Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Purse $1,000.000, Grade 1, One Mile, Turf 2 Year Old Fillies

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 2 year old filly turf horses in the game right now. I know this is coming out early and that is because there are going to be many articles coming out next week and I feel it will be hard to keep up with them, so I decided to break mine up a bit. In this 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 what the horses have done up to this point in their career to land them in this great spot. 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!

Narly Kruz (Brave)-

Owner Profile for Brave:

Brave has been racing here at HRP since 2013 and you can see the stats above that outline his win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 has been Brave’s best year as far as earnings wise earning over $3,000 thus far. Brave has 4 career graded stakes wins, 3 in Grade 3 races 1 in a Grade 2 race. Brave has been in the BC in the past but was not able to pull out a win last year in the BC mile with Sir Tom but did hit the board. Brave will be searching for his first BC win this year.

Horse:

She was bred in the 1^st quarter of 2015 by Kruz out of an unraced Charley Farley mare Pickled Pepper. She is the 3^rd foal by Pickled Pepper and the only one to hit the track. She is one of the 7 stakes winners that sire Pickled Pepper has produced. Narly Kruz has started 4 times in her career with 2 of those starts resulting in a win with the other 2 starts both being 2^nd place finishes. She started her career racing in on May 27^th this year in a MSW race at WO where she ran a game 2^nd going 5 furlongs on dirt. She then came back and got on the turf on July 25^th at DMR going 5 furlongs in a MSW and she took the field gate to wire to break her maiden. She propelled herself off that win to a nice score going 5.5 furlongs in the Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga from the #4 post in August. This win was also in gate to wire fashion. Narly Kruz then decided to stretch her legs a bit and run in the Natalama Stakes at WO going a flat mile on the turf. She showed her normal early zip from the far outside post but got run down late and finished a nice 2^nd. Those 4 starts were enough to earn her the top spot for points earners for this race.

Childe Of Nature (Night Rider Stables)

Owner Profile for Night Rider Stables:

Night Rider Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2008 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2014 was Night Rider Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $15,000 but this could be passed in 2105. Night Rider Stables has 50 career graded stakes wins, 32 in Grade 3 races 11 in a Grade 2 races and 7 in Grade 1 races. When asked about his Breeder’s Cup starters and winners Night Rider Stables told me “I am not sure but Ii feel like I’ve had less than 10 BC starters with my best placing being 3rd in last year’s BC sprint with my homebred Caymanas Park.”

Horse:

She was bred in the fourth quarter of 2014 as a yearling by Really Sweet out of a Flaming Pretense mare that earned $15.68 named Wild Childe. Childe of Nature is the first foal from this mare and is the only foal to make it to the track. Really Sweet has produced 50 foals and 2 of those 50 foals have went on to become stakes winners. Childe Of Nature started has started 4 times with 3 of those starts being wins. Breeder Barcelona Farms did not think much of her as she was started for the first time at a free track where she finished 2^nd. She was then moved to LAD on June 20^th where she ran a 5 furlong dirt race in a $12.50 MCL. She got up to the wire just in time to win by a nose. Off that win She was given 2 months off and then transferred to AP where she was in for an $16 claiming tag in a 5.5 furlong turf claiming race. She was very confident in her victory on that day, and Night Rider Stables saw something he liked before that race and dipped in and claimed her. Once in the Night Rider Stables she posted a fast 6 furlong work and was then stepped up to the Grade 2 Natalama Stakes going a mile on the turf. She responded well to the step up in class and won the race, running down the pace setter Narly Kruz late and pulled away in the end for the victory.

