This week in horse racing: spotlight on Santa Anita
This week in horse racing, the focus is on Keeneland and Santa Anita. More than 150 horses are preparing for the Breeders’ Cup at Keenland on Nov. 4-5. Seven stakes races are on the docket at Santa Monica this Saturday.
This week in horse racing, there is a spotlight on Santa Anita. There are 48% of winning favorites and 3.7% win odds for local stakes races this year. Hot trainers are Phil D’Amato, Bob Baffert, John Sadler and Flavien Prat. Jockeys are Juan Hernandez, Flavian Prats, Mike Smith and Ricardo Gonzalez.
Keeneland's Fall Meeting ends on Saturday. Churchill Downs opens its Fall meeting on Sunday. The Belmont-at-Aqueduct Fall Meetings ends Sunday, but there are stakes races on that day. There are state-bred stakes showcase days this weekend at Mahoning Valley, Empire Showcase Day for New York- breds at Bel Mont-At-The-Acqueda and New Mexico Classic Day at Zia Park. Presque Isle Downs' 2022 season ends Thursday afternoon.
Friday's penultimate card of the Fall Meet at Keeneland features the Grade 3, $300,000 Valley View Stakes. The average winner of this race over the past 15 years has been 11-1 odds. Sparkle Blue was 31-2 runner-up in the Virginia Oaks last time.
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The pre-entries for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland have been announced. The handicapping process has begun in anticipation of Monday”s post-position draw.
