With fewer than two weeks to go before the two-day Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, the elite superstars are training in the morning or walking the shedrow, leaving afternoon racing to run-of-the-mill, lower-class starters. Hence, more difficult, subpar racing cards like today. As for Friday, jockey Luis Saez won three consecutive races, while Tyler Gaffalione, fresh off his two-day suspension, won a pair.
Race 1 (1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m PT) — $79K MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT for 2YO fillies going 6 furlongs
#3 LIL BREEZZY (9-2 morning line) for NY-circuit conditioner Jeremiah Englehart and jockey Junior Alvarado & #6 WISCONSIN GIRL (5-2) for trainer Paul McEntee and Frankie Dettori
Race 2 (1:32 p.m. ET/10:32 a.m. PT) — $57K CLAIMING for fillies and mares 3YOs & up going 6 furlongs
#2 STAND BY YOU (7-2 morning line) for trainer James Watkins with go-to rider Geraldo Corrales & #9 AWESOME ANNMARIE (3-1) for NY trainer-owner David Jacobson and top rider Irad Ortiz Jr.
#10 LOCKED (7-2 morning line) for super trainer Todd Pletcher, who retains top rider Jose Ortiz to score again. Son of Gun Runner finished third in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.