Gr.1 Breeder’s Bowl Mile

California (CA)Saturday, November 2, 2024 — 2:50:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3231010
Breeders’ Bowl Mile
Grade I / Group 1*CPU – Purse : $3,000,000
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older
8 Furlongs | ~1600 Meters | One Mile

1.Svengooly

Owner:padrebri7

Jockey:F.Gossett

Odds:27/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Melbourne Guineas

2023 Gr.3 Premie Champion Stakes

3 year old Grade One winner by Dubawi has a record of 5 wins and 2 seconds in 10 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $950,000. His most notable career effort came last time out in the 8f Gr.1 Melbourne Guineas where he sat 9th of 14 and stormed home down the stretch to win convincingly by 2 lengths earning a career best 116 speed rating for his second straight stakes win. Improving colt has 1 win, 1 second, and 1 third in 4 career starts going 8f, all in graded stakes including a near miss 3rd beaten 1/2 in last year’s Breeder’s Bowl Juvenile Turf. Talented colt comes into this race off of two career best performances and he gets his preferred distance and what should be a favorable setup for his last closing kick. He comes into this race as the #6 rated 3 year Old Turf Router. Contender

2.Sunrise Love

Owner:lenny18

Jockey:L.Radzinski

Odds:29/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Sydney Guineas

2024. Gr.1 Jean Brat

3 year old Grade One winning son of Frankel has a record of 6 wins and 2 seconds in 13 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $1.2 million. His best career performance came in the Gr.1 Jean Brat where he led every step of the way en route to a frontrunning 1 1/4 score earning him a career high 111 speed rating. He will be making his 6th straight Gr.1 8f start and he has 2 wins in that stretch. Frontrunner has hit the board in 8 of 13 (62%) of his races and he may end up being the speed of the speed in this race where he will see how far he can take them. Talented colt is the #1 ranked 3 year old Turf Router in the world but he will have to reverse his recent form and run back to his career best effort to compete with the top contenders here. In the Mix.

3.Thegreatpretender

Owner:slowrollelite2

Jockey:T.Loesch

Odds:9/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Equinics-Galileo

2024 Gr.2 The Double M Memorial

4 year old Grade One winner by Justify has a record of 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 2 thirds in 19 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $1.5 million. His best career performance came in the Gr.1 9f Equinics-Galileo stakes where he sat a perfect trip in 4th before pouncing on the leaders and pulling away by 2 1/4 lengths and earning a 122 which is tied as the top speed rating in the field. He has since been off the board in the Gr.1 Eddie O Handicap and Gr.1 The Champion Stakes and his speed numbers are going in the wrong direction since that career best which suggests this horse may a bit over the top in this one. Talented colt will be running at 8f, distance in which he has never won and one which may be shorter than his best. His top effort is good enough to win but he will need a form reversal to run close to that. In the Mix

4.Widow’s Blade

Owner:icbomber15

Jockey:E.Cerda

Odds:6/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Maudin Cup

2024 Gr.1 The Suffix

2024 Gr.2 The Yasuda Mile

2023 Gr.2 Homelick Challenge

5 year old Grade One winning gelding by Snitzel has a record of 10 wins, 2 seconds, and 4 thirds in 23 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $1.5 million. His best career race came in the 8f Gr.1 The Suffix where he sat in mid pack and rallied to win 1 1/2 length over a field of 14 and registering a career best 121 speed rating for the victory. He won that race off of a Gr.2 victory and would go on to win the Gr.1 Maudin Cup in his next start making it 3 in a row in graded stakes and back to back Gr.1 victories. Fell a bit flat last out in his prep the Gr.1 8f King Stakes or Main Stakes where he finished 8th, breaking his win streak and showing a big regression in speed rating. I would have liked to see him come into this race off the Suffix win, he would possibly be the top choice off that and I am hoping his last wasn’t one race too many coming into this one. Still this horse has been excellent and must be respected as the #8 ranked Turf Router. Contender

5. Rock Reef Racer

Owner:rubber4

Jockey:K.Ledwith

Odds:11/1

Notable Victories:

2023 Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Dark Beers

4 year old Grade One winning gelding by Fastnet Rock has a record of 6 wins, 3 seconds, and 3 thirds in 18 career starts with north of $750,000 in lifetime earnings. His most notable performance came last year in the 8f Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Dark Beers where he stalked the pace in 4th and pulled away to win by 1 1/2 length earning a 114 speed rating. He has not had the same success at 4 as he enjoyed at 3 having just 1 board hit in 4 graded stakes tries but he does come into this race off a stakes victory where he received a career best 116 speed rating. He qualified for this race off of the merit of last year’s resume and although he is a Grade One winner he would have to take a step forward even off of that form to compete with the top here. That being said he has shown class and he does have the versatility to work out a trip here.

