Breeders Cup Update V

Home is where the heart is; Richard Hughes will not be traveling to the Breeders Cup and will instead stay in Britain and attempt to claw back Paul Hanagans lead in the jockeys' championship. Hughes will of course be giving up the ride on Paco Boy in the Breeders Cup Mile with Ryan Moore taking over on the Richard Hannon trained colt.
Workforce had his first look at the Churchill Downs track and connections expressed concern about the conditions. Ryan Moore described the going as ‘Quicker than ideal’. Traveling head groom for the Stoute stable, Stuart Messenger, described the turf course as ‘Having a lush grass cover, but extremely firm underneath’. The Arc and Derby winner has drifted slightly in the betting.
Henry Cecil is another expressing worry in regard to the going at Churchill and is quoted as saying ‘They have to take the jar out of the ground. You can't expect them to be running on a road.’ but it looks likely that Midday will still take her chance in the Filly & Mare Turf having been drawn in stall seven for the race.
Following the draw on Tuesday afternoon Goldikova has eased in the betting having been allocated stall ten in the Breeders Cup Mile which does leave her on the outside with a short run to the first bend, Paco Boy has got box six. Zenyatta got stall eight in the Breeders Cup Classic and has been cut slightly on most books.
It has also been reported that the majority of the European raiding party including all of the Godolphin runners as well as Aidan O’Briens four runners will be using the anti-bleeding medication Lasix.