Breeder’s Bowl GR 1 Dirt Mile $3M
25th Running of the Breeder’s Bowl Dirt Mile with a record crowd here in California expected and some serious SP ratings will be made with the potential for record breaking times on a projected Fast Track and some of the games most elite horses in their best form hitting the board. So sit back crack open a cold one and enjoy this one and the other BB races this weekend and cheer on your favs or boo em! As we look forward to another exciting Breeder’s Bowl Weekend and be sure to check out the Special Breeder’s Bowl Stream on SAT.
Friday, November 3, 2023 — 2:10:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3016326
Grade I / Group 1 Race Route Division Dirt Race
3 Year Old and Up Race Race Open to All Sexes
0% Chance of Precipitation
Breeders’ Bowl Dirt Mile
Grade I / Group 1*CPU – Purse : $3,000,000
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older
8 Furlongs | ~1600 Meters | One Mile Fast Dirt Track
| BUZZKILLA | KY | 3G | beerkeg18 | |||
| WAR FRONT x SEEKING THE GOLD x QUALITY ROAD ODDS: 32/1 | ||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | ||
| Career | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | $538,860 | |
2023 Starts 5 GR 1 3 GR II 1 GR III 1 W 1 P 2 S 0
#18 ranked 3 yr old. Won the Gr III Legoland back in Jan and has gone GR I & II ever since and paid off with a pair of 2nd’s the last two times out. A career 115SP in 8F in Florida Man mile has got to get Owner Beerkeg excited about this start and the upcoming season. Local star jockey Hansen has the mount and is 1/2 on Buzzkilla in his career with the win being in a ALW and a 14th in the Cali Derby so hope he learned. The good news is he gets the rail as opposed to way outside last time.
| FROM THE GODS | KY | 5M | tees4 | ||||
| AMERICAN PHAROAH x TAPIT x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY ODDS: 6/1 | |||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |||
| Career | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | $655,608 | ||
2023 Starts 5 GR II 3 W 3 P 1 S 0
#24 ranked of 5 yr olds and a late entry on Halloween Day was the trick or treat for Owner Tees. First time GR 1 race, that has come off 2 solid GR II wins the past two months @ 9F and will be looking for the first time at 8F since his debut maiden 17 starts ago. Trailing the field and looking for fast fractions will set this one up nicely as he has done well out of close to rail PP’s also those past two starts.
| FOR MY LIL BRO | KY | 3M | lopickles | ||
| TAPIT x DEPUTY MINISTER x MR. PROSPECTOR ODDS: 25/1 | |||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |
| Career | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | $1,218,020 |
2023 Starts 5 GR 1 2 GR II 1 W 3 P 1 S 0
#4 ranked 3 yr old 5 careers wins at a Mile. Fresh off GR 1 Florida Mile Man 118 SP win and 3 past wins (2 ALW). The former winner last yrs BB Juv Turf has just found the dirt track and seems to really like it after 4 wins on turf Owner Lopickles transferred back to the dirt and with his pedigree is set to show he belongs here.
| HONORABLE SOLDIER | GER | 3M | squity | ||
| SOLDIER HOLLOW x SEATTLE SLEW x MACHIAVELLIAN ODDS: 27/1 | |||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |
| Career | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $1,933,850 |
2023 Starts 8 GR 1 5 GR III 1 W 3 P 1 S 0
#9 ranked 3 yr old that also is going a mile for first time in GR 1. Like rival American Fervor he has been here training the past couple of months. Running his 6th consecutive GR 1 and looking for his first mile win and owner Squity will have to rely on jockey Wyatt to decide on pace or stalking strategy with the new shortened distance for him and speed that’s already in here.
| SMOKING STEEL | KY | 4G | given2021 | ||
| CANDY RIDE x MALIBU MOON x DEPUTY MINISTER ODDS: 7/1 | |||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | $2,312,880 |
2023 Starts 4 GR 1 2 GR II 1 W 2 P 0 S 0
#2 ranked Smoking Steel is a miler specialist with 9 wins at this distance and 3 of those GR 1. He comes here to exact some revenge from last year running 3rd in this one. Started his 2023 campaign here in CA with a stakes 4th then posted a career high 122 SP in the Cosmopolitan Gr 1 before stumbling in the GR 2 Foolish Tom (8th). Bounced back in the GR 1 Independence with a win and 118 SP to capture his 2nd GR 1 this season and you gotta wonder if drawing the 5 hole PP wise will benefit after winning in the 4 & 6 hole this season already.
| AWELLRESPECTEDMAN | KY | 4M | asrtapit1 | ||
| TAPIT x KINGMAMBO x STORM CAT ODDS: 9/1 | |||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |
| Career | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $1,809,069 |
2023 Starts 5 GR 1 2 GR II 1 GR III 1 W 2 P 2 S 0
#18 ranked 4y old and one of 2 sired Tapit’s in here. Was in the BB Dirt Mile last year and stumbled out of the gate 8th and just never recovered (9th). The bright side is Owner ASR has rebuilt his confidence by recording a 1st or 2nd in 4 of past 5 starts. Thus overlooking that these have been at 9F makes me think it could be a tough hill here still at the shorter mile. Jockey T.Small coming in from Germany shows you just how bad ASR wants this victory.
| CAMPO MASSIMO | KY | 3M | wtas02 | |||
| MAXFIELD x TAPIT x MEDAGLIA D’ORO ODDS: 20/1 | ||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | ||
| Career | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | $1,364,270 | |
2023 Starts 6 GR 1 3 GR II 2 GR III 1 W 2 P 0 S 1
#10 ranked 3 yr old fresh off a GR II win SP 118. After a hectic summer with 3 months solid racing. Owner wtas made the smart decision to rest him and properly get him set for this being his biggest race of his short career to date. Like some 3yr olds he’s been inconsistent at times which makes bettors wonder which horse they’re gonna see today? He has the talent and pedigree to contend here, so here is hoping veteran jockey Cahill can guide to the winners circle.
