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Breeders’ Cup Classic may feature Triple Crown race winners

By BETH HARRIS the winter Kentucky Derby
AP Racing Writer favorite, 14 were pre-en-
Kentucky Derby winner tered.
Authentic heads a field of Steve Asmussen, McPeek
11 horses, possibly includ- and Dale Romans each
ing filly and Preakness win- have two entries; Baffert
ner Swiss Skydiver against and Todd Pletcher have
males, for the Breeders' one each.
Cup Classic, with trainer Keeneland is hosting the
Bob Baffert entering three richest two days in North
horses in the $6 million race American racing for a sec-
that includes Belmont win- ond time. As it was with the
ner Tiz the Law. Triple Crown races, no fans
Besides Authentic, sec- will be allowed on site be-
ond to Swiss Skydiver in the cause of the coronavirus.
Preakness, Baffert has Im- Trainer John Gosden will
probable and Maximum send his best horses, but
Security in the 1 1/4-mile the 69-year-old Brit will stay
Classic at Keeneland in home.
Lexington, Kentucky. The "With everything going on,
Hall of Fame trainer has I've got a lot to run here,"
won the race a record he said. "It's been a bit of a
three times. nightmare year."
Baffert is glad horse racing In this June 20, 2020, file photo, Tiz the Law, center, with jockey Manny Franco up, crosses the finish A total of 39 foreign horses
is getting to stage its world line to win the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. were pre-entered. Trainer
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championships in a year Aidan O'Brien is bringing 10
where sports have been entered in the $1 million Filly McPeek said he likes his filly ger," McPeek said. horses from Ireland, which
turned upside down by the & Mare Sprint. at the Classic distance of Tiz the Law won the Bel- imposed a 14-day quaran-
coronavirus. When the pan- The Classic field was among 1 1/4 miles and noted she mont, which opened this tine on incoming visitors.
demic struck in mid-March, a total of 201 horses pre-en- would receive a break in year's reconfigured Triple "The Breeders' Cup is the
racing was shut down in tered Wednesday for the the weights in that race. Crown, and then finished championship race of the
hard-hit California. $28 million, 14-race world In the 1 1/8-mile Distaff, second to Authentic in the whole season worldwide,"
"It was looking so gloomy. championships on Nov. 6-7. Monomoy Girl is expected Kentucky Derby for his lone O'Brien said. "Very impor-
I feel really fortunate that "What I love about the to be the heavy favorite. defeat this year. tant for everyone to keep
we got to reopen and this Breeders' Cup is it's all Swiss Skydiver has five grad- Others entered in the Clas- making a living."
is happening," Baffert said. about the best horses and ed stakes wins at as many sic are: By My Standards, O'Brien has two pre-entries
"Don't complain and just best jockeys," Baffert said. different tracks. She de- Global Campaign, Higher in the $4 million Turf: Magi-
enjoy that we're running. Swiss Skydiver is also pre- feated males in the Preak- Power, Tacitus, Title Ready, cal and Mogul. He's won
That's one thing I learned entered in the Distaff, for ness on Oct. 3. If Swiss Sky- and Tom's d'Etat. the race six times.
from it." which she is first preference diver runs in the Classic, she "It looks like a tremendous Final entries and the post-
Baffert is the all-time leader to run against her own gen- would try to become the race," said Jack Knowlton, position draw will be Mon-
among trainers in Breeders' der. first female to win the race owner of Tiz the Law. "Just day.
Cup earnings with over $30 "That's the first logi- since superstar Zenyatta about everyone recog- The world championships
million. He's currently under cal choice," trainer Ken did so 11 years ago. nizes there's not an awful will open with five races for
the microscope for multiple McPeek said of the Dis- "She's just a real tough filly. lot that's going to separate juveniles in what's billed as
positive drug tests involving taff. "It isn't a decision set in It seems every race she the top horses." Future Stars Friday on Nov.
some of his horses, includ- stone yet. We're not going seems to keep coming at In the $2 million Juvenile, 6, followed by nine races
ing filly Gamine, who is pre- to rule out the other race." them stronger and stron- whose winner is tabbed as on Nov. 7.q

Roglic wins 8th stage of Vuelta, closes gap to Carapaz

the demanding final climb nice to get some time back we have a couple of easier
to win the eighth stage but most of all it's just nice days ahead of us but we're
of the Spanish Vuelta on to win the race." racing and we don't know
Wednesday, closing the The Jumbo-Visma rider what's coming."
gap to overall leader Rich- moved from fourth to sec- Dan Martin, of team Israel
ard Carapaz. ond in the overall stand- Start-Up Nation, was third
Roglic finished 13 seconds ings, closing to within 13 on Wednesday and is also
in front of Carapaz on the seconds of Carapaz, who third overall, 28 seconds off
164-kilometer (102-mile) rides for Ineos. the lead.
stage from Logroño to the "It's been a very animated On Thursday, riders will face
Alto de Moncalvillo. stage and we've seen a a flat 157-kilometer (97-
"It was a boring slow start strong Roglic, but we're still mile) stage that will favor
but then the pace went in the fight," Carapaz said. the sprinters.
up and it was super hard "The truth is this duel has The Vuelta is taking place
Jumbo's Primoz Roglic, celebrates after winning the eight stage and fast after the second been quite nice and it amid tight health restric-
of La Vuelta between Logrono and Alto de Moncalvillo, in last climb," Roglic said. "If motivates me because it tions as Spain endures a
Logrono, northern Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. there's an opportunity, I makes it more for an excit- surge in coronavirus cases.
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take it. ing race, mostly for the fans The race was postponed
ALTO DE MONCALVILLO, champion Primoz Roglic Luckily I had the legs and but also for us with the level from earlier in the year be-
Spain (AP) — Defending made a strong attack on I'm happy to win. It's also we're riding at. It seems like cause of the pandemic.q