First off is Future Stars Friday! A fantastic five Grade I juvenile (2 year-old) races are on the card. Race 1, on 11/3/23, posts at 2:30 PM ET and the card closes with race 10, at 8:10 PM ET. The BC Stakes begin with race 5. These races are listed by race number, race name, purse, distance, surface, and time. Updated with winners.
- Race 5/BC Juvenile Turf Sprint/$1 Million Dollars/5 furlongs/Turf/5:00 PM ET/Big Evs (IRE)
- Race 6/BC Juvenile Fillies/$2 Million Dollars/1 and 1/16th miles/Dirt/5:40 PM ET/Just FYI
- Race 7/BC Fillies Turf/$1 Million Dollars/1 mile/Turf/6:20 PM ET/Hard To Justify
- Race 8/BC Juvenile/$2 Million Dollars/1 and 1/16th miles/Dirt/7:00 PM ET/Fierceness
- Race 9/BC Juvenile Turf/1 mile/Turf/7:40 PM ET/Unquestionable (FR)
Day two of BC racing is Championship Saturday, 11/4/23. Nine, grade 1 BC races for thoroughbreds 3 years-old and up are scheduled. The first post is at 1:10 PM ET and the card ends with race 12, at 8:30 PM ET. The BC Stakes begin with race 3. These races are listed by race number, race name, purse, distance, surface, and time.
- Race 3/BC Dirt Mile/$ 1 Million Dollars/1 mile/Dirt/2:30 PM ET/Cody’s Wish
- Race 4/BC Filly and Mare Turf/$2 Million Dollars/1 and 1/4th mile/Turf/3:10 PM ET/Inspiral (GB)
- Race 5/BC Filly and Mare Sprint/$1 Million Dollars/7 furlongs/Dirt/3:50 PM ET/Goodnight Olive
- Race 6/BC Mile/$2 Million Dollars/1 mile/Turf/4:30 PM ET/Master Of The Seas (IRE)
- Race 7/BC Distaff/$2 Million Dollars/1 and 1/8th mile/Dirt/5:10 PM ET/Idiomatic
- Race 8/BC Turf/$4 Million Dollars/1 and 1/2 miles/Turf/5:50 PM ET/Auguste Rodin (IRE)
- Race 9/BC Classic/$6 Million Dollars/1 and 1/4th miles/Dirt/6:40 PM ET/White Abarrio
- Race 10/BC Turf Sprint/$1 Million Dollars/5 furlongs/Turf/7:25 PM ET/Nobals
- Race 11/BC Sprint/$2 Million Dollars/6 furlongs/Dirt/8:00 PM ET/Elite Power
Furthermore, race 9, the BC Classic is arguably the defining race for determining the Horse of the Year in the United States, with global entries and a world-wide following. Therefore, here is the field by post position/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds:
- Arcangelo -scratched but safe, sound and retiring to Lane’s End
- Zandon/Lanfranco Dettori/Chad C. Brown/Jeff Drown/12-1
- White Abarrio/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Richard E Dutrow, Jr./C2 Racing Stable, LLC. and La Milagrosa Stable, LLC./4-1
- Missed The Cut/Luis Saez/John W. Sadler/Lane’s End Racing, Bee Zee, LLC., St. Elias Stables, LLC., Edward P. Babington, Edward J. Hudson, Jr., and Lynne Hudson/30-1
- Derma Sotogate (JPN)/Christophe Lemaire/Hidetaka Otonashi/Hiroyuki Asanuma/20-1
- Saudi Crown/Florent Geroux, Brad C. Cox/FMQ Stables/12-1
- Clapton/Tyler Gaffalione/Chad Summers/RRR Racing/20-1
- Ushba Tesoro (JPN)/Yuga Kawanda/Noboru Takagi/Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co., Ltd./4-1
- Senor Buscador/Geovanni Franco/Todd W. Fincher/Joe R. Peacock, Jr./30-1
- Dreamlike/Jose L. Ortiz, Todd A. Pletcher/Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable, LLC./30-1
- Bright Future/John R. Velazquez/Todd A. Pletcher/St. Elias Stable, LLC. and Repole Stable/10-1
- Arabian Knight/Flavien Prat/Bob Baffert/Zedan Racing Stables, Inc./3-1
- Proxy/Joel Rosario/Michael Stidham/Godolphin, LLC./12-1
If you are lucky enough to attend the 2023 Breeders’ Cup remember the times I listed are ET, not PT, so watch the clock, please. Otherwise, if you are watching the television, like myself, then tune into USA Network on 11/3/23 from 4 to 8 PM ET and 11/4/23 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM ET. Then, tune to NBC and Peacock on 11/4/23 from 3:30 to 7:00 PM ET. Finally, tune to FanDuel TV before 7:25 to after 8 PM ET on 11/4/23.
Thank you for loving Thoroughbred U and this Breeders’ Cup communique. The championships for 2023 are culminating with these BC races but the road to the triple crown races is fresh and juvenile. Follow for more racing posts.
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