A field of 9 two-year-old fillies went to post in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), at 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Executiveprivilege was the 3-2 favorite off wins in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and Chandelier (G1), over 7-2 Beholder, the Del Mar Debutante runner-up, and 9-2 Dreaming of Julia, winner of the Meadow Star and the Frizette (G1).
Beholder leads downs the stretch
Jockey Garrett Gomez sent Beholder to the lead and she set fractions of 22.62, 46.47, and 1:11.00 while stalked by 11-2 Kauai Katie. Entering the stretch Beholder opened up a 2 length lead through 1 mile in 1:36.89, and easily held off late-running Executiveprivilege to win by 1 length in 1:43.61. It was a long 4 1/4 lengths back to Dreaming of Julia third.
Beholder wins the Juvenile Fillies.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show
1 Beholder Gomez 9.80 4.60 3.00
2 Executiveprivilege Bejarano 3.40 2.40
5 Dreaming of Julia Velazquez 3.20
Winning Time: 1:43.61
$1 Exacta 1-2 13.30
$1 Trifecta 1-2-5 57.60
$1 Superfecta 1-2-5-8 118.60
Left: Beholder heads to the winner's circle. Jockey Garrett Gomez said, "We figured to be on the lead unless someone did something, and she ran just to her style. She's super fast, and she relaxed as much as I wanted her to. I tried to sneak away a little on the turn for home, and at first she did it, but then she acted like she hit a wall and I got a little nervous. But when the other filly (Executiveprivilege) came to her, she kicked on and gave me another gear. I guess she was just playing possum with me."
Right: Beholder returns to the barn after the race. Trainer Richard Mandella said, "She ran her heart out. About 100 yards out I was concerned, but I saw her dig in and you could see the look in her eye that she wasn't going to give up. It was a big effort and being at her home track sure helps. I guess Santa Anita still has the magic."
Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Executiveprivilege returns after the race. Jockey Rafael Bejarano said, "She got a little tired at the three-eighths, but she ran all the way. When she changed leads in the stretch, she drifted out. She did that before (in the Del Mar Debutante). But she tried. She ran all the way. We just got beat."
Right: Third place finisher Dreaming of Julia returns after the race. Trainer Todd Pletcher said, "I thought she ran a little flat. She looked a little lost going to the first turn and she got shuffled back and pushed out around the turn. She put in a nice run down the backside to get into position, but just finished evenly from there." Jockey John Velazquez added, "She just wasn't into it. She lost her focus right from the start. She would run for a little bit, then she'd stop. She'd run on the turn, then back out of it. She just didn't run her race today."
Breeders' Cup Saturday Results - There were 9 races Saturday highlighted by the $5 million Classic where American Pharoah was an impressive winner in his final start before retiring to stud. Also on the card, Found won the Turf, Nyquist won the Juvenile, and Tepin won the Mile. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 9 races here. Get more photos and comments for each race here.
Breeders' Cup Friday Results - There were 4 races Friday highlighted by the Distaff where Stopchargingmaria won by a neck over Stellar Wind and the Dirt Mile won by Liam's Map. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 4 races here.
Thursday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 38 horses out on Thursday morning at Keeneland on both the main and training tracks, including American Pharoah. Beholder was also out, but was found to have bled when scoped and is scratched from the Classic.
Wednesday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 46 horses out on a very rainy Wednesday morning at Keeneland on both the main and training tracks, including Keen Ice, Frosted, and Golden Horn. No American Pharoah yet, hopefully he comes out tomorrow.
2015 Breeders' Cup Entries - Check out the entries, post postitions, and morning line odds for the 13 Breeders' Cup World Championship races to be held at Keeneland on October 30 and 31.
Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 31 horses out on a rainy Tuesday morning at Keeneland including Stephanie's Kitten, Grand Arch, and Private Zone.
Monday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 28 horses out Monday morning at Keeneland including Rachel's Valentina and a timed work by Beholder.
Sunday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 10 horses out Sunday morning at Keeneland including Liam's Map and Lea
Breeders' Cup Weather - Check out the latest weather forecasts for the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland
Review: Crushing the Cup 2015 - by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett. An invaluable tool for trying to unlock the mysteries of handicapping the Breeders' Cup races at Keeneland updated for 2015.
2014 Breeders' Cup Saturday Results - The feature race was the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic won by Bayern. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 9 races here.
2014 Breeders' Cup Friday Results - Friday was headlined by the $2 million Ladies Classic won by Untapable. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 4 races here.
Breeders' Cup History - Historical info, past results, and photos from previous runnings
The Breeders' Cup Championship Day - The official page for the Breeders' Cup championship races. Just about anything you need to know about it: results, video clips, and race calls for past years, and eventually nominations, entries, and results.
Free Prep Replays - for major prep races in the Breeders' Cup Challenge. The ones with camera logos have video available.
Blazing Silks, Breeders' Cup Edition- an interactive social network game that allows horse racing fans and social gamers to train and care for Thoroughbred horses.
TV Schedule - for all the preps and other programming leading up to the big day
Breeders' Cup Postcards - Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including many past winners
Breeders' Cup Supplemental Entries - The old official policy on supplemental entries plus all the supplemental entries and how they fared, mostly it was a losing proposition. There are no more supplements now, only late nominations making it impossible to track now.
Left: Beholder heads to the winner's circle. Jockey Garrett Gomez said, "We figured to be on the lead unless someone did something, and she ran just to her style. She's super fast, and she relaxed as much as I wanted her to. I tried to sneak away a little on the turn for home, and at first she did it, but then she acted like she hit a wall and I got a little nervous. But when the other filly (Executiveprivilege) came to her, she kicked on and gave me another gear. I guess she was just playing possum with me."
Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Executiveprivilege returns after the race. Jockey Rafael Bejarano said, "She got a little tired at the three-eighths, but she ran all the way. When she changed leads in the stretch, she drifted out. She did that before (in the Del Mar Debutante). But she tried. She ran all the way. We just got beat."
