Partly cloudy skies for Breeders' Cup

Partly cloudy skies for Breeders' Cup

Speed undoubtedly ruled on the main track at Lone Star

Thursday night as of the eight sprints run over the course of the

evening, seven of them were won by horses on or near the lead

with four eventual winners taking the field from gate to wire.

There was only one route race on the card and it too was won by a

runner near the lead at the first call of the race.

There were two turf races on the evening. Both of them were

routes and they were won by horses coming from off the pace.

The weather forecast for Grand Prairie, Texas, calls for isolated

thunderstorms Friday afternoon with a high in the low 80s. The

chance of thunderstorms continues through the night with a forecast

low in the mid- to lower 60s.

As for the big day itself, look for partly cloudy skies with a

high in the upper 70s.