It was the 15th Breeders’ Cup win for jockey Frankie Dettori and sixth for trainer John Gosden. Inspiral ($7.00) won the $2-million Filly & Mare Turf over 1 ¼ miles with a furious late rally to beat Warm Heart by a neck. “She’s had a tremendous year from the start to finish. “It’s horse of the year, not horse of the fall, horse of the summer, horse of the spring or horse of the Breeders’ Cup,” trainer Brad Cox said. The winning margin under jockey Florent Geroux was half a length. Idiomatic and Randomized ran one-two the entire race with Randomized leading until the stretch.

has made his way back to South Florida with the mission of ending the year as. It was her eighth win in nine races this year. Enjoying one of the best seasons of his highly decorated career, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.

Idiomatic ($5.60 to win) made her case for horse of the year by winning the $2-million Distaff, which is for fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles. Cody’s Wish, who won this race last year, was the favorite and paid $3.60 to win. The three stewards debated the winner for about five minutes before unanimously deciding that the contact was initiated by both horses and let the result stand. As part of a Make-A-Wish program with Keeneland, Cody was introduced to the then unnamed horse as a foal, who first nuzzled the boy’s hand before putting his head in his lap. Cody’s Wish was named for Cody Dorman, a 17-year-old who was born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a condition that leaves a person wheelchair bound and unable to speak. One of the biggest cheers of the day came in the $1-million Dirt Mile when Cody’s Wish survived a stewards’ inquiry to put an exclamation point on the fairytale story of a boy and horse. Derma Sotogake was second followed by Proxy, Arabian Knight, Ushba Tesoro, Bright Future, Senor Buscador, Dreamlike, Zandon, Saudi Crown, Clapton and Missed the Cut.

He motored past the fading horses and won by a comfortable length. Sitting in third was the perfect place to be as the speed in front of him collapsed. in the saddle, had a near perfect trip Saturday as front-runners Arabian Knight and Saudi Crown put up some fast times through the early stages of the 1 ¼-mile race. 22 bumping incident that resulted in a victory for Ortiz's mount.Dutrow previously won the Classic in 2005 with Saint Liam. 5, 9, 10) imposed by the Aqueduct Racetrack stewards for an Oct. Ortiz, currently North America's leading jockey in both purse winnings and victories for 2023, is in the midst of serving a three-day “careless riding” suspension (Nov. It's a possibility, but we haven't decided yet,” Rushing said. Ortiz's agent, Steve Rushing, told TDN that Ortiz is still weighing his options regarding an appeal. Moore is currently rated tops in points for the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' World's Best Jockey rankings. After his Breeders' Cup engagements, he flew to Australia, where he was booked to ride in the G1 Melbourne Cup Nov. It was unclear at deadline for this story if Moore planned an appeal. The Equibase chart noted that Goodnight Olive “drifted in, taking the path of Society near the three-sixteenths pole” before she “quickly opened clear and held safely.” There was no stewards' inquiry posted after Goodnight Olive's win. 12, 17, 18) “for failure to maintain a straight course in the stretch and causing interference” aboard 11-10 favorite Goodnight Olive ( Ghostzapper), who successfully defended her title by winning the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Moore was also assigned three violation points that will be expunged from his record on May 5, 2024, or six months from the date of final HISA adjudication. Under Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) rules, the fine equates to 10% of Moore's personal purse winnings from that stakes.Ĭutting the corner for home with a deft rail run after looking hopelessly bottled up at the fence, Moore's winning ride on Auguste Rodin has been widely praised as one of the most brilliantly executed moves on the entirety of Breeders' Cup weekend. 12) for being one whip strike over the limit of six when guiding 5-2 favorite Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact ) to victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf. Moore was fined $20,800 and suspended one day (Nov. Two of the planet's top jockeys, Ryan Moore and Irad Ortiz, Jr., were penalized by the Santa Anita Park stewards for riding infractions aboard winning mounts on the Nov.

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