BREEDERS’ CUP NIGHT AT CHURCHILL DOWNS Fabre can foil Enable history bid
WALDGEIST should be backed to gain his revenge on Prix de l’arc de
Triomphe conqueror Enable in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (8.56) at Churchill Downs.
Andre Fabre’s colt has a length and a half to find with his rival on their running in Europe’s middledistance championship at Longchamp, but that is more than reflected in their odds for this evening’s test.
While will be sent off odds-on under Frankie Dettori as she bids to become the first Arc winner to win the Breeders’ Cup Turf, Fabre’s (above) Waldgeist can be supported at 6-1.
The French colt was unlucky in Paris, being checked when attempting to make his run from the rear of the field.
is a sporting challenger for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (9.44), but preference is for
The Bob Baffert trainee doesn’t always please the eye with his habit of flashing his tail.
But his triumph in the Pennsylvania Derby in September after more than six months off the track showed him to be a prime contender for the $6million contest — especially as Mike Smith’s mount looks to have more improvement up his sleeve.
is the value to improve on an impressive record at Churchill Downs. Bret Calhoun has saddled his stable star to six victories from seven attempts under the twin spires, and she can bounce back from a flat run behind Marley’s Freedom at Saratoga in August.
is fancied to defend his unbeaten record on turf. The Jason Servis trainee, who won two of his five races on dirt, is two from two since switching surfaces, scoring at Saratoga and Belmont Park. He faces stiffer opposition here, but has more to offer.
is a worthy favourite to take his career tally to five victories from as many starts. Three successes in 2018 have been gained by an aggregate of more than 16 lengths, including a seven-and-a-quarter-length stroll at Del Mar last time.