6. Spreadsheet

Owner:gowans2022

Jockey:G.Owans

Odds:7/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Canada Mile

2024 Gr.1 The Champions Mile

2024 Gr.2 The Sunny Mile

2024 Gr.2 The Futility Stakes

2022 Gr.2 The International

2022 Gr.2 The Boones Farm

4 year old Grade One winning colt by Wootton Bassett has a record of 10 wins, 3 seconds, and 1 third in 18 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $2.3 million. His best career performance came last time out in the Gr.1 8f Canada Mile where he closed from 10th of 13 making up more than 7 lengths and rallying home to win by 1 3/4 lengths recording an eye popping 122 speed rating for a career best effort. Ultra consistent colt has been in the money in 14 of 18(78%) of his races and has done so against top level competition having won or placed in 8 Graded stakes races. Talented colt comes into this red hot ,riding a 4 race win streak that includes two Gr.2 and two Gr.1 victories. He enters this race in career best form and looks to make it 5 in a row en route to possibly being crowned an EOY winner. He is the class of the class and my Top Pick

7. Somewhereinasmile

Owner:asrstar3

Jockey:A.Rolling

Odds:8/1

Notable Victories:

2022 Gr.1 The Futurity

2022 Gr.2 The Grand Critter Stakes

4 year old Grade One winner by Zoustar has a record of 4 wins, 6 seconds, and 2 thirds in 17 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $2.3 million. His most notable career race came in the 8f Gr.1 Futurity as a 2 year old where pressed the pace in 3rd and pulled away to win by an easy 3 lengths earnings a 105 speed rating for the performance. He has not won a race in nearly 2 years since that victory but he has performed well and hit the board against some of the best milers in the world and has posted multiple 120+ speed rating races. He has frontrunning speed which is always dangerous and he seems to be in career best form but he will need to take a step forward to improve on last year’s 12th place finish in this race. In the Mix

8. Land Of Frank Oz

Owner:plano

Jockey:J.Bradley

Odds:8/1

Notable Victories:

2023 Gr.1 The Queen Liz Stakes

2023 Gr.1 The Suffix

2024 Gr.2 The Al Tahiti Fort

2022 Gr.3 The Regal Hill

5 year old Grade One winner by Kingman has a record of 10 wins, 3 seconds, and 3 thirds in 21 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $2.7 million. His best performance came in the 2023 8f Gr.1 The Suffix where he sat mid pack ,took over at the top of the stretch , and prevailed by 2 lengths over a full field of 14 earning a career high 119 speed rating. Talented runner would go on to win the Gr.1 Queen Liz stakes and then finish last as one of the top choices in last years Mile. He has not had quite the same level of success this year but he is still in good form and has run well against some of the best Milers in the world. In the Mix.

9. Rockstar Turfstar

Owner:texasace06

Jockey:T.Ace

Odds:7/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 The Queen Sam

2024 Gr.2 The Nakayama Handicap

5 year old Grade One winning gelding by Sea The Stars has a record of 7 wins, 5 seconds, and 3 thirds in 20 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $2 million. His best career performance came in the 8f Gr.1 Queen Sam where he rallied from 9th of 14 to get up by 1/4 length earning him a 117 for the victory. He ran 3rd in the Gr.1 Queen Liz Stakes before an even 6th in the Gr.1 King Stakes or Main Stakes. Consistent horse has been in the money in 15 of 20(75%) including 4 of 7(57%) in Grade One races. His first half of the year was outstanding and had this race been run in the summer he would arguably be the top choice but his form has tailed off a bit in his last two and I hope he is not over the top in this one. Quality runner is currently ranked the #10 Turf Router in the world. Contender

