An abundance of top-tier racing this previous weekend on the Breeders’ Cup resulted in main modifications among the many 2024 Equibase earnings standings in a number of classes.
The mighty Sierra Leone had his day on Saturday, Nov. 2, profitable the Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic at Del Mar by a size and a half for over fellow 2024 Kentucky Derby Introduced by Woodford Reserve alumni Fierceness and Eternally Younger. Following his win within the $7 million Basic, Sierra Leone moved up 4 spots to grow to be the brand new chief by earnings within the 2024 Equibase standings. The Chad Brown trainee has earned $5,911,250 this yr, highlighted by three graded stakes victories: the Risen Star Stakes at Truthful Grounds, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland and the Longines Basic.
Following his win within the Blue Grass, Sierra Leone had some heartbreaking losses however completed within the cash within the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Jim Dandy Stakes Introduced by Mohegan Solar, and the DraftKings Travers Stakes. However, the son of Gun Runner prevailed on Saturday, profitable the Basic “The place the Turf Meets the Surf” at Del Mar identical to his sire Gun Runner did in 2017.
Thorpedo Anna, nicknamed “The Grizzly” by her coach Kenny McPeek, romped to victory by 2 ½ lengths within the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff with Brian Hernandez Jr. aboard, turning into simply the fifth filly in historical past to win each the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The Distaff was her sixth win of 2024, and it positions her at present third within the Equibase standings with $3,653,050 in earnings. Notably, Thorpedo Anna has 5 Grade 1 wins in 2024, and solely her solely loss was in opposition to the boys within the Travers Stakes when she completed second to Fierceness by a head.
Flavien Prat, the recipient of the 2024 Invoice Shoemaker Award for excellent jockey on the Breeders’ Cup, used a stellar weekend at that occasion to regain the lead in Equibase’s jockey standings over rival Irad Ortiz Jr. Prat rode 4 winners final week totaling $5,655,015 in earnings, highlighted by back-to-back Breeders’ Cup wins on Saturday, the Longines Basic on Sierra Leone and the Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf aboard Moira. General, he’s first within the standings with $34,085,891 in earnings, $3,702,724 forward of Ortiz Jr. in second.
Sierra Leone’s coach Chad Brown solidified his comfy lead within the standings. From 9 Breeders’ Cup starters final week, he had a win within the Longines Basic with Sierra Leone, a second-place end within the Longines Distaff with Raging Sea and a 3rd within the Massive Ass Followers Grime Mile with Home Product. Brown completed the week with three wins and $4,391,250 in earnings and now leads Steve Asmussen by $4,032,476 in earnings with the top of the yr approaching.
Immersive, a Godolphin homebred skilled by Brad Cox, prolonged her profession document to 4-for-4 with unbelievable efficiency within the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 1. She moved up 69 spots into the tenth-place place within the total Equibase standings, and now leads the 2-year-old division with $1,622,700 in earnings. Of her 4 wins, three had been in Grade 1 races: the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga, Darley Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland and the Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. Immersive earned 30 factors on the “Street to the Kentucky Oaks” along with her win Friday, and now has 40 complete qualifying factors.
One other vital mover within the standings is Fierceness, a Repole Secure homebred who completed second within the Breeders’ Cup Basic following wins within the Jim Dandy Stakes and Travers Stakes. Regardless of lacking the win final Saturday, Fierceness moved up six spots into fourth within the standings with $2,753,600 in earnings. After only one begin in North America, Insurgent’s Romance now sits fifth within the standings with $2,600,000 in earnings. The six-year-old son of Dubawi held on to win the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf by a neck to offer coach Charlie Appleby his third win within the Breeders’ Cup Turf within the final 4 years.
Citizen Bull shined brilliant on Breeders’ Cup Future Stars Friday Nov. 1, profitable the FanDuel Juvenile Introduced by TAA by a size and a half at odds of 15.90-1 for coach Bob Baffert with Martin Garcia within the saddle. This Breeders’ Cup victory moved Citizen Bull into 18th within the earnings standings and second within the 2-year-old division. The son of Into Mischief earned 30 factors on the “Street to the Kentucky Derby” from his win within the Juvenile, including to10 factors earned from his win within the American Pharoah Stakes Introduced by DK Horse at Santa Anita Park.
Moira’s victory within the Filly & Mare Turf gave coach Kevin Attard his first Breeders’ Cup win. The 2022 Canadian Horse of the 12 months surged up 76 spots within the standings to thirteenth following her win on Saturday; she now has two wins and two seconds from 4 graded stakes begins this yr with $1,582,018 in earnings. Notably, Moira turned simply the seventh Canadian-bred horse in historical past to win a Breeders’ Cup race.
