The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2 is as soon as a global affair as 9 of the 13 entrants have been bred exterior the USA however Kentucky-bred Conflict Like Goddess is the 5-2 morning-line favourite.
The connections of George Krikorian’s Conflict Like Goddess are more than pleased to see the Filly and Mare Turf distance set at 1 3/8 miles as she begins from Publish 4 in her fourth Breeders’ Cup attempt. The race was held at 1 3/16 miles (2022, Keeneland) and 1 1/4 miles (2023, Santa Anita Park) over the previous two years because of the host observe’s configuration. This brought about Corridor of Fame coach Invoice Mott to enter his distance specialist towards the boys within the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) each years.
Now the 7-year-old English Channel mare has a chance to face the fillies at a distance for which she holds a report of 4-2-1 from seven begins. Within the 2021 Filly and Mare Turf at 1 3/8 miles at Del Mar, she completed an in depth third with a large journey.
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Just one different entrant has seen the gap a number of occasions, with Godolphin’s Lovely Love having raced it in every of her previous two begins. The primary of these two efforts was towards 3-year-old fillies within the Jockey Membership Oaks Invitational (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack, her United States debut for coach Charlie Appleby. She then confronted her elders within the Waya Stakes (G3T) Oct. 4 and completed third.
A longshot from the rail, her stablemate two stalls to her left is prone to pull extra consideration from the bettors. Cinderella’s Dream is the 4-1 second-choice after grade 1 victories this summer time in New York. After struggling her first and solely defeat within the One Thousand Guineas (G1), the daughter of Shamardal joined Appleby’s American string and received the Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1T) and Saratoga Oaks Invitational (G1T) in additional spectacular trend than the margin of victory suggests.
In whole, 5 3-year-old fillies will face their elders, with two representing Aidan O’Brien’s Coolmore contingent: Content material and Ylang Ylang. Fourth in final 12 months’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), 3-year-old Galileo filly Content material defeated Emily Upjohn, who will compete within the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T), within the Aug. 22 Yorkshire Oaks (G1) whereas touring 1 1/2 miles, however has completed tenth and eleventh over smooth floor in her previous two begins.
The final of the 3-year-olds is one other European who has already raced on American soil in Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Soprano , second within the Queen Elizabeth II Problem Cup (G1T) at Keeneland Oct. 12 for coach George Boughey.
One other intriguing overseas runner hails from South Africa in Cayton Park Stud’s Seaside Bomb . After a pair of group 1 victories within the winter, she was transferred Stateside to the barn of Graham Movement and has positioned in two stakes with the purpose at all times being the Breeders’ Cup.
American Runners
The one American-based runner to win on the 1 3/8-mile distance apart from Conflict Like Goddess is Eclipse Thoroughbred Companions and Bruce Treitman’s Sundown Glory , who took the CTT and TOC Stakes at Del Mar in August. The Michael McCarthy trainee was fifth within the 1 1/4-mile Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Oct. 5.
Successful that Rodeo Drive was CJ Thoroughbreds’ Grasp the Moon , who has turn out to be a dominant power in Southern California since becoming a member of Phil D’Amato’s barn this season. As a 4-year-old, the Uncle Mo filly is 3-1-0 and in addition received the 1 1/8-mile John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar.
Grasp the Moon wins the Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Her victory within the Mabee snapped a three-race win streak for Anisette , who has by no means completed off the board in 9 begins since transferring to the U.S. in 2023. Winner of the Gamely Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita in Could, she is certainly one of three North American-based grade 1 winners this season within the area.
Merribelle Secure and Resolute Racing’s Didia was tenth on this race final 12 months, however had a robust begin to 2024 with victories within the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational (G2T) and New York Stakes (G1T). After consecutive fourth-place finishes, the 6-year-old Orpen mare seems to complete the season the best way she began.
Gold Sq.’s Full Rely Felicia joined Kevin Attard’s barn for 2024 and rewarded the transfer with two open-length victories at Woodbine within the Canadian Stakes (G2T) and E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T). A confirmed risk on the lead, her 19-length lead diminished to three 1/2 lengths within the Taylor, however she nonetheless comfortably defeated stablemate Moira .
X-Males Racing, Madaket Stables, and SF Racing have had a bullseye on this race for Moira for years, because the Ghostzapper mare completed fifth at Keeneland in 2022 and third at Santa Anita final 12 months. She’s 1-2-0 from three begins this 12 months with a Beverly D Stakes (G2T) win and two grade 1 placings.