Lady Lois Of Wynne (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:

She was bred in the fourth quarter of 2014 as a yearling by Spirit Of Broomstick out of stakes winning Spongebobsquarepants mare named Sunflower. Lady Lois Of Wynne is the 7^th foal from this mare and is her first and only stakes winner, however she had produced 3 winners from 4 starters. Spirit Of Broomstick is lightly bred with only 12 foals and Lady Lois Of Wynne is his lone stakes winner. She started her racing career on the dirt in a MSW race at ALB on May 6^th, where she finished a nice 2^nd. She was given just over a month off and came back and raced again on the dirt this time 5.5 furlongs at CD on June 11^th where she finished 3^rd. Owner Drabfantasy had seen enough of her in MSW races at the point and brought her back 9 days later in the Victoria Stakes going 6 furlongs on turf where she finished 2^nd. On July 30^th she was moved to SAR where she tried a 5.5 furlong turf MSW race over the soft ground where she again finished 2^nd. That was the last time this horse would see a maiden race as she was then moved into stakes company again on the turf. She then raced 4 times in less than a 2 month period starting on August 16^th in the Colleen stakes where she finished 6^th. She then went to the Johnson which was her first time going a route of ground and she responded with a 3^rd place finish. She then came back on September 27^th in the Ms Grillo Stakes going a mile and 1/16^th on the turf and she closed hard and pulled away in the end to win by ¼ of a length. She wasn’t given much time off, and came right back on October 7^th in the Jessamine Stakes where she missed the board.

Street Baby (Australia Wide)

Owner Profile for Australia Wide:

Australia Wide 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. 2009 was been Australia Wides best year as far as earnings wise earning over $30,000. Australia Wide has 280 career graded stakes wins, 109 in Grade 3 races 74 in a Grade 2 races and 97 in Grade 1 races.  Australia Wide has also won 12 Breeder’s Cup Races.

Horse:

She was a 2^nd quarter breed in 2015 and was bred using a public share ($4.40) from Take A Million out of a stakes winning HRP-Sir Tristram mare, Sweet Street Baby. She is the 11^th foal out of this mare that has had 6 horses get to the races, with 3 of them being winners, and 2 stakes winners. Australia Wide purchased this horse for $100 on June 23^rd 2015 before she had been raced. She started her racing career on July 26^th going 5.5 furlongs on turf in a MSW race at ELP. She led early in that race but faded a bit to finish in a dead heat for 2^nd. She was given just over a month off to rest up and then she was stretched out to a MSW race on September 5^th going a mile on the turf at DMR where she dominated the field and led gate to wire winning by 4+ lengths. That race was enough to show the talent that she had and she was then stepped right up into the Grade 3 Jessamine Stakes. In this race she stalked the pace early and stormed away late for a powerful victory.

Cartoon Figure (Barcelona Farms):

Owner Profile For Barcelona Farms:

Barcelona Farms has been racing here at HRP since 2006 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2009 was Barcelona Farms best year as far as earnings wise earning over $28,000. Barcelona Farms has 105 career graded stakes wins, 55 in Grade 3 races 35 in a Grade 2 races and 15 in Grade 1 races.  When I asked Barcelona farms about his Breeder’s Cup history he stated “I have won 3 BC races, 1 FM Turf, 2 Juvenile Turfs. I also have some finishes in the money, not sure how many I’ve entered, would guess about 20…”

Horse:

She was a 4^th quarter 2014 yearling who was bred by Brilliantly Awkward out of a Caricature mare named First Caricature who won $13.82 on the track. She is the 2^nd foal from this mare and the only one to reach the track. She is 1 of 4 stakes winners that has been produced by Brilliantly Awkward out of 124 foals. Owner Barcelona could not wait to get this one to the track and started her on the first day of 2 year old racing April 1^st at TUP going 4.5 furlongs on the dirt. She responded well and won that race. She was then given some time off and her next start came on June 27^th at CD going 6 furlongs on dirt in the Debutante where she finished 6^th. Barcelona Farms had seen enough of the dirt at that time with this horse and moved her over to the turf sending her to Saratoga for the Bolton Landing, where she went 5.5 furlongs on the turf and finished 3^rd. On September 12^th she was moved to LAD and stretched out to a mile on the turf in the Happy Ticket, where she responded with a power win pulling away at the end to win by 4. She was then shipped to RET on October 3^rd where she ran in the La Senorita Stakes where she proved her mile win by 4 lengths was no fluke and she duplicated the outcome, giving her back to back stakes wins.

