Red Knight, winner of this year’s Colonial Cup, was pre-entered for the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf. Coady Photography.
By Tom Law
Eight New York-breds are among the pre-entries for nine of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship events slated for next weekend at Keeneland Race Course.
Trinity Farm’s homebred Red Knight leads the group in the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf. The 8-year-old Pure Prize gelding earned an automatic berth Grade 1 Turf with a victory two starts back in the Grade 2 Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes at Kentucky Downs.
Trained by Mike Maker and foaled at Keane Stud in Amenia, Red Knight also won the Colonial Cup Stakes this season and finished a troubled eighth last time out in the Grade 2 Sycamore Stakes at Keeneland.
Red Knight is joined on the Nov. 5 Championship Saturday card by two pre-entries in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint in Fingal’s Cave and Sterling Silver and by Dancing Buck in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. Those three were not selected into the field but could still draw in before final entries are determined Monday.
Fleet Indian winner Fingal’s Cave was pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. NYRA Photo.
Fingal’s Cave, winner of the Fleet Indian Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and runner-up in the Grade 2 Lexus Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland last time, is No. 15 on the also-eligible list for the 7-furlong Filly and Mare Sprint. Bred by Chester and Mary Broman and foaled at their Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, the 3-year-old Carpe Diem filly races for Alifyfe Racing LLC and trainer David Donk.
Sterling Silver, a 3-year-old daughter of Cupid who has placed in three graded stakes in her last four starts, is No. 16 on the AE list. Bred by Mallory and Karen Mort, foaled at Gallagher’s Stud in Ghent and campaigned by owner Mark Anderson and trainer Tom Albertrani, Sterling Silver won the Bouwerie Stakes in May at Belmont Park and finished third last time out in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Stakes.
J & N Stables’ and Diamond M Stables’ Dancing Buck sits No. 16 for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. The 4-year-old son of New York-based sire War Dancer is 3-for-6 this season with a victory last time out in the Grade 3 Belmont Turf Sprint after a runner-up finish in the Lucky Coin Stakes at Saratoga. Trained by Michelle Nevin, Dancing Buck was bred by J & N Stables LLC and foaled at Sundial Farm in Amsterdam.
Frizette runner-up You’re My Girl (blue shadow roll) qualified on points for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. NYRA Photo.
You’re My Girl, runner-up in the Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at the Belmont at the Big A meeting last time out, leads the New York-bred contingent for Future Stars Friday. A qualifier based on points for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, the 2-year-old daughter of Overanalyze runs for Gatsas Stables, R. A. Hill Stable and Hidden Brook Farm and trainer John Terranova. Bred by James G. Doyle and foaled at Doyle Farm in Schuylerville, You’re My Girl won her debut by 14 1/2 lengths on closing weekend at Saratoga.
A pair of New York-breds were pre-entered in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – Lawrence Goichman’s homebred Lachaise and George Sharp’s Curly Larry and Mo.
Lachaise is among the 14 runners selected into body of the field by the Breeders’ Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel. The 2-year-old son of Oscar Performance, who was foaled at Edition Farm in Hyde Park, finished third in the Grade 2 Pilgrim Stakes last time out after a debut victory at Saratoga for trainer Jorge Abreu.
Curly Larry and Mo sits on the AE list at No. 18 for the Juvenile Turf off a maiden win in his fourth start Oct. 15 for trainer Caio Caramori. The son of Mo Town made three starts at Saratoga, including a runner-up in his debut July 17.
Bred by Hidden Lake Farm and Donna Bernhard and foaled at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater, Curly Larry and Mo was also pre-entered in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, with a first preference for the Juvenile Turf. He’s ranked 25th of 26 for the Juvenile Turf Sprint.
Vacation Dance, who races for Sleeping Giant Stables, America’s Pastime Stables and Kim Don Racing, also landed on the AE list and is ranked 18th. Bred by Harry Landry and James Hogan and foaled at Majestic Farm in Schaghticoke, the 2-year-old son of The Lieutenant won his debut Sept. 4 at Saratoga before a third in the Grade 3 Futurity Stakes at the Belmont at the Big A meet for trainer John Kimmel.
Check out all the pre-entries, and download past performances, here.
