41 CHURCHILL DOWNS-BASED HORSES SET FOR BREEDERS’ CUP

By Kevin Kerstein —-

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020) – There are 41 horses based at Churchill Downs and Trackside Louisville that are set to compete in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland.

Below are the horses and Breeders’ Cup races each are entered:

Horse

Jockey

Trainer

Race

Abarta

Umberto Rispoli

Brad Cox

Juvenile Turf

Arklow

Florent Geroux

Brad Cox

Turf

Art Collector

Brian Hernandez Jr.

Tommy Drury

Dirt Mile

Aunt Pearl

Florent Geroux

Brad Cox

Juvenile Fillies Turf

Bell’s the One

Corey Lanerie

Neil Pessin

Filly & Mare Sprint

By My Standards

Gabriel Saez

Bret Calhoun

Classic

Camp Hope

Robby Albarado

Kenny McPeek

Juvenile

Casa Creed

Junior Alvarado

Bill Mott

Mile

Crazy Beautiful

Brian Hernandez Jr.

Kenny McPeek

Juvenile Fillies

Essential Quality

Luis Saez

Brad Cox

Juvenile

Factor This

Florent Geroux

Brad Cox

Mile

Fire At Will

Ricardo Santana Jr.

Mike Maker

Juvenile Turf

Girl Daddy

Joe Talamo

Dale Romans

Juvenile Fillies

Global Campaign

Javier Castellano

Stan Hough

Classic

Got Stormy

Tyler Gaffalione

Mark Casse

Turf Sprint

Harvey’s Lil Goil

Junior Alvarado

Bill Mott

Filly & Mare Turf

Hog Creek Hustle

Corey Lanerie

Vickie Foley

Sprint

Just Might

Colby Hernandez

Michelle Lovell

Turf Sprint

King Fury

Brian Hernandez Jr.

Kenny McPeek

Juvenile

Knicks Go

Joel Rosario

Brad Cox

Dirt Mile

Lady Kate

Tyler Gaffalione

Eddie Kenneally

Distaff

Lasting Legacy

Brian Hernandez Jr.

Bob Hess Jr.

Sprint

Manny Wah

Tyler Gaffalione

Wayne Catalano

Sprint

Monomoy Girl

Florent Geroux

Brad Cox

Distaff

Mr. Money

Gabriel Saez

Bret Calhoun

Dirt Mile

Mr Freeze

Manny Franco

Dale Romans

Dirt Mile

Owendale

Florent Geroux

Brad Cox

Dirt Mile

Pirate’s Punch

Juan Vargas Jr.

Grant Forster

Dirt Mile

Sally’s Curlin

Brian Hernandez Jr.

Dale Romans

Filly & Mare Sprint

Sconsin

James Graham

Greg Foley

Filly & Mare Sprint

Serengeti Empress

Luis Saez

Tom Amoss

Filly & Mare Sprint

Silver Dust

Adam Beschizza

Bret Calhoun

Dirt Mile

Simply Ravishing

Luis Saez

Kenny McPeek

Juvenile Fillies

Sittin On Go

Corey Lanerie

Dale Romans

Juvenile

Spanish Loveaffair

Tyler Gaffalione

Mark Casse

Juvenile Fillies Turf

Swiss Skydiver

Robby Albarado

Kenny McPeek

Distaff

Texas Wedge

Florent Geroux

Peter Miller

Turf Sprint

Title Ready

Corey Lanerie

Dallas Stewart

Classic

Tom’s d’Etat

Joel Rosario

Al Stall Jr.

Classic

War of Will

Tyler Gaffalione

Mark Casse

Dirt Mile

Whitmore

Irad Ortiz Jr.

Ron Moquett

Sprint

Breeders’ Cup contenders based at Churchill Downs and its training facility Trackside Louisville had to arrive at Keeneland by Wednesday afternoon.

Fans can watch and wager on the Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Keeneland at Churchill Downs. For more information, visit www.churchilldowns.com. Admission gates will open at 11 a.m. (all times Eastern) on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

CHURCHILL DOWNS WEEK AT A GLANCE – Racing will continue at Churchill Downs on Wednesday for an abbreviated three-day week due to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland.

Wednesday and Thursday at Churchill Downs will have first posts at 1 p.m. with nine races on Wednesday and 10 races on Thursday. Live racing will move to Keeneland on Friday and Saturday for the Breeders’ Cup but returns to Churchill on Sunday for a 10-race card at 1 p.m. Entries for Sunday’s card were taken Wednesday.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.churchilldowns.com.

DOWN THE STRETCH – There was a $69,258 carryover in Wednesday’s Single 6 Jackpot. The 20-cent based wager spanned Races 4-9. First post was 1 p.m. … Trainer Bernie Flint was two wins away from 500-career victories beneath the Twin Spires. He had three horses entered on Wednesday. … At the start of racing on Wednesday, Ricardo Santana Jr. sat atop the jockey standings with seven wins. Tyler Gaffalione, Florent Geroux, James Graham, Brian Hernandez Jr. and Corey Lanerie were in second with six wins. In the trainer standings, Steve Asmussen was tied with Kenny McPeek with four wins. Seven owners were currently tied for first in the standing with two wins: Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister, Calumet Farm, CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm, Joey Keith Davis, Keuber Racing, Rigney Racing and Three Diamonds Farm.

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