Complusmentus (Second Chance Farms):

Owner Profile for Second Chance Farms:

Second Chance Farms has been racing here at HRP since 2006 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2010 was Second Chance Farms best year as far as earnings wise earning over $4,000. Second Chance Farms has 15 career graded stakes wins, 8 in Grade 3 races 5 in a Grade 2 races and 2 in Grade 1 races.  Second Chance Farms has also won a Breeder’s Cup race.

Horse:

She is a 1^st quarter 2015 breed from Walking Dead out of a Port Of Arthur mare, Please, who won $5.31. She is the 6^th foal from this mare who has had 6 foals go to the races with 5 of them winnings, but has yet to produce a stakes winner. Walk Dead has produced 1 stakes winner from 125 foals. She started her racing career going 4 furlongs at GG on April 2^nd where she ran a nice 2^nd. After that race she took almost 2 months off and returned on May 25^th at MTH going 5 furlongs on the dirt. She responded well in that race and won in a nice time. She was given another month off and then moved to CD where she ran in the Debutante going 6 furlongs on the dirt, and she ran a nice 2^nd in that race. Owner Second Chance Farms decided after that race he would drop her in class a bit and shipped her to an allowance race at Saratoga on August 17^th where she again ran 2^nd this time going 7 furlongs on dirt. Second Chance Farms then decided to make a surface switch with her and moved her to DMR where she ran a mile turf stakes race in the OT Juvenile Fillies Turf. As this horse had done a couple times before she ran a nice second. She was then given 20 days off and moved BEL and given a mile and 1/16^th to run on the turf in the Miss Grillo stakes where you can guess what happened….she ran 2^nd again. That makes 4 seconds and 1 win in 5 career starts.

Behind The Throne (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:

A 4^th qtr 2014 foal from Walking Dead out of a Too Native mare, Came To The Throne, who did not earn anything on the track in 1 start. She is the first foal from the mare, who has had 3 horses reach the track with 2 winners and 1 stakes winner. This Is also Walking Dead’s lone stakes winner out of his 125 foals. She first hit the track on April 17^th at PIM going 4.5 furlongs on the dirt. She responded with a nice. Off that win she was put on the shelf to let her grow and returned to the races August 1^st at MTH going a mile and 1/16^th on the turf in an allowance race. She responded with a dominating win especially off a long layoff.   After that race she was shipped to SAR to run in The Johnson going the same distance on September 3^rd. And just like the allowance race she responded with a nice win. She was then given just over a month off and shipped to KEE to where she was entered in and ran in the Jessamine on October 7^th. She did not respond in this race finishing 7^th 5 lengths back.

Love In The Mist (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:

Was bred in the first quarter of 2015 by Red Rioja out of and Ask About Me mare, Royal Ninja, who earned $13.80 in her racing career. She is the 6^th foal out of this mare who has had 4 horses race with only one winner, who is also a stakes winner. Red Rioja has produced 18 stakes winners from 393 foals. She hit the track for the first time April 20^th when she was shipped to PRX and ran 4.5 furlongs on the dirt and finished 3^rd by 3 lengths. She was given about 2 and a half months off after that race to grow, and was then shipped to LA on July 9^th. She ran in a 6 furlong dirt race on that day and closed into the pace for a 1 length score. She was then shipped to LAD on August 29^th to race in a 7 furlong dirt allowance race. She responded well in this race and won by closing pulling away by a length. She was then stretched out to a mile on the turf October 3^rd at GP when she was also stepped up in class to the Our Dear Peggy Stakes. She used her late running style that she did in previous races to power away from this field late and score her first stakes victory.

Noisey (Eastern Equine)

Owner Profile Easter Equine:

Easter Equine 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. 2007 was Eastern Equines best year as far as earnings wise earning over $12,000. Aer Stables has 87 career graded stakes wins, 41 in Grade 3 races 26 in a Grade 2 races and 20 in Grade 1 races.

