Breeders Cup Results 2014: Live Analysis, Updates and Analysis
The Classic lived up to the hype and Bayern cemented himself as the top three-year-old in the country with a game front-running victory after surviving a stewards inquiry after a rough start to the race.
Here is a brief recap of the other races from the day.
Yesterday, we saw Goldencents defend his title in the Dirt Mile in a thrilling, game victory over Tapiture. Though Rosie Napravnik and Steve Asmussen lost the battle in that race, they came back to win the war in the coveted $2M Distaff with Untapable, now a lock for champion three-year-old filly and a top threat for Horse of the Year honors.
As reported by Blood-Horse, Napravnik also made headlines with the announcement that as of Sunday, she will be retired from the saddle and is pregnant with her first child.
Today, the action continued and the second day of Breeders' Cup action was even more exciting than the first day.ย
D.Wayne Lukas sent out Take Charge Brandi to win the Juvenile Fillies at 60-1 to pull off a huge upset. The day started off wiht a bang.
Chad Brown's dominancen continued on the turf with a front-running score with Dayatthespa. After the race, he payed tribute to his mentor, the late Bobby Frankel. In further tribute to his mentor, he saddled Bobby's Kitten, named after Frankel, to win the Turf Sprint and brought his win total to three Breeders' Cup wins this year.
Texas Red stamped himself as a horse to watch on the Kentucky Derby trail for next year. With a stunning win from off the pace, he showed a great deal of professionalism and talent to hold off a talented Carpe Diem.
Judy the Beauty, the bridesmaid to Groupie Doll last year, got her moment in the spotlight with a big run from off the pace to win the Filly and Mare Sprint.
In the Turf, Main Sequence remained perfect in the United States. After a subpar career in Europe, he found a new lease on life in Graham Motion's barn and capped off a flawless season.
The Sprint went to a horse from humble beginnings, Work All Day.
