Wonder Wheel fends off pursuers to win Alcibiades, BC bid

Secret Oath captures last year's Kentucky Oaks under Luis Saez (Coady Photography) By Ashley Tamulonis In a previous article, I examined the importance of winning the final Kentucky Derby prep, as well as which preps were the most successful in turning out winners. In keeping with that theme, I now turn to the fillies and their final tune-ups for…

Wonder Wheel winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) By Maribeth Kalinich Popular and uber successful D. J. Stable LLC's Wonder Wheel stands far and above in No. 1 on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard with 40 points. The Mark Casse trainee has collected $1481265 in non-restricted stakes earnings. The Into Mischief filly's last…

It's early in the season, but not too early to get excited about the group eyeing the GI Kentucky Oaks. In Wonder Wheel (Into Mischief) you have a standout 2-year-old and a deserving Eclipse champion. Hoosier Philly (Into Mischief) has so impressed trainer Tom Amoss that he said the GI Kentucky Derby is under consideration. Justique (Justify) has…

Notes & Quotes From the Silverbulletday Stakes: The Alys Look (The Alys Look defeats stablemate Chop Chop in the Silverbulletday Stakes at the Fair Grounds / Photo Courtesy of the Fair Grounds) From the Fair Grounds Media Team: Seven fillies entered the $150000 Silverbulletday presented by Fasig-Tipton, but it was the Brad Cox-trained duo who…

Seven fillies entered the $150000 Silverbulletday presented by Fasig-Tipton, but it was the Brad Cox-trained duo who pulled away from the pack. Ike and Dawn Thrash's The Alys Look, the longer price of the two at 2-1, fought off her stablemate and odds-on favorite Chop Chop in the final stages to win by one length at Fair grounds Race Course &…

With the 2022 Breeders' Cup now in the history books, the Racing Roundtable is back to reflect on the 39th edition of the series held at Keeneland last weekend. James Scully: In terms of sheer dominance, Goodnight Olive, Meditate, Rebel's Romance, and Wonder Wheel were worthy of distinction, and it's easy to appreciate how Elite Power and Mischief…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The 39th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships kicked off at Keeneland Race Course on a beautiful autumn day in the Bluegrass. Forte inserted himself as the early Derby favorite via his come-from-behind win in the Juvenile for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The son of Violence, ridden by Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad…

Washington (AFP) - Forte outraced favored Cave Rock down the stretch for a 1 1/2-length upset victory Friday in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to become the early 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite. Todd Pletcher-trained Forte charged late and Cave Rock, weakened by an early challenge from 30-1 longshot Hurricane J, won the 1 1/16th-mile race in…

Just under a month after her showcase front-running victory in the Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland, Wonder Wheel showed off a new trick at the same track on Friday, rallying from a ground-saving trip to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. The daughter of Into Mischief veered out shortly after the break, to stay clear of And Tell Me…

This is the hands down the best two days in horse racing. The Breeders Cup. The best of the best, racing over two days. I wanted to put together a little guide like I've done in the past. Go over some races, make some picks and just shoot the shit about horse racing, a sport I'm very fond of. It's a little weird in horse racing because wait until…

The Breeder's Cup began in 1984. The idea was simple, the public falls in love with the Triple Crown, and then moves on to other sports. By creating a year-end spectacle, with all the best horses, it would not only be a day for the sport to get a lot of attention and crown champions, but it would make all of the summer and fall stakes races into…

Flightline and Golden Pal: hot fancies at Keeneland this weekend, but how did they prep? It's nearly Breeders' Cup time and we've got all angles covered for those studying the action at Keeneland this Friday and Saturday. Members' Club subscribers will have access to detailed Spotlight comments for every runner across the two days as well as an…

It was a very cool, very breezy Saturday at Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup in November 2006. When I arrived at my outdoor, clubhouse-bend temporary bleacher seat, for which I had forked over a thin brick of cold hard cash, I was not pleased. No way, no how was I going freeze my ass off for several hours of racing - from left, freakin'…

Chop Chop out of the track Wednesday morning. Coady Photography Breeders' Cup Notes/Edited LEXINGTON, Ky.- Trainer Brad Cox will attempt to win his second Juvenile Fillies when he saddles Selective's Chop Chop as the 4-1 favorite. The City of Light filly is going off a very narrow loss to Wonder Wheel in the Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland. "It was…

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Keeneland on the opening day of the Breeders' Cup. Andy Stephens has a suggestion for each race. Watch all the action on Racing TV. 7.00 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Wesley Ward has landed the past three renewals and his Love Reigns, back from a 75-day break, is the likely favourite after a fluent win at…

The best two-year-old dirt fillies in North America will square off over 1 1/16 miles in Friday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland, but the favorites aren't necessarily unbeatable. True, the Juvenile Fillies is stacked with talent. There have been four Grade 1 dirt races for two-year-old fillies contested this year, and…

For the most part, bettors do not need to adjust a whole lot to Keeneland and its version of the two-day Breeders' Cup series of races. Similar to Del Mar and Santa Anita Park, it uses a two-turn configuration for its dirt mile races, which might make the Dirt Mile feel a little different compared to when it runs at Churchill Downs. Otherwise,…

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports First look at some potential runners that could target the Kentucky Oaks in 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies offers a purse of $2 million There is a competitive Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies set for Keeneland this year, as the winning runner will pick up points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Below, you can find…

In the second of two special Racing Roundtables, James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson look back on the final weekend of major Breeders' Cup preps and offer thoughts on whose stock is on the rise and on decline. James Scully: Slammed in the Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). A five-time restricted stakes winner over New Mexico-bred rivals, the…

Cave Rock wins the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, on to the Breeders' Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita The final weekend of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships produced some impressive efforts and identified some likely favorites for the big weekend just a month down the road. War Like Goddess earned a spot against…

Friday, October 7, 2022 at 5:52 pm |Back to: Top News Wonder Wheel | Sarah Andrew D.J. Stable's WONDER WHEEL (f, 2, Into Mischief-Wonder Gal, by Tiz Wonderful) cleared off and kept finding late to take Keeneland's "Win and You're In" GI Darley Alcibiades S. as the tepid 4-1 favorite. An impressive debut winner at Churchill Downs in June, the…

The Alcibiades Stakes (G1), a 1 1/16-mile race for juvenile fillies, is the traditional opening-day feature of the Keeneland fall meet. The spoils of the race on Friday, October 7 are rich: a $500000 purse, as well as an expenses-paid bid to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Since Keeneland hosts the Breeders' Cup this year, the field was well…

Jockey Ryan Moore rides Meditate to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, giving Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien his first win in the race / ©GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP Forte outraced favored Cave Rock down the stretch for a 1 1/2-length upset victory Friday in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to become the early 2023 Kentucky Derby…

Arcadia, CA - The final race of Future Stars Friday ended in fireworks when the 45/1 longshot Storm the Court re-rallied late to defeat Anneau d'Or and typhoon Friday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Dennis' Moment, the 4/5 favorite who was expected to contest the pace, fell to his knees out of the gate and spotted the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tyler Gaffalione's first Breeders' Cup victory had an inauspicious start. Riding the historically front-running Wonder Wheel, Gaffalione was in the back of the pack in Friday's $2 million Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland. "She didn't break very well," Gaffalione said. "I got pushed back a little further than I wanted to be." But…