Breeders' Cup Saturday Preview

 

By Jarrod Horak

The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Saturday races will be run at Santa Anita Park on November 4. Nine BC races are on the docket including the Classic, a race that should settle the Horse of the Year battle. In this post, I will share my early thoughts including updated information for all nine Breeders’ Cup Saturday races with defections, Today’s Racing Digest Final Time Ratings for the Filly & Mare Sprint, Distaff, Sprint, and much more. My BC Saturday video is included below. 

Breeders’ Cup Saturday Races 2023 Defections

BC Filly & Mare Sprint
Caramel Swirl

BC Mile
Paddington
Sauterne

BC Distaff
Belleza de Arteaga
Sabra Tuff

BC Classic
Geaux Rocket Ride
Mage

BC Turf
Cellist
Piz Badile
Raptor’s

BC Turf Sprint
Bad Beat Brian
Meikei Yell
Noble Reflection

BC Sprint
Anarchist
Jasper Krone

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Breeders' Cup Saturday 2023 Video

This horse racing video features a video preview of the BC Saturday races at Santa Anita on 11-4-23. 

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Breeders' Cup Sprint 2023 Early Preview

 

By Jarrod Horak

The Breeders’ Cup Sprint is one of the original seven BC races, and Eillo was the initial winner at Hollywood Park in 1984. The 2023 renewal will be held at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 4, and they will be dashing six furlongs on the main track.  

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Recent Breeders’ Cup Sprint Results 

Elite Power followed up a win in the Grade 2 Vosburgh in New York (Belmont at Aqueduct) with a rallying victory from post 6 at 5-1 odds in the 2022 BC Sprint at Keeneland. He is expected to ship to Santa Anita Park in 2023 for a repeat attempt. 

Aloha West rallied from post 5 to nip my top choice Dr. Schivel in 2021 at Del Mar and he was exiting a place finish in the Phoenix (G2) at Keeneland. 

In the 2020 renewal at Keeneland, Whitmore rallied from post 7 to win at 18-1 and was exiting a 4th in the Phoenix (G2). Mitole was the 2019 winner and he prepped for the BC with a win in the Grade 1 Forego at Saratoga. 

Roy H went back-to-back in 2017-18 (post 8, post 9) and was exiting victories in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1) both times. Drefong won this event from post 2 in 2016 at Santa Anita and was exiting a victory in the King’s Bishop (G1) at Saratoga. 

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