Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Turf, Purse $2,000.000, Grade 1, 1 ¼ miles, Turf 3+ Fillies and Mares

So we have arrived at the biggest time of the year where some of the best horses in the world will assemble to take a shot at stamping the name champion by their name. In this race I will take a look at the best 3 year olds and up filly turf horses in the game right now. As you saw in my Juvenile Fillies Turf article you will see a small owner profile that may appear different for different owners. This owner profile is used just to give you a small glimpse into how well each owner is doing in the game and their successes in the Breeders Cup. I have also included a horse section which is looking at the highlights from the 2015 racing season that has landed them into this prestigious race.  I have chosen to cover the top 14 qualifiers as I have been given indication that they are all going to run in this spot. After the post position draw you will see another article for me that outlines that draw talks about some recent works leading up to the race and also get my predictions. I would like to thank all of the owners in this race that got back to me with feedback and information about their horse and Breeders Cup history. This has been a fun article to write and I wish all of you luck! Let’s take a look at the contenders!

Girl Talk (Nolespan Racing)-

Owner Profile for Nolespan Racing:

Nolespan Racing has been racing here at HRP since 2011 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 has been Nolespan Racing’s best year as far as earnings wise earning over $1,000.. Nolespan Racing has 5 career graded stakes wins, 2 in Grade 3 races 1 in a Grade 2 races and 1 in Grade 1 races.

When asked about their Breeder’s Cup history and fondest moment Nolespan Racing responded “This will be my first bc start and hopefully my first win. Really, I have so many fond memories of the bc its hard to just pick one. Maybe unbridled’s classic or either of tiznow’s wins.”

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the 4^th quarter 2013 out of the public sire Danzigs Delight ($1.00) out of a Sweep The Dancer mare, Sweep The Yummy, who won $5.61 on the track. She is the 2^nd foal from this mare who has had 1 foal make it to the races and she was a stakes winner. Girl Talk is also the lone stakes winner produced by Danzigs Delight out of 59 foals. The highlights of the 2015 racing year for Girl Talk are breaking her maiden on February 15^th at SA going a mile and 1/8^th on the turf by a powerful 3 lengths.   She has also won 4 graded stakes going long on the turf The Grade 3 FL Oaks in March, the Grade 2 Honeymoon Stakes at SA in May, The Grade 1 Gamley in May again at SA, and finally the Grade 1 Diana at Saratoga in July. All in all she has won 5 out of 9 starts this year earning $816.24. She is also the #1 points getter for this race.

Jawbone (Chili King Stables)

Owner Profile for Chili King Stables:

Chili King Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2011 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2012 was Chili King Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $13,000.. Chili King Stables has 42 career graded stakes wins, 18 in Grade 3 races 14 in a Grade 2 races and 10 in Grade 1 races.

I caught up with Chili King Stables and spoke about their Breeds Cup history and her is what was said. “I have won 2 Breeder’s Cup Races, with in 2012. Xmas Spirit won the Juvenile Filly Turf race and New York Yankees won the Breeder’s Cup Sprint. Both were purchased privately shortly before the race. I bred Altered Skeleton and Jawbone, and that makes it much more exciting.

This will be Jawbone’s second Breeder’s Cuo start. She finished 14th last year in the Juvenile Filly Turf. Another of my homebred, Skeleton Spy, finished second in that race last year. I could not quite get her qualified for this year!

I believe I have had 17 BC starters since I started playing in 2011, but am most proud of my recent successes with breeding.”

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the 1^st quarter of 2014 out of the sire Abra Kadabra out of a Heartbreak Ridge mare, Heartbreak Bridge who won $41.92 on the track. She was the 2^nd foal produced from this mare who has had 3 make it to the track with 2 winning and 1 stakes winner. The sire has produced 3 stakes winners from 84 foals. The highlights for her 2015 racing career have all come in the 2^nd half of the year and really started on June 13^th in the Regret Stakes at CD, where she won by ¾ of a length. She was not done there and followed that win up with a win in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks by ½ length at BEL. That win secured her a spot in this race but she was not done, and had 2 more races in her. In August she   was nailed at the wire in the Del Mar Oaks, but followed it up with a Grade 2 victory in the Sand Point   at BEL on September 12^th. In total in 2015 she has run 8 times with 3 wins and 3 second place finishes with total earnings at $1110.