| EXPLORATOR | KY | 3M | amir1615 | |||
| TAPIT x KINGMAMBO x HALO ODDS: 29/1 | ||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | ||
| Career | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | $541,471 | |
2023 Starts 6 GR 1 3 GR II 1 W 2 P 1 S 1
#15 ranked 3 yr old and looks to be finding stride. Coming off a career high 112 SP in the Gr II LA Derby in Louisiana even though just getting edged out down the stretch. Like other 3 yr old in here, he did the Eddie Haskall and Bluegrass Derby with limited success (4th & 12th) Owner Amir deferred to the shortened distance hoping to catch the spark. This son of Tapit should be one to watch next season regardless of what happens in this race as he just seems to be reaching potential.
| SUBTLE DETAILS | KY | 5M | rtribbett2 | |||
| EMPIRE MAKER x ELUSIVE QUALITY x DIXIELAND BAND ODDS: 7/2 | ||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | ||
| Career | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | $1,093,950 | |
2023 Starts 5 GR 1 3 GR III 2 W 1 P 1 S 3
11 Graded Races in 20 Starts makes you think hard about this #3 ranked 5 yr old and having jockey D. Givens back for his regular GR 1 duty helps. 3 GR 1 and all shows this season and a showdown with Smoking Steel here again makes for excitement and intrigue. His other 2 starts this season were GR III 1st and 2nd but were at 8.5 F and him being a front runner this shortening up will only help.
| INTO THE EXPLOSION | KY | 3M | givennewyear | ||||
| INTO MISCHIEF x QUALITY ROAD x BERNARDINI ODDS; 22/1 | |||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |||
| Career | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | $668,450 | ||
2023 Starts 6 GR 1 1 GR II 2 GR III 1 W 4 P 1 S 0
#17 ranked 3 yr old looks to achieve what mom Explosive Road couldn’t as a 3 yr old filly, Win a GR 1 race. Has already more wins than mom ever did as well and has won his last two starts (GR II races @ 8.5F). Has been training here since Aug after winning the LA Holla. Not sure why but jockey Haack is taking over the reins and will be interesting to see what strategy Owner Given has in either going for the lead or just sit off the pace back off the lead?
| AMERICAN FERVOR | KY | 3M | asrtriplecrown | |||
| AMERICAN PHAROAH x UNCLE MO x A.P. INDY ODDS: 41/1 | ||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | ||
| Career | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | $2,143,370 | |
2023 Starts 5 GR 1 4 W 2 P 1 S 0
#3 ranked 3yr old that is looking to tackle a mile for the first time in his career. Almost stole the Bluegrass GR 1(2nd) as a 26/1 the bettors noticed and never made him a sleeper in the Eddie Haskell and Travelers even though the results didn’t translate (8th & 6th). Has been here for the past couple of months training after being strictly East Coast ridden so look for big things in the West Coast debut.
| HAGRIDDEN | KY | 4M | foundational2 | |||||
| MEDAGLIA D’ORO x UNBRIDLED x ALYDAR ODDS: 6/1 | ||||||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | ||||
| Career | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | $3,802,960 | |||
2023 Starts 6 GR 1 5 GR II 1 W 1 P 2 S 0
#4 ranked, leading $$ earner and former HOY honours in his 2yr old season. Looks to go into his 14th career GR 1 race and get back to the winners circle that’s eluded him since FEB this year. This horse has done everything from a BB Juv win to Bluegrass showing and brides maid in this race last year. Not sure what were gonna see here as for strategy? Early 2yr old days he loved to set the pace and go w2w. But this year owner Foundational has had him sit just off the pace for his past 5 starts with limited success (2 2nds in 5) so wonder if they will go back to pace setter?
| ALWAYS AT DELMAR | KY | 4G | delegend | ||
| ALWAYS DREAMING x TAPIT x SMART STRIKE ODDS: 12/1 | |||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |
| Career | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | $657,757 |
2023 Starts 7 GR 1 1 GR II 1 GR III 3 W 3 P 1 S 1
#16 ranked 4 yr old local favorite and seeing a mile for first time since his debut. 8th start this season and coming off a big 9F GR 1 Goody Good win here. The son of lesser known sire Always Dreaming has just made himself the top son and looks to take top spot before his career is over. Proof that patience has paid off and seen as yet another one to be up near the pace.
| YOU GET TAPIT | KY | 5M | extras | ||
| TAPIT x WAR FRONT x MR. PROSPECTOR ODDS: 7/2 | |||||
| R | W | P | S | $ | |
| Career | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | $1,161,570 |
2023 4 starts 2 GR III 1 GR 1 W 2 P 1 S 0
#20 ranked 5 yr old who draws the far post and seems to relish it with early speed and go for the lead with it. Has won 2 GR III out of past 3 starts with a trip to GR I Cosmopolitan (2nd) in between them. Looking for a trip out of jock P.Syduck for the first time but should still be podium bound if not the winner’s circle.
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14. You Get Tapit, 2 wins in 4 starts and loving that outside PP intrigue’s me!
9. Subtle Details, another speed pace setter, just hoping he has enough in the tank in the stretch.
5. Smoking Steel, The most wins in the field and a Miler Monster that makes one wonder if they will set up a great pace for him to stalk or too much to overcome?
Excellent! The links to the trainer page are a neat touch.
Thanks for the write up. Good luck to all participants!