2009 Breeders Cup Race Preview – The Ladies Classic
The 2009 Breeders’ Cup will be run on November 6th and 7th from Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, Ca. This year’s Cup features 14 races over the two day period with 6 races scheduled for Friday and 8 races slated to run on Saturday.
Here is a preview of the fourth race on the schedule:
The Ladies Classic
Friday November 6th
Post Time: 6:45 P.M. (EST)
Here is a preview of the six and final race on the first day of racing:
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The current favorites for this race are as follows:
- Mushka: She won her automatic bid with a win in the Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland after Proviso was disqualified for cutting her off. In her previous outing she took first in the Glenn Falls Handicap at Saratoga.
- Swift Temper: Her first place finish in the Grade 1 Ruffian Handicap at Belmont placed her in the field for the Ladies Classic. There is some concern with this horse after a 10th place finish in the Juddmonte Spinster which she was favored to win.
- Zenyatta: With a victory in the Grade 1 Lady’s Secret Stakes at Santa Anita she earned a bid for the Ladies Classic. This horse has won 13 straight races which should make her the odds on favorite.
- Stardom Bound: The current point leader for the Ladies Classic, she also won an automatic bid for the BC Juvenile Fillies with a win in the Oak Leaf Stakes.
- Careless Jewel: She heads into this race with five victories in her last five starts including a win in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. Many experts believe she will be the horse to beat in the Ladies Classic.
Predicted order of finish for the Ladies Classic:
Win – Careless Jewel
Place – Zenyatta
Show -Mushka
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