Altered Skeleton (Chili King Stables)

Owner Profile Chili King Stables:

See above

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the 4^th quarter of 2013 by Skeleton Key out of a Party Talk mare, Altered Victory who won $34.98 on the track. She was the 3^rd foal from this mare that has had 4 go to the races with 3 winning and 1 stakes winner. The sire has 5 stakes winners from 156 foals. Her highlights from 2015 started all the way back on January 24^th at GP where she broke her maiden going a mile on the turf and winning by 4. She really hit her stride later in the year though and more importantly in her last 2 races where she nailed down her first 2 Graded Stakes wins which ensured her entry into this race. Her first graded stakes win came in the Grade 2 Lake Placid August 14^th at SAR where she won by a measured ½ length. She followed that race up by shipping to SA on September 26^th where she won the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive by 2 lengths in a win and you’re in race for this race. All in all in 2015 she raced 8 times with 4 wins with a 2^nd and a 3^rd.

Attractions (Mm Stables)

Owner Profile Mm Stables

Mm Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2010 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2013 was Mm Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $5,000.. Mm Stables has 14 career graded stakes wins, 2 in Grade 3 races 4 in a Grade 2 races and 8 in Grade 1 races.

When asked about their Breeders Cup history Mm Stables told me “In my account is says I’ve had 3 BC winners but I can only find 2..Attraction 2014 and Spanish Gem 2012.

I would say my greatest BC memory was in 2012 when I was working in Goa India, I stayed up to some ridiculous hour to watch the BC races, 2 of which I had runners in Spanish gem and Explosive Speed, Spanish Gem won his race and Explosive Speed got beaten a neck to finish 2nd in his race.

It was the first time I had any runners in the BC races and I guess it was worth staying up for.

All together I think I’ve had 3 horses run in BC races, but I’m getting old and my mind’s not as good as it once was :-(“

Horse:

This 4 year old was a 3^rd quarter foal from 2013 by Pure Steel out of a Lucky Billy mare, Lucky 4 U who was unraced. She was the 5^th foal from this mare, who has 6 runners with 5 winners and 2 stakes winners. The sire has produced 9 stakes winners from 310 foals. Her highlights of the 2015 racing season came right in the middle of her campaign. They came in the form of back to back graded stakes wins. The first was on May 2^nd at CD in the Grade 2 CD Distaff Turf Mile where she won the race by a half length. Her next highlight came on June 6^th at BEL in the Grade 1 Just A Game stakes going a mile on the turf where she lead wire to wire and pulled away in the end for a 3 length score. 2015 has been a great year for her as she has started 6 times with 2 wins and 3 seconds with earnings of 923.52. She also is the reigning champion in this race closing in and winning by ¼ of a length on the wire last year.

Mentioned Honorably (MB Stables)

Owner Profile MB Stables:

MB Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2009 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 should be MB Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $43,000 at this point. MB Stables has 210 career graded stakes wins, 62 in Grade 3 races 82 in a Grade 2 races and 64 in Grade 1 races.   MB stables were asked about his breeders cup history and he responded “I’ve run in quite a few BC races but I might as well have run in none last year 🙂 I’ve won 3 BC races and easily the most memorable was Commanding winning the 2013 BC Classic. I’ll always think he was a horse who was hurt by his running style but when he was put in good position he never let you down. That win was a great example of what made him special and was a great memory”

Horse:

This 4 year old was bred in the 4^th quarter of 2012 by Wild Chippy out of a HRP Machiavellian mare, Avellians Honor who won $24.16 on the track. She was the 4^th foal from the mare that has had 6 runners 4 winners with 1 stakes winner. The sire has produced 13 stakes winners from 252 foals. Her 2015 highlights started on May 2^nd at BEL in the Grade 2 Sheppard’s Bay Stakes where she won by a ¼ length. She then hit a winning dry spell but rebounded on October 3^rd at BEL in the Grade 1 Flower Bowl. She won that race, which was an automatic qualifier for this race by 2 lengths over the soft turf. All in all for 2015 she has started 7 times with 3 wins 2 2nds and 1 3^rd with total earnings for the year at $793.20

Rose Of Galmorgan (Blushing Meadows)

Owner Profile Blushing Meadows:

Blushing Meadows has been racing here at HRP since 2007 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2013 was Blushign Meadows best year as far as earnings wise earning over $18,000.. Blushing Meadows has 94 career graded stakes wins, 25 in Grade 3 races 34in a Grade 2 races and 35 in Grade 1 races.