Horse:

This is a 4^th quarter 2014 bred horse from Machiavellian Boy from a stakes winning Dam That Fusion Mare. The mare earned $927.79 on the track and this is her 5^th foal. The mare has had 3 foals to race with 2 of them winners and both winners being stakes winners. Machiavellian Boy has produced 3 stakes winners from 79 foals. The horse got her start at the track on May 24^th when she was shipped to AP where she ran 4.5 furlongs on the dirt where she ran well and held the lead at one point but got run down late and finished 4^th. She stayed right there at AP for her next race which was June 19^th but was stretched out to 5.5 furlongs on dirt for this start and managed to hit the board with a 3^rd place finish. It looks like at this time Eastern Equine had enough of the dirt with her and moved her to LAD on July 9^th where she went 7.5 furlongs on turf in a MSW race and she responded with a dominant 5 length win. On August 12^th she was shipped to DMR to take on some tough turf horses when she was sent a mile on the turf in an allowance race. She was moving late but still could only manage a 4^th place finish. Eastern Equine saw enough from that race to step her up again and he decided to let her stay at DMR and run in the OT Juvenile Fillies Turf on September 7^th. She responded to this decision and closed in to the pace and ran away late for a solid 1 length score in her first ever stakes race.

Pretty Little Pirate (Night Mare Stables)

Owner Profile Night Mare Stables:

Night Mare 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. 2013 was Night Mare Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $6,000. Night Mare Stables has 37 career graded stakes wins, 16 in Grade 3 races 9 in a Grade 2 races and 12 in Grade 1 races.  Night Mare Racing has won 1 Breeder’s Cup race.

Horse:

She was bred in the 4^th quarter of 2014 as a yearling by Sneaky Little Pirate out of a Jolly Be Great Mare, Great Pass, who did not earn anything on the track. She was the 6 foal produced by this mare who has had 3 make it to the races with 2 winners and 1 stakes winner. The sire has produced 3 stakes winners from 103 foals. She started her racing career on May 24^th at ALB in a MSW race going 5 furlongs on the dirt where she responded with a nice 2^nd place finish. She was then given almost 3 months off and came back to the races August 22^nd at DMR where she stepped on the turf course in a MSW going 5 furlongs. She was right at home on the turf when she passed horses late to win the race. She was then given a month and a half off and came back on October 10^th at SA in the Surfer Girl Stakes going a mile on the turf where she just pulled away from the field late for a dominant win, to remain a perfect 2 for 2 on the turf.

Drive Home (MB Stables)

Owner Profile MB Stables:

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Horse:

This horse was bred in the 1^st quarter of 2015 by La Brigandiere out of a Spanish Force mare, Spanish Nightmare who earned $117.35 on the track. She was the 8^th foal from this mare that has had 6 horse get to the races with 5 winners and 0 stakes winners. The sire has 2 stakes winners produced from 93 foals. She started her racing career May 4^th at TUP going 4.5 furlongs on the dirt where she just missed breaking her maiden finishing 2^nd. She was given a month and a half off and brought back on June 21^st at ALB where she ran 5 furlongs on dirt in a MSW where she powered away from the field to win by 5. She was given 2 months off and switched to turf when she ran on August 21^st at ELP going 5.5 furlongs on the turf in an allowance race and she got up at the wire to win that race. She was then brought back September 12^th at LAD in the Happy Ticket Stakes going a mile on turf where she finished 3^rd by 4 lengths. She was given one more start and raced October 7^th in the Jessamin at KEE where she finished 2^nd by 2 lengths.

Irish Lass (Halo Thoroughbreds)

Owner Profile Halo Thoroughbreds:

Halo Thoroughbreds 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. 2014 was Halo Thoroughbreds best year as far as earnings wise earning over $2,000. Halo Thoroughbreds has 2 career graded stakes wins, 1 in Grade 3 races 0in a Grade 2 races and 1 in Grade 1 race.

I caught up with Halo Thoroughbreds and asked him about Irish Lass and he stated “I don’t know if she can get the distance. Normally, I don’t put my horses in where they have no shot, but this is the Breeders Cup & anything can happen. She is training very well right now & if she gets in the field well give it our best.”