10. Haack El Galactico

Owner:oahaack

Jockey:O A Haack

Odds:20/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Cobbler Mile

2024 Gr.2 Arcade Handicap

5 year old Grade One winner by Tapit has a record of 10 wins, 4 seconds, and 1 third in 26 career starts with over $1 million in lifetime earnings. His most notable career win came in the 8f Gr.1 Cobbler Mile where he rallied from 6th making up over 7 lengths and pulling away to win by 1 length over a field of 8 earning him a 111 speed rating for the performance. He has since been well beaten in 3 stakes tries and he comes into this race off of a 2nd place finish in a hot race allowance on dirt as the odds on favorite. He had a short window of top form to begin the year but has since reverted back to the level of runner he has shown to be for the duration of his career which unfortunately is a cut below this group.

11.Better Like Him

Owner:moreready7

Jockey:D.Givins

Odds:15/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 Movieland Turf Cup

5 year old Grade One winner by Australia has a record of 6 wins, 6 seconds, and 5 thirds in 24 career starts with over $725,000 in lifetime earnings. His best career performance came in the 10f Gr.1 Movieland Turf Cup where he stalked the pace in 3rd and prevailed by 1/4 length earning a 113 speed rating for his lone graded stakes victory. He followed up that Grade One score with two off the board finishes in Gr.1 races and he cuts back to 8f where he is 0 for 5 in his career. Veteran runner does have a marquee victory but I don’t believe this is his best distance and his best effort is still just below the top form of many of these. Tough spot to get his first win at a mile in the Mile.

12.Monasterevin

Owner:cb1011

Jockey:C.Wyatt

Odds:12/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.2 Frisco Mile

2023 Gr.2 Leviathan Turf

4 year old Grade Two winner by Sea The Stars has a record of 6 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 17 career starts with lifetime earnings north of $750,000. His most notable career effort came in the Gr.2 Frisco Mile where he sat 5th of 7 and rolled home to a 2 1/2 length score registering a career best 117 speed rating. Improving colt has hit the board in 3 of 5 graded stakes races this year and he has appeared to have taken a nice step forward from age 3 to 4 but he still has not proven to be competitive against Grade One competition in 2 tries , in fact he is the only 1 of 2 non Grade One winners in the race and he will need to take another big step forward to make some noise in this one. Despite his lack of top level success I would not be shocked at a board hit for him.

13.KZ Sasrai

Owner:sara

Jockey:H.Artack

Odds:10/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.2 The Len Knocks

2023 Gr.2 Christmas in Paris

2024 Gr.3 The Blank Eddie

4 year old Grade One winner by Captain Of All has a record of 9 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 15 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $1 million dollars. His best career performance came in the 7f Gr.2 The Len Knocks where he led every step of the way en to a frontrunning 1 1/2 length score earning him a career high 117 speed rating. Came right back and battled early and held on to finish 2nd in the 6f Gr.1 Heyduck Turf Sprint. He returns to 8f where he is a multiple Graded stakes winner and Grade One placed but he does have a last place finish in the Gr.1 Queen Sam against some of these. Relatively lightly raced colt has been sharpened up for this one and I am willing to draw a line through the Queen Sam and believe that this speedball can take them around the far turn and fight to stay on late. He will have to step forward to get his first Grade One and has picked a tough spot to do it but I believe he is live. Contender

14.Kako

Owner:sinner

Jockey:M.Brown

Odds:6/1

Notable Victories:

2024 Gr.1 The Queen Liz Stakes

2024 Gr.1 The Locksmith

5 year old Grade One winner by Heart’s Cry has a record of 7 wins,6 seconds, and 3 thirds in 21 career starts with over $1.7 million in lifetime earnings. His most notable career victory came in his graded stakes debut, the 8f Gr.1 The Locksmith where he closed from 13th of 14th and made up over 8 lengths to pass the field and pull away by 1 1/2 length recording a career best 119 speed rating. He followed up that effort with a 2nd in the Gr.1 The Suffix and then he showed a new dynamic setting just off the pace in 5th and pulling away to win by 1 1/4 length in the Gr.1 The Queen Liz Stakes last out, making is record 2 wins and a 2nd in 3 Gr.1 starts. Classy colt is in excellent form and he looks to be very dangerous in here from off the pace. Contender