ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – The Latest on the Breeders’ Cup (all times local):
2:50 p.m.
Oscar Performance has won the $1 million Juvenile Turf by 1 1/4 lengths to begin Breeders’ Cup weekend at Santa Anita.
The season-ending world championships worth $28 million opened with four races Friday under sunny and warm conditions.
Sent off at 6-1 odds, Oscar Performance settled into second behind pacesetter Wellabled before taking charge midway through the stretch. It was the first Breeders’ Cup victory for trainer Brian Lynch and jockey Jose Ortiz.
Oscar Performance paid $11.20, $6.40 and $3.40 for his third straight victory. He ran the mile distance in 1:33.28.
Lancaster Bomber returned $11.20 and $6.40, while Good Samaritan was another neck back in third and paid $3.40 to show.
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1:13 p.m.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has gotten off to a winning start.
His horses finished 1-3 in the first race on Friday at Santa Anita. There are five races on the undercard leading to four Breeders’ Cup races on the first day of the world championships.
Ten Blessings was the winner and Bollywood was third.
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1 p.m.
A horse has been scratched from the $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf in the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita.
Trainer Mark Casse says Victory to Victory won’t run in the mile race Friday because of a splint bone injury. The 2-year-old filly will need a few weeks off.
With the defection, Sweeping Paddy draws into the 14-horse field, giving Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens a mount in the race. The other also eligible horse Con Te Partiro was excluded.