Favorites usually rule on West Virginia Breeders Classics night. But Saturday saw one surprise after another, as longshots enjoyed a solid day.
With a win in Saturday’s WV Breeders Classic Cavada, Down Town Allen would become the first state-bred distaffer to earn more than $1 million.
A year ago, Lucy’s Bob Boy finished ninth at 3-5 in the West Virginia Breeders Classic. He’ll seek redemption Saturday and is “moving upward,” says trainer.
Retired star jockey Ramon Dominguez will headline the West Virginia Breeders Classics Breakfast of Champions tomorrow morning, an event open to the public.
Forced to scratch last year, trainer John Casey and 2012 Cavada champ Down Town Allen aim to take that race Saturday at the West Virginia Breeders Classics.
On tap: a trio of Parx Racing stakes, while Laurel and Charles Town prepare for their biggest state-bred days.
Millionaire and two-time winner Russell Road will seek his third West Virginia Breeders Classic title, but he’ll face two other previous winners on October 18.
Ramon Dominguez will kick off W.V. Breeders Classics day — nine races for West Virginia-breds with $1.2 million in purses — at its Breakfast of Champions.
On tap: no stakes but plenty of racing action in the mid-Atlantic.
California Chrome. Untapable. Miss Behaviour. Graded stakes at three different tracks. What’s on tap this weekend is a heady brew, indeed.