2009 Breeders Cup Race Preview – The Turf Sprint
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 second race on Saturday’s schedule:
The Turf Sprint
Saturday November 7th
Post Time: 2:23 P.M. (EST)
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The current favorites for this race are as follows:
- California Flag: He earned a spot in the Turf Sprint with a win in the Grade 3 Morvich Handicap at Santa Anita. This horse is extremely fast out of the gate and if he gets an early lead he might run away from the field.
- Yankee Injunuity: With a win in the Arlington Sprint Handicap at Arlington he earned an automatic bid in the Turf Sprint. He followed this up with a disappointing 6th place finish in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Handicap at Penn National.
- Gotta Have Her: The current point leader in this division, this 5 year old mare is set to face off against the males for the first time in her career after a big win in the Senator Ken Maddy Handicap at Santa Anita.
- Fleeting Spirit: She finished 4th in last year’s Turf Sprint and a win in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket appears ready to challenge the boys again in this race.
- Silver Timber: With four wins in five starts this season including an impressive win in his last start in the Woodford Stakes at Keeneland makes him a serious contender in the Turf Sprint.
Predicted order of finish for the Turf Sprint:
Win– California Flag
Place– Silver Timber
Show– Gotta Have Her
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