uni might have wrested the distaff turf championship from Sistercharlie, who earlier ran third in the Filly & Mare Turf. It was a strong showing for the fillies as they finished 1-2 against the boys, with Uni beating 3-1 favorite Get Stormy by 1¼ lengths. Uni has won the $2 million Mile on the turf, giving trainer Chad Brown and jockey Joel Rosario their second victories in this year's Breeders' Cup. Blue Prize is trained by Ignacio Correas IV, an Argentine who won his first Cup race, and ridden by Joe Bravo, who snapped a 0-for-20 skid in the event. The 6-year-old mare bred in Argentina - the oldest runner in the race - ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.50. A victory would have put Midnight Bisou into the discussion for Horse of the Year honors instead she finished second under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith.īlue Prize paid $19.80 to win at 8-1 odds. She upset even-money favorite Midnight Bisou, who lost for the first time in eight races this year. The time was 2:24.73 for 1½ miles.īlue Prize rallied from second-to-last on the backstretch to win the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff by 1½ lengths. Wayne Lukas.īricks and Mortar paid $4 to win as the even-money favorite. Brown tied Bob Baffert for second in Cup wins with 15, five behind all-time leader D. ![]() The victory was the third in this Breeders' Cup for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. He beat 50-1 shot United by a head.īricks and Mortar is 6 for 6 this season and has won seven straight dating to last year. McKinzie, the 5-2 favorite, finished second for trainer Bob Baffert.īricks and Mortar has won the $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf to complete a perfect season and move solidly into contention for Horse of the Year honors.īottled up in traffic for most of the race, Bricks and Mortar shook loose at the top of the stretch to launch a relentless rally down the center of the track. Vino Rosso went off at 9-2 odds for trainer Todd Pletcher, who won his first Classic. It was the only injury in the 14 Cup races. An on-call veterinarian says he sustained a left hind leg injury, but there were no further details. Santa Anita has been the site of 36 horse deaths since December.Ī green screen was rushed onto the track to block the view of Mongolian Groom, who was loaded onto a horse ambulance and taken away. But jockey Abel Cedillo appeared to pull up the 4-year-old gelding near the eighth-pole as the rest of the field charged toward the finish line. ![]() Mongolian Groom, a 15-1 shot, was part of the early pace in the 1 1/4-mile race that capped the two-day world championships at Santa Anita on Saturday night. Vino Rosso has won the $6 million Classic by 4 1/4 lengths at the Breeders' Cup, where a long-shot horse was eased up in the stretch with a leg injury. ARCADIA, CA – The Latest on the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita (all times local): ![]()
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