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23:35 Santa Anita (USA)

Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (Grade 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Fast
  • Surface: Dirt
  • US$2,000,000 added
  • Winner: US$1,260,000
  • 2nd: US$400,000
  • 3rd: US$199,999
  • 4th: US$140,000
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 23:41:38
  • 8 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Red and white quarters, red hoops on white sleeves, red cap

Songbird (USA)

41 CDCD
11/10
  • Form 111111
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

2(2)
Silk - White, Purple Hoop, White Hoop on Purple Sleeves, Purple Cap
100/1
  • Form 212604
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

3(3)
Silk - Black, light blue sash, light blue dots on white sleeves, light blue stripe on black cap
16/1
  • Form 23-1412
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

4(4)
Silk - Aqua, white cross sashes, white stripe on aqua cap
  • Form 711261
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12

5(5)
Silk - Dark green, white hoops, dark green bars on white sleeves, dark green cap
5/2
  • Form 112-211
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

6(6)
Silk - White, Blue Diamond Frame, Yellow Sleeves, blue cuffs,  blue and white quartered Cap
  • Form 1-11231
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

7(7)
Silk - Black, Pink seams, Pink cap
  • Form 8-21141
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

8(8)
Silk - Orange and purple quarters, orange sleeves, orange cap

Beholder (USA)

34 BFCDCD
4/1
  • Form 1-11222
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12

In depth

Verdict

Unbeaten in all 11 starts including five outings at Santa Anita, SONGBIRD is clearly the one to beat. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner in 2015 won her seventh Grade 1 contest with her latest romp at Parx though this is the first time Jerry Hollendorfer’s filly has taken on older horses and it’s a field packed with other Grade 1 winners. That includes dual Breeders’ Cup winner, Beholder, though the latter has found 2015 champion three-year-old filly and last year’s runner-up Stellar Wind too good the last twice they’ve met. John Sadler’s filly can confirm running with last year’s third and subsequent Grade 1 winner Curalina, who has been mixing it with Forever Unbridled and I'm a Chatterbox, both winners at the highest level in their own right. There is little to choose between that trio while the form of Corona Del Inca’s Grade 1 win in Argentina has worked out well but Land Over Sea has found Songbird too good on no less than six occasions now.

Formwatch

Songbird (USA) 3-10fav (8-12) Stalked, handy score, won at Philadelphia Park 1m stks fst in Sep beating Carina Mia (8-12) by 5 3/4l, 6 ran.

Land Over Sea (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Off slow, very wide, 4th of 6, 15 1/4l behind Songbird (8-12) at Philadelphia Park 1m stks fst in Sep.

Curalina (USA) 9-5fav (8-11) 2p,btwn from 3/8,game, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Cavorting (8-9) at Saratoga 1m 1f stks fst in Aug.

Corona Del Inca (ARG) (9-7) won at Palermo 1m 2f (1) fst in May beating Kiriaki (9-0) by ns, 6 ran.

Stellar Wind (USA) 2-1 (8-13) Dueled,led 1/8,gamely, won at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Oct beating Beholder (8-13) by nk, 5 ran.

Forever Unbridled (USA) 3-4fav (8-11) 5p1/8,ridden out midly, won at Belmont Park 1m 1f stks fst in Oct beating Tiger Ride (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.

I'm A Chatterbox (USA) 2-5fav (8-12) Romped 3/16th to wire, won at Keeneland 1m 1f stks fst in Oct beating Paid Up Subscriber (8-12) by 7l, 5 ran.

Beholder (USA) 2-5fav (8-13) Fought back rail lane, 2nd of 5, nk behind Stellar Wind (8-13) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Oct.