Recap Of Other Races

JUVENILE

Undefeated War Pass gave Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito an entry into next year's Kentucky Derby with a 4½-length victory in the $2 million race. The colt led all the way, beating Pyro by 4½ lengths, for Zito's first Breeders' Cup victory since 1996. War Pass improved to 4-0 and stamped himself as the winter Derby favorite, the mantle assumed by every Juvenile winner. It wasn't until this year that a Juvenile winner actually won the Derby, with Street Sense breaking the jinx.

DISTAFF

Ginger Punch gave Bobby Frankel a victory in absentia, holding off Hystericalady by a neck in the $2 million race Saturday. The Hall of Fame trainer was back home in Southern California tending to his 8-year-old dog Happy, who is ill. The Australian sheepdog is a frequent presence around Frankel's barn. Octave was third, and Lady Joanne, owned by Bentley Smith of Wayzata, finished fourth. It was Frankel's fifth Breeders' Cup victory and first since 2005. He ranks second in Breeders' Cup earnings behind D. Wayne Lukas, with more than $11 million. Lukas didn't have any entries this year.

MILE

A hefty gamble paid off as Kip Deville won the $2.6 million race on the turf. The ownership team of IEAH Stables, Andrew Cohen, John Roberts, Doug Robertson and Steve and Roy Cobb posted $300,000 to supplement the 4-year-old to the Breeders' Cup. With the victory, they earned $1.4 million. Cornelio Velasquez was aboard for his second BC win of the day, having earlier won the Juvenile with War Pass. Velasquez had Kip Deville hug the fence until surging through in the stretch to beat Excellent Art, the 2-1 favorite, by one length.

SPRINT

Midnight Lute closed strongly from off the pace and won the $2 million race by 4¾ lengths. Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Midnight Lute was the first favorite in five years to win the Sprint. Midnight Lute is the son of 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Real Quiet, who missed sweeping the Triple Crown when he lost by a nose in the Belmont.

TURF

English Channel scored a popular win in the $3 million race, ending trainer Todd Pletcher's slump in the Breeders' Cup. English Channel, ridden by John Velazquez, is a horse for the course at Monmouth Park, having won three races there. The victory ended a string of 33 consecutive BC losers for Pletcher, who was 0-for-17 last year.

FILLY AND MARE TURF

Lahudood won the trouble-filled $2 million race, digging in to beat Honey Ryder by three-quarters of length for her second consecutive major stakes upset. Lahudood earned her way into the Breeders' Cup by winning the Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park at 21-1 odds. In the Breeders' Cup, Lahudood was 11-1. It was the first Breeders' Cup win for jockey Alan Garcia.

JUVENILE FILLIES

Unbeaten Indian Blessing blew away the field and won the $2 million race. Indian Blessing, the 8-5 betting favorite, took the lead out of the starting gate and held off Proud Spell, winning by 3½ lengths. Indian Blessing became the sixth consecutive betting favorite to win the Juveniles Fillies, the opening race on the second day of the 11-race Breeders' Cup.

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