At Betfair Hollywood Park . . .
Only two contenders were out for morning training, both
from the barn of Ron Ellis. The quickest was Teddy's Promise, winner of
the La Brea Stakes (gr. I) last December. Entered in the Filly and Mare Sprint,
the four-year-old daughter of Salt Lake went a half-mile in :48.80 in
preparation for a start in the Filly and Mare Sprint.
The other morning worker was Include Me Out,
winner of four graded stakes events this year, including two grade Is. Pointing
toward a start in the Ladies' Classic, the daughter of Include clocked a
half-mile in :49.40.
At Santa Anita Park . . .
Calidoscopio - Marathon contender went five-eighths in a moderate 1:01 flat, which was
interesting because he blew out three-eighths of a mile yesterday morning. It
seemed to be nothing more than an average maintenance work.
Dust and Diamonds - Gallant Blom Handicap (gr. II) winner was one of five
Steve Asmussen-trained Breeders' Cup contenders to work a half-mile this
morning. Her time was a moderate :49.40, which was pretty much exactly what the
rest of the Asmussen-trainees were asked to do.
Great Mills - Coming off of a runner-up effort in the Woodford Stakes (gr. II) at
Keeneland, this Turf Sprint contender went a half-mile in :48.40 for Asmussen.
Groupie Doll - Two-time grade I winner and Filly and Mare Sprint favorite looked simply
spectacular while blowing out three furlongs in a bullet :34.40. Clearly, the
William Bradley-trainee is coming into the Breeders' Cup as good or better as
she's ever been, and beating her may be next to impossible.
Handsome Mike - Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) winner breezed three-eighths
of a mile, but determining how quick he went is difficult. According to
Equibase, he stopped the clock in :34.40, the same brilliant time as Groupie
Doll. But according, to DRF.com, his time was a much slower :37-and-change.
Hard to say what to make of this conflicting information.
Jaycito - Marathon
contender actually ran in a race on October 21st, so it's not surprising that
his final pre-Breeders' Cup work would be a moderate five furlongs in 1:02.40.
Can't knock his pedigree, for it certainly appears strong enough to carry him
fourteen furlongs, but he is a bit inconsistent and has never won on dirt.
Justin Phillip - Grade I-placed sprinter breezed a half-mile in :48.40 for
Asmussen.
Nancy O - Natalma
Stakes (gr. II) third-place finisher traversed a half-mile on the dirt training
track in a slow :52.40; however, a time like that is normal for her.
Tapizar - Three-time
stakes winner, coming off of a sub-par effort in the Kelso Handicap (gr. II),
worked a half-mile in :48.80 for Asmussen. Fifth in last year's Breeders' Cup
Dirt Mile, he will look to improve upon that performance on Saturday.
Unbridled's Note - Asmussen-trained Eddie D Stakes (gr. III) winner,
pointing toward a start in the Turf Sprint, breezed four furlongs in :48.80.
-Keelerman
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