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Breeders' CupBreeders' Cup | Nov. 6-7, 2009 | Santa Anita, Calif.Includes the latest news, expert commentary, schedule, video clips and more on the Breeders' Cup World Championships. |
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Claire Novak...dreary time when racing takes its' seasonal hiatus to warmer climes. Down off the high of Breeders' Cup competition, the sport enters a period of hibernation from which it casually peeks at the Dec...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 27, 2009Remembering Colonel John
Garrett GomezARCADIA, Calif. -- It's always a little bittersweet for a jock to see a horse he's done well with go to stud. You know you'll never ride him again an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009Mixed emotions
Garrett GomezARCADIA, Calif. -- When we saw Mikey and Zenyatta win the Breeders' Cup Classic, coming back through the crowd and the energy and the excitement, it was with mixed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009Day 2 at the Breeders' Cup
Garrett GomezARCADIA, CALIF -- When Zenyatta's connections decided to run her in the Classic I kind of perked up a little bit about the Ladies' Classic, because my...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009Saturday, November 7
...shake a stick at. It's back to Santa Anita and the second day of the Breeders' Cup. In the Classic, Streakers are confident that Zenyatta will win, place, or show. Kyle Busch tries...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009Happy Breeders' Cup day!
Garrett GomezARCADIA, CALIF -- Happy Breeders' Cup day! We're geared up and ready to go with some great chances on the card...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009Friday, November 6
Today's Preview The Breeders' Cup is underway in Santa Anita, and all six of Friday's races are on the board...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Crazy last-minute
Garrett Gomez...all the time how jockeys plan for and handicap races, especially the big ones like the Breeders' Cup. In all actuality, I'll look at the race and find out who's in there...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Wakeup call
Claire NovakARCADIA, Cali. -- Early morning belongs to the racetrack. Even through the hectic swirl of Breeders' Cup week, the hustle and bustle of extra horses and out-of-town trainers and fans and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009Preparation
Garrett Gomez...I do to keep up my energy on a full race card. Riding 13 of 14 Breeders' Cup races sounds like a big load and I guess it is, but not in a bad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009Anticipation
Garrett Gomez...didn't realize everyone would enjoy reading it as much as they did. This week for Breeders' Cup I'll be doing pretty much the same thing I did for the Kentucky Derby and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Goosebumps welcome
Claire Novak...on Tuesday morning and enthusiastically rambled on about a runner. Not one of his runners, four Breeders' Cup entries scheduled to start at Santa Anita this weekend. Oh, no. The subject of Baffert's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Peppermints please
Claire Novak...of relief. That's the way it was this morning, first day of action for the Breeders' Cup notes team (that venerable assortment of grizzled reporters, savvy veterans, and me). Arriving at Santa Anita...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Passion
Claire Novak...of the Daily Racing Form like a 79-year-old handicapper. I commandeered the television on Breeders' Cup and Triple Crown days. The obsession was strong. Later, when I worked to make Turf writing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009Ultimate showdown
Jay HovdeyDaily Racing Form's Jay Hovdey will be filing daily notes and thoughts while covering the Triple Crown, exclusively on ESPN.com. Mike Smith was just ...
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