I caught up with Blushing Meadows and spoke about their Breeders Cup history. “I won 3 BC in 2013 a filly clean sweep Filia Ardross Juvenile turf, Shadow of a doubt in the Distaff and Short Dog in the juvenile fillies. That season I also won I think more G1s than Mb and Sanny all with a stable that had less than 250 horses at the time and 150 by the time the BC was upon us.

My fondest memory is the very first BC I watched soon after I joined and knew I wanted to be part of that if only in a small way. To win one when some great trainers have yet to taste success was special to win 3 the same year and it could have been 5 if bad luck had not played a part is unforgettable. Runner or not it does not spoil the enjoyment of those races plus it’s kind of fun watching one or two show desperation leading up to the races then self-destructing during them because of the results lol.

That’s what makes the game what it is, characters.”

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the first quarter of 2014 by Beauty King out of a AP Ten mare, AP Double who earned $20.78 at the track. She was the first foal from this mare that has had 5 foals reach the track with 1 winner who was also a stakes winner. The sire has produced 3 stakes winners from 101 foals. She did not waste any time getting a win in her 3 year old season and won her very first race in The Sweetest Chant stakes going 1 mile on the turf. Her next win came on May 1^st when she went to CD to race in the Grade 3 Edgewood stakes going a mile and 1/16^th on the turf where she closed in late and pulled away for a ¼ length win. She plugged away in graded stakes company after that win a couple of on the board finishes in 3 starts. The next and final win of the season so far came at AP in August in the Beverly D stakes which carried a win and you are in for this race. She closed in her typical fashion for and won by a ½ length.

Broomsticks Copy (Drabfantasy)

Owner Profile For Drabfantasy:

Drabfantasy has been racing here at HRP since 2005 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 has been Drabfantasy best year as far as earnings wise earning over $6,000. Drabfantasy has 35 career graded stakes wins, 20 in Grade 3 races 10 in a Grade 2 races and 5 in Grade 1 races.   Drabfantasy also has 1 Breeder’s Cup victory.

Horse:

This 3 year old was born in the 4^th quarter of 2013 by Broomstick Nebraska out of an unraced El Gran Senor mare, An Old Copy. She was the first foal from this mare who has had 4 foals make it to the races with all 4 of those winning with one stakes winner. The sire has produced 9 stakes winners out of 224 foals. The Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner started 2015 in style winning her first 3 year old start going a mile and 16t on the turf on February 28^th in the Herecomesthebride Stakes where she closed and won by a measured ½ length. She then hit a 3 race streak where she did not win a race, but boy did she rebound from those 3 races. She followed those 3 races up with 3 straight graded stakes wins. The first was at SAR on August 8^th where she closed late to win the Waya stakes going a mile and a half on the turf. She came back 2 weeks later on the 22^nd of August and won the ONT Colleen Stakes in closing fashion again. She was not done and decided that October 3^rd was her day to get another Grade 1 victory at KEE in the First Lady going a mile on the turf. That 3 race win streak has propelled her into this race.

Fair Quest (Glorify Stables)

Owner Profile Glorify Stables:

Glorify Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2012 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2014 was Glorify Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $1,000. Glorify Stables has 6 career graded stakes wins, 2 in Grade 3 races 1 in a Grade 2 races and 3 in Grade 1 races.

Glorify Stables told me this, “I’ve only been in 2 BC races, both with the same horse – Late Coming in the sprint. I think there were some solid times where he was the best sprinting horse in his career, however it was in between times he was in the BC. His short femur led to a shorter career, and he peaked between his two BC performances. HIs first one he was very young, yet still had an excellent showing coming 4 lengths off (11th place) to finish 4th, behind by just 1 length.

