Race 4 - Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Sprint (Grade 1)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: -

(1)

Proud Emma³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Flavien Prat| T: Peter Miller| OR: 103| D

80/1

Useful mare on balance but not up to this level.

Form: 71-6624

(3)

Edgeway⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Joel Rosario| T: John Sadler| OR: 105| D

18/1

Smart performer who took another small step forward when winning 4-runner Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap here (6.5f) in August but this is a big ask.

Form: 12-1141

(4)

Ce Ce³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Victor Espinoza| T: Michael McCarthy| OR: 113| D

8/1

Dual Grade 1 winner last year and fifth in Distaff. Not quite at peak form this season though picked up a couple of Graded events. 3 lengths behind Gamine in Ballerina Stakes and 3 lb worse off here.

Form: 5-14131

(5)

Gamine⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: John Velazquez| T: Bob Baffert| OR: 115| D

8/13

High-class filly who has won 9 of her 10 starts, 5 of them Grade 1s, including Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga last time (Ce Ce 3 lengths behind in third). Front runner who should prove hard to beat.

Form: 31-1111

(6)

Bella Sofia⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Luis Saez| T: R Rodriguez| OR: 124| D

9/4

Highly-progressive 3-y-o who has won 4 of her 5 starts on her debut season, including Grade 1 at Saratoga (by 4¼ lengths) in August. Easily landed odds in Grade 2 at Belmont since. Big player.

Form: 12111

Non-Runners

(2)

Estilo Talentoso²⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Juan Arriagada J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gamine (8/13), Bella Sofia (9/4), Ce Ce (8/1), Estilo Talentoso (12/1), Edgeway (18/1), Proud Emma (80/1)

GAMINE was a runaway winner of this (at Keeneland) last season and her performances this year suggest she's every bit as good, producing an impressive weight-carrying performance when bagging her fifth Grade 1 victory at Saratoga in August. Three-year-olds have won the last 3 renewals and the highly-progressive Bella Sofia is an obvious threat.