BREEDERS’
CUP
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 1
DEL MAR
SPOT
PLAYS
Race
8 – Breeders’ Cup Turf
#1
Rebel’s Romance
The remarkable Rebel’s Romance
will attempt to repeat his Breeders’ Cup Turf victories from 2024 and 2022 and
became the first-ever three-time winner of this race. He has already won five
times this year in four different countries including his stateside victory in
the G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic last out. As improbable as it might seem,
however, Rebel’s Romance may not even be the favorite.
Race
9 – Breeders’ Cup Classic
#5
Forever Young
Plus exacta box w/ #7 Sierra Leone
#1 Forever
Young can post an upset in the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic that plays out much like
a rematch of the 2024 BC Classic with all of last year’s top three finishers returning
along with some talented new 3yos mixed in to the field. Forever Young, third
in both the 2024 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, has a legit chance
to turn the tables on 2025 Classic winner Sierra Leone and runner-up
Fierceness, who both had solid but not exceptional seasons this year. The difference
maker could be Forever Young’s fall prep race last month in Japan, which he won
easily following a summer freshening. Sierra Leone and Fierceness, meanwhile,
bypassed fall prep races. With Sovereignty scratched out of the race, this is
Forever Yong’s best chance to get over the hump at the top level in the U.S.
after winning the $20 million Saudi Cup earlier this year.
Play in
exacta box with #14 Sierra Leone, who has a legitimate chance at a repeat
Breeders’ Cup Classic win after also winning the 2024 Classic over the same
track at Del Mar. Sierra Leone heated up during the second half of this season
with a win in Saratoga’s Whitney Stakes. He then ran a tremendous effort for
second in the Jockey Club Gold Cup after getting impeded in the early moments
of the race when needing to avoid Mindframe’s fallen jockey.
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 1
BREEDERS’ CUP DAY DEL MAR
RACE
1
12
Twirling Point 5-1
9
Russells Hustle 6-1
1
One of These Days 8-1
RACE
2
2
Tall Paul 15-1 Live Longshot
8
Modus Bestia 3-1
10
Comedy Town 10-1
RACE
3
2
Deep Satin 7-2
3
Special Wan 2-1
9
Breath Away 8-1
RACE
4 – Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
6
Sweet Azteca 7-2
2
Splendora 8-1
8
Hope Road 4-1
RACE
5 – Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
3
Arizona Blaze 5-1
2
Reef Runner 6-1
1
Motorious 7-2
4
Khaadem 10-1
RACE
6 – Breeders’ Cup Sprint
10
Bentornato 5-2
12
Straight No Chaser 8-1
1
Kopion 7-2
7
Imagination 6-1
RACE
7 – Breeders’ Cup Distaff
1
Nitrogen 4-1 Best
Bet Exacta and Trifecta Boxes
12
Dorth Vader 5-1 Best
Bet Exacta and Trifecta Boxes
8
Seismic Beauty 9-5 Best Bet Exacta and Trifecta Boxes
RACE
8 – Breeders’ Cup Turf
1
Rebel’s Romance 5-2 Best Bet
8
Minnie Hauk 8-5
3
Amiloc 10-1
RACE
9 – BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC
5
Forever Young 7-2
7
Sierra Leone 7-2
3
Nevada Beach 20-1
1
Fierceness 5-2
RACE
10 – Breeders’ Cup Mile
8
Formidable Man 10-1 Upset Special
2
Notable Speech 5-2
3
Sahlan 6-1
7
Johannes 8-1
RACE
11 – Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
6
Full Serrano 7-2 Best Bet Exacta Box
3
Nysos 8-5 Best Bet Exacta Box
4
Mystik Dan 6-1
7
Citizen Bull 10-1
RACE
12 – Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf
13
She Feels Pretty 4-1
5
Gezora 7-2
4
Village Voice 15-1
6
Diamond Rain 6-1
