Any Given Saturday Trying To Snatch A Spot in Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup races are 80 days away but already Marion County horses are trying to snatch their spots in some of its 11 prestigious races.

The latest was Any Given Saturday when the 3-year-old colt won the Haskell Invitational on Sunday, putting the son of Distorted Humor in the mix for the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said on Wednesday morning that he would nominate Any Given Saturday to the $1-million Travers Stakes (G1) at the Spa on August 25, but that he is more likely to run back in the Brooklyn Breeders' Cup Handicap (G2) on September 22 at Belmont Park.

Of the four horses that have won guaranteed spots in Breeders' Cup races, the only other Ocala horse to have a berth is Diabolical. The Artax colt was sold for $300,000 in the February 2005 Ocala Breeders' Company Sales auction.

Breeders Cup qualifying races will continue through Oct. 11

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Breeders' Cup World Championships Qualifying Race Schedules

from Saratoga Race Course, July 28, 2007:
One week after Del Mar began its Polytrack era, horse racing’s best summer meet commenced on July 25, in upstate New York. Saratoga, which towers over its California counterpart in terms of quality, kicked off its six-week season with a 10-race program. Here are Breeders' Cup Challenge races running in Sataroga.
- Whitney Handicap Breeders' Cup Classic
- Go for Wand Handicap Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff
- Alfred G. Vanderbilt TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint
- Diana Handicap Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

Arlington Park, August 11
- Arlington Million John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf
- Secretariat Stakes John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf
- Beverly D. Stakes Emirates Airline Filly & Mare Turf

Del Mar, August 19:
- Pacific Classic Breeders' Cup Classic
- Pat O'Brien Handicap TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint
- Del Mar Mile NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

Oak Tree at Santa Anita, September 29:
- Goodwood Handicap Breeders' Cup Classic

Belmont Park, September 30:
- The Jockey Club Gold Cup Breeders' Cup Classic
- Beldame Stakes Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff
- Joe Hirsch Turf Classic John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf
- Vosburgh Stakes TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint

Keeneland, October 6:
- First Lady Stakes Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
- Shadwell Turf Mile NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile
- Lane's End Breeders' Futurity Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile
- Phoenix Stakes TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint
- Champagne Stakes Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Oak Tree at Santa Anita, October 7:
- Ancient Title Handicap TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint
- Lady's Secret Handicap Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff
- Oak Tree Mile NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile
- Juddmonte Sprinter Stakes Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff

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Breeders' Cup World Championships 2007 Schedule

2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships
Monmouth Park, Oceanport, New Jersey

Friday, October 26, 2007

Race	Grade	Distance	Age	Sex	Purse
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile		1 Mile,70 Yards	3/up	open	$1 M
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint		6 Furlongs	3/up	Fillies & Mares	$1 M
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf		1 Mile	Age	Sex	$1 M

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Race	Grade	Distance	Age	Sex	Purse
Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies	1	Distance	2	Fillies	Purse
Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile	1	1 Mile,70 Yards	2	Colts & Geldings	$2 M
Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf	1	6 Furlongs	3/up	Fillies & Mares	$2 M
TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint	1	1 Mile	3/up	open	$2 M
NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile	1	1 Mile	3/up	open	$2 M
Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff	1	1 Mile	3/up	Fillies & Mares	$2 M
John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf	1	1 Mile	3/up	open	$2 M
Breeders' Cup Classic	1	1 Mile	3/up	open	$2 M

Also check out the Breeders Cup Challenge schedule!

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