Horse:

She was bred in the 4^th quarter of 2014 as a yearling by Celtic out of a Northern Pacific mare, Laydees Secret who did not earn anything at the track. She was the 6^th foal from this mare who has had 6 horses make it to the races with 5 winners and 1 stakes winner. The sire has produced 5 stakes winners from 74 foals. She started her racing career on April 4^th at FON in a MSW race going 2 furlongs where she broke her maiden at first asking. She was then given 2 months off and shipped to LAD on June 18^th where she raced in an allowance race going 5 furlongs on the dirt where she finished 3^rd. She was then moved to AP on July 12^th and switched to the turf where she ran in a 5 furlong allowance race and just missed finishing 2^nd by a neck. She was then shipped to EVD on July 31^st where she again went 5 furlongs on turf in an allowance race but she came out victories in this race. She was then stepped up off that win and shipped to MTH on August 16^th where she ran in the Colleen stakes going 5 furlongs on the turf and she again responded with a win. She was then shipped to WO for a September 12^th race going a mile on the turf in the Natalma Stakes where she finished 8^th.

Last Train To Tulsa (Red Square Stables)

Owner Profile Red Square Stables:

Red Square Stables has been racing here at HRP since 2014 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 has been Red Square Stables best year as far as earnings wise earning over $600. Red Square Stables has 3 career graded stakes wins, 2 in Grade 3 races 1 in a Grade 2 races and 0 in Grade 1 races.

Here is what Red Square Stable told me about Last Train To Tulas, “Last Train to Tulsa has never been out of the money in her 3 runs to date and ran a decent 3rd in the Grade 2 Natalma Stakes to give her a shot at a place in the BC Filly Juvenile. The well conformed 2yo by Last Tycoon is training well but I am not as optimistic about her as I am hopeful for my other runner in the colt division of the same race (Laffin Attack). I’d like to suggest who will win the filly race but it is difficult to predict what with training times appearing to have no bearing on ability and racing. A place would be an achievement.”

Horse:

She was bred in the 4^th quarter of 2014 as a yearling by HRP-Last Tycoon from the HRP mare HRP-Grey Flight. The mare has produced 84 foals with 56 going to the races and 29 of those winning. She has also produced 3 stakes winners. The sire has produced 3 stakes winners out of 70 foals. She started her racing career April 17^th at PEN on the free side in a MSW on dirt going 4.5 furlongs in a race she lost by 1 length. She was then given a large chunk of time off to grow and didn’t return to the races until August 9^th where she shipped to ELP where she raced in a MSW race going 1 mile on the turf and responded with a powerful win by 4 lengths. She was then given just over a month off and shipped up to WO and ran again going a mile on the turf in the Grade 2 Natalma stakes where she was able to hit the board and finish 3^rd by 2 lengths, which got her into this race.

You Gotta Believe (Aarons Hosses)

Owner Profile Aarons Hosses:

Aarons Hosses has been racing here at HRP since 2015 and you can see the stats above that outline their win percentage and career earnings as well as 2015 earnings. 2015 has been Aarons Hosses best year as far as earnings wise earning over $200. Aarons Hosses is still looking for his first graded stakes win.

Here is Aarons Hosses commenting on You Gotta Believe, “The horse is a more natural sprinter, but maxing out the distance meter led to a nice finish in the Miss Grillo, so hoping a 1/16th shorter and less rushed preparation can yield another move forward. Fingers crossed!”

Horse:

She was bred in the 2^nd quarter of 2015 by Walking Dead out of a Too Native mare, Dune Nation who did not earn anything at the track. She was the 3^rd foal from this mare who has had 3 foals make it to the races with 2 of them winning with 0 stakes winners. The sire produced 1 stakes winner from 125 foals. She started her racing career May 20^th at EVD in a MSW going 5 furlongs on the dirt where she finished a nice 2^nd. On June 18^th she was shipped to CD where she ran in another MSW going 5.5 furlongs over the slop which she did not like and finished 8^th. On August 12^th she went to DMR to run in another MSW race but this time it was on turf and she finished 2^nd. She was not given much time off and entered again at DMR on August 28^th in a 5 furlong turf MSW race which she ended up winning. She was then shipped to BEL and after just over a month off she was entered into the G3 Ms Grillo Stakes where she managed to hit the board and finished 3^rd. She was then shipped to KEE where she ran in an allowance race on October 11^th that she won going a mile and 1/16^th on the turf in which appeared to be a move to secure a spot in this race.

Warbucks

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