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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Oct 30, 2019 18:48:29 GMT -5
Breeders' Cup Classic
Conditions: 1 ΒΌ miles for 3-year-olds and up. Purse: $6 million. Grade: 1. Post time: 8:44 p.m. EDT Saturday.
Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, morning-line odds
1. Math Wizard, Saffie Joseph Jr., Ricardo Santana Jr., 30-1
2. Seeking the Soul, Dallas Stewart, Brian Hernandez Jr., 20-1
3. Owendale, Brad Cox, Javier Castellano, 15-1
4. War of Will, Mark Casse, Tyler Gaffalione, 20-1
5. Yoshida, Bill Mott, Mike Smith, 8-1
6. Elate, Bill Mott, Jose Ortiz, 6-1
7. Higher Power, John Sadler, Flavien Prat, 6-1
8. McKinzie, Bob Baffert, Joel Rosario, 3-1
9. Mongolian Groom, Enebish Ganbat, Abel Cedillo, 12-1
10. Vino Rosso, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 4-1
11. Code of Honor, Shug McGaughey, John Velazquez, 4-1
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Oct 30, 2019 20:36:22 GMT -5
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Post by Γtheling on Nov 1, 2019 12:00:37 GMT -5
Athena, that's interesting. I hope they do what needs done to improve safety.
My picks:
1. Math Wizard
2. Owendale
3. Higher Power
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Nov 1, 2019 23:39:46 GMT -5
I'll give my three picks later today.
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Nov 2, 2019 0:09:58 GMT -5
OK, I'm going out on a limb and pick the girl, Elate to win. She'll run either very good or very badly.
1. Elate
2. Vino Rosso
3. Code of Honor
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Nov 2, 2019 6:31:03 GMT -5
I'm pulling for Elate, but I think she's outclassed. Here are my picks.
Code of Honor
Vino Rosso
Math Wizard
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Nov 2, 2019 14:24:01 GMT -5
All the races, except for the Classic will be broadcast on NBC Sports channel. If you have DISH, its channel 159.
The Classic will be televised on NBC from 7 to 8 p.m., Central Time.
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Post by Γtheling on Nov 2, 2019 16:20:21 GMT -5
Oh thank you, Athena, for that information! I thought it was going to be on NBC sports channel, not on NBC itself.  Thank you, now I know we can watch it! |
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Nov 2, 2019 20:31:45 GMT -5
Order of finish -- Breeders' Cup Classic
Vino Rosso
McKinzie
Higher Power
Elate
Math Wizard
Seeking the Soul
Code of Honor
Yoshida
War of Will
Owendale
Mongolian Groom - did not finish
Mongolian Groom broke down coming down the homestretch -- back left leg. He was in fourth position, we watched it a few times in slow motion. It looks bad; his leg is broken. He was taken away in the horse ambulance and the announcers didn't say anything other than he was taken to the equine hospital, but I think they were stalling so as not to announce what looks to us as a severe enough injury that he will be put down.
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Nov 3, 2019 10:08:38 GMT -5
ARCADIA, Calif.βThe Breedersβ Cup on Saturday ended in a tragic fashion that could have major consequences for the horse racing industry, as Mongolian Groom suffered a catastrophic injury to his left hind leg in the stretch of the $6 million Classic at Santa Anita Park and was euthanized.
The death on such a high-profile stage was the worst possible news for both the racing industry and Santa Anita, which has been the site of more than three dozen fatal incidents since last December, many of them unexplained. California political leaders had warned the track last week they were viewing this weekendβs event as an important test of the industryβs future.
Late Saturday afternoon, Mongolian Groom appeared to take a bad step, before he was pulled up and eased by jockey Abel Cedillo in the stretch of the marquee race of the Breedersβ Cup. As Vino Rosso charged to the finish line to win the race, a screen was rushed onto the track to shield Mongolian Groom from the view of the 67,811 fans in attendance. The 4-year-old gelding was then quickly loaded onto an equine ambulance and taken to a hospital on the backstretch.
Mongolian Groom was later euthanized after a team of veterinarians determined he couldnβt be saved.
The Breedersβ Cup said in a statement on Saturday night, βThe death of Mongolian Groom is a loss to the entire horse racing community. Our equine and human athletesβ safety is the Breedersβ Cupβs top priority. We have worked closely with Santa Anita leading up to the World Championships to promote enhanced equine safety.β
In a post-race news conference, Vino Rossoβs co-owner Mike Repole said about Mongolian Groomβs injury, βItβs the worst part of this game.β
Located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Anita Park is one of the most picturesque venues in sports. But the Southern California racetrack has become a controversial site of tragedy amid a rash of unexplained horse deaths.
With the loss of Mongolian Groom, there have now been 37 fatalities at the facility since Dec. 26.
The news has led critics, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), to question the future of the sport.
In a letter sent on Oct. 30 to the executive director of the stateβs horse racing regulatory board, Feinstein said the Breedersβ Cup was βa critical testβ for the future of horse racing in California.
