šHappy Future Stars Friday & National Calzone Day!
Today marks the end of the huge racing cards for the calendar year 20204 but it also marks the unofficial start to the new racing year! Future Stars Friday from the Breeders' Cup features the best two year old horses from around the world! You will see many of these horses running early in 2025 for a chance to run on the first weekend in May for the Kentucky Derby/Oaks but also these horses will be showcased in the top races of 20205 and 2026. These are names to write down now so you can say you knew it first. Before we get to our top picks, let's go back in time to the greatest year ever and learn some history of this event:
The Breedersā Cup is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races established in 1984, designed to showcase the best horses in the world across various distances and racing surfaces. It was the brainchild of John R. Gaines, a prominent horse breeder, who envisioned a season-ending championship event to promote the sport and bring together top competitors from different regions. Originally a single-day event, it expanded to two days in 2007 due to its popularity and growing number of races, including 14 championship races. Held at rotating racetracks across the United States, the Breedersā Cup has grown into one of the most prestigious events in horse racing, drawing international participation and offering substantial prize money, which now exceeds $30 million.
Today's card has ten total races with all but one being a stakes race. The last five races of the day are the official Breeders' Cup races and are all grade 1 races on dirt and turf. The featured race is race nine, the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile. This race is for the top two-year-olds who have their eyes set on the Kentucky Derby in May. This race will hand out 30-15-9-6-3 points to the top horses for the Derby leaderboard and the winner will try to break the curse and be one of very few to win both the Juvenile and the Derby. Not to be outdone, the ladies will get their shot at adding Kentucky Oaks points in race seven the NetJets Breeders Cup Juvenile Filly. This race will also hand out 30-15-9-6-3 points to the top horses for the Oaks leaderboard. There is a lot less information on the Filly/Oaks duel winners but last year's Juvenile Filly winner Just FYI had a strong performance finishing second in the Oaks. We can't blame her for coming in second as the top filly, some would argue top overall horse, in 2024 Thorpedo Anna took the victory in the Oaks. Regardless of how today goes for the Derby/Oaks prep we are excited to watch every horse from today as we head into 2025.
The weather today is typical for San Diego as we will see highs in the mid 60s with mostly sunny skies. Would you expect anything less? We will get a fast track and firm turf so we are in for a fantastic day of racing and we hope you cash some nice winners today! Make sure to share you winning tickets with us so we can cheer with you!!!
Need help pickin' winners? We've got you covered! Our (Always Free) #LundinLine's Top Picks and Best Bets are below in this post. We use them to help narrow the field while putting our tickets together.
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šš» Del Mar // Fri., Nov. 1st, 2024Ā Ā šš¾
šš¾ 1st Post @ 11:35 PDT (2:35 EDT)
R1: 5-6-9-4
R2ā: 3-1-2-6
R3ā: 1-4-3-9
R4ā: 3-6-1-2
R5ā: 3-5-6-4
R6ā/BC: 2-8-10-7
R7ā/BC/KO: 3-8-10-2
W: 3-10-8-9
Bill: 8-3-10-1
Finky: 3-8-2-9
R8ā/BC: 6-12-1-7
R9ā/BC/DP: 6-7-2-5
W: 6-7-5-2
Bill: 7-2-6-5
Finky: 6-7-1-8
R10ā/BC: 5-11-13-4
ā Best Bet(s)
R10: Zulu Kingdom (IRE) (#5)
ātakes Races
R2: 200K Sen. Ken Maddy S.
R3: 175K Golden St. Juvenile Fillies S.
R4: 200K Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance S.
R5: 175K Gold St. Juvenile S.
R6: 1 Mil. BC Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1)
5 Furlongs on Turf for two yr-olds
R7: 2 Mil. Netjets BC Juvenile Fillies (G1)
1 1/16 Miles on Dirt for Fillies, two-year-old
KY Oaks Prep - Pts: 30-16-9-6-3
R8: 1 Mil. John Deere BC Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1)
1 Mile on Turf for Fillies, two-years-old
R9: 2 Mil. FanDuel BC Juvenile (G1)
1 1/16 Miles on Dirt for Colts & Geldings, two-years-old
KY Derby Prep - Pts: 30-16-9-6-3
R10: 1 Mil. BC Juvenile Turf
1 Mile on Turf for Colts & Geldings, two-years-old
Photo from our friends at National Day Calendar
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