By US Racing Team
Betting on New York-based horses in the nine Breeders’ Cups at Santa Anita has been costly, especially on the main track. Only 15 winners, including five short-priced superstars: Manila, Lady’s Secret, Lure, Royal Delta and Lady Eli). Nine winners were on turf, and Chad Brown trained six of them.
Here’s the rundown:
Year | Winners | Trainer | Horse | Race |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 3 | Chad Brown | New Money Honey | Juvenile Fillies Turf |
2016 | 3 | Bill Mott | Tourist | Mile |
2016 | 3 | Kiaran McLaughlin | Tamarkuz | Dirt Mile |
2014 | 3 | Brown | Bobby’s Kitten | Turf Sprint |
2014 | 3 | Brown | Dayatthespa | Filly & Mare Turf |
2014 | 3 | Brown | Lady Eli | Juvenile Fillies Turf |
2013 | 1 | Jeremiah Englehart | Ria Antonia | Juvenile Fillies |
2012 | 3 | Todd Pletcher | Shanghai Bobby | Juvenile |
2012 | 3 | Mott | Royal Delta | Distaff |
2012 | 3 | Brown | Zagora | Filly & Mare Turf |
2008 | 1 | Brown | Maram | Juvenile Fillies Turf |
1993 | 1 | Shug McGaughey | Lure | Mile |
1986 | 3 | D. Wayne Lukas | Lady’s Secret | Distaff |
1986 | 3 | Leroy Jolley | Manila | Turf |
1986 | 3 | Scotty Schulhofer | Smile | Sprint |
*In 2008 and 2009, Santa Anita’s main track was synthetic, an unfamiliar surface to New York horses.
*Lukas-trained Capote won 1986 Juvenile, but was based at Santa Anita
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