BREEDERS' CUP DIRT MILE
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| Pgm | Horse | Win | Place | Show | | 2 | Furthest Land | 44.60 | 18.40 | 9.60 | | 10 | Ready's Echo | | 18.20 | 9.40 | | 3 | Midshipman | | | 4.20 |
Times in 100ths: :23.97
:47.47
1:11.08
1:23.20
1:35.50
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran:
Mastercraftsman, Mambo Meister, Neko Bay, Mr. Sidney, Chocolate Candy, Bullsbay and Pyro
| Wager Type | Winning Numbers | Payoff | | $2 Daily Double | 11-2 | $139.20 | | $1 Exacta | 2-10 | $329.10 | | $1 Superfecta | 2-10-3-1 | $6,661.90 | | $1 Trifecta | 2-10-3 | $2,933.40 | | $1 Pick 3 | 7-11-2 | $1,693.60 |
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ARCADIA, Calif. - The complexion of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile changed dramatically since pre-entries were announced Oct. 28, with six horses that originally made it into the body of the race opting for other races or electing not to come.
The most significant offshoot of those defections is that , the front-running winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile over this same Santa Anita track, has the look of being the lone speed in this year's Dirt Mile, which only drew a field of 10 from 21 pre-entrants. Midshipman, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's Racing, drew post 3 and will be ridden by .
"Let's face it, from a pace scenario, this is the right spot for this horse," said Rick Mettee, the North American-based assistant trainer for Godolphin Racing.
Midshipman, last year's 2-year-old champion, has only raced once this year, that being an allowance win going 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont Park, his first start on dirt. He demonstrated last year an affinity for synthetic surfaces, winning the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and the BC Juvenile, the latter from post 10.
"He's not the average horse that's run five times, he's got a lot going for him," Mettee said.
Godolphin also will be represented by , who became a Grade 1 winner in the Forego last out at Saratoga. He is 0 for 2 on synthetic tracks, including a sixth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Classic last year. Pyro will break from post 7 under .
"What we have to hope is maybe he was at the end of a long year and maybe he wasn't quite as good a horse as he is now," Mettee said. "If this was a one-turn mile at Churchill or Belmont, you'd give this horse a big chance."
, the Irish-bred colt who has won 7 of 11 starts, drew the rail and was installed as the 6-5 favorite, the strongest morning-line choice in any of the 14 Breeders' Cup races. A son of Danehill Dancer, Mastercraftsman is coming off a five-length victory in the Diamond Stakes at Dundalk on Oct. 2, his only start over a synthetic surface. John Murtagh rides for trainer .
Outside of Mastercraftsman, in post position order, are: Furthest Land, Midshipman, , Neko Bay, , Pyro, , , and Ready's Echo.
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