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CLASSIC WIN FOR PASS AND DETTORI

CLASSIC WIN FOR PASS AND DETTORI

Raven's Pass won the $5million Breeders' Cup Classic under Frankie Dettori.

conduit swoops for turf glory

Conduit swooped fast and late to win the Turf for Ryan Moore and Sir Michael Stoute.

golden mile for head star

Goldikova was a brilliant winner of the Breeders' Cup Mile under Olivier Peslier.

dettori and dona deliver

Donativum overhauled Westphalia to land the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf for Frankie Dettori.

muhannak strikes for beckett

Ralph Beckett's Muhannak struck for Europe by landing the Breeders' Cup Marathon at Santa Anita.

lute stages sprint repeat

Midnight Lute won the Breeders' Cup Sprint for the second successive year,

diabolical luck for dettori

Frankie Dettori and Diabolical had to settle for second in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.

ship carries gomez to double

Midshipman gave Garrett Gomez a Breeders' Cup double when making all in the Juvenile.

gomez shines on maximus

Albertus Maximus won the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile under a cool Garrett Gomez.

turf reaction

Full reaction to Conduit's victory in the Turf.

classic reaction

Full reaction to Raven's Pass' victory in the Classic.

mile reaction

Full reaction to Goldikova's victory in the Mile.

juvenile turf reaction

Full reaction to Donativum's victory in the Juvenile Turf.

marathon reaction

Full reaction to Muhannak's victory in the Marathon.

sprint reaction

Full reaction to Midnight Lute's victory in the Sprint.

turf sprint reaction

Full reaction to Desert Code's victory in the Turf Sprint.

juvenile reaction

Full reaction to Midshipman's victory in the Juvenile.

dirt mile reaction

Full reaction to Albertus Maximus' victory in the Dirt Mile.

freedom ruled out

Cost of Freedom, a leading fancy for the Sprint, will miss the race.

heat misses marathon

Add Heat has been ruled out of the Marathon with a minor injury.

forever together thwarts the raiders

Halfway To Heaven and Visit were unplaced as Forever Together won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

heart breaker for o'brien filly

Heart Shaped was just pipped for glory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

stardom lives up to billing

Stardom Bound was a superb winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita.

ace ventura romps to sprint glory

Ventura romped to a brilliant victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita.

filly & mares sprint reaction

Full reaction to Ventura's win in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mares Sprint.

ladies classic reaction

Full raction to Zenyatta's victory in the Ladies Classic.

filly & mare turf reaction

Full reaction to Forever Together's victory in the Filly & Mare Turf.

juvenile fillies turf reaction

Full reaction to Maram's victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf.

juvenile fillies reaction

Full reaction to Stardom Bound's victory in the Juvenile Fillies.

asmussen: surface the key

Steve Asmussen has the surface on his mind ahead of Curlin's bid for Breeders' Cup glory.

o'brien: surface no excuse

Aidan O'Brien says no-one can use the surface as an excuse at the Breeders' Cup.

de kock bullish over eagle

Trainer Mike De Kock is increasingly confident over his first Breeders' Cup runner, Eagle Mountain.

'fresh' conduit ready for turf

Conduit completed his prepararation for Saturday's Breeders' Cup Turf with a one mile canter

classic pair simply the best - o'brien

Aidan O'Brien says his Breeders' Cup Classic duo are as good as any horses he's trained.

surface won't hamper curlin - rosas

Work rider Carlos Rosas says the surface at Santa Anita won't hamper Curlin on Saturday.

espinoza sweet on casino chance

Victor Espinoza says Casino Drive can upset the big guns in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

eagle ready to soar in turf

Eagle Mountain has a real presence about him as he limbers up for the Breeders' Cup Turf.

stoute hopeful over conduit

Sir Michael Stoute put Conduit and Visit through their paces at Santa Anita on Thursday.

noseda aware of fleeting task

Fleeting Spirit has enjoyed a relaxed pipe-opener on the main track at Santa Anita.

dettori satisfied with raven's

Raven's Pass looked completely relaxed in his work under Frankie Dettori at Santa Anita.

o'brien prepared for giant task

Aidan O'Brien says his best effort in the Breeders' Cup Classic is now a fading memory.

harty wary of european threat

Eoin Harty has warned Curlin backers not to discount the European challenge in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

murtagh predicts classic thriller

Johnny Murtagh says Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic will be a 'Battle Royal'.

o'brien has appetite for classic scrap

Aidan O'Brien is looking forward to the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.

pass has gosden california dreaming

John Gosden says Raven's Pass is ready to take on Curlin in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

wachman pins faith on murtagh

David Wachman says Johnny Murtagh has all the key decisions to make on Bushranger at Santa Anita.

gosden's 'menace' comes good

Donativum has gone from "complete menace" to Breeders' Cup contender.

soldier raring to go in turf

Soldier Of Fortune is fresh and raring to go in Saturday night's Breeders' Cup Turf.

