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 Even the pony horses at Del Mar got into the Halloween spirit this morning! |
Thursday morning was clear but cool for the morning works at Del Mar, with temperatures in the mid 50's. Unusually there are no timed works for Breeders' Cup entrants this late in the week but today Emily Upjohn (Filly and Mare Turf) worked on the turf under Frankie Dettori, who is riding in his final Cup before retirement. The post position draw was conducted Monday afternoon, so check out all the entries, post positions, and morning line odds here.
Here are photos for 34 of the horses on the track Thursday morning. Only Classic horses, timed workers, and paddock schoolers are repeated, so the rest are all new. Click the small picture to see a larger version.
Arthur's Ride (Classic) galloped 1 3/8 mile with exercise rider Damian Hinds. Trainer Bill Mott said, "He had a nice gallop today and he looks good to me. He seems happy and I have not seen anything negative, which is unusual, right?"
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City of Troy (Classic) did a jogging lap, then galloping lap of the Del Mar dirt track with the rest of the team. Trainer Aidan O'Brien said, "We're very happy with the preparation. We've given him a hard time lately and it's like going into a world championship boxing match. You have to be ready to be driven over and bulletproof and we think he's as bulletproof as we can have him before he runs. Then, who knows, maybe there could be more things we should have done."
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Derma Sotogake (Classic) did an easy exercise on the main track. A representative of trainer Hidetaka Otonashi said, "We will put blinkers on him. I expect him to race aggressively."
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Fierceness (Classic) galloped approximately a mile under exercise rider Danny Wright at 7:45 a.m. then schooled at paddock and gate. Owner Mike Repole said, "He's been training like this, eating everything. He looks great. A lot of people talk about how he looks. He grew up. There's some late-maturing teenagers. He happened to be one of them."
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Forever Young (Classic) did a light work on the main track and gate schooled. "All goes well. I just asked little on the homestretch when we breezed, and he reacted well" said trainer Ryusei Sakai.
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Highland Falls (Classic) galloped 1 1/2 mile with exercise rider Katie Tolbert, and then later schooled in the paddock. Tolbert said, "He's a strong horse, but he listens. He doesn't try to run off."
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Mixto (Classic) galloped 1 1/2 mile with Tony Romero up. Trainer Doug O'Neill said, "He has two wins over this track and the only one in the (Classic) field to have won at the (1 1/4-mile) distance here. I definitely feel like he has a chance."
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Newgate (Classic) galloped 1 1/2 mile under exercise rider Humberto Gomez. Trainer Bob Baffert said, "He has looked beautiful out there. That is all you can ask for. This is like the playoffs. When I look around in the mornings, all of them look good. We don't have a favorite in any of the (Breeders' Cup) races. What you have is what you have. We're excited about it."
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Next (Classic) galloped 1 1/2 mile. Trainer Doug Cowans said, "He's special to the whole team, not just me, the owner, the assistant, the grooms, the exercise rider just the whole stable. He's taken us a lot of different places. And not only taken us there, he's won. He's done it impressively, and he's here. He's made us all proud of him. He's an extra special horse."
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Pyrenees (Classic) galloped 1 3/8 mile in usual routine, schooled in the paddock around 9:45AM. Assiatant trainer Enrique Miranda said, "He was very focused this morning, so we're going along very well. He'll gallop tomorrow for his final preparations at the same time. We'll stick to his routine."
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Senor Buscador (Classic) galloped 1 3/4 mile under Dennis Means. Trainer Todd Fincher said, "He has handled every track he has run on except for Santa Anita. His comeback race here (in the 7f Pat O'Brien-G2), the race did not set up for him."
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Sierra Leone (Classic) galloped 1 mile. Trainer Chad Brown said, "He had an easy gallop today and came back perfect. We'll school him and a few others in races 2 and 3 today."
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Thorpedo Anna (Distaff) galloped 1 1/2 mile under exercise rider Danny Ramsey and later schooled in the paddock. Trainer Ken McPeek said, "She is doing great. It's pretty much the same thing every day. She goes out there and does her business. She likes to go to work every day; she marches out there and does her thing. I don't feel pressure. I would rather be the favorite. You don't want to disappoint, that is the biggest thing. After all of this (training), it's out of my control. This is like being on vacation. On normal mornings, we have 40 horses and have to worry about riders and sets. This is easy."
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Society (Filly and Mare Sprint) galloped 1 mile and later schooled in the paddock.
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Sunset Glory (Filly and Mare Turf) schooled in the paddock.
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Saudi Crown (Dirt Mile) galloped 1 1/2 mile and later schooled in the paddock.
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Seize the Grey (Dirt Mile) is a 10-1 contender from post 6. Regular rider Jaime Torres will be in the irons again for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Skippylongstocking (Dirt Mile) had a routine 1 1/4 mile gallop. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said, "He's in good order. His record speaks for itself and hopefully he shows up and adds that Grade 1 to his resume. National Treasure coming out makes us feel like we're one of the top contenders in the Dirt Mile. We really wanted to try the Classic, but you've got to be realistic, and the mile looks like our best chance. Why not give it a go?"
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Shin Believe (Juvenile) is a 10-1 contender from post 8. Yutaka Take will be in the irons for trainer Hideyuki Mori.
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Otomena Shacho (Juvenile Fillies) is a 20-1 outsider from post 6. Yuga Kawada will be in the irons for trainer Hideyuki Mori.
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Kilwin (Juvenile Fillies Turf) galloped a mile. Trainer Rusty Arnold said, "I gave her the time off (after winning Sept. 8 at Kentucky Downs) because I want her fresh and I didn't want to cram too many races into a young horse."
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May Day Ready (Juvenile Fillies Turf) schooled in the paddock.
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Thought Process (Juvenile Fillies Turf) schooled in the paddock.
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Johannes (Mile) schooled in the paddock.
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More Than Looks (Mile) galloped about 1 1/4 mile and later schooled in the paddock. Trainer Cherie DeVaux said, "We were going to run him in the Lure, but it rained off. We ran him in the Fourstardave and he ran a great second. He was unlucky in his last race and had some stuff not go his way in the race. He came out of that in great order and had some nice works out of it. He seems to be peaking at the right time."
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Federal Judge (Sprint) galloped 1 1/2 mile. Trainer Brad Cox said, "We're just keeping him fresh. He looks good. I think he'll handle it well. The Phoenix was a big run for him, first time in stakes company. It was a step up, but he responded well. He's very fast."
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Gun Pilot (Sprint) is a 10-1 contender from post 2. Cristian Torres will be in the irons for trainer Steve Asmussen.
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Mullikin (Sprint) schooled in the paddock Thursday afternoon
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En Encinal (Turf) schooled in the paddock.
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Emily Upjohn (Turf) worked 5f on turf in 1:02 under jockey Frankie Dettori and then returned to the barn through the paddock.
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Jayarebe (Turf) galloped twice around. Jockey Sean Levey said, "He's been very calm, very good in the gates. We jumped him out just to make sure he was comfortable with all of that, and he ticked every box today. He's got to the stage the more racing he's had the better he's got. He's got more calmer, more professional with every run and as a result bringing him over here so far, he's been perfect."
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Ag Bullet (Turf Sprint) schooled in the paddock
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Saddle towels drying at Ken McPeek's barn at Del Mar.
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Katonah (Dirt Mile) gallops down the backstretch with the Del Mar grandstand in the background.
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Several hummingbirds fed from the flower beds around the paddock during schooling.
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Aidan O'Brien heads back to the barn after his string completed its morning exercise.
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