Where is breeders cup 2018

Trainer Bob Baffert. Owner Gary and Mary West. Winning Horse Shamrock Rose. Trainer Mark E. Owner Conrad Farms. Race Turf Sprint. Winning Horse Stormy Liberal. Jockey Drayden Van Dyke. Trainer Peter Miller. Winning Horse City of Light. Trainer Michael W. Owner Mr. Warren Jr and Mrs. William K. Jockey John R. Trainer Chad C. Owner Peter M. Race Qatar Racing Sprint. Winning Horse Roy H. Jockey Paco Lopez. BC18 BreedersCup pic. Among the 14 winners on Friday and Saturday, two were repeat winners from There will be 14 races, all but one of which are Grade I stakes races, taking place on Friday, Nov.

Coverage on Friday begins at 3 p. ET, while coverage on Saturday begins at 12 noon and continues at p. Unfortunately, the festivities will not be featuring Justify, the Triple Crown champion, who was retired in July. The only race that is not a Grade I stakes event is the Juvenile Turf Sprint, the opening race of the slate. Second straight in BreedersCup Turf Sprint.

Unlike the opening race of the day, the Turf Sprint was largely chalk up front, as Disco Partner finished third with a morning line of , meaning each of the top three betting choices finished in the money. City of Light turned in a dominant performance Saturday and was never tested in his Dirt Mile victory at the Breeders' Cup. Guided by jockey Javier Castellano, City of Light took the early lead and bolted away from the rest of the field:. City of Light won as the No.

At the three-eighths, I knew it was over. Catalina Cruiser was a heavy favorite, but he fell behind early and never recovered en route to a sixth-place result. Castellano is now a two-time winner in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, tying him with Rafael Bejarano for the most all-time by a jockey.

Wild Illusion seemed poised to steal the win from A Raving Beauty with a closing burst, but Sistercharlie made a move on the far outside to beat them both:. Sistercharlie was the second betting choice behind Wild Illusion, but she benefited from a fantastic ride by jockey John Velazquez. Sistercharlie is the first Irish horse to win the race, and she continued a three-year streak of non-American horses winning it, as Queen's Trust and Wuheida of Great Britain prevailed in and , respectively.

Jockey Paco Lopez kept Roy H near the leader for much of the race before making his move on the outside and pulling away from the rest of the field down the stretch:. Despite winning the race last year, Roy H was only the second betting choice behind Imperial Hint, who finished a distant third. Paco Lopez gets his first BC win. Favorites in BC races today now 0-for Miller is the first trainer to win the Breeders' Cup Sprint in back-to-back years since Midnight Lute pulled off the feat for Bob Baffert in and Lopez is also a Breeders' Cup winner for the first time, as he replaced Kent Desormeaux, who rode Roy H to victory last year.

Despite being outside the top six on the final turn of the race, Expert Eye turned on the jets when jockey Frankie Dettori guided him to the outside:. In a race normally dominated by more experienced horses, Expert Eye became the first three-year-old to win since Karakontie in Expert Eye was the No.

Monomoy Girl became the first favorite to win Saturday when she prevailed by a length in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. After taking the lead just prior to the final turn, Monomoy Girl ran strong down the stretch and held off both Wow Cat and Midnight Bisou for the victory:.