spirits high in fleeting camp

Fleeting Spirit has settled in well at Santa Anita ahead of her bid for Turf Sprint glory.

o'brien ready for heart stopper

Aidan O'Brien won't mind if Heart Shaped breaks slowly at Santa Anita on Friday.

glory seeker on the right track

Pursuit Of Glory shouldn't have any problems with the track at Santa Anita on Friday night.

godolphin chasing breeders' glory

Saeed bin Suroor was in bullish form after watching Godolphin's four Breeders' Cup runners.

noseda in the swing with sixties

Jeremy Noseda is brimming with confidence about Saturday's Breeders' Cup Marathon runner Sixties Icon.

gold sparkling ahead of mile

Goldikova delighted trainer Freddie Head as she stretched her legs at Santa Anita.

luck of the draw for o'brien pair

Duke Of Marmalade and Henrythenavigator were drawn 4 and 5 for the Breeders' Cup Classic.

asmussen happy with curlin berth

Reaction from connections to the draw for the Breeders' Cup Classic.

eagle flying ahead of breeders' bid

Mike De Kock's Eagle Mountain is looking 'fantastic' ahead of Saturday's Breeders' Cup Turf.

head hails great goldikova

Freddie Head says his Breeders' Cup Mile hope Goldikova could be as good as the mighty Miesque.

de kock happy despite wide draw

Reaction from connections to the draw for the other races at the 2008 Breeders' Cup.

zenyatta camp need a little luck

Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic favourite Zenyatta will need a little luck to overcome her draw.

baffert bids for breeders' brace

Bob Baffert is eyeing back-to-back Breeders' Cup triumphs with Midnight Lute and Indian Blessing.

lukas aiming for breeders' double

D Wayne Lukas pitches a colt and a filly into two of the Juvenile races at the Breeders' Cup.

beckett targeting breeders' glory

Ralph Beckett is looking to cap a magnificent season with a Breeders' Cup victory on Saturday.

murtagh lands spirit ride

Johnny Murtagh will ride Fleeting Spirit in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita.

visit to stay in states

Friday's Filly And Mare Turf will be Visit's final start for trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

comminique misses out

Communique will miss the Filly & Mare Turf after developing an abscess in her right front foot.

breeze for curlin

Curlin bereezed four furlongs 49.6 seconds on Monday as his preprations for the Classic continue

trick doubtful for classic

Mast Trick looks set to miss Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic after he was found to have a quarter crack.

american dream for wachman

David Wachman reports Bushranger to have arrived in America in good form.

breeders' cup - home team

Five contenders leading the American challenge at the 2008 Breeders' Cup.

breeders' cup - european challengers

Five contenders leading the European challenge at the 2008 Breeders' Cup.

arnie handed classic role

Arnold Schwarzenegger will present the trophy for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.

smith bullish over breeders' pair

Mike Smith wouldn't trade places with anybody at Santa Anita this weekend.

head bullish over gold chance

Freddie Head is confident ahead of Goldikova's intended run in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

gosden - trip the unknown for raven's

John Gosden says the Breeders' Cup Classic trip is a step into the unknown for Raven's Pass.

murtagh set to partner duke

Johnny Murtagh is set to partner Duke Of Marmalade in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

dettori steps in for raven's ride

Frankie Dettori will ride Raven's Pass in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.

europe set for golden mile

Dave Ord interviews Steven Crist of Daily Racing Form about Breeders' Cup 2008.

conduit takes turf test

St Leger winner Conduit has been given the green light to contest the Breeders' Cup Turf.

o'brien unveils dual classic raid

Duke Of Marmalade and Henrythenavigator are both set to run in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

curlin on course for classic

Curlin has been confirmed a definite runner in the Breeders' Cup Classic on October 25.

casino team grow in confidence

Connections of Casino Drive insist the Breeders' Cup Classic hope has yet to hit top gear.

mountain works well

Breeders' Cup Turf hope Eagle Mountain delighted trainer Mike De Kock in a workout on Monday.

rainbow swerves breeders' cup

Rainbow View will not be sent to America to compete in the Breeders' Cup.

churchill downs to host 2010 breeders'

The 2010 Breeders' Cup will be held at Churchill Downs for a record seventh time.

eagle bids for breeders' success

Eagle Mountain looks like being given the chance to swoop for honours in the Breeders' Cup Turf.

breeders' off the agenda for paco

Richard Hannon has ruled out supplementing Paco Boy for the Breeders' Cup Mile.

head favouring mile for goldikova

The Breeders' Cup Mile has emerged as the most likely destination for Goldikova in Santa Anita.

heaven books breeders' cup ticket

Halfway To Heaven booked her Breeders' Cup ticket by winning the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket.

"awesome" curlin works well

Curlin delighted connections with a five-furlong breeze at Saratoga on Monday.

 

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2008 Schedule

Friday October 24
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic
Saturday October 25
Breeders' Cup Marathon
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Breeders' Cup Sprint
Breeders' Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Classic