2014 Breeders' Cup

Thoroughbred horse racing event The 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 31st edition of the premier event of the North American thoroughbred horse racing year. It took place on October 31 and November 1 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.http://www.breederscup.com/year/2014 Breeders' Cup Races Breeders' Cup 2014 6 September 2016 The Breeders' Cup is generally regarded as the end of the North American racing season, although a few Grade I events take place in later November and December. The 2014 Breeders' Cup results were highly influential in the Eclipse Award divisional championship voting. Breeders' Cup Challenge series 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge series The Breeders' Cup Challenge is a series of races that provide the winners of designated races with automatic "Win and You're In" berths in a specified division of the Breeders' Cup. For qualifying horses, the Breeders' Cup organization covers the entry fee and provides a travel allowance of up to $40,000 for the connections of horses from overseas. In 2014, thirty-seven horses entered in the Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including four of the winners. These were:2015 Breeders' Cup Challenge series features 78 qualifying races - Handicappers' Edge http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/news/article.cgi?id=48785 www.brisnet.com 4 September 2016 Bayern, who qualified for the Classic by winning the Haskell Invitational Main Sequence, who won the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic to qualify for the Turf Work All Week, who earned his berth in the Sprint by winning the Phoenix Stakes Goldencents, who won the Pat O'Brien Handicap to qualify for the Dirt Mile The 2014 Breeders' Cup races were missing several prominent horses due to injury or illness. Most notably, American Pharoah, favored in the Juvenile after winning the FrontRunner Stakes, missed the race due to a bruise to the left front hoof.Grening David Foot problem forces American Pharoah out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile http://www.drf.com/news/foot-problem-forces-american-pharoah-out-breeders-cup-juvenile Daily Racing Form 4 September 2016 Similarly, Wise Dan, two-time winner of the Mile, qualified for the third time by winning the Shadwell Turf Mile but suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right foreleg.Hersh Marcus Wise Dan injured, will miss Breeders' Cup http://www.drf.com/news/wise-dan-injured-will-miss-breeders-cup Daily Racing Form 4 September 2016 Beholder qualified in the Zenyatta but came down with an illness and missed the chance to defend her Distaff title.Shinar Jack Untapable Powers to Breeders' Cup Distaff Win http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110850/untapable-powers-to-breeders-cup-distaff-win The Blood-Horse 5 September 2016 Results 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic The two-day attendance for the 2014 Breeders' Cup was 98,319, up 4% over the 2013 attendance and the highest total for the renewals held at Santa Anita since the event expanded to two days. A total of $159.1 million was bet over the two days, the fourth highest in Breeders' Cup history and up 1.1% from 2013. 159 horses started in the 13 races, including 26 from overseas.Breeders' Cup releases final statistics on 31st edition - Handicappers' Edge http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/article.cgi?id=47498 www.brisnet.com 5 September 2016 The Breeders' Cup Classic became the subject of great controversy when the eventual winner, Bayern, broke rapidly from the gate and "took a hard left turn"Witz Billy Breeders’ Cup 2014: In Classic, Bayern Bumps the Favorite, Shared Belief, Then Wins in a Wild Finish https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/sports/breeders-cup-2014-in-classic-bayern-bumps-the-favorite-shared-belief-then-wins-in-a-wild-finish.html The New York Times 5 September 2016 1 November 2014 toward the rail, bumping the favorite Shared Belief in the process. Knocked off stride, Shared Belief in turn stumbled into Moreno, who had been expected to challenge Bayern for the early lead: Moreno lost his footing and never challenged. Bayern got an uncontested lead and was able to relax while setting a reasonable pace. For most of the race, he was followed by Toast of New York, who had also bumped into both Shared Belief and Moreno while moving into position. California Chrome was not involved in the contact, racing on the outside behind the early leaders. He started to close as they entered the stretch but could not get by: Bayern won by a nose over Toast of New York with California Chrome a neck back. Shared Belief closed ground late to finish fourth.Shinar Jack Bayern Wins Breeders' Cup Classic Slugfest http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110815/bayern-wins-breeders-cup-classic-slugfest bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016Polacek Scott Breeders' Cup 2014: Results and Payouts for All Races https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2253605-breeders-cup-2014-results-and-payouts-for-all-races bleacherreport.com 5 September 2016 After a 10-minute inquiry, the stewards decided to let the results stand, explaining later that the rules in California made the decision