βIf horseracing cannot be conducted in a safe and humane manner that protects the life and safety of horses and jockeys, it may be time to reexamine the future of this sport in our state and in our country,β Feinstein wrote.
Now comes the death of Mongolian Groom during the sportβs biggest event outside of the Triple Crown.
Entering the race, Mongolian Groom had been an underdog story, having upset the Bob Baffert-trained McKinzie in the Awesome Again Stakes in late September at odds of 25-1. That victory prompted trainer Enebish Ganbat and the horseβs owners to put up a $200,000 late nomination fee to run in the Breedersβ Cup Classic.
Mongolian Groom had won three races from 16 previous starts for earnings of $579,141.
PETA, which has called for radical reforms by the industry, was critical of the latest incident. βWe will not tolerate another mangled horse,β the statement said. βThe racing industry must make a choice between doing right by the horses or shutting down forever.β
Although the Breedersβ Cup had considered moving this past weekendβs event to Churchill Downs or another racing venue, the board of directors ultimately voted in June to keep it at Santa Anita.
This past week, the Cupβs organizers and track officials held a briefing to emphasize safety, outlining their strict drug testing protocols, medication restrictions, extra veterinary care and monitoring of the trackβs surfaces.
Dionne Benson, chief veterinary officer for the Stronach Group, said Santa Anita has reduced horse fatalities by nearly 80% at its training track and by more than 50% on the racing track since the track reopened in late March with a renovated dirt surface and a new drainage system. βOur finish line is zero [deaths]. That is our goal.β
Ultimately, Santa Anita came up about 1/8th of a mile short of reaching its goal of every horse returning safely to the barns during this two-day racing festival. On the 14-race Breedersβ Cup card, a total of 153 horses entered the starting gate. Mongolian Groom was the only horse to suffer an injury.
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Nov 4, 2019 11:54:24 GMT -5
I was waiting on this to happen & not just because the races were held at Santa Anita. Mommy's been following the Breeders' Cup deaths since they started happening in 1990. She noticed a pattern to them & saw that one was going to happen this year if the pattern held. She will update her notes to include Mongolian Groom. We do believe that just about every year, if not every year, a horse has gotten killed or injured during a Breeders' Cup race. We honestly believe those races are cursed. Call us crazy if you want, but how do you explain, I do believe, 14 deaths since 1984? The notes aren't in front of me now. There were 3 in 1990 alone, two from the same race!
Look at how long it took for anyone to even mention what happened. They had the camera glued to the Vino Rosso connections, like that was more important than a stricken horse on the frontstretch! To be best of my knowledge NBC tried to whitewash what happened. Tons of people are giving NBC, Santa Anita, the announcers, Stronach Group, the jockey, trainer, owner & who knows who else pure you-know-what over this. Mongolian Groom will become the posterchild for racing reform. RIP Mongolian Groom. I'm so sorry this happened, but at least you won't die in vain! |
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Post by Athena (In Memory) on Nov 4, 2019 12:03:58 GMT -5
In my opinion, Mongolian Groom did not take a "bad step", his leg broke. In one of the early reports on internet I read that he had a fractured pastern (which is repairable) and a broken cannon bone (not repairable). What I saw when I watched it over was a broken cannon bone. Mongolian Groom was one of the leaders until he started falling back in the homestretch, which could mean he was feeling pain or something was wrong. Jockeys really need their whips taken away. If Mongolian Groom fractured his pastern first and he was trying to slow down to save himself, the jockey whipping him kept him going until he fractured his leg.
News about his breakdown is being swept under the rug, already. The only people going to push this is the humane organizations, and hopefully the California governor and senator.
Santa Anita is beautiful. It could always be converted to a retirement home for race horses.
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Nov 4, 2019 12:33:59 GMT -5
I 100% agree with everything you meowed Athena! Something like this can't just be swept under the rug. Tons of people were watching, it's all over the internet what happened & youtube as well as a few other sites show the breakdown & the equine ambulance rushing to him. NBC & others were stupid to think they could just sweep this away. I remember in 1990 they kept showing the breakdowns over & over & over. It made Mommy sick! They showed them too much back then & now they want to act like nothing happened. We'll be keeping a very close eye on this.
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Post by Γtheling on Nov 4, 2019 13:04:22 GMT -5
 So sad.
And Twinkle, I didn't know about 1990. (Mama had only been married a few weeks at that time, and I don't think she was paying too much attention to the news!)
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Post by Twinkle (My Sweet Angel) on Nov 4, 2019 13:28:12 GMT -5
Mommy will find her notes & post them tomorrow or the next day. She's been keeping track of the deaths at Breeders' Cup races.
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So sad. 
had a real problem with trying to get back in. So, I just been coming more often than before. I want to stay logged in so, when I close my laptop for the day or evening, I will be back in without interference thank U
it'll take me some time to get back to what I enjoy.