Breeders' Cup Draw TSI

Last updated: 10/28/13 9:33 PM

BREEDERS' CUP DRAW THEY SAID IT OCTOBER 29, 2013 "I like his outside post (9); I didn't want to be buried down on the inside. The field is strong. I was looking at it and if you're putting in your Pick 4s or your Pick 6s, there's not one (race) you can single. It's so competitive this year." —Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Game On Dude, the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the Classic "I think he's much different horse this year in the way he's run and the way he's been training. He just seems like he's in the zone right now. Everything has to go smooth. The horse has to fire. The jockey has to fire. We have to have them ready, so I feel really confident that he's ready to run. Hopefully this could be his year." —Baffert on why the Dude might get it done in his third attempt "I love our position, I love the draw. But you know it's a horse race so get him to the gate and Mike Smith will do the rest. I was hoping he would draw outside and it's a great position. Hopefully he'll get the job done and go on to be Horse of the Year. Being the favorite, there's always a little more pressure. But the horse deserves a little more recognition than he has received this year, I believe. I'm a little bit biased, but he's a fabulous horse and only Bob Baffert could have made him the horse that he is." —Game On Dude's co-owner Bernie Schiappa "I'm not crazy about it. I was hoping I'd get a little bit further out and have the speed inside me, but it is what it is. I guess the post position in the beginning of the race isn't as important as the end, right?" —trainer Eric Guillot on his Classic hope Moreno, who is drawn in post 4 "The post isn't a problem. These three-year-olds start getting good as they go toward four and what's most important on a day like Breeders' Cup is you have to have them right on the right day." —Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas on Will Take Charge, who landed in post 10 in the Classic <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td valign="top">  <table cellspacing="0" width="250" align="right" border="0"><tr><td align="right" style="Border:black 1px solid;"> <img src="http://www.brisnet.com/pictures/myconquestadory10-28ljp2.jpg" width="250"/></td> </tr><tr><td align="right">My Conquestadory might not run after being marooned in post 14 in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (Lauren Pomeroy/Horsephotos.com)</td> </tr></table> "For My Conquestadory (groaned), well, it's better than the 16. I haven't been feeling well, and I can't tell you that made my stomach feel any better. I've been on the phone with Ernie (Semersky, owner of Conquest Stables) and we may not even run, but we'll see. It's something we're going to discuss. It's such a huge disadvantage. But she's overcome some disadvantages in her races before. So we'll see. Ernie and I have to think about it and talk about it."trainer Mark Casse on Juvenile Fillies Turf contender My Conquestadory, who drew the far outside post 14 "It's fine. Little Mike doesn't need any position. We're going to send him, so any post is fine. I told (trainer) Dale (Romans) this morning that anything but one would be great." —owner Carlo Vaccarezza on Little Mike's drawing post 4 for his Turf title defense "That's a good spot. It's fine. I'm just happy to be here." —Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella after Turf runner Indy Point drew post 9 "The post doesn't much matter. He's got so much speed and the game plan is to go. I love the post. I don't think anybody is wondering what we're going to do with him. We're just going to get out of the gate and roll with him." —trainer Mike Mitchell on the speedy Obviously, who will gun it from post 4 in the Mile </td> </tr></table>"A very good draw, inside the two favorites." —trainer Patrick Biancone on Diamond Bachelor's being in post 12 in the Juvenile; Havana (13) and Strong Mandate (14) are even wider "It's all right, I guess. I think with her running style, she could pretty much adjust herself to anything. I would have preferred to be a little more toward the middle." —trainer Leah Gyarmati on Sweet Reason, the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the Juvenile Fillies who landed in post 9 "Excellent. I am glad to be where we are and that we are not down inside. I wanted the seven or eight, even the nine would have been fine because that is what she had last year. (Jockey) Rajiv (Maragh) just texted me: 'Awesome.'" —trainer Buff Bradley on defending Filly & Mare Sprint champ Groupie Doll (post 11) "I like all my draws with one exception: my filly who drew the 2 (Book Review) in that sprint. She's a light-bodied filly and I really wanted her to be outside. But that's the way it is. We'll hope for the best with her and all the rest. I think we're going to do some good." —Baffert expressed concern about Book Review's being stuck inside in the Filly & Mare Sprint "Lucky 7 (for Private Zone). I love it and it was great to see Martin's (Pedroza's) response. He loved it and he showed it. The horse is doing great and he really breaks well. If he gets the kind of break he usually gets and he gets a clean trip, he'll be tough. I wouldn't want to trade places with anybody. —trainer Doug O'Neill on Private Zone's getting post 7 in the Sprint "(The 12 post for Goldencents) is the one post I wasn't thrilled about, but as I thought about it, I think it will work out. He has enough speed out of the gate to clear a lot of the horses on the inside of him." —O'Neill on Dirt Mile entrant Goldencents, who wound up in post 12 "The draw is meaningless. The trips will unfold however they are meant to unfold. Each race has a life unto itself." —trainer Mike Pender on his Turf Sprint duo of Jeranimo (post 1) and Boat Trip (6) </div></body>

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