subjective, requiring them to determine if the foul affected the result of the race. "We all agreed there was interference, no question, Bayern broke in. Three or four horses suffered interference," said steward Scott Chaney. "Did it change the outcome? Any interference could. At the start of a mile-and-a-quarter race we're really loathe to make a change. You really don't want us handicapping the race."Shinar Jack Santa Anita Steward Explains Classic Ruling http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110799/santa-anita-steward-explains-classic-ruling bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016 Many still disagreed with the decision. Shared Belief's part-owner, Jim Rome said, "The message is pretty much that you can commit a foul at the beginning of a race. But that can be extremely dangerous to horse and jockey."LaMarra Tom Rome on Classic: 'Garbage Result' Ruined Race http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110786/rome-on-classic-garbage-result-ruined-race bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016 The controversy overshadowed the performances of the top finishers, who ran the 1 1 4-mile race in 1:59.88.Haskin Steve Haskin's Breeders' Cup Classic Recap: Bayern and the Brouhaha http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2014/11/03/haskin-s-classic-recap-bayern-and-the-brouhaha.aspx cs.bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016 The other races provided several other highlights. Main Sequence remained undefeated since moving from Europe to North America by winning the Turf, his fourth straight Grade I win.Novak Claire Main Sequence Sews Up Breeders' Cup Turf http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110822/main-sequence-sews-up-breeders-cup-turf bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016 Karakontie became the first Japanese-bred horse to win at the Breeders' Cup when he won the Mile by a length over Anodin, a full brother to three-time Mile winner Goldikova.Angst Frank Japan-Bred Karakontie Scores Mile Win http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110817/japan-bred-karakontie-scores-mile-win bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016 In the Juvenile Turf, Bobby's Kitten was in last place with 200 yards remaining but closed rapidly to win in a photo finish. After Untapable won the Distaff, jockey Rosie Napravnik announced that she (Napravnik) was expecting a baby and would retire from racing after completing the Saturday card. And in the Juvenile Fillies, Take Charge Brandi provided the biggest upset of the weekend when she won at odds of 61-1.Mitchell Ron Take Charge Brandi Shocks Juvenile Fillies http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110831/take-charge-brandi-shocks-juvenile-fillies bloodhorse.com 5 September 2016 In the 2014 Eclipse Award voting, seven of the eleven flat racing categories were awarded to horses who won at the Breeders' Cup: Take Charge Brandi (Champion Two-Year-Old Filly), Untapable (Champion Three-Year-Old Filly), Main Sequence (Champion Older Male and Champion Male Turf Horse), Work All Week (Champion Male Sprinter), Judy the Beauty (Champion Female Sprinter and Dayatthespa (Champion Female Turf Horse).List of Eclipse Award Winners, Votes http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/109598/list-of-eclipse-award-winners-votes bloodhorse.com 6 September 2016 In addition, California Chrome was named Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Male despite finishing third in the Classic. Friday, October 31 The winners for the Friday races were as follows:SANTA ANITA - October 31, 2014 - Results Equibase October 31, 2014 November 2, 2014 http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/SA103114USA.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141102083046/http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/SA103114USA.pdf dead November 2, 2014 Race name Sponsor Distance/Surface Restrictions Purse Winner (Bred)Juvenile Turf1 mile (Turf)2-year-old colts & geldings$1 millionHootenannyDirt Mile1 mile (one turn)3 yrs+$1 millionGoldencentsJuvenile Fillies Turf1 mile (Turf)2-year-old fillies$1 millionLady EliDistaffLongines1+1/8 mi3 yrs+ fillies & mares$2 millionUntapable Saturday, November 1 The winners for the Saturday races were as follows:SANTA ANITA - November 1, 2014 - Results Equibase November 1, 2014 November 2, 2014 http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/SA110114USA.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141102083057/http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/SA110114USA.pdf dead November 2, 2014 Race Name Sponsor Distance/Surface Restrictions Purse Winner (Bred)Juvenile Fillies14 Hands Winery1+1/16 mi2-year-old fillies$2 millionTake Charge BrandiFilly & Mare Turf1+1/4 mi (Turf)Fillies & mares$2 millionDayatthespaFilly & Mare SprintDraftKings7/8 mi3 yrs+ fillies & mares$1 millionJudy the BeautyTurf SprintAbout 13/16 mi (Turf)3 yrs+$1 millionBobby's KittenJuvenileSentient Jet1+1/16 mi 2-year-old colts & geldings$2 millionTexas RedTurfLongines1+1/2 mi (Turf)3 yrs+$3 millionMain SequenceSprintXpressbet3/4 mi3 yrs+$1,500,000Work All WeekMile1 mile (Turf)3 yrs+$2 millionKarakontie (JPN)Classic1+1/4 mi3 yrs+$5 millionBayern References Breeders' Cup Category:Breeders' Cup Breeders' Cup Category:Santa Anita Park