His second and final BC Sprint appearance last year was the beginning of the end for him, as his last place finish signified what his previous performance indicated.

I’m hoping to get a decent race setup for Fair Quest and I really think she can pull off a shocker if the race goes her way.”

Horse:

This 5 year old was bred as an auto-gen in the 3^rd quarter of 2012 out of HRP-Noverre out of the mare HRP- Blue Warbler. The mare produced 1 stakes winner and the sire has produced 4 of them. She started her 5 year old campaign with a bang winning her first and only 3 starts so far of the year. She won an allowance race at PRX on January 26^th going a mile and 1/16^th on the turf. She was stepped up off that win on March 7^th in the Hillsborough Stakes by a nose on the wire. She followed that brilliant run at KEE in April in the Grade 1 Wiley going a mile and 1/16^th on the turf. She pulled away in the end of that race for a 1 length score. She then followed those 3 wins up with 3 consecutive 3^rd place finishes in graded stakes races. She has capped off her 2015 season with her worst finish of the year in a 5^th place finish in September.

Tiffany Warrior (Canadian Racing)

Owner Profile Canadian Racing:

Canadian Racing has been racing here at HRP since 2003 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2013 was Canadian Racings best year as far as earnings wise earning over $12,000. Canadian Racing has 80 career graded stakes wins, 32in Grade 3 races 28 in a Grade 2 races and 20 in Grade 1 races.   Canadian Racing has not won a Breeder’s Cup race.

Horse:

This 4 year old was bred in the 3^rd quarter of 2013 by Iroquois Warrior out of a Tried And Destroyed mare, Chantilly Tiffany who earned $157.91. She was the 6^th foal from this mare who has had 6 foals go to races with 3 winners and 1 stakes winner. The sires has produced 14 stakes winners out of 414 foals. She was off from October of 2014 until March 7^th 2015 when she was shipped to AQU where she raced on dirt and won going a mile and 70 yards on the inner dirt in an OC race. She has only produced 1 other win in this season but it was a nice win. She won the Dance Smartly Stakes at WO on July 5^th going a mile and 1/8^th on the turf. She led the field wire to wire in that race and received a nice speed rating. She also has been consistent in her other races scoring 3 second place finishes 2 of them in Grade 1 races.

You Can Do It (MB Stables)

Owner Profile MB Stables:

See Above

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the 3^rd quarter of 2014 by Wunununu out of a Legal Set mare, Mexicali Blues that earned $30.69. She was the 4^th foal from this mare that has had 3 foals reach the races with 2 winners and 1 stakes winner. The sire has produced 3 stakes winners from 74 foals. She has made it to the Breeders Cup by being a consistent mare. She has raced 10 times in 2015 starting January 3^rd and has raced in a stakes race in every race. The lone win on the year came on March 7^th at SA going a mile on the turf at SA in the China Doll Stakes. The highlight of the year for her however has to be the amount of second place finishes in graded stakes races she where she finished 2^nd in a Grade 3, 3 Grade 2 and 1 Grade 1 race. Her entry into this race comes from the point accumulation for finishing so high in all of these highly ranked races.

Chateau De Versaille:

Owner Profile D J C Racing Stables:

D J C Racing Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2012 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2014 was D J C Racing Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $19,000. D J C Racing Stables has 71 career graded stakes wins, 33in Grade 3 races 29 in a Grade 2 races and 9 in Grade 1 races.   D J C Racing Stables has won a Breeders Cup race and that was last year in the Breeders Cup Classic with Niagra.

I caught up with D J C Racing Stables about their chances and he told me , “Chateau De Versaille is a decent horse but her breeze today was just ok, nothing to get anyone scraed about her chances. She likes to run on the pace and I think she will give a good account of herself, but Im not overly excited about her chances.”  D J C Racing Stables also shared a funny moment about last years Breeder’s Cup Classic, “Last BC classic day I missed the running of the classic because  I had a date for dinner and was out in the restaurant when I got a text from Sanny, telling me I had won the Big race!  I spent the remainder of the dinner date trying to explain to my girl how I had just won 3,000 dollars with a fake horse online, fun time lol.”

