Racing resumes Saturday with nine Cup races, topped by the $6 million Classic. Jockey Jose Ortiz had a start-and-stop trip, threading the 2-year-old filly through narrow openings created by the traffic from a 14-horse field. Owned and bred by celebrity chef Bobby Flay, Pizza Bianca ran a mile in 1:36.08 and paid $21.80 to win. Trainer Christophe Clement snapped an 0-for-41 slump in the Breeders' Cup when 9-2 shot Pizza Bianca went from last to first in the $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf. “They stuck with me and it means a lot to me,” he said of Fluor and Weiner. Some of Baffert’s clients have left him in the wake of his legal woes. “We're kind of enjoying the moment and down the road we'll focus on that.” Weiner of Speedway Stables never considered moving Corniche to a different trainer. Both horses are trained by Charlie Appleby.įor the first time, all 14 races in the two-day world championships are being run without race-day medication allowed. Fans in the crowd of 20,536 booed as the horses came back to the grandstand afterward. Modern Games won and those who bet on him were to get their money back. After a delay of several minutes, it was announced that Modern Games was running for purse money only no wagering on him was allowed. Initially, the crowd was told that 2-1 favorite Modern Games also was scratched. In the day's last race, Albahr was scratched from the Juvenile Turf after the 2-year-old gelding flipped in the starting gate. Jack Christopher, the early 9-5 favorite, was scratched by the veterinarian because of a left shin issue.Īll of the day’s 10 races - led by five Cup races for 2-year-olds - went off safely on a foggy and unusually cool 60-degree (15 Celsius) day at the seaside track north of San Diego. Baffert had two other runners in the race: Pinehurt dead-heated for fifth and Barossa finished seventh. Pappacap was second and Giant Game was another 1 1/2 lengths back in third. A lot can happen between now and then.”Īs part of his ban at Churchill, Baffert's horses aren't allowed to earn points in qualifying races that help determine the 20-horse field for the Derby.Ĭorniche paid $4.80 to win. “The Derby’s a long ways off and so right now my focus was just getting him here,” Baffert said of Corniche. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has yet to make a final ruling on Medina Spirit. Baffert’s horses have had five failed drug tests in the last year. The medication involved is allowed in Kentucky, but not on race day. He agreed to the extra scrutiny and was required to pay for it out of his own pocket.īaffert was banned by Churchill Downs for the 20 Kentucky Derbies after Medina Spirit finished first this year and then failed a post-race drug test. “I turn 18 all over again and I just have a blast.”īaffert was allowed to enter horses in the season-ending world championships, but the event’s money-leading trainer had to meet certain conditions, including stricter out-of-competition testing of his horses and greater security at his barn. But sometimes it doesn’t work out that way,” Ballard said.“There’s something about the Breeders’ Cup, that for whatever reason, it just takes me to another level,” said Smith, the event's career money-winning leader among jockeys. “I’d like Carson to be a long term answer. One of Ballard’s more telling quotes came after he spoke on not wanting to ‘keep bandaid-ing the quarterback position.’ If Indy were to cut him, they could save $13.3 million, and the dead cap hit would be $15 million. For context, Wentz’s cap hit for the 2022 season is $28.3 million. You’ve got to have stability at the quarterback position, and he has to play up to his potential.”īallard also noted that Wentz’s cap hit won’t have much bearing on the team’s decision this offseason. “We’ve got a lot of good players and a lot of good pieces. When referring to the team in general, Ballard also emphasized the importance of having stable quarterback play. Chris Ballard on Carson Wentz: ‘At the time, we felt it was the right decision…I’m not going to make a comment on who is going to be here next year and who is not.’- Mike Wells January 13, 2022īallard met with Wentz Wednesday to discuss how the season ended.
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