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the 2^nd quarter of 2014 by Beauty King out of a Megalomaniac mare, Regla de Oro who earned $164.36 on the track. She is the 5^th foal from this mare who has sent 8 foals to race with 4 winners and 1 stakes winner. The sire has produced 3 stakes winners from 101 foals. She started off with a bang going to GP and running in a mile turf allowance race where she won in gate to wire fashion. That was her 2^nd win in a row going back to the end of 2014 . She was not done with her winning ways and decided to rattle off back to back wins after this race as well. The first was April 4^th in the Providencia Stakes going a mile and 1/8^th on the turf. She followed that up with a win in the Grade 1 American Oaks at SA on May 30^th going q mile an ¼ on the turf. She has raced 3 more times since that 4 race win streak and has finished 2^nd, 4^th and 5^th respectively but has been in the mix at the end in each of those races.

Tight Pockets (EasyMoney Stables)

Owner Profile EasyMoney Stables:

EasyMoney Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2004 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2014 was EasyMoney Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $3,000. EasyMoney Stables has 25 career graded stakes wins, 11in Grade 3 races 8 in a Grade 2 races and 6 in Grade 1 races.   EasyMoney Stables has not won a breeders cup race.

Horse:

This 4 year old was bred in the 3^rd quarter of 2013 by Eastern Precedent out of a stakes winning Inspector Clouseau mare, Tight Spot who earned $151.59 at the track. She was the first foal from this mare who has had 2 foals make it to the races with both winning and 1 stakes winners. The sire has produced 4 stakes winners from 109 foals. She was the runner up in this race last year when her rally came up ¼ length short. She started her 4 year old year with a bang going to GP and running in the Grade 3 Marshaus River Stakes going a mile and 1/8^th on the turf where she took the field gate to wire. Her next win came in another Grade 3 on April 24^th at KEE in the Bewitch going a mile and a half on the turf. The rest of 2015 has been a bit up and down with 2 second place finishes a 4^th place finish and back to back 6^th place finishes in her last 2 races.

Rip Snorting AER Stables

Owner Profile Aer Stables:

Aer Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2013 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 has been Aer Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $5,000. Aer Stables has 11 career graded stakes wins, 7 in Grade 3 races 2 in a Grade 2 races and 2 in Grade 1 races.

Horse:

This 3 year old was bred in the 1^st quarter of 2014 by Rock Em out of an unraced King of Nebraska mare, Laffin Crown. She was the 11^th foal from the mare who has had 3 make it to the races with all 3 winning and 2 stakes winners. The sire has produced 2 stakes winners from 20 foals. 2015 got off to a slow start for this one as she did not notch her first win until her 5^th race of the year and that was after a barn change when she was sold for $110. The win came on July 7^th at PRX over a yielding turf course in the Grade 3 Penny Memorial Handicap where she beat 2 other runners. She secured her spot in this race with a win and you’re in race at WO on September 13^th in the Grade 2 Canadian Stakes where she beat a field of 11 going a mile and 1/8^th on the turf. The rest of 2015 saw 3 5^th place finishes as well as 2 on the board finishes.

End Times (Sarah Stables)

Owner Profile Sarah Stales:

Sarah Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2007 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2009 was Sarah Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $14,000. Sarah Stables has 73 career graded stakes wins, 26 in Grade 3 races 31 in a Grade 2 races and 15 in Grade 1 races.   Sarah Stables has also won 1 Breeders Cup race.

Horse:

This 5 year old was bred in the 1^st quarter of 2012 by Jolly Be Great out of a HRP Mr Redoy mare, Union Avenue, that earned $54.54 at the track. She was the 18^th foal from this mare that had 17 reach the races with 10 winning and 1 stakes winner. The sire has 9 stakes winners from 330 foals. 2015 started out strong for this mare and she won her first start on February 17^th at FG going 6 furlongs on the turf in the ungraded Mardi Gras stakes. She then went on a streak where she could not find the winners circle for 6 races but finished no worse than 4^th in any of those races. She returned to her winning ways August 29^th at MTH in the Grade 3 Violet Stakes where she beat a field of 5. She followed that up with a 2^nd place finish in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive which earned her enough points to make return trip to this race. She earned her spot by having a solid year of running in the money.

Categories: BC 2015-17, THE BREEDERS CUP